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The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-12-24
Unpleasant Weather.

At IL Il. nj. on the l7th inst, n continuation of
the heavy rain showers noticeable on the previous
day, occurred, and the wind soon again cOmmenc-
ed to blow strong from the 5. W. at 1:20 p. IN. Il
heavy squall from W. S. w. struck the city, the
wind causing however but slight damage town
wards, as far as reported. Along the wharves the
heavy wind prevented locomOtion and the choppy
sea caused the vessels to roll considerably, bales
of hay being found necessary as Tenders to protect
the whRrves The Discovery lying at the p. M. S. s..
wharf, was forced ahead, when the squall struck,
parting head and stern lines and there was for a
moment prospect of the vessel bringing up near
the barque C. o. IFhhmOrc proudly erect on the
bed of the Marine railway. Happily an anchor
out ahead stopped the progress of the Discovery
and she was again secured without further damage
than the loss of her gangplauk. Heavy rain fell
during the prevalence of the squall and afterward
and the barometer indicated 1850. 4 line of
white breakers extended clear across the harbOr
entrance, barring entrance or exit. Towards even
ing the wind lulled and sea went down and at 40
p. IN. large number of spectators were treated to
the sight of the steamer ". 6. Hall captain Bates,
of the |. $. n. Co., making safe passage of the
bar and entering the harbor. The weather has
since been hardly pleasant, the wind being still
from the South and West accompanied with oc-
casiOnal rain showers.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-12-24

ACCORDING to the official statement of
the Registrar of Public Accounts. there
were S640,690 of certificates of deposit
outstanding on the 10th instant, which by
law are redeemable on demand at the
Treasury in United States gold coin, and
$3.50 Of ten dollar certificates, in like
manner redeemable in silver coin
BY the same statement, the amount of
United States gold coin in the Treasury
Mt that date. was S325.000, OF 1923. $3.50, less
than is required for redeeming the certif-
Gates which are payable IN gold.
The Registrar also announces that the
Treasury has sufficient silver coin to re
deem the ten dollar certificates, and, esti-
mating the Hawaiian silver as worth Sc
cents on a dollar, that the Treasury has
1888, 406.60 in silver coin as the equivalent
of the $500, 500 deficit of gold coin.
We commend that officer for thus max
| ing public the condition Of the Treasury.
Nothing is so likely to cause distrust as
the attempt to conceal. or exaggerate, com
bined as it usually is, with ostentatious
defiance of the public right to have correct
and full information on such matters.
As he has however, placed an official
valuation upon Hawaiian silver coin which
is considerably above its actual market
value. as bullion, the public Will use Its
! valued by the bank of California at S.
cents a dollar. and 49, cents for two hall
| dollars. Bar silver by latest quotations i
worth less than it was then. The bullion
value OF the coin in Honolulu varying &C
cording to its proportions OF dollars and
fractions of dollar, can only be shown IL
the mode provided in the currency Act, BY
advertising Tor tenders to purchase it 10
expectation, with the condition that it b.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-12-24

THE importers of the Spreckels silver and
their dependents and supporters thought
proper to attempt personal abuse of those
who ventured to oppose the importation
of that coin. The curbstone imprecations.
the dire threats, not to be sure of shooting
but of other terrible things. with which
guests at a social entertainment were re
called, have ceased. Long continued Gus
sing viii tire out any one.
The solid ground however on which the
silver people have stood from the first is.
that all objections to the introduction of
that coin We're based on political motives.
A desire to injure the good name or bust
ness interests of those concerned is also
charged, accompanied with considerable
personal villiication.
This was a peculiarly unfortunate
method to adopt. If a regard for political
interests means. as ii ought to do, regard
for public interests, no one can be maligned
by the accusation that he is acting for
what he deems TO be for the public benefit.
IL personal hostility is charged as the
motive of those who opposed the coming
of that silver, such charge Will not for a
moment bear investigation As well charge
the Government with being influenced by
personal hostility to Mr.. Spreckels and to
itself, in advocating and approving the
gold law, and from the fact that It has led
off in discounting that same silver four
teen per cent.
The contract by which Government gold
bonds were to be sold at twenty per cent.
below par was an illegal contract. which
would not bear judicial inquiry. Afterits
trial in the Supreme Court. it was appar-
emily given up by mutual consent. But
the public injury was nevertheless allowed
to be done, by conceding to private per
sons the right to introduce without pav.
ment of duties, and put into circulation
that large volume of silver coin. If the
duties required by law had been collected
the Government would to-day be at SC
much less loss in replacing the gold. fol
ten per cent. on million dollars Is one
hundred thousand dollars.
1t ought to be plain that the motives OF
Mr.. Spreckels IN this transaction. or OF
the Government IN supporting II. however
PLAIN they were, are of comparatively nc
consequence to the public. Nor are the
motives of those who by fair proceeding
in court of justice sought to prevent that
business of the slightest concern. the real
question then being. the public benefit OF
harm which would result That question
one must admit IS no longer open. Il
was very harmful transaction to allow
Sl,OO0.OOO in silver coin to be brought herr
for the benefit of private persons, and t.
remit the duties which by law were leviabl,
on that coin. besides paying SEINE ninet,
thousand dollars for dies, coming, commls
sions and freight for this precious coin
II the same coin hadpaid into the Treasur,
for the gold bonds q the Hawaiian Gov
eminent, the expense of exchanging it fol
gold to meet the requirements Of the golC
Act would have been a heavy tax on th,
community. SO that in either case it was
bad job, the moral of which is that Law
makers and guardians ought at least t.
pretend toobe,y the law.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-12-24
The Enemy Of Fire.---The
Harden Hand Grenade.


