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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-04-11

So Col. CURTIS =. hUKEI is going TO represent
this country at the Imperial Court of Russia.
The ceremony will doubtless appear somewhat
tame to the gallant representative Of Hawaii,
comparison, according to Mrs Malaprop, is always
" oderous.n Just think how the Historic scene in
the kremlin, the magnificent costumes, the hand
some uniforms, the flashing jewels, the naughty
beauty Of high born nobility, the gorgeous cere-
monial Of n church which has the Odor Of Byzau-
tium still cliuging TO it, the thousands upon
thousands Of troops will indeed pale before the
ideal which has been impressed upon the Hawai-
ian mind. small wooden shed, garishly orna-
meutcd with cheap painting and tinsel; few
theatrical costumes, a set Of non-descript and
meaningless uniforms, n few thousand dollars
worth Of inferior jewels a notable absence of
Hawaian nobility, no religious ceremony to speak
Of, and handful Of ill drilled soldiers how terri
bly, the Russian ceremonial will suffer by com
parIsDn After showing the Russians how a
coronation should be conducted-Col. Curtis. ac-
cOmpanied by his Secretary Of Legation (allowed
travelling expenses and Sl0Oa month"; will it is said
visit England and number of European courts
returning 70 these islands by way of British India
and Southeastern Asia. The public will be
doubtless delighted to hear Of the yigor Of our
executive in thus spending money on so landable
an object as this " innketting" tour, especially
whom 1t thinks foT a moment that the Government
has been too poor to put up any branch hospitals.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-04-11

Tn records Of journalism and the his
tory of political opposition parties Will be
searched in vain for more bitter person
alties, more rancorous accusations. going
even into private and home life than. for
many years, have been freely and unhesi-
tatingly put forth by Walter Murray Glib
son against those who failed to believe
in him or his professions or methods
Since he entered the Ministry, he has
taken the ground that all opposition to
him. all expression OF want of confidence
and OF distrust in his political course, is
wrong. At one time he tries to make ont
that the tremendous opposition aroused
by his advent TO office was solely directed
against the King, and indicated -dlsloy-
atty; again. that Ii emanated Ito use his
stock phrasel from a few disappointed
soreheads,' and not from the heavy tax
payers; when il was too plain even to be
denied by him. that he was wrong in these
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-04-11

