Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-04-22
The Native Press.
vo1 PoruLi.
tFfom the hHolool

tFfom the hHoIoo1
/ Has Non run fnr Anniyrp1-Tho proson, s n
hitting time to put forth Efforts for the prcscr
walton Of the people by putting down Intoxicating
drink. No one can deny the Immense amount Of
injury this drink has done In tho past. Tho lives
and the property Of tho people have boon swallowed
by IT, II men woro able 81 restrain themselves,
aud lot alone this deadly thing, IL would DO all
right but II has been proven trial, that tho
majority of mon cannot exercise golf control. IL
Is therefore necessary that the MD Of the law
should bo invoked to ward of poverty and death
from tho people, Tho KHokod will support thu
recommendation that has recently boon made, that
law DO passed prohibiting liquor 10 all Glasses Of
the inhabitants Of this kingdom. The Importers
of intoxicating drinks and those who have boon
accustomed TO tho moderate uae Of wines and
spirits have consented TO give up their own rights
and preferences for tho benefit and salvation Of
tho majority who cannot DO moderate and ~
enable them 20 escape the evils OF drunkenness.
Those classes Ia tho community or porhapsa large
portion Of thom, have agreed 10 support the pas
sngc OF law TO prohibit tho sale Of spirits among
all casaos of our population. In not this state OF
things enough 10 inspire hopo In tho Hawaiian
people, and cause them to put forth cxertions
for themselves? II your brother men Of other
nntionalites take this stand for your good order,
your preservation and your prosperity, will not
this generous action, ought 1t not to prompt
univoraal response from tho nntion'B heart and
united effort in favor of tho proposed law1
call meetinoa for its diacnssiop Pcrha;,s hi.
movement will really result in banshjno iiouor
and all It's OWLS from these Islands.
Il From the HanaR Pds 1iaa.l
n HAWAIIAN SoRoEREns. shame must IL he
acknowledged by us Hawaians, In this ago Of
,iRhen,nent, Wiieloin we poast tnat We are among
,io progressive onristan people OF inc world That
there ~ to be seen before our eyes every day the
so-callod Hawaiian sorcerers, and whom many of
oor peoP v tb peevp IN az ayg some mysterious
death, or through their mnmbiSd PRAYERS TO accom-,
psh The desirea Of thar dInea either Tar anccoa.
In n laWsuit. Tho procurino al cmnlovmant op somo
other desired object
Some of these Kahunas too got their LIVING i,
such barefaced shallow style of deceit. that IL
would seem that no person of common intel;
gence could be led by them but tho very jpnor.
ant are superstitious and easily Frightened and
so are duped.
One of these pretended prophets ma va ara in
formed foretold some time since when n certain
King took his departure ON n tonr aropnd The
world, that no would return home i'm n coffin.
There is another who il i'm great repute and
who is much believed in by certain narties who
have been irving in the Courts TO oct of
the property of the late Kanaina. II Is said 10 be
GUS mummeries will DO able to control tho decisions
of The Judges. and some people are firm I'm tho
delusion even now.
the editor of this paper is in the power of his
nrovers If he shall ererciso h;a no,rcrs and that
there can be no escape. '''' p'"'''' "'" '''"'
Now we challenge this foolish pretender To viait
our Office and do his prettiest in tbat line only let
us have his operations performed oncnly Tat
him be careful and fix the exact date az 1ur ia
mise Because if he fails TO carry ont his pretiic
tons he will very nroLabjv end his nratant;on.
career m prison. p' ''N "' P''''"'''''
II is TO be hoped that this miserable superstition
about ''annanah PRAYERS will utterly disappear and
all such diabolisrn be discarded nv our reonie and
that when they hear any of these Kal,unas settin1
up their practices they will have them arrested ana
'sent TO prison Z
" from thc mi, pooloi,,1 y
%,, NJ,
WY 10 i ms A., me legislature Inade
provision uhuef the department oil the Interior,
III srea, many opJeo.s WIN tiio expectation tnat
tnoy wouid DC OUT pns WIN surprise ~ VIII
10 iearheu tiiht very many Oh tnose oDlects nave
not Deen acconpiishea. Ana 30 with much else
tnat was ,ilteueu, put never accompanied. Ana
wny me reason mas never been made clear.
hiiong o,neI poiihceit measures proposed ior tue
goou VI .ho pooPie, was an aPPropfiati1ho OF *4v!U
ioi sPeciai nospi'ais througuout inc isiands. Mas
th i peen conc HAS tho benevolent intention OF
.5o oo legisih.uIe peeh carried 1ut mo sum Vi
Ss,ooo has been expended IN building some shanties
ht risherihhn Ioh,, as places Tor me temporary
oo @ ~ anu even tis would not
the nd-hearted Her Apparent to the Throne that
hospltais should De punt, combined with the gen
srous giis oi to iahu ~ queen hapiolani, Tor the
peaent Oh tn9 people pat this was not agreeable
!" Wy tncn n nen t ~, .uo ItcIioI, MI carter.
ilS n1 '"o EooNu approPrhtea ior the ROAD
over Suuahu' "hat IL the reason THIS mas not been
uo W., 40, a.. x.,;,,; ,...,,.
ny nave ~. .nc halhi rVau niiu otuerS ieauihg
ou ~. vi the city Deen attehaeo 10
low TOW aooui priuees oyer streams Noth,ng done
otnerwIse, there Wouiu nave peen no deaths by
drowning, as mas been the case Neither has any
otv Wt isianus,
my mn ot tho Sum VI To,uVV voteuf Or uIo0gug