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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-04-07
Opening of the Lunalilo Home

The Lunalilo Home for the aged and INDECENT
Ilawaiians established by the munifcence of the
late King Lunalilo, has at last been completed
1t was to have been finished over one year ago,
but tile trustees found great difficulty in obtain
ing skilled stonecutters, and had sundrY other
hindrances which are always incident to an I'M
dertaking of this kind. The ediice is very sub
stantial and yet constructed with a view to art
istic effect. The stone used was taken from the
Punchbowl quarrIes and has been well cut by
Mr.. Thomas the builder. The main part of the
structure is two-stories high and surmounted by
a tower. On either sides Of this there are wings
one-story in height, each divided into six COM
~partments ; each OF these terminate in an add
tional large and spacious room wherein ten small
couehes may be comfortably arranged. On the
right of q hall as you enter, in the lower part Of
the main or central portion of the building there
is a reception room, not as yet we'll furnished,
but there is a fine portrait Of the rspic
royal founder suspended upon the wall, which is
very attractive as II work of art, although still
more especially appreciated as a memento Of a
chief who desired to provide for his race when
he should be no more. On the left of the hall
opposite is the dining room and it's usual add
iuncts. By ascending the stairs from the hall
way the upper apartments and tower are reached.
This floor is divided by a wide passage on one
side Of which there are two large chambers rather
luxuriously furnished and on the other side there
is a sitting room neatly arranged and connected
with a smaller unfinished apartment. From
the makai end of the upper hallway by winding
steps this tower is reached, from the summit of
which a beautiful perspective scene, wherein tall
cOcoanut trees, dark-green foliage, mountain and
sea are blended, greets the eye in the distance.
From the front the building is approached
through an open vestibuIe and there are extended
verandas both in front and at the back. In con-
nection with either wing a few PAGES back there
are suitable wash and bath rooms. The premises
are supplied with water from an artesian well
and an ample reservoir has been provided. In
the early forenoon a large number of natives
visited the 90 Home" A little before four o'clock
on Saturday afternoon foreign visitors began to
assemble to examine the new building. At $3.50
Pm. His Majesty the King arrived and inspected
the various portions of the structure. The band
was present and entertained the spectators. At
six 0 clock a lunch was served. After a bounte-
Gus relresEment the company gradually dispersed.
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We!oane 70 the Bishop Of HonoluIu.

On Thursday afternoon. a most enthusi
astic welcome was rendered To the Bishop
of Honolulu, by members of st. Andrews
Cathedral and their friends. The band was
in attendance by the kind permission of
His Majesty, and a debt of thanks is due TO
H. X. H. Princess Liliuokalani for the post
ponement of her monthly reception which
fell on that day. The weather was delight
full and success rewarded the efforts of those
who promoted the reception. During an
interval III the charming concert performed
by the band, Mr.. I. H. Davies delivered an
address to the company assembled, on the
informality of welcoming his Lordship on
his return from abroad, Informal as he him
self had taken the chair. Mr.. Davies fur
Their Informed the company that an address
of welcome had been prepared, and would
now be read by the Rev. Alex. Macintosh.
The following is n copy of the address:
THE RI. REVEREND THE LORD BISHOP OF
HONOLULU.
We, the undersigned, clergy of the Dio-
cese of Honolulu, do most heartily and af-
fectionately greet you our chief pastor and
friend on your return to you flock, and DO
most fervently thank our Heavenly Father
that He hath safely brought yoH through
the perils and dangers of land and sea, back
to the scene of your labors. We earnestly
trust that God has prospered you in the
great work which you so lovingly under
took for the welfare of His Holy Church,
and that we shall shortly see the fruits of
your labors crowned with success in the
erection and completion of 4 glorious build
ing meet for Him who sitteth upon His
throne in the high heavens.
We furthermore sincerely trust that you
return amongst US with renewed health
and strength, to perform the arduous duties
of your isolated diocese, and we also hope
that you will find the work which God has
been pleased to give each of us to do for
Him in His church has brought forth much
good fruit.
In all Love we beg to remain You Lord
ships faithful servants.
(Signed by the clergy of the diocese.)
