The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-12-27

Portuguese government has established a
paid Consulate during the year, the post
Of Consul being filed by Sr. Canavaro.
The appointment OF Chinese Inter
prefer has been OF great advantage, and
has facilitated legal business with the
Chinese considerably; we are still without
Caucasian Interpreter, however, and we
trust that another Legislature may see the
necessity Of appropriating funds for such
an officer.
Agents have been sent abroad TO faclh-
tate immigration: Mr.. Carter negotiated
treaty with Portugal, and later IN the year
Col Geo W Macfarlane proceeded to the
same country to make further arrange
ments with regard to immigrants. Three
ships have arrived, but the supply OF labor
Is not equal TO the demand. The appoint
ment of an Inspector General OF 1mmi-
grants has been a step in the right direc-
ton: Hon. A. S Cleghorn, in this capacity,
has visited all the islands Of the group,
and reports OF his tours have been pub
hshed These reports have been of value
when answering the slavery" calumnies
which have been published in the s. +.
czroiole and other papers.
Considerable dissatisfaction has been eI-
pressed in some districts as TO the manner
in which the taxes have been assessed. In
Hilo vigorous protest has been made
against the Assessor. These over assess
ments have been made in consequence of
men being appointe who have no proper
knowledge Of values: the blame lies with
the appointing power.
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A new line of steamers has been added,
giving us increased facilities for commu-
nication with the Coast At present the
Oceanic Steamship Co are using only one
vessel the Sue; we may look for two fine
steamers, specially constructed for this
trade. about the middle of next year.
The coasting steam feet has received no
additions. but one is shortly to be made
by Messrs. Foster a Co. A new enter
prise, which will be Of great value to the
local shipping, and Will also render the
port specially advantageous to vessels
needing repairs, is Mr.. Wilder's Marine
Railway, which is rapidly approaching
| completion.
Much improvement has been made in
the appearance of the city and its environs
by the erection of many brick or concrete
edifices: among these are the Lunalilo
/ Home, the new GAZETTE building, the
| Beaver Block. besides number OF private
residences. The Hotel has passed into the
/ hands of DR.. McGrew, who has expended
a large amount of capital upon improve
ments, interior and exterior. In February
H H Ruth Keelikolani occupied her new
mansion on Emma street, giving at the
/ time a series OF entertainments as house
warming.
Journalistic enterprise has been active:
| two daily papers appear now, the BHlletin
and daily p g. L Two new mOnthlies
have made their appearance the. Planter
and the .iHglioW' Church ChroHje,,, the GA
zETTE has been enlarged and the Saturday
Pres has started in an office of its own.
In the way Of amusements We were
visited in June by the Mendelssohn Quin-
tette Club, which afforded our lovers of
music the chance of hearing some of the
very best playing that has ever been exc
cuted before Honolulu audience. The
! formation Of an Amateur Dramatic Society
has also added good deal to the gaiety of
/ the place, four performances under the
auspices OF the society having been given
1 during the wear The Loan Exhibition
held in May proved that Honolulu was
not destitute Of articles of taste, value or
interest
The year abroad has not been marked by
any very important events. The great event
OF the year in the Great Republic has
been the fall elections which resulted in a
great victory for the Democratic party.
! What the result of such sudden change
in public opinion may be remains to be
seen. The attempted assassination OF
Queen Victoria, which startled the world,
proved TO have no political significance.
Assassination. however, has been rife in
Ireland. and a thrill of horror ran through
every country at the news of the Phoenix
Park murders Nihilism still holds up its
head in Russia, and the .'uncrowned'
Gar seems to put off his coronation,
partly through fear of the result; while
Socialism seems rampant in France and
Germany. The Egyptian war, successfully
brought to close by the military skill Of
Sir Garnet Wolsely, has opened up q
series Of diplomatic complications which
will need some considerable unrayelins
during the coming year
Among the most noted men of the year
whose career has closed, the name of Carl
baldi, the patriot-soldier of Italy, is on,
that will ever be remembered, and which
will have lofty place in the history of thu
world
Death has claimed two of our pioneers
one the Rev. Louis Maigret, Bishop o
Arathea. prelate who had watched owe
and fostered the interests of the Roman
Catholic religion, in these islands, will
earnestness and yet with tact, which wol
him the esteem of all denominations
The other, the Rev. Titus Coan, veteran
missionary. who had passed through al
the hardships, and they were terrible, o
the early missionary days, he died full o
years beloved and honored by larg
circle of friends.
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Our resvRe is necessarily imperfect, W,
have but culled some of the NEST promin
ent events As we close the record W
may be thankful that the year Just past
has brought no very great ills. has been S,
fairly fruitful in blessings There ha
been. happily, no dark page like that o
the smallpox epidemic in 1881. The healtl
record is good
The outlook for 1888, however. is not s.
bright as we could wish it, besides the DC
litical dangers which we have alread,
, pointed out, the prospect of increases
crime caused by drink. is one of the spec
tres of the future.
But though we must look forward an
guard against these things, we must hop
, for the best, and come what may alont
accept it bravely:
Come wealth or want, come good or i'll,
Let young and old accept their part
And bow before the awful will:
And bear it with an honest heart.
Therefore with every hope for the futur
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