IHE borrowing Of money by the sup
posed authorization Of an obsolete statute
reminds one very much Of the tactics Of
Empson and Dudley. those villainous in
strments Of Henry VII OF England 1t
was only an oversight that the statute was
not repealed and the men now in Office
know that as well as the opposition. 1t Is
a monstrous thing when they have per
mission 10 borrow an enormous sum by
the act Of 1882 20 fall back upon an obso-
lete law which 10y allowing higher rate
Of interest induces people to loan money
which they will not loan at the ordinary
rates.
A 10 the amount borrowed We believe
II is not large, merely sum 10 tide over
the expenses Of the hour. rumor saws
$4,000. but We believe that $40 or
thereabouts i much nearer the truth Ii Is
interesting 10 compare the expressions Of
Mr. Gibson's finance report Of 1878 with
his reckless method Of finance ia 1888, ,he
committee. Of which that gentleman
was chairman. said they should mo doubt
be in accordance with the spirit of a pa
triotic Assembly, when they recommended
increased economy Of administration and
reduction Of all national burthens." In
1883 Mr. Gibson shews that keen appreci-
alton for increased economy Of admins
tration" by borrowing money at 9 per
cent. when he ought 10 have borrowed
at 6 per cent Surely this Is rather a
heavy premium to pay for keeping a man
in office who Is at variance with the whole
spirit Of the country
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AN Act Of the year 1872 authorized th,
Minister Of Finance to issue Government
Bonds 10 the extent Of two hundred and
fifty Thousand dollars. bearing interest not
exceeding nine per cent. per annum. pay
able semi-annually. such bonds to be pay
able ht such time rs should be specified
upon their face. but not later than twenty
years from the day Of their date
II is currently reported that the pres
ent Cabinet have raised money either by the
Issue. or reissue Of bonds under the above
mentioned Act Of 1872 fit be true, as we
think il Is. that the late Cabinet Of Mr.
W L. Green deemed farther issue Of
bonds Of 1872 as unauthorized one would
suppose that the least that could be done
III not already donej by the present ad-
ministration would be- to submit case to
the Supreme Court in order to get Judi
cial Interpretation Of the law upon the
subject. No appropriation having been
definitely made by the Legislature Of
1882 for payment Of interest on such new
bonds, the question Of their being duly
authorized by law can hardly fail to arise
in some form
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guard of over a thousand Is already heres
They can all find employment, profitable
both to themselves and to the planters
whose needs are urgent. Perhaps every
man of the six thousand can be engaged
on the sugar plantations, and such a sup
ply NAV even lower the price OF labor
which Is almost ruinously high for the
kind of labor II produces. But our plan
tiers are not fools, They are shrewd and
energetic business men. who are possessed
of foresight and ability. They will not
receive this incoming crowd Of laborers
with satisfaction because they know very
well that such an onset means social aud
political discord Eventually II means
ruin for all Of us whose civilization differs
so wholly from that Of the Chinese.
The community has the right to demand
Of the government that prompt and Wig
orous action be had Ii has the right to
censure past inaction. for the danger to
which we are now exposed has been an
imminent one for several years past. 1t
has only increased since the present treaty
between the United States and China
went into effect The apparent ease with
which the present influx has come simply
indicates the danger. The disparity Of the
sexes Is already too great to permit Of
such an invasion. National health. yes,
national life demands that it be cut short
II has been said that the whites with their
civilization cannot stand before such an
influx. nor can the Hawaiian; it will not
take long if the Chinese are TO come as
they now are, before the remnant Of the
native race will be swept from the earth.
The instinct of self-preservation calls for
action now as never before.
There are other and lesser reasons why
this class Of immigration Is Objectionable,
not the least Of which is the effect ON the
Treaty II the United States looked with
concern on what We have had. what must
be the feeling in view of such a wholesale
invasion As We are now threatened with?
No position. no evidence Of policy or
intention can be gathered from the leader
in last Saturdays Ad0euiscr. But as this
Is only in accordance with the nature Of
the present administration it Is not a
matter of surprise. If ever there We're
an occasion when a sound, clear and deci-
sive policy were in order the present Is
the occasion.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-04-11

HE oocidental aud Oriental Steamship COM
rrSry steamer the 0rsS-is, sailed from this port
un lie evening Of the 5ti inst, for san Francisco,
afiur having deharkoj 80 Chinese passengers and
receiving number n passengers from here,
bound 30 San Francisco. Daring the stay OF the
e-sltrir. Capt. Davidson. her commander, was
paid a friendly visit by His Majesty H ce7- the
A,rrsir being the vessel in which His Majesty had
i--en conveyed fruia san Francisco - Yokohama
S,Si,c cornmenoeinenf Of the " trip around the
-s~7fSKac vessel is splendid specimen Of
al -, - ,-~1eQru presenting pleasing appear
GOFFFclm q feei- 80 lI ~ = s,-s,,,,,,,
VI n - -. ir~lllasSS Iut tue .ocohnino-
~ 81 rum TINS nort s.;SSsa feet in length 40
senEzis 10 San Ffsi-S. and 3.797 tons
'ed al 's5 p. m. ~~aIn and 10
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-04-11

Is regard TO the Pacific Mail Service contract
the Nsir Zs'iaad Hs,old says -" Nothing has up
10 the present. transpired as to the intentions of
the Government Of New South Wales and New
Zealand as TO a continuance of the existing ar
raugement. There can be no doubt, however, that
the contract must be renewed as it is an absolute
necessity for the North Island OF New Zealand, at
all events. BY the San Francisco service as at
present conducted Auckland merchants receive
their London letters in 3s or % days, whereas by
the Suez service they would net receive them in
less Itime frequently than 80 days. Besides the
San Francisco line may be greatly expedited by
more rapid transit of the mails across the conti-
nent Of America, and by swifter steaming across
the Pacific, as to completely Outstrip the SueZ
mails, not ouly to New Zealand, but to New South
Wales and Victoria
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-04-11

