Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-09-13

ampl, supply o( water this yea, ior irrigation,
IIamakunpoko fields are also spoken Of as
magnificent
The American ship ~ Dorado, from New.
castle, with coal, arrived on the port last
Saturday evening, intending To anchor and
come in in the morning, but the wind being
light and the sea smooth with scarcely
breaker to define the reef, she ran aground Oh
Waikiki at about eight O'Clock Her signals
Of distress attracted help, but through an acct.
dental oversight on the par Of some one on the
Pelc, whereby much valuable time was lost. it
was past midnight ere She got out to render
aid The rising tide and help Of the tug got
her of Vt little past one O'Clock, though
when Pilot BiheoJk boarded her he found but
eighteen feet uf water at, though the ship is
drawing over twenty one She has lost her
false keel, but probably has sustained little other
damage At half past two AM she dropped
anchor in The harbor
T"e"iaB. september 9h.
The Pauahi viii be hove down lor repairs.
Ncyt week the Kinau will go on the Marine
Railway fora thorough oycrhauing and re-.
painting.
quite large eel was caught at the csplanade
front yesterday forenoon, brown spotted, mea
surfing nearly five feet in length.
The pricky pear crop is ripe on the rocky
slope east Of the mouth Of the Palolo Valley.
There is no ARRESTED development" in the
prickly part Of the crop,
The san Francisco Bulletin Of the 27th ulti
mo contains Rev. Dr. L. G.. Bcckwilh'S i'm.
prcssions Of the Hawaiian Islands from his re-
cent visit The plain language used leaves us
| little to our credit.
| Mr. Stephen Desha, after plcasan, and pro.
htable trip to the coast, is about to locate in
North Kona, in charge of an evangelical Ha.
waiian parish. This talented young man has
many Honolulu friends who wish him all pros.
perity in his life work.
The Anglican Church Chronicle for Septem.
Der is a full number. The sermon preached
| 10y Bishop Willis before the synod last month
is the subject Of one editorial article, the synod
itself of another; What Education Ought we
to give to our Children, of still another
A Portuguese woman was attracting no lit
tie attention on Hotel Street yesterday by her
complaints Of having been robbed Sunday
night Of $1,000 which she had brought down
with her from Maui on Saturday, per Likelike.
Little credence is placed in the story as no
complaint has been lodged at the Station
| House.
The Mariposa brought down a handsome
six cared racing boat for Mr.. Thomas K.
Lucas. 1t is about thirty.three or thirty -four
feet long built Of white pine, has sliding seats
Of teak and all the latest appliances to insure
success, and promises to be tough rival in
the Honolulu races. She will be manned
by crew from the Honolulu Planning Mill,
among the employees of which are at least
two men who have won aquatic honors at
college.
Il BY the Thomas Pope, at san Francisco
August 5oth, the Arctic whaling feet is re
ported up to July 2Sth, as follows j. A.
Rowland 7, Baloena 7, Thrasher T. Ohio 8
Bowhead 9, Orca s, Rainbow 5, Mary anc
Helen s, Young Phoenix 4, Narwhal 4, Georg,
and Susan 3, Josephine 3, the Northern Light
Abraham Barker and Feetwing each, ant
the following one whale each: Hidalgo
Hunter, Eliza, Napoleon, Mabel and Belvi
dere Gazelle, clean.
''Of all races of an old civilization, and par
ticulary all Oriental races, the japanese ar
the most receptive. Their recent history ha
| shown this most strikingly. The Chinese, tn
Malay the Hindoo carries with him whereve
he goes something Of the atmosphere of tn
country from which he came. 1t is far less s
with the Japanese. He assimilates many c
the vices, more of the virtues and all of tn
assimiatve thought of the nation he ma
visit. Then-as Mr.. Gibson very truly said
three years ago-the Japanese are a cognat
race. They are more likely 10 cross well wit
Hawaans than any race we know. The ha
5 Chinese is generally healthier, more robus
+ and more stable man than the half white III
combines the generosity and activity Of tn
Hawaiian with the plo1dng irugality of tn
. Chinese, and the combination has resulted
some Of the very best plantation aborers no
on the islands. The half Japanese ought I
be a still better combination. The trouble i
y of course, that there are not enough unmarrie
u Hawaiian women of manageable age and III
: tainted blood to make intermarriages likel,
on any extensive scale, and marriageab
4 Japanese women are not likely to be brougl
J. certainly not, at arst." The foregoing
n the opinion of gentleman thoroughly conve
e SAINT with japanese life.
Wednesday, September ION.
c The general secretary Of the Y. NJ. c. 4
). has issued neatly printed prospectus.
L Inspector General Cleghorn went on ii
y Kinau to Maui last night, to look into the col
diiion OF immigrant laborers.
= The little red fish are iorsaking the harbo
. OF else they are being reduced materially b
the daily catch OF the wharf ,hrongers.
A foot race will probably take place mel
Friday between distinguished local groc'
J. and not less distinguished local Photographic
u Time and place, no, yet announced.
Mr.. L. II. Rouse, son OF Rev. T II, Rous,
!. OF Makawao, was passenger to this port b
the Mariposa, and went on to Maui by II
Likelike, Monday.
h Mr.. W. l.. Fredenburg, who has been f
o several months in the employ Of G. W. Ma
n farlane & Co., has gone 10 work on the Mix
:. lua cattle ranch ranch OF Hon. ]. l. Dowse,
Queen Kapioan was the purchaser, Il
IS early part Of this week, Of MIR. Furneaus's e.
=. celleni oil MANNING of herself that has gIacs