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SHIPPING NOTES.

The American tern Dakota IS at Sorenson's wharf,
repairing
The Honduras bark Hermann is at the Esplanade
disehaIging.
The Emerald, Forest Queen and Gettysburg at
anchor awaiting berth
The American bark Revere is at the foot OF steamer
Iikelikes dock discharging coal
The new warehouse ior the o. ). S Company ON the
Esplanadr has been commenced.
The o. s $. Suos is at p NJ. S. S. wharf She sails
to-day at = N, ior San Francisco
The Am ship Hope, Oh Fish Market wharf, is get.
The American harken,ine Eureka has discharged her
down cargo, and now awaits cargo for San Francisco
The British ship Abcraman is at the old steamship
what discharging miscellaneous cargo OF English
goods,
where She Is loading sugar FOR San Francisco, to sail
to-day.
The American brganiine Conselo Is at the old Gus.
tomhouse wharf. She will sail tot san Francisco with
dispatch
The r NJ. :. $. City Of New York will be due to,
morrow from san Francisco, with from To 1. days
later news.
The British bark Ulloek is at Brewer Co.'S wharf
dischargng large and general assorted cargo OF Euro
pcan goods
The y, NJ. S. S. zeaanda arrived from the Colonies
last Monday Morning, and sailed again at 9 NJ for
San Francisco.
The American tern J. &. Ford is opposite the Gus
iomhouse dischargng cargo. She will return to San
francsco AGAIN
The American bark u, c, Murray Is at the Espla
made dischargng general cargo from San Francisco
for which pou She will return with quick dispatch
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signal for bark. Pigs, too, grunted accord.
ing to ancient custom; others did not, which
may be regarded as a remarkable freak Of na.
ture. Another. was the quantity Of mud on the
streets, which caused so many expressions Of
irrepresSible emotion on the part Of pedestrians,
particularly as skirmishing bands Of cavalry
went prancing by.
Perhaps the most marked feature OF the day,
as intimated by the Adpc,f,sey, was the "po-
liteness and discretion" exhibited 10y the "sev.
eral ushers." This is really worthy Of note.
1t was probably one of the acts Of discretion
on their part which produced the mechanical
transformation shine which took place at the
appointed minute, which minute 1t appears
was at Il noon, at the moment Of cTowning, OF,
in other words, at the orowning moment.
Another interesting feature, not dwelt upon
by the dfotjtiScr as it deserved, was the mag
nihcent nonchalance with which the dread king
tossed the crown upon the royal brow. II was
admirablel
1t spoke so truly zone to the manner boin, 4"
showed so clearly that to him at least coro
uation is not new thing. Instead OF gravely
slowly, majestically lifting the priceless bauble,
it was deity seized by button OF knot on top,
between the thumb and forelnger, and lightly
flew threw the air, and descending, rested in a
rakish manner athwart that noble head.
Then sufficient notice was not given to the
way in which the loyal and eager populace rent
the air with deaiening applause, and by shouts,
cat calls and other demonstrations, exhibited
their delight. How one old native woman
stood up and recited, in monotone, the
glorics of the moment She contained within
herself the pent-up enthusiasm Of the nation
which, according TO ancient custom, thus
showed itself; she was the mouthpiece for a
nation, for the rest reyercn,ly quiet.
1t was not sufficiently dwell, upon, how the
crowd Of kanakas, haoles, Cinnamon, Portu-
gucsc, South. Sea Islanders, New Zealanders
and Others, after the entry Of the procession
crowded joyously into the yard and filled tn,
amphitheatre. They had all left their ticket.
at home, in obedience to a suggestion thrown
out by the great BY Authority" sheet.
1t was not shown, Mr.. Editor, how the da,
came to a right royal close, with bout at tn,
hotel, how the crowd drank at royal expense
how there was a general and generous bount,
displayed on all sides.
In word, Mr.. Editor the story is not hal
told. Nothing is said of the magnificent cour
costume of the Cabinet. How the gold lac,
shone; how they overwhelmed the crowd b,
the grandcur-but-here I collapse
Your observing SPECTATOR.
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HONOLULU STREE rs.

