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cicntly notable one 10 Justify \ somewhat full
outline. She len London, April 18th. having
on board ago tons of provisions, moist and
dry, a Honolulu cargo Ut $50 tons and 1900
tons ct coal She had good weather and
reached Fuuchal the chri port u Madeira,
April ,tth, At that puu she took on oS1
immigrants; no tons 1T coal and about 40 tons
Of assorted cargo fof this port. chiefly wine and
baskets. She LEFT Madeira April 10th. From
Funchal To 1t, MichelS, " the Azores, she
encountered very rough weather, arriving on
the 29th. At the latter por she shipped $50
souls, and took ON I2o tons 81 coal, She
cleared from 81. Miehcls. May and. From
there Goo latitude - south, the weather was
gu1d: thence To the Straits of Magellan. at
which place they arrived May goth, rough
weather was encountered. The weather on
going through the straits was mild, hut so
iuyy that the ship was obliged To anchor every
night. She lel, the straits At q T.. NJ, on May
goth. Thence To- Coruncl, in Conception Bay,
on the Chlan coast, south Of Valparaiso, the
voyage va, tempc,tuouS. They arrived of the
roadstcad Of Coronel on June 9th; but were de.
tanned by log, some 20 mile, off shore, nearly
twu days. At Coroncl $50 tons Of coal were
taken on and a small quantity Of provisions
rice She LEFT Coroncl. June 18th, passed
Juan Fernandez (Cmsoe's lslandl, June Sth;
and, having fair weather all the way, arrived
here as above stated.
All things considered the voyage of the Han
kow Is one Of the most notable emigration
voyages ON record. She left St Mchcls with
J cabin passengers I44I immigrants, and 6S
officers and crew. She arrived in Honolulu
with I474 souls on board. Among the immi.
grants, S infants and {; adults had died: and
there had been 30 births. The adults died OF
consumption, heart disease and old age The
children died OF measles, whooping cough,
diatrhea and exhaustion. II was a long time,
6S days, for nearly 1900 people to he
crowded in one ship; but, in even the Great
Eastern, so large q number Of people could not
but be terribly huddcd. And it speaks vol.
times tot the skill, patience. good judgment
and kindness Of the ships officers, and of the
health and vigor OF the immigrants that the
mortality-grcat though il was--was compare.
lively so small.
When the Abergeldie reached this port, the
satisfied condition of the tired immigrants was
remarked by many. The lIankow immigrants
arrived much less satisfied. Considerable com.
| plant was made about the provisions supplied
them. His Excclency the Portuguese Commits.
sioner has examined into this matter, and finds
that the complaints are virtually unjust, as di
rected against the Messrs. Hofnung X Co., or
the management of the ship. The trouble
quality, and supplied in sufficient rations-of
quantity and character approved by the home
| goyernment-was not Of the kind habitually
used by the immigrants. II was not possible
| TO provision the ship with the fresh vegetables
which form so large part OF the daily food OF
| the Portuguese from the Atlantic islands. 1t
was not practicable, either To give them fresh
bread so often as they were used 10 have it.
And the canned meats given them were not
reiShed. And yet, during long, severe, and
crowded voyage, there died less than 90 per
sons out OF nearly 500; and OF those who did
die, S. were infants under 1917 years old and
died, for the most part, of infantile diseases to
which they would have been subject anywhere.
The Hankow was built in 1874. She is 4o7
| feet long, over all: is az feet beam and 27 feet
depth OF hold; her engines are 500 horse
power: her net register is 2S32 tons, her gross
register is 1894 tons; and she has sailed out of
Cardiff with 1000 tons Of coal The Hankow
is the largest steamer that has ever entered
| Honolulu harbor; and her exterior appearance
IS singularly imposing as her small cargo and
inconsiderable Quantity Of coal remaining in
her bunkcrs, makes her ride very high out Of
the water.
Her officers are as follows: Captain, An
drew Robertson; First Officer, II. {. Adams;
Second Officer, L. J. De Normanville; Third
Officer, Alexander Japp; Chief Engineer,
Thomas Wilkinson; Surgeon, lanes Suther.
land; Supercargo, James Mccarthy
The owners OF the Hankow are William
Milburn 4 CO., London She is chartered by
lioifnung & Co, Of the same city. and is con
signed to G.. w. Nlaciarlane x CO., of this
place, to whom she briggs cargo.
SOME THOUGHTS on IMMIGRATION.
The. arrival Of so many Portuguese by the
| 10 in al N,
already in the country, makes the subject of
their introduction into the labor market of the
kingdom as timely as 1t is important.
Among the planters wide difference OF
opinion has existed concerning the desirabilty
Of Portuguese laborers. But, full express
sion of this divided opinion has never OBJ
tanned currency in print.
The statement against some Of the first
Portuguese who came here from Madeira
may fairly be summarized as follows: That
they were iault.dnding and exacting, and that
they were not physically competent TO per-
form the labor required of them.
The frs, Madeira Portuguese came here in
1873. They had been shipped from Funchal
the chief port OF Madeira, and were about as
peculiar lot of agricultural emigrants as
ever left home and country, TO brave the
winds, and risk the waves and seek fortune in
a foreign land. They had been recruited
almost exclusively from the inhabitants OF the
city. Among them were many broken down
gentlemen, decayed gen,lewomen and their
household dependents, all OF whom were thor
oughly untitled for hard work under hot SUM-
To make matters worse, these Madeira aris,o.
Gratis were accompanied by some idle, some
disconnected and some positively vicious fellow
countrymen. The immediate result was that
the Madeira men made, very generally, unpro-
htable servants in any capacity, and the fur
ther result was, to give Madeira so bad a
name, that planters have frequently objected
to employ Portuguese who happened 10
come from that lovely island, under any cir.
cumstanccs.
But the immigrants from the Azores seem to
have given good satisfaction in majority OF
! cases In the language Of planter; "There
are three good things about them They are
polite, they are industrious, and they don't
fool away any OF their own time in trying to
! beat the planter out Of his.
Another planter said tina, justice, favored
: with little judicious poltcness, was able to
! get more good work from Portuguese than
! from any other class OF Immigrant, labor
; A prominen, plantation agent and owner, in
) this city, says; 81 think il pays to have a Ger.
tain proportion OF these people here, ioI
7 moral, political and peeuniay reasons. II is
better for the plantations, better for the rising
, generation, and better for the kingdom that
laborcrs should have their families with them.
The heads Of families are likely to be more
sober, more ambitious and more attentive e
/ their work than unmarried men. II is, o.
, course, great expense to the plantations tc
support idle children. But these idle children
: grow rapidly, and many Of the boys will soor
! he able 10 FIJI the places OF those who return
home OF leave plantation labor for other en-
ploymcnis II is distinct moral gain to ever,
, community TO have it, laborers married.. AMI
the planters will lind il money in their pockets
10 have always proporiion Of Portuguese
among thei laborcrs.'
ii IN far as The Azorcs immiqrants are con