Bishop Willis made a fitting reply, in
which he gave Il brief summary of his
labors, and informed the company that Inc
had collected over $4,000.
a dance was next INDUCED in, and car
cried out with decided spirit and animation
Refreshments Were ~abundantly circulated
and it was not before sunset that the com
pany dispersed, all OF whom felt indebted tC
Mr.. and Mrs. Davies for the golden oppor
tunity that had been afforded them of ear
rying out their object.
Amongst the assembled guests were Hi.
Majesty the King, Her Majesty Queer
Dowager Emma, H.. r. H. Princess Like
like aud the Hon. A. S. Cleghorn, His Elk
the Premier, His Elk. the Minister o
Finance, Chief Justice Judd, the Hon. Mr.
and Mrs. G.. II. Bishop, the Commissioner
of Great Britain and France, and many
other distinguished members of the Homo
lulu ~cOmmunitV.
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SUPREME COURT.
BEFORE Mr.. JUSTICE AUSTIN.
FRIDAY. APRIL 9th. 1888.

Mia = "A nh ON'9 ANOC
On the court assembling at 10 An. the At
torney- General moved that sentence be passed on
Hailama, Kamekona and KaaI, indicted for man
slaughter and convicted of assault and battery.
HIS Honor asked the prisoners if they had any
thing to say why sentence should not be passed
upon them.
Mr.. j. l.. KaulukOu, counsel for the defend
ants spoke at considerable length in mitigation
of the punishment to be inflicted. By the law,
the discretion is placed in the hands OF tie court
to punish by imprisonment or Il fine.
In his experience (AIr. Kaulukou) he had
never before known OF a case OF manslaughter
being reduced to assault and battery. By the
verdict it was evident that the jury did not con-
sIder this an aggravated case, he therefore hoped
the court would not inaict a severe sentence.
The Acknowledgement in reply to the court
said he had nothing to SAY regarding the sentence
to be passed.
His Honor. in addressing the prisoners, said
that they had had a fair trial and had been well
defended, and the Court had no doubt that they
had Been properly convicted They were guilty
OF canning the death OF Paeula. The jury were
out Il long time, and the Court would have been
satisfied il n verdict Of manslaughtcr in the third
degree had been returned. 1t is undoubted that
Paeola was done to death by a terrible blow
with an instrument that ought not to have been
used. If verdict of manslaughtcr had been re-
to five years imprisonment. His Honor con-
sidered it n henlous case Of assault and battery
The sentence lie would pass would be Il moderate
one, and he trusted it would reform them and
deter them from ever again entering upon such a
struggle. The sentence of the Curt is that the
prisoners be committed 10 hard labor for one
wear.
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Hongkong and the Viceroy of Canton
had laid upon the emigration Of con-
tract laborers from those ports to Homo
lulu. On the contrary, if any Indication
OF h would meet with the favor Of the
Chinese Government has been made known
it has certainly been such as to lead to quite
different expectations Such information
a. the Government has obtained has led TO
the belief that precisely that sort Of Chinese
immigration which we, ourselves, could
welcOme-that OF women and Of families
only as permanent settlers, the single men
being contracted for three years with the
obligation to return To their own country
would be permitted and viewed with com
placency by the Chinese authorities. We
are indeed very glad to learn that this Is
the case, and we think the Government VIII
do well to take early steps 10 ascertain defin-
ite!y whether such immigration cannot be
initiated. There may have been reasons
heretofore for hanging back from any such
negotiations, but we hardly hin any Of
them can be so strong Is not to be over
ridden by that new condition of affairs
which has called forth these remarks.
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attenti II of those who are most directly
concerned III the growth aud usefulness Of
this Association. The Honolulu Library
Association has a much larger assortment
OF printed matter, but is not patrOnized As
generally as would be expected when its
size and location are taken into considera-
ton. The monthly meetings, too, which
have been held and conducted by those
most deeply concerned in its successful
management and popularity were generally
not well attended, though local talent en-
deav0red to make them interesting.