The present deplorable condition of the
streets OF Honolulu demonstrate very forcibly
the fact that our system OF road making has
been wrong, radically wrong, in material and
have done for that period Of the citys history
when hand carts were a rare vehicle upon Its
Streets but in these later years, when the traffic
Of some 90 licensed drays, and s2o expresses
and busses, and probably as many private con
veyances, is so severe, some appreciation o
the amount of daily wear upon the road-bed
should be calculated and provided for. 1t is
notorious the sloppy, muddy condition ou'
principal streets get into with a single day:
heavy rain, and with the long continued rains
this week, the present condition of our thor
oughfares is not surprising.
Recently bull, sections, though great i'm
provcment upon the old system, have not ap
parently, been undertaken with any regard fo
the rainfall Of the city. Our streets are all to,
literally supplied with soil, which, with the
almost level condition, retains all the moistur,
falling upon them. There is not suihcien
crown to them, nor body enough to shet
water, nor are sufficient cutters, culverts o
drains provided to relieve the streets, conse
quently it is absorbed, and, with the amour
Of traffic upon them soon renders our flint
weather streets a sea of mud and, naturally,
slough of despair.
The section of Fort street now in process O
e.construction, which we recently commende,
as the only evidence to the credit Of Ministe
Bush, is reported to be showing signs of de
preston. II so, we have here an indication q
the need Of crowning still more in the centre
so as to be impervious TO rain.
In the desire Of the government for tn
people to enter heartily into the festivities o
the week, they have been brought to realiz
the condition Of the streets as never before.
is to be hoped that the Minister of the Interio
will spare sufficient time to wade through al
the streets Of the city that he may fully appre
ciate the fact that new system should be un
dertaken in earnest that will give us some ade
quate, satisfactory return for the expenditure
thereon.
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SOME ADDITIONAL FACTS ABOU7'
THE CORONA TON

EDITOR SATURDAY PRESS The Daiiy
.Adp0hsr, Of the I3th inst, gives some ac-
count Of the crowning Of the dread king. II
asks that any omission be noted. propose to
do so. The editor Of that Journal is so very
modest that half Of the splendid story is not
told, and this is an injustice to the multitude
Of inpatient subjects on the other islands, and
will not bring a realizing sense Of the imposing
nature OF the affair to the people Of other lands
No doubt, from the large number Of represen
tatives and visitors present from other nations
Of the world. that the stay-at.homes are "jus'
dying to hear the news"
The account says: "The brilliant weather
continued and, strange to say, bat nevertheless
true, star was seen in the heavens at So'clock
in the mosning, shining contemporaneousl,
with the sun. The Hawaiians regard this as q
happy omen. ETC." Il should have read
Strange to say. but nevertheless true, n circle
Of stars and large sired comets, with the sun in
the center. were seen al O'Clock in the morn
ing. shining with coniemp,uous disregard o.
the light Of the sun. The comets were all
wagging their tails and the stars winking like
sleepy babies The Hawaiians regard this a'
a happy omen, because that. according To an.
cient Hawaiian custom, when comets tail
wags, |, is sign Of unqualified approval. There
can he no doubt of the truth of the above, Il Il
vas seen by the great Mormon Premie'
prophet Just as be arose from his couch afes q
nigh, Of gorgeous dreams. "Obes remark
Ahle freaks Of nature were Observable to all =
This b true. because quite nambes Of pessoas
arc seposted 10 have said tha, dogs baked,
which, accosding 10 zncienl Hswaiian custom,
is ssaal eapsession of ,h<u fs<liass' u Aas
hsea Truly said iha, TO psil dog ~ : .
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SATURDAY PRESS
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY ~, ,ss,.
All matter for the Saturday Press should be
addressed to the " SATURDAY PRESS"
7HE CORONA 7YOM.

