Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-05-13
Our San Francisco Letter.
SAN FRAScIsco. April IA

SAN Francisco, April 18th, 1882.
The Chinese question is the all absorbing topic
oil the Press not only of the Pacific Coast, but in
many parts of the Eastern States with q strong
indication of another presidential veto on a unan-
mously passed bill which the party are confident
OF carrying through when it up for action to-
morrow. What will follow should a second
refusal to sign the Chinese restriction Bill occur ia
at present difficult to foretell, though there are
various projects ahoat of which Is to gather a
fund of S25O,0OO and forward the Chinese of this
Coast east to New York and Massachusetts, where
they profess to love them much and want them
SO badly, SO that little practical experience of
their Interference with white labor in factories
NC; will enable them to see the question from a
different standpoint. Another proposal is made
and that is, that the city fathers pass an ordi
nance removing them from the city's limit, which
VIII virtually exclude them from the County, but
this move Is only local and would have no bear
ing with tue question in other cities or parts of
the state. An incidental help to us of the Hawaii
the -
RESTRICTION ON OPIUM NEGOTIATIONS
rs recently passed by the general Government, and
which went into immediate execution without
notice; and has already brought on controversy
MS To the disposal of Il shipment of the drug from
The Colonies by the Guy Of Sydney, the bonding or
landing of which has been refused. This, it is to
be hoped will materially lessen the chances of its
reaching the islands, where the evil effects there
from has been aimed at for several years by
similar restrictions, but which have only served to
whet the cunning ingenuity of underhand meth.
ODDS for smuggling the into the Kingdom
This should have no little weight and bearing on
our own law makers, now assembled, to act like
Wise upon the recommendation of the Planters
Association for u Prohibitory Liquor Law.
The SUNDAY OBSERVANCE
movement in this city is being fought noainst nv
combined interests very bitterly, and although
many arrests have been made for its violation, but
few trials have off so far, and these with
acquittais and split decisions. The fragrant man.
ner in which this law is violated strikes one as a
disgrace to the Republic and libel on the nation
inc motto on whose coin is " In God we trust"
1t Is to be hoped that right and justice will prevail
but the right method tn be employed to produce n
proper observation of the Sabbath is Questionable
IN many minds. Where many monied interests
are at stake the combined capital of al, such with
many unprincipled Methods will spare no effort
to defeat t. and make the question party one in
politics.
The SUGAR MARKET
has recently experienced another slight advance in
Refinery grades but do not learn that Hawaiian
Grocery grades yet affected though no
doubt 1T will if the advance rates hold good for
any length of time. This makes further com
plant on the part of dealers and consumers
against the Spreckels sugar monopoly az tlley
term it, although these very dealers admit they
would doubtless do the same under similar cir
cunstances. Still this like the Chinese problem
Is the popular version of the question that affects
US with the Treaty, and if it is pressed home 10
the people,, centres OH the monopoly and not at
hawaii. The exponent of this feeling has been
quiet OF late, although many articles are pigeon
hoed for use ut anytime deemed most appropriate
probably next year, hath it that they
felt they had been premature in the matter
News ITEMS.
News is received that the relief shin Rodoe,s has
shared the fate her predecessor, the Jsanneffe
and the crew, thirty-sx in number, are now ON
the Siberian Coast. She WAS burned and SINK in
her winter quarters. The U. S. s. Iroguos, now Mt
Mare Island, will be dispatched to the relief of
hsr people. 1t is hoped that this will be the end
of Arctic exploring expeditions which are costing
80 many lives and so much money Enoineer
Melville of the Jeanaefte telcgraphs that he ia
still hopeful of finding DeLong and the other mis-
sing members of the crew.
The commission of Mr.. Carter to PORTUGAL has
proved so satisfactory-other than the DELAY of
diplomatic affairs attending it-that more people
IRE DESTROYS OF emisratins than the accommodate
lions Will allow on the vessels engaged
The NorraTs missing boat in command Of the
hrst officer was not picked up at by the ship Mon
arch AS was reported. A purse of e69-
1876 was made mp for Capt. Halliday by the pas
sengers OF the Ctyf Sydney on the voyage up
from Honolulu.
SHIPPING NOTES.
The arrivals from the Islands have been free of
late, with large differences in passages of the
Honolulu and kahn!ui packets viz: April 18th,
LEO, II days from Honolulu. 2lst, Ferris S.
Thompson, 10 days. and 23d, Claus Spreckeis, Is
days from kahului. On the +. S. Thompson,s
discharging she will load for Victoria and from
thence will load coal for the Islands again. There
has been .perplexity in the minds of our Mail
folks rs to the forwardance Of supplies for some
time past, the Eureka, W. H. Meyer Caibayje,
ana W. o. HT'n all being up to sail within day
or Two OF each other, and all delayed till TODAY
with the prospect now of three out of the four
getting OFT together. This will explain some of
the diitcultes experienced should the mail be the
lust TO arrive as Is usual-though the Iricia with
vice from the above quartette.