The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-05-16

4 THE case Of the British 5. 5. Rrdru
nov lying at anchor outside this harbour
discloses the most melancholy mixture OI
administrative incapseity. and inhuma1
indifference 70 the c0mmonest claims Of
suffering feIlgs creatures, that one car
call 10 mind since the Atlantic was cleared
Of slavsrs. by the JOINT effort. Of all whc
detssted injustice and cruelty even If the
sufferers wore black skins and EuoIly hair
The same men il l. TO be hoped. VII
! forbid similar outrage though the victims
vear yellow skins and long pig tails
The MFsfrrs cumes here regularly cleared
for this port With passengers from a
British Colony and flying the British flag.
She has 0n board and declares two eases
Of small-po and begs 10 be informed a.
to the quarantine regulations Of the port
that she may obey them The Hawaiian
government a. represented BY it depart
meut styled the Board Of Health. l. I'M
msdiately smItten with a panic, an aecess
0f more than usual incapability.
To the demand Of the Captain that be
Be Inf0rmed uf the port regulations suit
ing his case be Is only answered W
-sgBlriaHf Tgr yg4. - ergy But says the
Captain 1 can't 20 away. many Of my
passengers are for this port and vii
naturally refuse % b. carried elseEhere-
tel ne yUur quarantine regulations and 1
VII abide by them Answer W -sy-iL1-
'igas fgr gyv. . soy But. pleads the
Captain again these two unfortunate
s,r'- who have snail -po1 are for another
port. 1 VIII risk taking them on only let
me land ny HonolulH passengers, under
whatever regulations yuu may prescribe.
give ne some coal and water and vii
20 On Answer again yo rsrIIatioHs tJr
~. % sasg, Necessary supplies shall be
prUvide,i7 And 50 the 50 ca1led Board Of
Health these intelligent lzFmsn- refus-
ing the suggestion 0f their most cuupeteut
Professional advisers. have established a
nHrssry Of small pu1 al our gates A
vel known merchant, TO try to rectify
this miserable cUvzrilv bunghng.under-
takes the agency Of the ship and I imme-
diatsly azsaIled IN the PreI1isris paper a.
seeking for eummissiJus. while a Pti7o-
Ha-riaH suggests that the Captain Of the
Hr.iru be IncuutIneutiy Shot If be at
tsmpts g. cTuss the bar
- this horrible baTbarism gues on.
week after week tilI the result anticipated
hE every sane man a a physical certainty
+ arrived AZ. and the tEu cases Of small
po1 become THREE then a death. then
nine fresh eases. Spon which the Board
of Incapahles congratulate themselves on
their action
Nov here L the state Of the case csJrl-
IarstIvely small steamer has 80 China
men a. passengers and dozen or so Of
EngiIshmen a. officers and crew. and con
iemned to cunfnements IN What i Se-
coming pest ship for an Absolutely ii
definite period and only because the
Hawaiian Government ostentzti0usiy pro
riaim their inzhilIty % rapFle with the
problem how 10 land felluW passengers Of
'rg small po1 pstieuts- without danger Z,
the eumm1nItF.
On Saturday : nesting Of this Beard
vas held Mr.. Dawes was invited 10 At
tend and Mr. Preston b save the Beard
from bl1nderz which might bring thsnn
b breach of law The e5ncIusion arrived
az vas that the plan prayed for BY the |
and rseonue1ded By the ablest |
physicians. h1t rspuiiated b the Board |
I've weeks ago. l. to b. sd0pted
20 that I seems that We may hope that |
the bsnsEoleuf intention Of the Boari- /
10 convert this unfortunate English shin |
INTO pest-ship where the last survivor /
might lie down 81 dIe- after having thryuu Il
overheard the eurpse 0f the last baf one.
and the ship herself might rot. and sink 4
Il her anchors may II stared Of. and the /
Disgrace ALREADY brought On this port and 4
By the fstu0uz incapacifv a i
oElcIals b. saved from the crUwuinz '