Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-05-26

action Of the government will necessarily be
strictly regulated.
have the honor to be,
Your obedicnt servant,
JNo. NJ. KApEsA.
Minister Of Finance.
THINGS WISE AND OTHERwIsE.
As Mr.. Gibson has shown such zeal and abil
ity in the appropriation Of Offices to himself;
rs Mr.. Gibson pleases his majesty and his
majesty plcases Mr.. Gibson so well; and as
the opinion of others than these two astute
statesmen have been upon all occasions entirely
ignored for some time past in relation to the
conduct Of government; and as further formal
Legislation under such circumstances is unneces-
sary and would be uselessly expensive, perhaps
it would be as we'll to do away with the Legis-
lature altogether. When people talk about
such measure being unconstitutional, we be-
leve that to be triAing objection, as the pub
lie stomach seems to have been able to digest
almost anything in this line.
Crowned king Of this islet land.
Dread Rex, word with you.
You hold in your royal hand
The veal Of people true.
II the king and the state one,
And you both king and state,
The duty you leave undone
Is a Haunting menace to fate.
For who is fated to loose,
And who shall arise to save,
Ifthe sovereign people choose
To take back the crown they gavef
A meeting of Hawaiian officials was held in
the diplomatic chambers of the No Mans Land
Legation last night. The meeting was held
at the place mentioned because Of the danger
of arousing hostile feeling on the part Of young
Hawaii, who was unrepresented except by a
deceased proxy who had starved to death while
waiting for the necessary public improvements
promised by the present government. The
officials who attended the meeting were the
premier, the acting attorney general, the presi-
dent Of the board Of health, the president Of
the board Of education, the boss Of the board
Of immigration, the chairman Of the monument
committee, and the minister Of foreign affairs.
The only civilians present were the editor Of
the defunct Nuhou, the proprietor Of the Adver-
tiser, the author Of "The Prison of Weltev.
reden," the author Of the romance Of "Laksa.
mana," and Mr.. Walter Murray Gibson. The
meeting was in session long time, and when
last heard from was anxiously awaiting letter
from the king, announcing his abdication in
favor Of the shepherd saint Of Lanai.
They do not love you, Shepherd Saint,
The reason why no words may paint.
And yet they daily make complaint.
They do not love you, Shepherd Saint.
"Why do you call him 'Mr Gibson 7"
asks "Constant Reader. Because it is
good taste. Mr.. Gibson is not yet an indicated
felon. II the devil held Office or did bust.
ness in this community, we should continue to
call him Mr.. Satan, until his cloven foot was
put into the chain gang.
While Il Is showing" cried Daniel the great
"There is no use cleaning the snow from the gate"
sit has no, stopped showing cries Walter the small
"And fear il never will ssop at ALL"
II Mr. Gibson had waited until the end ol
the term before giving Mr.. Atkinson his walk.
ing papers, the routine Of school work would
not have been remorselessly slighted. Who can
be had to fill Mr., Atkinson's place during the
residue Of the term1 Mr.. Gibson is bungler,
even in his revenge.
CaspaI, Of shooting notoriety, was on Thurs
day last, released from the Oahu Jail, by order
Of the Chief Justice, sois prpsgsi having
been entered by the altoney-general. A soils
pyessgsi might have been the right thing, but
to our minds, under the peculiar circumstances
which surround the case, an acquit,al by a jury
would have been more appropriate.
81, is quite evident that Hawaii has the
cheerful destiny before her OF becoming king
dom Of coolies and lepers, fou the two classes
will be sure to crowd all others out" Sc
writes the San Francisco Chronicle. Il is foI
the planters to say whether we shall become Z
nation Of coolies Il is for the hoard Of health
to say whether VIC shall become a nation o.
lepers.
go
Red-,ape versus humanity A young man
who had fricsured his leg was, few day.
since. taken to the Qaeens Hospital BY hi,
friends los treatment. Such an extraordinary
number Of questions had TO b. answered and
50 many immediate requirements TO b. inns-
diaiely ful6lled beloss he eouA be sslieved,
that Il was thought advisable TO remove tn