Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-04-21

tainable and will I've furnished in substance {,
I any friends W acquintances " the person indi
! Gated who may inquire. This paragraph Is
intended merely As a warning tu those whu mc
IN fair way 10 he veumi'cd 10y an unscrupul.
ous sharper.
The harhor WAS gay with bunting last Mon
/ DAY noon. The iutH,. the NfrbHtt and the
I UdfAAtrH were drcI IN their best bravery,
I iut the monarch Ut Hawaii mel WIS aHnat In
. the royal gig. Ills Majesty had come hy OPP.
| rointmrnt to visit his fellow knight ut the
order oi kalakhua, Captain. Z commanding llct.
I hig " the idrVia and his hrothrr knight OF
the Hawaii. town, Captain Executive Dautf.
wig of the same. Vessel A. the ruyal foot was
planted ON the quarter deck a salute was fired
from tho Russian Corvette The American
man Of war, not bcing a saluting ship. va,
pcriurce silent though all ahlarc with color
compliments. On board the German vessel
King David WAS received with appropriate
honuts
The regular monthly meeting Of the v NJ
G, A. was held on Thursday evening"
Aptil 10th. at the Bethel ycStD. The election
Of officers tot the ensuing year, resulted a, fol
lows. Hon. A. T. Judd, President; L. VI.
Cooke, Vice President, T. !. Lowry, Scrrc.
tay; I g., Thmm. Treasurer and McSsrs. I.
II. Davies and lieny Watefhousr, Directors.
The reports OF the retiring secretary and
treasurer were read and accepted, and others
will I've presented this evening NJ the opening
services in the associations new building. On
motion Of g.. {. Kenyon, 1t was voted To issue
the annual reports, with an account of the cV.
errises in 4 supplement of the FtISrG Several
new members were elected. Votes of thanks
were passed to Miss Annie rarkc and Mr
punscomh iut services rendered during the
year; To Mt Damon ior the use Of the vcs,ry.
and TO Alexander Dickson for a copy ct Dore'S
" Bible Gallery presented the association
Several matters OF business were deferred fot
consideration till next month, and, owing to
the latcneSS Of the hour. the usual monthly nc.
ports Of committees were omitted.
Mrs. DIR. Happier Of the American Prcsbyte.
rlean Mission at Canton, Mrs. VIM of
Yokohama, Mis-. Flyer Of the Central China
Mission and Miss Field OF the Swallow Mission
were passengers on the CecIic on''their way to
the United States. These ladies came ashore
last Wednesday and were present at a special
meeting OF the Hawaiian Woman'S Board,
making interesting statements Of the progress
OF mission work in their various fields. In the
evening Of Wednesday, the Fort street and
Bethel congregations held united prayer
meeting in the lecture room Of the Fort stree,
Church. The foreign mission ladies spoke at
some length. From the .idrviiSry'S report is
taken the following fragment Of one lady's
statement:
The Chinese bachelor on the Pacific Coast and il
must le the same here in Hawaii, very much worse
man than when he left home. Nearly all Cinnamon
over twenty hive years " age. married men. They
would gladly bring their wives and families here could
three conditions be met: II they tina, their
families would be Protected II the wives Of those
husbands now here could he brought here under the
care OF some elderly women. according Chinese Gus
toms and ,. II the rate Of passage $50 not
virtually prohibiiiNe The Chinese immigrant is poor
u Hawai- desires these married immigrants to bring
Their wives then the Government bear at least pa
OF the expense OF bringing them here When the Chinese
immigrant takes with him his family then he makes the
best eoonst in the world He is temperate peaceabe
industrious, frugal; and comparatively moral