The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-04-30


Tx Hsvuiiau schooner Jpl.a left Homo
lllu Cd the 5Ist Of July. 1888 A. far
Us the public were permitted 10 know she I
WIS u return some laborerS whose con I
tracts had expired and TO bring back. II
possible. fresh recruits. Soon after her
Departure the information leaked ont that
other th;tn the avUwei objects OF her cruise I
VERY to be attempted whilst she WIS WIN
dsrlnE about the SOUTH west Pacific. IL
WIS sud that her master. having been pro
yiCied with j second hand uniform. was
armed with some mysterious diplomatic
powers. tending IN invitation 70 the Chiefs
OF SunCirv and manifold iSlInis or groups
Of Islands that they protest ag,aInsl any
colonization U occupation by European
powers. and suggesting that they look 70
the dread sovereign OF Hawai- for some
vague. LlldeEned support IN minimizing
their own sayaZvry or u casting IN their
lot with the said dread sovereign Ii be
came also known that another IrdIvItr-iL
also provided with i cISt-oI uniform. Wa
associated with the mister Of the J ali,f IN
thus expedition
Just at tins time 1t became known. In
the columns u the GAZETTE, that certain
Propositions protest had been sent abruai-
secretly 1s concerned H1waIi, irrsgul1rly.
dlscUUueously a. concerning the rvprgsen-
tatlVs OF the powers to whom 1t was
addressed
On the disclosure Of this scheme by the
GAZETrE. a stau1merrInZ sort Of szPlanH-
ton was made by the Foreign office paper
to the effect that the associate commits
siorersFas TO collect botanical and other
curI0sties osteESIbly for the National
MuseuE As 70 the noted protest,
We al know that It WIS received with
sUustmng Ike silent contempt In Europe.
and with positive rihculs II the Colonies.
Of It's reception by the simple and I-uO-
raDG sIvaEes for Whose acceptance It was
supposed 70 Be cCncuctsd- we have vet To
learn since either the commissioner has
neglected TO report On the subject. Or the
government does not cuudsscsni 70 en-
tighten the public
The account published by the Foreign
Office Orguu l. absolutely vdIUelsss. II the
courtesy Of the commissioner be as scdut
towards the minister Is towards his mouth
piece there l. very Etdls to be thankful
for
At the expense Of not little ingenuity.
uBe and temper the following points Of
the cruise Of the Jgiit were d1seutl1-Lad
from the confusion Of the 1irsrt5ssT
columns Arriving Of LevJka on October
list. the commissioners were astUuI<Led at
the slaburats harbCr regulations. and the
officials Of the colony were puzZIed at the
sight u the Hawaiian national ia-. These
little preliminary dIficTI1iss sUruCurtsd-
the tIIlal authorities Instructed IL 70 the
nationality Of the flag, a short period Of
| delightful innocent butanIsIuE WIS sn-
I l0yed and sUudry crUtOus transferred To
= own W arJian case NJ thoughts Of
I heavy tI11srs- brilliant speeches. and 0b-
structI7e police disturbed the even tenor
/ OF their way These important functions
I executed. our gentle commissioners. with
/ the crut0us safe On board pryceetizded on
I their benetceut MISSION
| On the Tth November the J tI6f reached
| Havarnah Harbur. Sandwich Island.
sailed thence On the 18th returned again
On the 18th December. auiIst again on the
/ 18th for the Banks grUup- With a boats
I crew Of natives who were away all day
I and every day the attempt az reeruitir--.
laborErs WIS commenced results not pub
Eshed- but that there WIS something about
the Eig Of the J'{5t or some CecuId cause
OF other which acted prEi1,iicIaIly- and
Z
and ignorant people dld not take kindly
u the ship OF to the commissioners or their
Promises. or the prospects held CU1- ErCu
Banks Islands tLsy seem to have gone to
the kIn-suil and anchored for a day at
Al sand called Oua1O- Finally however
Jan 1Ith- they hit Nukuha0 OF Byron
island and managed 10 land the schooner
with three feet Of water under her amid
ships Thence Mr. Commissioner Clarke
made hls way home 60 his patron the
Minister Of Foreign AfaIrs- and Mr. Com
missioner TrIpp VIII presumably follow IN
due time
Now, compare this report with that Of
Captain TiEruyr On his return Euu
crulzs On behalf Of the Planters Labor
and Supply Company and compare the
results Of the two missions l[r. Clarke
does not tel u when or where the return
laburErs we're landed We hear nothing
about the fights and masEacrHs cu1sequsut
y the rEtuu q these men With their
Remington rifles
The ellnct1rl1g portion Of the narrative
n the Foreign Office 4frsrfisrr casually
1le1tIons sixteen Iabursrs az ths time u
the wreck not nHch progress for five
and half months cTTIlzIu-
Wien the Legislature gets fairly 10
work On o7erhaUllng expenses and con
pairing them with results W may PERHAPS
learn the cnst q the JqiiF expedition. the
result being less than nothing
L. 10 Mr Commissioner Clark Le
might quote the needy knifs-grInCzr'-
and say story God bless you have
none % tell n
Is to the PRnTzsT- where l. II