AT last the august ~ ceremony OF crowning
King kalakaua has been performed. In his.
tory will be recorded the fact, that on the
twelfth day Of February, A. ID. 1882, the
coronation took place; and side by side with
this fact will be recorded also the popular
opinion and feeling which preceded and fol-
lowed the event; and going together, they
must form one of the most dismal pictures
ever recorded in the annals fthe nation. How
n. aspirations os :. ,.nn Iau,,.,ca, led on by
the plausible and persistent utterances of a
glib'tongued but unscrupulous courtier, forced
upon an unwilling people, an empty though
costly ceremony. How that, instead Of height.
ening the respect of his people for their sover
eign, and adding dignity TO the throne by the
participation OF greater potentates, either in
person, OF by proxy, neither anticipation has
been realized /; and only disquietude at home,
and ridicule abroad, have been the results
This will also SO down as history, But one
nation has honored the event by providing for
the presence Of an embassy to represent its
court, and these it was necessary that a special
lplenipotentiary should be sent to induce to
come. But they have gone, only TO make
known upon arrival at their court, the silly
sham they were sent to honor to tell, tha,
no other nation, but Japan, had eondescended
to acknowledge the invitation OF Kalakaua's 5
government.
Whether OF not King kalakaua is able to
appreciate the snubs that have been received
from foreign powers, OF whether he will he
able TO appreciate that his popularity among
his own people has declined, as a consequence
OF his coronation, yet remains to be seen.
But, Il he is able to recognize such fact, he
may also be able to recognize in Walter Muir.
ray Gibson, the man he should mos, properly
thank for whatever has come OF the coronation.
From one end OF the land to the other, this
farce has been condemned; not by one sect, OF
class Of people, but by all and Il His Majesty
had previously been led to believe that the
case was otherwise, he certainly must have
been convinced OF its truth, when the act was
received without cheer, from the multitude
assembled to witness il and when few were
presen, OF those who were invited to attend
but such as were bound. in measure, by theil
positions TO attend. But the act is not We,
complete Many Of its consequences are yet
in embryo only, although ii needs but little
pene,iaiion, OF sagacity, to see that its ulii
mate effects to the country may he vastly more
disastrous than the simple loss Of money i'm
me,liately now attendant.
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cON7aGION AND SEGREGATION
AU7XORI72ES UPON LEPROSY.