II Is refreshing to read the exhortations
which the Ad.fi-r--. addresses 10 tb4
Planters MaEnlg and its editorTbo
Premier evidently has >-rr1s 10 regard
himself as the ezz1p9onent Of tho wishes and
objects Of -tiie Planters Company. He
hatri1iiis far failed to bully or delude those
gentlemen into even a pretence Of believ-
ing in him Now he assumes to be in their
inner counsels. and to be the absolute
dictator Of their course. The poor man.
We must concede it. has the good fighting
quality Of not knowing when he Is
whipped. if the public and private con
demnation and distrust Of the entire
country means anything.
The latest good thing which the Premier
puts forth in his newspaper Is. that, Gen
sure is the tax a man pays TO the public
FOR being eminent The man who wrote
those words did not, however. as he who
quoted them. refer to himself 1t Is I'M.
fortunate for the Premier that his idea Of
life is. that It necessarily means. eminence
or obscurity. fame or infamy. To him.
life Is not worth living unless he Is for
ever PosiEg before the public as great
man. For 10 these many years, II has
been his main pursuit. to argue before the
public that he Is to be trusted by them, or
that he Is capable OF doing fine public
work The work. with him. is done by
mere talk and newspaper writing, with
plentiful self-praise.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-04-11

TIE arrival Of large numbers Of Chinese
direct from China, reminds us of the mum
bers who came in the winter Of 1SSO-Sl
and the siege Of smallpox which followed
This should impress all with the impor
tance Of vaccination However free Chi
nese ports may be OF small -pox, and what
ever precautions may be taken here t.
prevent the possibility Of it, introduction
wisdom aud experience dictate that vac
cination should be faithfully performed
If the Board Of Health has not caused the
annual vaccination TO be made. which Is
required by statute. it should lose no time
in having it thoroughly done.
We We're taken by surprise two year-
ago. and there may have been some excuse
for the Board for not being prepared foI
the emergency With the bitter experience
then acquired similar neglect now Will be
inexcusable.
Three hundred graves over on the quar-
antine grounds tell Of the slaughter Of two
years ago. and with mute appeal call foI
the protection Of the living. There are
some circumstances now. which may help
to save u- from disaster: the comparative
freedom Of the Chinese ports from the dis
ease: the stringent ordinances adopted in
1881. still in force; the ample quarantine
accommodations provided at that time,
now ready for occupation: and the prece-
dents established forming guide for ac
ton, all are in our favor. and lessen the
danger
Blmder- on negligence now in regard
to any point learned by past experience
viii be outrageous.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-04-11
I'M Fyi Times saws in regard to the final dis

I'M Fyi Times saws in regard TO the final dis
posal Of tine remains of King Thackambau, it is
understood that the Governor of Fiji has expressed
his anxious desire 10 do full honor TO the late
chief by giving every possible official dignity to
his funeral. For this purpose 1t is necessary to
have one Of Her Majesty's ships of war in atten-
dance, and it will not be possible 10 secure that
accessory until April 1t has therefore been de
cided 10 place the body in a canoe, fill it mp with
lime and thus keep il until the Government is in a
position to carry out their part Of the ceremonial
and q full attendance Of native chiefs frOm every
district of-the colony and OF all Ianks can be Sc
cured. We learn. further, that by comparison of
events, Dr. Corney has asceTtRined the age Of the
deceased clieftain to he, as near as possible, %
years.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-04-11

When is that Pail road going to be made. When
Mr.. Gibson was out Of office It was favorite peg
for him to hang little diatribes against that
q wicked ministry OF course now that the same
gentleman IS Premier, 1t is only the growing OF
sore head, the nisre discomfort Of some disap-
pointed politician. when allusiou il made 10 the
absence Of ANYTHING like effort to advance that
or any other public work. The ellison Cabinet
are just realizing how hard ii is 20 fulfll tie
promises they had 50 literally made when out o
Office
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-04-11

