Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-05-19

The official letter OF Minister Dagget to the
Secretary Of State at Washington, in answer to
the charges of Congressman Belmont, tha,
Chinese sugars had been imported into the
islands and re.shipped to United States ports
as Hawaiian, has lately appeared in full in the
columns Of the San Francisco Merchant, Bule-
tin and other papars. 1t is ably written, and
well calculated TO establish beyond a doubt the
absurdity of Belmont's charges The letter
shows, that it would be reasonably impossible
to impor, and re.ship sugars of this kind from
the islands withou, detection; tina, the evasion
Of duties would not pay for the extra expense
OF handling that would be necessary in order
to change the appearance Of the sugar so
that United States Customs official would be
sufficiently deceived thereby. With such as
would fail to be convinced by the statement Of
the question as put by Mr.. Dagget, there is no
way to reason. An especially stricking point
that has been made is, that the total yearly
production of sugar here is considerably in
excess OF the amount exported.
After lawn tennis, archery is the best out.
door sport in which ladies and gentlemen,
young men and maidens, boys and girls mutu.
ally may engage, When played with skill,
supplemented by vim and dash, it calls into
exercise many and dissimiar sets of muscles.
1t is gentlemanly, lady-like graceful and
gracious game. Moreover, it is admirably
suited to this climate. lust the right amour,
of physical exercise may be had in tennis, to
alternate with the mental exercise OF clerical
Employment, or the taxing tedium of household
and society duties. One of the prettiest sights
in Honolulu is that queen Of tennis lawns that
fronts the charming residence Of DR., Robert
McKibbin on Beretania street, when covered
by the play of a double tennis set, with enough
on lockers to give the scene variety. All the
world may not play at tennis, "For some
must work that others may wear, and many
must delve that a few may dance" Yet this
would be weary world without its play hours;
and dismally unpicturesque without its in.
equalities, Let us, then, thank the fates for
youth and health and bounding pulses, for the
play hours of opportunity and the tingling life
blood to make us value them.
| "The old man of the sea-" represented by
Chinese perched on the back of native Ha.
waiian, makes suggestive cartoon in a recen,
Wasp. Judged by Californian standards, the
Chinese immigrant is an unmixed evil Blu,
we think the planters, merchants and intelli.
gent residents of these islands generally have
arrived al the wise conclusion that Chinese
labor, in numbers proportionate to reasonable
demands is necessity. A strong and logical sen.
timen, among the planters demands it. This sen.
,iment may not properly be disregarded. A
great deal OF money is interested in imperfecty
developed plantations. Cheap labor is ne.
eessity. Government and philanthropic senti.
meni have no right to disregard this necessity.
But wise governmental policy will endeavor
TO secure cheap labor which is unlikely to
create an inharmonious element. Male Chi.
nese here are veY unlikely to prove much bet.
ter than the male Chinese in California unless
they can have wives and families to keep them
decent and give them proper interes, in the
kingdom as home. fall the Chinese who
come here might be known to our consul in
iiongkong, and II most OF them might bring
their wives and children, the danger Of the
" old man OF the sea " would be lar less than
il now is