The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-10-24

wished the planters hearty God-speed on their
returning to their various fields Of labor, and be-
lieved that the past meetings had aided in cement
ing the friendship agent and planter.
Mr.. Theo. H Davies male rather humorous
speech which set all at the table in the best Of hu
NOR; be referred to the fact that the plant
ers had escaped tho charge of fraud that had
been placed to their credit, but now they were
charged with being all Enelishmen and Germans.
That charge, as regards the majority, base
less as the previous one. But how he as an indi-
Udual Englishman was to get out of thai difficulty
was more than he could imagine.
Mr.. f. A. Schaefer thought that the meetings
held during the past week had done a rreut deal
Of good in bringing forth valuable information
and that the present meeting at the festive board
would aid to promote social feeling between the
planters and their agents. Hoped the Association
would prove fruitful of much good and that az
the next annual meeting a larger number would
be present. Before closing he begged l,ave to in
tr0duce little business matter which he hoped
would meet the approval of the planters present
and that was, the action deemed necessary by
Senior CanavarrO II. 2. NJ. Consul in collecting
small from each incoming Portuguese i'm
migrant with which fund was created for the
care Of those Of that nationality who might be-
come sick and destitute. This sum Mr.. Schaeler
stated was intended to be a charge to each i'm
migrant andnOt to the planter,aud would rebound
TO the benefit Of the destitute Portuguese.
Marks of decided approval met the statement
made by NJ. Schaefer, so that It would appear the
assembled planters fully concurred in the beneyo-
Mr.. 4. II. Davies apologized for taking the floor
again, but desired to bring to the recollection of
those present all absent friends who would un-
doubtedly be pleased to be seated amongst them.
The speaker mentioned the names of DIR. j. Mott
Smith. Hon. II. A. z. Carter, and Colonel T. s.
Spalding as those he desired specially to have re-
membered in drinking to ''our absent friends"
Mr.. II. z. Baldwin stated he was not natural
orator and he better able to extract Juice from
cane than speech from himself; he fully endorsed
the sentiments expressed by Messrs Dole and
Jones, as he believed all present did The planters
would now go home and aid the press il maintain
ing good government, they might not do much
writing or speaking but like the owl they could
Keep up y heap of thinking and have their say
pretty loud-voiced shen the felt like talking. He
eulogised the p. l. and 5. Co., as not being based
on mere sentiment, but fOstered by industry and
patronzed by the best business men in the king
dom of Hawaii, and it will never die out while
business in the country pays. The reports of
the committees showed considerable advance
ment over those presented at the last years meet
ing and the speaker hoped the next meeting would
show still further progress. He thought the in
formation gained was of more value than the
treaty. 1t meant in many instances a ton more
sugar to the acre. tAppausc.)
The oft time toast of the Newspaper Press
called the editor of the GAZErTE Mr.. 4. L. Atkin-
son. TO his feet and he made the response for his
eoAifcres IN journalism in a felicitous manner.
Hon. II. M. Whitney, the last speaker and
he briefly mentioned the good which had been
done 10y the old missionary workers of the past,
the Baldwins, the Alexanders and the Lymans,
who had with their own hands planted and taught
to tho poor natives the rudiments of agriculture,
As closing toast the speaker presented the fol-
lowing. "ReciprOcity, the golden band that
eucirces the United States and Hawaii, may
their union never be broken" (Applause.)
The hour drawing on to the time of departure
of some of the island steamers on which the
departing planters desired to take passage caused
an adjournment sine de- but before leaving, it
was easily discernible that the bond of union be
tween the planters and agents had been drawn
closer in the cause of friendship and unity.