Az industrial and agricultural exhibition will be
opened at Lisbon, Portugal, under royal patronage
IN May. and continue for two months. II is a
purpose Of the manageable Royal Agricultural
Society and others-to make special effort TO
bring into publicity the qualities of Portuguese
Wonlen nlannfac.ures and Portnguese wins.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-04-11
Sale of Government Land

uIrAirnENr ur lsrEunn lsksn OFrlgE,
llusoIrLr, ApTii sfh, i-s5
oN MONDAY. NAY sth. i-sI. at the front entrance
~ AuioisHi Hale % le O'Clock uoau viii b. sold 81
rasI5 AHciou, ilsi TRACT or LAND belonging 90 th,
Hsvaiian Government. -itusi-d iH ufKIAUFEA
kArrO, MAUI, an iBe naugE sidr of the Government
Road aud adiaInin- Grri 90 Wilmington ooutlirina
20 Gi-i01 acrrs
TERMS -'H-b. up-rI Fricr slnp. IAp.Gss.
TNu J.. BUSH.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-04-11

THr San Francisco Bulletin of March 18th, con
tains letter from our fellow townsnan, Rev.
Serene L. Bishop, on the subject of Leprosy IN
the Hawaiian Islands," The letter is dated
meut of the subject. He places the probable
number Of lepers the Islands at 2,l0o, which he
calls the "oEfsiis estimate and adds, which
many would consider exaggerated. This esti-
mate certainly does appear exaggerated, but still
it Is largely a matter Of conjecture for there are
no complete records on the subject.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-04-11

u-. 10. 81. LsEI Boz. been aFpoiatod Surveyor and
sulId fsr ths Port % Nahakoua Kolala Hawaii vice
Iha- MoItrro rs.isurd " O.. ALLEN.
Approved Collector G0l0r-.
N ksrIss NIu-.I.r OF TIrarHH ~, De-
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-04-11

WV. LAM BooKEE, ESQ.,, who. has been for IS
years British Consul in San Francisco. has been
appointed Consul-General at New York. A hand
some testimonial was presented to him by the San
Francisco Board of Underwriters. Many of our
residents here have pleasant memories of this
most popular of Consuls.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-04-11

Is the case Of Rex Y Robert Grieve.
the Intermediary Court has reversed the
decision Of the Police Justice, and has
pronounced Mr. Grieye not guilty. The
circumstances Of this case are quite fresh in
the minds of the community. The owners
Of this paper were iuveigled into printing
an obscene document the Programme Of
the Kings Coronation Hulas or dances.
They had no knowledge Of the contents,
and Judging from the source from which it
came naturally printed II in all good faith.
These facts We're well known to the public
here. and Mr. Grieve's reputation suffered
not the slightest stain; this decision Of
Judge McCully. however. is ominently
satisfactory. and not even a rancOrous
enemy Of Mr. Grieve can reflect in any
manner upon him. his reputation Is rs
high. il not higher. than ever it has been
II Is now thoroughly established. first.
that the document in question which was
circulated in the Palace grounds during
the Coronation festivities was an obscene
document, and secondly. that Mr. Grieyc
had no knowledge of its contents and was
not to blame for printing mwittingly
programme which was brought to hin-by
AN officer Of the Government. which had
the imprint Of the Royal Arms upon it.
and which ought. in all human probability
TO have been a clean and not a filthy docu
ment Whose the blame Is in this affair
II is pretty plain to see: as far as the
HAwAuN GAZETTE Is concerned its skirts
are clean. let others wash Ho'r garmentsI
as best they may.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-04-11

TINS journal has clearly indicated its
position in times past, on the question of
Chinese immigration. But the present
great influx calls for further expression Of
opinion and action in the matter No
doubt the country needs immigration, but
the immigration Of horde Of Chinese
males Is not the class desired 1t Is said
that SIX thousand more or less viii arrive
within the coming few days The advance
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-04-11

DuRNo the past two months much anxiety was
felt in California by reason of the drought. but
correspondent under date Of March 31st writes
80 We have had glorious rains during this week and
We are all very cheerful in consequence
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-04-11

Al the Coronation of !NeHander Ill were present
the most distinguished men of the various Euro
peau and some Of the Eastern nations. Each
country was represented by men of high lineage
and brilliant attainments. Would the Court
newsmen inform the public whether Col. Curtis p.
laukea fulflls these requirements. As far we
know the gentleman is not even full blOOded
Hawaiian, on such mission it is an insult not TO
send from among our noblest, and We doubt
whether the Colonel can be counted as holding the
rank Of Oil. Surely there are Of the pure
Hawaiian nobility left
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-04-11

