The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-04-28
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Our esteemed Wednesday contemporary
1--WE leave our readers to guess who that isl
says that dynamite is about to be thrown
into the shade" We are sorry to hear il.
In this warm climate everybody naturally
seeks the shade, and now to learn that -,
are liable to encounter a quantity of dyna-
mite whenever we try to get out of the
direct avs of hes sun is disquieting.
Tn Gazette claims that it has always been
extremely averse to an "'indiscrimate in
PRODUCTION of Chinese into this country
lis well. The Government is in accord
with the brother. 1t, the Government, is
also extremely averse to the "indiscrim-
mate" introduction into this countr of
Americans, English, French, German and
other nationalities. Let us discriminate by
all means.
The Gazette expects to hear from Europe.
8 by next mall" some more of its pre-
dicted ripple OF laughter" anent the
Coronation. Meanwhile the Gazette writer
will he pleased to learn that congratuIatory
assurances have been received by His Ma
Jesty, through the Department of Foreign
Affairs, from the President of the United
States, md the rulers of England, France,
Germany, Russia, Spain and Portugal, in
Europe; the Khedive of Egypt, the Elm
peror OF Japan, aud the King of Siam on
the happy issue of the Coronation.
Complaints are almost daily made to this
office of subscribers copies of the DAILY
PACIFIC COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER not
being delivered We do our best to have
our subscribers served promptly, and we
have good reason for believing that MANY
copies are stolen from the closed doors,
where the carriers are obliged to leave
them, ut the early hour at which the paper
Is sent out each day. The man who would
steal a paper,-well, we We're going to saw
something severe, but we reflected that no
I" man" would be guilty of such a mean
ness, and the " thing" that would, would
be insensible to any tong 6 ~lashing.
On the occasion of the late dedication of
the Young Mems Christian Association's
new building, an orator, delivering what
has been called IA "witty and pithy pero-
ration" said at is sad to think that some
throw ridicule and almost scOru upon an
Association like this. When such taunts
are uttered they are often a%pplauded, very
hard 10 bear and impossible TO answer
effectively" This language seems very
pathetic and savors of cant and afectation.
while at the same time it conveys a very
huinlilating confession. Universal ex-
perience will prove that taunts are seldom
or never applauded unless they are in a
measure deserved, and when they are not
deserved, they are easily answered effect
ually. Besides mere taunts trouble no per-
sons OF sense, unless they are, alas,
merited.
For the size and area of these islands the
number of really superb landscape gardens
is already quite remarkable. On Maui there
is one ptrterre and park which really de
serves Il national if not a worldwide fame.
1t is SO uniquely designed and produces
such a fine effect that one is led to admire
the taste of the late Captain N(akee, VINO
personally superintendent the planning and
laying out of he's grounds, and who also Sc
lected the charming situation it enjoys, ex-
tending up the sides to the crest of a cen
siderable elevation called Prospect Hill.
The Botanical Gardens of st. Louis owned
and originally established by Mr.. Shaw,
are universally known and admired IN the
United States and even beyond the bound
rIes OF that country to some extent, but al
though they are extremely complete, and
undoubtedly beautiful, there are several
gardens in these islands, which, to our
mind, SuTpaSS in lovelineSs those of the re-
nowned st. Louis botaniSt and horticulture
iSt. Gentle men of wealth and taste ought
to take a pride in this, and spare no means
TO excel in planting and cultivating the
many shrubs and flowers whici. grow par
ticularly well i'll Hawaii. Nothing affords
a more beautiful ard elegant adornment to
thee environments of a residence than u fine
landscape garden with its fountains, fern
cries and parks divided by walks and drive
ways, and extending like IA miniature Eden
around the precincts of a happy home.
Sometimes, it is to be feared, residents here
become SO much accustomed to the sight
of the most admirable forms of vegetation.
which are to be found in many localities.
growing with scarcely any cultivation, that
they ignO. { much that is beautiful, and be-
come somewhat callous, as it were, to the
really charming effect, which these plants
would produce upon the sight of people
from abroad.