From one OF the mos, respectable and,
therefore, authoritative medical journals extant,
We extract the following upon the subject of
"con,agion in leprosy;'
"That recent observers and those dermatolo-
gis,s who have lately studied the disease, have
become more and more inclined to regard the
the exclusive dogma Of heredity as unsatisfac
tory, and to accept contagion as an important
fact OF in its etiology, the following opinions
very strongly show, In reply to Virchow's
questions respecting the disease, sent out in
1860, are many which were in conflict with the
conclusions Of the Committee OF the English
College Of Physicians, that the most skillful
physicians in all parts Of the world are entirely
opposed 10 the belief that leprosy is con
tagious. DR.. MacnamaIa tan author on
leprosyl in Bengal, was seeing three thousand
cases year, believes that il is contagious, and
mentions cases in confirmation. Dr. Lob OF
lIongkong, says: Il is contagious beyond a
doubt. DR.. friedel, Of China. states that il is
communicated by incubation during sexual
intercourse, DR.. Wolf Of Madeira, gives cases
Of contagion. DIR. Weeherer, of Brazil, gives
cases also, bu, says that the anesiheiie form is
not contagious"
Let Us here remind the reader, that this pc
euliaI form Of leprosy is comparatively rare,
and no, often seen, excepting as complication
Of ,ubereulaI leprosy,) "A missionary resi-.
den, ten yean in leper hospital Trinidad.
cites instances Of oon,agion in his book
ia Lsfs. st Ce.sasisspf, F~is, 1879.
Dr. Manson. in report Published BY the In
spee,or General OF Customs, Shanghai. 1851,
says;-
"'in the face Of certain well known facts
IN the history of the disease, il Is difficult To
understand how the eommunicabili,y can be
denied. can oaly explain the denial BY the
ignorance which prevails as to the steps. etc..
oi the disease Lepsosy is
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one ear, but we have not heard Of it, and we
would a little rather not believe it.
After this there is nothing left but the royal
salute and the pilgrimage back to the palace
under the cloud OF kahilis.
AT II o'clock meridian, the crowns, neither
OF which seemed a very good ht, are upon the
brows OF the king and queen the act is wit
messed by the populaee who stand in breathless
silence indeed there is over much standing
and sitting when we consider how sticky the
paint is in the pavilion but this is Of course a
calamity unforeseen.
The army, spread thinly under the verandahs
Of the palace salutes the various officials as
they pass the police force which is tolerably
well represented is orderly and unob,rusivc
and gives little or no trouble to one Of the
most apathetic and miscellaneous audiences il
has ever been our lot to join.
The rain which for many hours previous tc
the Coronation had fallen steadily and made O
mud fiat Of the capital, fortunately withheld
during the ceremonial, and the public wa.
spared the houifying spectacle of our nobl,
ministry -rcsplendant in a plumage which
rivals that Of the paradise bird-bcsegcd by
the elements and driven from the field looking
like a lo' Of fighting cocks after the twenty
| fifth round.
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studied only in hospitals, rarely in its proper
home, and genuine efforts to study, there, the
history Of its beginnings and the secret,
perhaps, Of its course, have been few.
"Dr. Tilbuy Fox" tone Of the most dstin.
guished dermatologists in Engandl, "in his
last book, said:-
"'There is by no means a slight body ~
facts which seem to indicate that inoculation
with matter from leprous sore, and this may
occur in cohabition and constant contact and
in vaocinationt'), may give rise TO the disease,
And again: 'Leprosy is apparently spread
by the free contact Of the healthy with the
leprous.'
"Neilser says; Leprosy is probably an
infectious disease, and its specific products are
contagious Kabner in his recent paper
| (tTcho5O'5 Atchio, b. So, on the inocula.
bility Of the disease, says, with regard to this
question: The isolation Of the leper by
confinement is the best means Of overcoming
leprosy as an endemic disease. Kaposi Path,
und Thcrap. der lIaukrankhe says, upon
the same point: I'VE sometimes meet with
remarkable cases.
Shortly after the enunciation Of the opidior
Of the committee Of the Royal College of PLY
sicians, wherein the segregation Of lepers in
India was held 10 be undesirable, Doctor Gain
Niillroy who had been sent by that Body to tn,
British West Indies to make Investigations il
regard to the Beaupurthuy cure for leprosy
wrote back to say that "lately developed facts
in regard to the contagious nature Of the dis
ease, would doubtless ere long "call for re
versn of that opinion.
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COMMERCIAL.


HosoLgtu. H. / February ~, 1888.
Busne, for the week ha, heen very much interrupted
through the constant lain, since our last ssue, and
partly through the coronation farce now, fortunately,
over And 81, there s much bu,nst, stirring n the
community and seri.us inconvenience felt m the ina.
Ldtyto conclude plans aHd engagements, or even 10
receive ID, delayed goods, es Snss, At the desired
time
ih. departure n the c17ding steamers were mostly
delayed tll weinesday and of foreign steamers, the
.liIuz u The e. i Hast had 10 be deferred I'LL
Friday, and the SAss, which It vas hoped would yet
oH au ths 18Th, was postponed tl to-day.
ON s,fu,ay last Mr. Adams sold at auction th'
Wa,llua Seminary prcmi,e, Dr Emerson being ths
purchaser at he moderate figure of t77So. Several
important auction sles IN prospe, for particular
of which. wee auction columns
We note the opening of till another auction and
,.mm,. iou hou.s, by Me,sr Lyons 8 Ls,ey, NhoI'
uu.iu,.. ,lm appear. in anothsr column
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lMPORTR.