Ii is very important at the present crlsl:
that the most perfect respect should b,
paid to the law. Flooded as the country
is going to be with a mass Of males, mer,
laborers. who Will care nothing for tn,
political institutions, nothing for the pre-
servation Of good order. it Is paramount
that every legal tribunal should be thor
oughly respected This can only be gained
by appointing men even to the subordinate
Judgeships who viii be thoroughly re
spected. and who Will prove themselves
when emergencies arise, equal to the occa
sion and will not allow one title of re
spect due their Office TO be neglected. That
this l. not the case is well known: in many
Of our District Courts. the men who pre-
side over them allow a laxity of demeanoI
which should not be permitted for an in
stant. This. Of course, j. largely due tC
the utterly incapable men who have been
appointed Lately We hear that there was
an open defiance Of Court and that q
number Of prisoners marched off from the
Judges presence.
We have a very serious problem before
U.s. n II AA0M 70 j llAt tiAl NlAtllI duNllSti
majority. by minority which has not even
a drilled and armed physical force behind
it. because, for all practical purposes the
Hawaiian army Of two or three score boys
Is worthless We can only maintain order
by the very strictest observance of law,
and by seeing that the very greatest defer.
ence is paid to those who dispense the
law. II Is ruling by moral force that has
10 be carried on. and that can only be
done by men who command respect.
The Government organ complains, and
the Premier in private complains, that the
opposition propose nothing TO him; that
he. poor angel Is merely the subject Of
detractiOn. or coUrse until the opposi-
ton We're informed through these two
channels that the Premier was suffering
from a paUcity Of ideas they merely con
fined themselves TO criticism; It was always
supposed that that teeming Eastern In
tellect was going to supply the country
with ideas" We offer. however. in all
humility the suggestion that the Premier
and his colleagues should grapple with
the question Of the lower Judiciary and
the police. and we shall be only too happy
to cooperate with them in carrying out or
planning out a system, which will give tlat
safety TO the people dwelling here. that
they have a right TO demand but which
at the present moment there seems every
reasonable prospect Of their not having.
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"A political constitution may be nothing ba. q
Clbalistic form. 20 extract money and power from
the people: hut then the iuCglCrs must be in the
dark, and no admitidnce behind the curtain. -
HaH.
The political constitution Of this King
dom. as worked at present is Just exactly
nothing but a cabalistic form to extract.
money and power from the people, and
the jugglcrs of the Cabinet carefully keep
themselves in the dark. and alloy-n6 one,
if they can help if, t,-bclLiiH4df6 The curtain.
There IS i.sifs-cT1e countries, a penalty
attachedTo the crime of obtaining money
],4sS-T false pretenses. and of this some Of
our Honorable iugglers ought to beware
So also are these penalties overhanging
Trustees who appropriate to their own
use trust funds in their hands. In fact in
some countries breakers of the law are
liable to be eventually broken by the law
How is IT here-come forth Mr.. Minister
Of Finance and explain. bring forward
thine Auditor. and Mr.. Attorney General
stand up and explain why the law of this
land Is allowed to be a dead letter. Mr..
Premier explain how it comes to pass that
your colleagues habitually ignore and
neglect their sworn duties
The Act passed by the recent Legisla
tme authorizing the creation Of an audit
office and defining the duties Of the Audi
tor is too well known, too familiar to all,
it is TO be hoped. to need quotation again.
It Is sufficient to remind the public that
the Minister Of Finance Is bound to pro
lid his accounts once in three months. and
that the functions Of the Auditor com
menced in November last and yet no sign
Is made. 1t Is well that after the custom
Of the last several years we have seen.
since the appointment Of the Auditor. one
incompetent Minister of Finance kicked
ont and another put in his place, one com
petent Registrar of Public money removed
and another not less competent il is to be
hoped appointed. so that It may be pleaded
that financial affairs are slightly deranged.
the offices being in a perpetual state of
transition, and this condition may be
maintained for an indefinite period. but
what the public claims information upon,
Is this whence comes the revenue OF this
Kingdom, and whittier goes it,
The Premier's paper informed Us the
other day that the Custom House was
returning unprecedently large sums of
money. The whole body Of importers and
exporters. planters, agents and merchants
dread and distrust this government. and
resent the rule Of the multitude of those
who have nothing to lose and those who
hope they may find something TO gain.