Speeches, lectures, UTations, or addresses
were not sufficiently attractive to secure
notable attendance. and something
else i required T. give spirit and energy to
the Association. The must hr some cause
for This lf-d! ference, but II caunO be in the
public at l3rg-. because Il Is we'll known
that no community in tie world, in proper
ton to its size, bestOws a more liberal
patronage upon newspapers and similar
enterprises than that of Honolulu. The
Government Library is the largest of the
three in this city, and new works are being
constantly added to it. The Minister of
Foreign Affairs will eXpend the appropria-
ton for its benefit in purchasing carefully
selected works for reference and study.
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THE Government has made preparation
for Hawaii being represented at the Grand
international Fisheries Exhibition to take
place in London shortly, and as Il most
lively interest Is manifested by the eminent
public men of Europe to have represented
and illustrated every particular connected
with implements and habits of fishermen
i'm all parts of the world, and inasmuch as
special and kindly interest has been eX-
pressed by British authorities in respect to
the Hawaiian Exhibition, an endeavOr will
be made TO illustrate the appliances and
methods of the ancient, as well as the mod
ern Hawaiian, for capturing and preserving
the game of the seas. The ancient Ha-
waiian manufactured a fishing line and
seine that could not be surpassed. Port
lock, who described Il visit to these islands
shortly after the discovery of Captain Cook,
expresses very high admiration for the cX-
cellency of the Hawaiian fishing line. He
saws that it far surpassed in strength, size
for size, the best hempen Irvine on board
the ship. The ancient fishing line and
net was manufactured out of the textile
bark of the OlOna. This has Il remarka-
bly, tough fiber. The ancient Hawaiian
women who, like females in all primitive
and UnciviliZed countries, were the only
spinners, manufacturer the thread for the
fishing lines in very simple manner. They
had no spinning wheel or %jennies, no
cOrding or hacking apparatus, and yet
they produced II thread and cOru SurpaSs-
ing in ~tenacity anything that the civilized
WORTH cOuil pIollutt WITH All TIE illttildill-
cal appliances. The Hawaiian women
soaked and prepared the bark 10y a simple
process, and then, with their def fingers
and accurate eye, they separted the tibers
of the bark to its ultimate strand. Then
combining the strands suitable for the cord,
they made the necessary twist by rolling
the fiber upon their bare knees. With their
soft, flexible and well skilled hand they
managed TO so roll and twist the thread or
cord into such shape as to awaken the adj
miratiOn of the European observer. No
doubt the perfect feasibility and tenacity Of
the fiber was obtained 10y the slight inSeu-
siblc humidity Of the human skin, thus
maintaining in the manufacture of the Ha-
waiian thread some Of the conditions ne
cessaTy for the perfection of the ~cOstlieSt
and line thus manufactured 10y Hawaiian
for their fl~eXibility and strength.
II is intended To present for the consider
alton of the eminent examiners ut the Grand
international Fisheries Exhibition state
ments in detail in regard To the manufac-
ture Of the Hawaiian canoe, his ancient
sail and out-rigger, rs well a. the model of
his canoe or boat, his hook and line, his
net aud trap, his spear and his methods of
using il, not only striking like the Grecian
Neptune, with n trident on the shore, but
also combating with il the monsters of the
deep down in the depths of the sea.
We have hoped that many of the old res
idents, familiar with theh habits of Hawai-
49,
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THE arrival of His Imperial Majesty's
war vessel Nayesdnick is an occasion of
especial interest to our little State. The
gallant commander, Capt. K%alogueras, has
been especially ordered and instructed by
his Imperial Government to make all dis
patch for the port of Honolulu, TO present
TO His Majesty King Kalakaua the con-
gratulatiOns of the Emperor of all the
Russias on account of the happy success of
the coronation of THeir Majesties the King
and Queen at Iolani Palace. The Imperial
Government has from time to time extend
ed most generous courtesy to our Sovereign
and state, and we call to mind that the
Russian ship Rusic commanded by the
illustrious KotZebue fired the first royal
salut in honor of Il Hawaiian SOvere ign.
We welcome our Russian naval visitors,
feeling that their presence, as on the Occa-
sion of the visit of others of their country
men, would only contribute to most pleas
ant social and official relations. And we
trust that Captain KalOgueras and his Off
GERS will have Il most enjoyable experience
during their vessels stay in our waters, and
that they may have ample occasion to con-
firm the good opinion entertained abroad OF
the character of our society and Islands.
