Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-11-17

Of the Lorisg Club, which is strictly invitation
and by all considered as very swell, full dress
being expected, and A." creme de Ia creme
more prominent than skim milk"
The Chinese question will probably furnish
the material iormany anewspaper discussion for
some time 10 come. It has been the custom for
some people 10 rather desp.e the pigta race,
to belhtlc their intelligence and give them
credit FOR submission under insult Not that
our own people have, as a rule, thought all
this way, but foreigners whose right to dictate
is questionable. think the Chinese have
shown themselves smarter than our govern
ment in the management Of the restriction law
Many arc constantly arriving with proper
certificates emitting them to land, bringing up
questions which our judges are puzzled to
answer, so that at present the despised race
! hold the fort-and "many more countries to
hear from" Judge Hoffman seems to think il
match peddlcrs and the like can be classed as
merchants, the door win be opened wide
enough to let all in, and for my part trust
sufficient number may soon be at hand that
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suitable wages; for now they command their
own figure and return unsatisfactory atten.
dancei they know the value OF their labor
and do not abate one joi; they demand full
pay weekly, promptly and no credit-which
plan, If adopted by our own people, would
make money easier and the truth realised Of
shor, credit making long friends. Anyway,
our restriction policy is awfully lame some.
where and so long as there is vulnerable
point in our armor the almond eyed will 90 for
it, and with good show of success
The Saturday Press has always "hed the
edge for typographical appearance, but must
look to its laurelS, for our new Alta California
comes out in fine style under the new regime,
and has not only changed its politics from
+ Republican to Democratic, but comes out in
beautiful type, as an extra inducement for
people to take what has not heretofore been
popular sheet The Call, Chronicle, and
Bulletin are not easily read as some old eyes
could wish, so the handsome clear cut lines Of
the Alta are great relief. The Alta has taken
new lease Of life and has everything in its
favor now but its politcs-that is, so far as the
writer is concerned.
Yellow fever seems to have hard time OBJ
tanning foothold, for though trying by each
steamer to give us a Dose the cold weather
soon drives 1t away. Another steamer arrived
yesterday having three cases on board and our
officers in the quarantine department were so
negligent as to allow the vessel to approach
within nearly one hundred yards Of the wharf
before the true condition Of the passengers was
ascertained, much blame being attached to the
captain for not hosting the yellow flag.
yellow fever is too terrible disease to be
trified with. and the difference of climate
should not warrant our doctors in carelessness,
for the fever has been known to attack people
months after danger had apparently passed.
Whoopng cough is very prevalsnt in San
are completely demoraised by the non-atten-
dance OF scholars through their illness or that
OF some member Of their household, and while
the cough is not by any means necessarily fatal,
the poor little ones are racked and tortured
till life seems almost n burden, the sharp
"whoop" causing many sleepless nights to
parents, and prospect OF continuance through
the winter months is not pleasant to contem.
plate,
ApoLPHUs.
San Francisco, October 81, 1883.