The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-02-03

Our object Is TO offer the fullest opportunity for = variety
of popular discussion and inquiry.
To all inquirers we shall endeavor to furnish inforInA-
which they may be interested.l
Mr. EDIToR,-The erudition and prolifcity Oh
the Press correspondent Maui" alias "wai-
hku, alias Fiat J~ustitia,' - alias "Lahaina,"
alias Truthful James," is SO great that some
OF his friends are fearful of an explosion and il
it should occur on the Sabbath, as he treads the
" planed boards of the new sidewalk, his
stovepipe will be discovered as a new tail to the
comet, and his sweet voice would be heard no
more sin silent prayer"
A Christian is greatly to be envied his peace
of mind, his resignation and fortitsde but,
more than all, his charity. But your newspaper
Christian possesses none of these requisites, else
why should he continually growl and find fault,
and ask to be delivered from his friends. The
latter, doubtless, is easily accomplished, and
will not require q posse of policemen, in COM
mand of our worthy sheriff to effect the desired
end.
1t speaks well for the natives that they bear
such alohas to their pastor. May he always be
worthy of it, and his lessons and example leave
a living imprint upon their soul that will reflect
glory upon him in that better world but this is
no reason the foreigners should love their pastor
less. DIR. Lane is an earnest, faithful worker in
the vineyard of the Lord and if a rich harvest
is not the result it will not be for lack of love of
his people, but for the soil in which he must
delve. 81
The second letter of date 18th january, after
finding fault with the Postmaster-G General, post
masters clerk, driver of m~ail-wagon, and every
body elsei ends by suggesting to the " Cabinet -
to appoint a commission to inquire into affairs
on Mauiz"n not Government officers, but indie
pendent gentlemen who will not be biased. How
loudly this smells of the source from which it
emanates. That is, "Gentlemen of the Cabinet,
please remember I am one of the independent
gentlemen, and will render justice even though
the heavens fall" Perhaps some of the readers
will remember a story of an apple caught in an
eddy with a companion.
The night of the 18th found the Press CORE
spondent weak and worn after the mental labors
of the day, but the morning of the 18th dawned
npon his refreshed and vigorous mind, and in
spired by a Christian duty" he pens another
epistle, commencing-"Love one another"
Feed my sheep" Follow me y but, before
he gets on a half-dozen lines, he gets med hAr
cause.-The has not a finger in the financial pile
because tbfp55sf-ofice cannot be placed where
he wishes 1G-DecauSe leprOSy tdih
because Kauikeaouli is not here to have a COM
wait upon him-because the second one
will not wait upon Kalakaua-and because the
people have not " called a mass meeting to-
gether."
Can you not find some one who will minister
to a mind diseased !? If you can, send him up,
or Maui will soon lose one of her independent
9NMfaaGGRfs, Jan. 2srd, 1883.
(TBe following letter has been handed us for
publication and we are sure the subject mat
ter will be of interest to our COMMUNICATIONS
TOR P. C. ADvERrIsER.)
lWAI1UKU, Maui, Jan. 25, 1883.
Mrs. -,
Honolulu.
DEAR --.-I see by the paper that Mr..
Smith was expected by the Suez. ] hope she is
in by this time, but write this to allay any
anxiety you might have about her. / came
down ON her last trip, and as ! am a good sailor
and had nothing else to do l examined her oare-
fully. rrr--.-.. -fFEE rr-
She is a splendid vessel, and if all the ma
chinery on board was disabled she would reach
port safely as her hull is in very fine condition
being of iron and built in 1874. Mr.. E. P.
Adams and l were below decks and admired her
great strength, and we noticed she carried an
extra screw in case of accident. / do not know
whether that could be put on at sea, although
men-of-war have to do that frequently as part
of their drill.
1 account for the delay in that the old screw
has given out, and probably four or five days
from San Francisco. The captain would then
turn about for San Francisco as there are no
conveniences here for repairs, that is, no dock.
AS the vessel is very heavy and her sails not
adequate to her size, being intended as auxilli-
airy only, she would make slow progress. 1t
would take her twenty days to reach San Fran
cisco if she had been out five days, which would
bring her to port about the Sd of February, and
the passengers would no doubt come down on
the City of New York, leaving on the 18th of
February. The officers of the Suez are all fine
seamen, and the vessel, according to English
law carries more boats than necessary, so that if
the very worst should happen, the passengers
will be safe,
Also they have lots of provisions, as the cargo
is principally made up of groceries for the Homo
lulu market. Water is condensed on board.
Respectfully yours, J. w. G..
Mr.. EDIroR.-I notice in one of yOur contem-
poraries published on Saturday last, the follow
ing item THE members of the Japanese