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d. Deputy Sheriff Ch~iilingwortlr is indefatigably
gathering up lcpers. Many that he has sent to
Honolulu were sent by his predecessors aud were
allowed to return. They have undoubtedly con-
taminated others with seeds of death. How mis-
directed seems the policy of this Government in
allowing this disease to thus be disseminated
The above statement of a contemporary
calls for a few words of explanation. De-
putty Sheriff Chillingworth sent from tlle
district of Makawao, Maui, to Honolulu
twenty persons alleged to be lepers. The
Medical Committee of the Board of Health,
Drs. Trousseau, Mckibbin, and Fitch, after
examination of these cases declared that
eleven of them were not proper subjects for
treatment in the leper hospital, and they
were discharged. The Board acts in this
matter in accordance with competent and
respectable medical advice.
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WE notice a lack of patronage of our
libraries. The finest and most extensive
libraries in the world would be of no utility
to n community who could not or would
not read. In Honolulu there are three
public reading rooms, which are ~tolerably
well supplied with choice reading books.
Our citizens take no little pride in these
institutions, without which no city in these
modern days would be fully up to the
standard Of enlightened progress, yet there
seems to be n want of readers and a degree
of apathy among those who would be
expected 10 manifest II lively interest IN in
stitutious for the dissemination of general
information. We have not as yet any very
extensive library. Until our capital
possesses n collection of books that VIII
deserve 10 be ranked as a tirst-class collee-
ton Of literature our citizens should not let
the very creditable eXertions of the past
satisfy them entirely. OF the three
libraries here, that of the Y. NJ {. n. Is the
smallest. but undoubtedly the Association
VIII undertake 10 supply all the dehcien-
cies when the new building Is occupied. 1T
Will be found one of the necessaries OF such
an organization to a a reading room
provided with all the various productions
of the human mind, and it is to be hoped
this matter will receive the earliest possible
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INTERMEDIARY COURT OF OAHU
MARCH TRIAL DAY, 1888.
Held by McCully, j.

The King VS. Robert Grieve. The defendant
who is the manager and part owner of the Ha-
waian Gazette Printing Office, is charged with
the offence Of common nuisance in printing an
obscene paper, to wit, the programme of the
hulas or Hawaiian dances to be performed
as q part of the coronation festivities. t is
agreed that the record Of the police court be
taken, and it is admitted to be proved that the
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have caused a proper criticism and struc-
ture OF official action TO degenerate into
coarse, mean, personal invective viii be
rebuked by an intelligent public sentiment
that will judge fairly of public acts in spite
of the interested railing of INSCRIPTIONS
partisan OutcrV.
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"CENSURE,u saws an eminent writer" is
the tax a man pays to the public for being
eminent. 1t is folly for an eminent man to
thinks of escaping it, and Il weakness to be
affected with it. There is no defence against
reproach, but Obscurity." BY noticing the
opposition buster of our contemporaries the
truth of these words will be oundf Orcibly
Illustrated, but, in behalf of the character
of journalism in these islands it may be
permissible to recall some of the results
that flow from an INSCRIPTIONS and alto
gether aimless sort of journalistic denunci-
alton, which has for some time past been
in vogue in Honolulu among Il class of pub
Iications that embody their highest con-
ceptions of duty and usefulness to the
public in Spiteful u~tteranceS of lmpOtent
cenSure. These contemporaries have very
generally ignored the consideration of ques-
tons concerning commerce, science or art.
