The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-07-04
Balraiialt 6azettG.
WEDNESDAY. July 4. lsss.


Esr NoDUs IN REBUs.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 4. 1883.
The land of Hanakapiai was sold lately
at private sale to hui of natives for $500
That land competent judges say was
worth more than $1,000 and some persons
would have beer delighted to bid. Why
was it not put up at auctionl There is
something about the transaction which is
very curious and we would like to hear
from the Government Organ in explans-
ton. instead Of a rambling denial, let
us have statement OF facts. We pub
lished the law upon the subject last week
PATKorrsx, how glorious is patriotism:
IT sheds halo round the brow Of even the
meanest Of mankind. Now the Premier
has been really patriotic: we hear that on
Saturday he drew his own personal cheque
for cash to pay the police and the band, II
not in full at least in part. Noble MIR.
Gibson! estimable mani who would swell
the balance in the treasury at the end OF
the month. Since the year 1861 this is
the first time that the military have been
paid by a draft not on the treasury.
| Excellent Mr. Gibson how great you are!
The absence for three quarters OF hour
Of any water at the fire OF last Thursday
morning only confirms The forebodings
which the united press of this city has
given expression to during the past eigh-
teen months. Had there been an ade
quate supply of water on hand the loss
might have been very small indeed. As it
is, the water question, that most import
ant OF all things TO the health and safety
Of the town, has been most shamefully
neglected The Government have not the
excuse that they were unaware of the con
dition OF affairs: it has been dinned into
their ears in season and out of season.
But mol follies Of every kind must be at
tended to before the necessities of the
town could be looked into. The result is
that the hard earned property Of some of
our most worthy citizens has been dissi-
for this neglect, it is to be hoped that
means may not be wanting to make those
responsible suffer for their neglect
The Fourth of July with all its memo
ries and traditions comes to us again.
We welcome the day so dear TO American
hearts and unite with our American fellow
citizens in offering tribute Of praise TO
their great country.
Each passing year witnesses progress
and development of the American Repub-
lie which justifes the brightest predic-
tions ever made of its future. Its sons
may well feel proud Of their land, and
with patriotic pride shout for 1.-The land of
the free and home of the brave" And
| Englishmen may too feel pride in the
progress Of the States. the .flia pulohrior
born of the mater pHioLrd. The bitterness
of disagreement has passed away and
Americans and English can unite in say
ing, we are of the same great race. our
language and thoughts are similar, and
we have the same great aims. the same
intense love of liberty.
Let all unite then in celebrating this
American day, and forgetting the cares
and burdens Of every day life enter into
the pleasures of the hour with warm
hearts and genuine good fellowship.
Honolulu should be ashamed of itself
She, the capital of the Islands, ought to
be Its leader in advanced opinions As a
fact the other islands are politically ahead
Of her Capitals are usually the spots
where, when government is SO thoroughly
rotten as ours is, the initiative is taken in
trying to amend the evil. II the men Of
Honolulu do not make themselves more
active, they stand in danger of having the
outer districts take the initiative out of
their hands Kohala expresses its opin
ions in no uncertain tones; men on Maui
talk with far more yigor than those in
Honolulu; Kauai is by no means behind
her sister islands. Such is the present
condition Of affairs. so rotten is the pres
ent administration. so utterly opposed to
the general feeling of the community are
the present holders Of Office, that the time
Is nearing when mere written protest
against the maladministration of public
affairs will have gone by. and more
vigorous and forcible expression Of the
views of an outraged public viii have to
be given. Exactly what form such an
expression will take. We cannot say, but
whenever 1t comes, it will sweep away the
rottenness that now disgraces, what ought
to be a civilized constitutional government.
Prevention is better than cure, however.
and there Is yet time TO remedy in part
the present evil II the King be well
advised, he will take the chance of pre-
vention which is now before him, will
clean the Augean stables Of the Govern
ment, and will give all that the people
ask. viz: capable and Trustworthy minis
te1s to manage the affairs of the people.
WHY do our roads fail? Within the last
twelve months we have seen great deal
of roadway and streets macadamized.
and the result has been unsatisfactory.
Our streets in the city and roads in the
suburbs are always in a state, either of
mud or dust, twenty-four hours of change
of weather changes the macadam from mud
to dust, or the converse. Worse still; a
roadway that has not borne one years
traffic shows irregularities; undulations,
hollows or ridges and quantities of loose
stone detached mar what ought to be
the firm. road surface.
For instance: Take Nuuanu Avenue,