from san ftsnciSco. per Sonsnela, FEB &C ,
~ Is wheat, - ~ potatoes = onions, 70 bs, ehiSI
cas 6 sait. 6 lard; q oihhens, pkg> Shcaiins
nsals.sah; i,eas Levy, plg, no.ions and eissa :
rst bhi> sslnon nsdse, 70 pigs household goods
a. :, nriss; May 4 90. ~ Pkg tea, " eannel
ge>S, Il, nuts is haan. - msai. 20 v sls
hoar, pkgs bread a, pks> sFVssrss, sso ls bar
oalo,s, ss G. salsaoa; W u Meins - bls hay. n,
oais, % sks bran; Asn kohsnson his aosI - kg,
sssef'es y pkss windo~s, 5, paint, 10 kgs lead,
~ Cooke, sS door, pkgs sash DOCS, lenehan \
Co ~ ~hs>k,t Wilder . Co, u doo>; Brewer 4
g,ei> ~ sks hour, "a g esackess 20 O. beef -
Bib lard, !, . ham Irwin 90, IS bhis saas-., 81
nv. h%s. z sh hay, ~ S.ks asaf. ,ss bhl' lime,
4 waiuhoase. 400 sks aoar. ~ .ks haIisy, A. a,
~hss az pkgs assesei ysossres, 80 sks bran; Hoo
Seiassss Ga !, pkssd,y S:eis and aes'oass Nall 4
= ra.si n.Assss, bis hay. tnks gs>olas 100 6,
Ssaf'~asT Jaa Asuse~. <sanks sasoiAns-
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OFFICIAL lNEFxlclxNcy

No better illustration Of the imhecili,y Of
the present administration can be found than in
lis disposition to maintain in impoIian, Offices
the mos, ineifeien, officers. and lis total disre
gard Of the remons,anees that have been uttered
by the bes, thinkers OF the land and echoed
back from all parts Of the kingdom BY the peo,
ple. The object of the administration seem,
to have been to create Offices for the men
rather than TO sui, men to thei, Offices and ,hs
heads of departments and bureaus have, ae
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SHIPPING.
trrired -, poy, or HonoiuIu

pfausa I1u. ,tmr. Sears. from Kahului ... FEB 10
Ssue Mrrul, arh, Chuqtian, from l.ahiins. " Co
Nutald tmf MCGfegJr from KoYlau ...... 90 u
tru Stfgsl .,h from kuol,u. ........... 90 io
lIt,bte, sim. King, from llu and way ports " ~
Jam.s Make. sim, Mcdonald, from Kauai " IT
iufsat Queen An 3D., winding, I'm Hama Maui ~
fm-fsh. An bt, Gatter. from Port Gamble ~
kIllura Huu, atm. 1sars, from lahaina ..... % %
Ishta sim i1rengrn, im Maui aud Molokai " ~
Z,alaudm ISIS. Weber, from Sydney. " -
tiIam1 . h from Hanal,i ................. " u
Wliusu s,h, from Onomea. ........... ..... ~
iilart'N.th, from Kauai ................ " ~
CltefW, -, from Hanilci. .,.............. " ~
Wail,t. oh irNn Maliko.. o....s................ -
Malii s,h from fSauhau ........ ........... % -
Man, otavsi, sch, frGo, lIpnamaulu ......... -
ieaih ,,i, from kohulale@. .............. u
Moi Ksih iIav ssh, from CHRISTMAS Is...... u
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Expected from Foreign Ports.