They have failed to recommend any meas
ures for promoting virtue, religion or social
progress, and scarcely mentioned the prom
ising and cheerful aspects of affairs in bust
ness and agricultural enterprise. When
any attempt has been made to give this
country a just representation i'll our col
umns to remove calumniOuS impressions
which nave been sOwn abroad and combat
n miSinfOrmed opposition to the Reciprocity
Treaty in the United States, these cOtem-
poraries nave persisted in presenting a
representation of Il state of affairs, alleged
10 be bordering on anarchy and ruin. such
un%truthful pen pictures of Hawaii have
furnished material for the enemies of the
country abroad. Our sensational foe, the
s. r. Chronicle, eagerly seized upon mis-
representations about the sanitary cOndi-
ton of the country, and Immediately
suggested that an embargo should be placed
upon our ports. Thus the censure that would
have been comparatively harmless, if it had
been confined here, where its falsity was well
known, became of some significance as
repeated among foreigners who were not
sufficiently conVerSant with the authors or
the facts to perceive the atrocity of the
libel. So, what was intended as a censure
of the Administration and as an arti-
flee of opposition missed the mark entirely,
and struck a nefariOus blow ut the repute
and business enterprise of the country at a
very critical moment when our treaty rela-
tions with Il mighty and friendly nelghbor
were trembling in the balance. But dis
Greet and able management of public af-
fairs has happily aVerted a result that
would have fallen most heavily, perhaps,
upon those who have been indirectly in
spring and supporting an ~ili-judged cen
sure. In these inscriptions attacks the
character of journalism in Hawaii has been
injured, his fact no one will more deeply
feel eventually than the supporters of this
INSCRIPTIONS class of journalism. The old
saying that " it is an i'll wind which blows
nobody good will be proven in this
instance, however, and we may ind some
consolation i'm the reflection that those who
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the mOderns, would assist our authorities
not only in the articles for exhibition but
in the statements in regard TO implements
or habits Of fishermen that would be OF in
terest.
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CH 49, S'NNf '6'f 'Nha WV 1aEAbu IDuFt
The opinion seems TO be that the Hight needs
raising and supplemented with a distinguishing
red light below it,
The ROYAL Hawaiian Cup. presented by His
Majesty King Kalakaua. was run for in Uong.
kong on February 81. This race was open for nil
China, Manila and japan ponies, The distance
being one mile and a quarter. Out Of twenty-four
entries. six ponies appeared at the post. Alter
"a very exciting race, Mr.. & i. Chaier's {. Pre-.
JndIcc won tie cup. The distance was covered
IN z min. 4l1 secs.. not bad time for n nony
measuring thirteen hands two inches, and carry,
ing 10 st. II lbs. The owner Of the winner. NJ
G. p. Chatter, is the gentleman who entertained
Ills Majesty at a luncheon. during his stav in
Hongkong, and 1t was owing to the raciu,
trophies that Orna1ncnted the table, that an in
t~erchange Of race cups was suggested. MIR.
Chatter has, by this win, added to his numerous
stock of race cups, and will, no doubt. prize the
Royal Hawaiian Cup above all othera, owing 10
the circumstances under which il was donated
On Thursday, HIS Majesty received a Gun from n
committee Of the Hongkong Race Club, TO be run
for at the next race meeting.
Not long ago a number Of trees i'm Sew
eral parts of the city were cut down or vii
pruned, and 1t might be well to consider
the advisability Of removing or at leas,
trimming many more. There can be NO
doubt, that the thick shade caused by tho
ln'erlacing of branches and foliage. around
1TDNNihlI1, Keeps The
earth unduly damp frequently, and is often
the unsupported cause Of chills and malaria
1T unquestionably looks very pretty to see q
nice dwelling half hid in tile verdure az
vines and branches which grow so Iuxuri-
ahtIy IN this country, but it is very unwise
to sacrifice healthfulness for appearanca
Yet even the beauty of vegetation around
a cottage may be made to seem more regn-
lar and at the same time be cut avav 49,
to admit the rays of the sun. Wien he
earth is deprived of light and heat in anv
manner, II Is apt to emit, especially in wet
weather IN a country like this, a sort Of
mIasm which is exceedingly prejudical to
heaith, although it may not be at first per.
cePtable' and too much care cannot he
taken TO guard against the remotest chance
Oh disease. Therefore it would be n wiso
precautlon to remove some more of the an
perabundant vege' alton which omniotoi.
Shades a great portion of the city.
1t is hard to tell whether a spendtbrift n,
miSer deserves the most contempt Thew are
Irelnes IN opposite directions, and pertains abon.
e9ualiy miserable. 1t is to be presumed tbot
LneTG are nnnR tpl,n ,,n 1t
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NOTES..

Our attention has been called to the fact tIat.
at times, captains Of vessels making the harbor
at night have considerable difficulty in distiu-
gushing the green light near the Custom Houle.
The opinion seems TO be that the Hight needs
raising and supplemented with a distinguishing
red light below il.