Bosrps, Am b. ANY TuREER. .............. Newell
Due Feb. 5s.28 G. Brewer s Co, agts
BpFaiEa. Ger. bk G. H. BisHor. ....,.,.,.....W Walter
Due Feb. yo.gs. N, I'aokfcld Co., agts.
NEN yoRg, Am. hktne. ELwoR NRRSoH. Humphreys
due March $40 Castle S Cooke, agts.
LlvHrooL, Brit ship JAyET CnuEr ..,... Jackson
due April rs. G. W Macfarlane Co, Agents
BugEH, Ger. bk. CAHuruS.. Loose
Loading Nov. IS. Ilackfcld Co., Agents.
LWHuool, Brit. ship GLUSnrRviE. ............. Poe
due May IS 4. II Davies & Co, Agents
poEr GANBLE, Am. tern NJ. T.. SMITH JohMgn
Due. Haekield Co, agtS.
NEWCASTLE. N. =. W, 81 JUnILEE.
Due Feb. is.sp. Wilder & Co, agents.
PoyI GAMntH Am. sch. J. T. MILLER Hanson
due Feb. is.so
BosIos, Am. bk. :. u. ALLEN. ...,..........----
10 sail about Feb ist. &. Brewer 4 Co., Agents.
BEFNEN, Ger, s, 3. EuREsFELs. ...........---
Due April io-I5 II. Hackfed Co, Agents,
san Francisco, Am bktne. DisCoyEEY Pcrriman
due Feb Is.3o. II Hackfeld Co, Agents,
SAN fRNSCisso. PMS. CRY oF NEw NORE., Cobb
Due Feb. ~ H. Hackield & Co. ngts.
HuNnoLpr Am sch PNNSoStA.. A......,..,......--
Due. Allen 4 Robinson, Agents
GLASGOW, Hnt ship. SuNSDoN, PaSSiiu
Due July IS. g. W. Macf,ulane & Co., Agents.
SAN FRAScisco. Am bgtno SsLIEA ........... Miller
due Feb Io-IS. W. O. Irwin Co., agents.
LuSuoN, via st. Michacls, brit AnERUELus. -
Loading Jan. ~.
SAN FRAECIsco, Haw stm c. K. Bsuor. Cameron
Dne Feb 3o-15. I. K Foster Co, agents.
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Elli Am bktne Brown, for San Francisco. Feb 10
Lizie Marshall, Am bk, Bergnaua, ~ fwnsnd " 70
kilmea Hou stmr. Sears, for lahlina ....... - 10
Mli1lu SCH Tor Iiakainu. ...,....... " 10
kinna, sch, for Maliko, ,t.,........... " 10
Zealandia y NJ S :, Weber for san Francisco " -
James Make, Mcdonald fOf Kauai ..,....... " ~
litcite, sim, King, for liO and way ports g u
MoLolh, sim, NcGregof, fOr koolau t........ " ~
Nctue Merrill, soh, Christian, ior Lahaina. 60 IS
Jennie Walker ssh, Underwood for Iiilo..... " IS
krlauuoh uh. Tor Hanalci. ,..... .......... " 10
Manuolavai, sch. for koloa, etc, Kauai ..... 50 10
I. I. Hook, Brit 5, JARVIS for Hongkong.. " IS
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EXPTORS,

For San Francisco per Ella, Feb ro-Sugar 737,l96
rs, rice 10000 lhs; value, S5I,4I2 20,
for San Francisco, per Zealandia, Feb rs-Sugar
loz9,oSr s coffee 1900 S ~ bSs betel leaves, Ir61
bnehs bananas. es treasure, opium; value, S69,.
6ltSo
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Gp authority.
oaiee Of Superintendent, Of Water Works,

HoNoLutu, July Z, isss.
All persons having Water Privileges notified tha,
their wArfR RATES are payable semi-annualy, in ad
vance, at the office Of the Superintendent, Of Water
Works, foot Of Nuuanuu street upon the iN day Of
January and July Of each year C. b. WILSON,
ts.u Superintendent Water Works