OFFICE OF THE AGENT AT
DETROIT, Mich, May eth, 1881.
GESTLENEN:-On the night Of May sth, had OcCa-
sion to the Harden Hand Grenade Fire Extiugush.
ers with which my boat supplied and found 1t did
its work fully better than | expected.
X. RYNAs, Master str, Arctic.
CHICAGO, June 18Th, 1889.
GEETLENES;-My wife, after lighting the oil stove.
called to another part OF the house. When she
turned she found the floor covered with burning oil and
brisk fire underway. She quickly applied one OF your
Hand Grenades which gave almost instantly the de
sired effect. No house should be without them.
\. BEErow,
Columbia Iron Works, cor. Fulton S jefferson SIS.
SAN FnAScrsco Sept. eth, 1851
II. II. Gross, Esq, 81 Montgomery Street. city:
DEAR SIE.-We take pleasure in informing you OF the
in Alameda yesterday. fire caught upon the shingic
roof of large frame structure and burned furously
and for a time endangered our entire works The fire
burning over about one hundred feet OF surface
when the alarm was given, and the men all being on
the first floor seized the grenadcs and had to 90 up
three flights Of stairs to the top OF the building which
is sixty feet high, and there difficulty in gaining
to the fire account Of the seepness OF the
roof and the absence Of clcats which CCCasOnCd
siderable delay. When the men reached the fire they
instantly extinguished it by the Of your Hand
believe your grenades saved the building from total
destruction Please send us an additional supply In
mcdiatcly. NOuls very truly,
WV. T. CoLEHAS Is Co.
Orders should be addressed to Z, X. Myers, Mana.
ger California Produce and Provision Co. Hotel Street
Honolulu. H. ]. lOiOG.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-12-24

WrrSEss HON A. FRANCIS JUDD. Chief Justice
(sean q our supreme Court. this End day Of
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-12-24

If people ,rH take ready made clothes, put them
on and then ask all their little world to observe
what a perfect fit they are it is not the province
of outsiders to object to the particular fit of the
clothes. OF course, they may see that here and
there there is wrinkle, but it would be the height
of i'll breeding TO make any sign that the garment
is n misfit. Ill breeding the GAZETTE never shows
therefore the recent appropriation of garments in
question can meet with no objection in these col
umns. May they wear comfortably and may then
weaPers live Tong after the rotten stuff in Winch
they have clothed themselves. wears ont.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-12-24

In the 1IJiy and Nary Journal of Nov. 22nd, a
Honolulu correspondent, over the signature 81, -
suggests sensible method TO obvate the difficulty
of color blindness, as prevalent amongst railway
and steamboat men. He says: Instead of the
red and green lights on vessels, substitute two
white lights on one side port or starboard and
white light on the other for railways, day signals
could be made with white flags, and white lanterns
at NIGHT. one two, or three, one above the other
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-12-24

SEEING the number of questions that
there are to be considered by the Board
of Health, it Is extraordinary that no meet
ing of the Board has been called. 1t was
understood at the last meeting that new
one should be called on the return of the
Attorney General from Lahaina: but that
gentleman has been back some time and
still no meeting has taken place.
The President of all the Boards con
tnues to make appointments. raise OF
lower salaries, dismiss or keep. Just as it
suits his own will and pleasure. OF course
if the gentlemen comprising the Board
are satisfied with this state of things. are
content to delegate their power to their
President ii Is their own look out Hold.
ing places on that Board they are respon-
sible for what the Board does. and it Is nc
shelter for them to say 1.-The President did
1t; an excuse which has been used both
by members of the Boards of Health and of
Education. If gentlemen accept positions
on Boards they ought TO do their duty on
them and they are not doing their duty
unless they have every matter connected
with that Boards work laid before them.
These hole and corner dismissals of com
petent men are things that ought not to
be done. If man is incompetent let him
be dismissed, but with the consent of the
Board. If he Is competent he should be
kept; the Board of Health ought not to
become a place for pandering to the all.
grasping Minister'S taste for venal favor
ties
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-12-24
Dalraiialr Q5azGtte.
rsr Moprs IN REBUs.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER "a. 1854

FROM latest letters we learn that the ex
tension for seven years of the Hawaiian
Reciprocity Treaty has been signed by
the Secretary of State. 1t was to come NJ
before the Senate some time during the
week following the 18th. Seeing how many
treaties are before the Senate, there may
be considerable difficulty in getting our;
through.
excellent petition from the San Fran
cisco merchants was photographed to Sena
tor Miller. which lays out the whole ques
ton in very clear manner and bears the
signatures Of the most influential firms IL
San Francisco. A telegram in reply says
the effect Of the petition has been very
good.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-12-24
C. o. BERGER, Esq.
Arnnt MncneaIa &, IIrha1l SaFas.

DEAR SIB:-I take pleasure in adding my testimony
to the many in favor Of the MAcSEALE URBAN SAFE.
The one 1 purchased of you some time ago for my
store Lahaina passed through the disastrous fire
the 18th inst. and on opening the same without any
troube with the Combination found that it had pre-
served the contents books papers, also, watch, to
my entire satisfaction. Yours Truly,
iOsg 3m \. 5. CLEGHORN.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-12-24

For some time past a strong desire has been
manifested among the business men in the colony
that the San Francisco mail should be hastened,
and there seems no reason why this should not be
accomplished by the company tor their own credit.
The matter has been many times discussed and
recently the subject brought before the atten-
ton of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce by
by Mr.. j. Milen. The result of the consideration
was 4 letter which was written to the Postmaster
General, to which he in due time replied. The
following is portion of the correspondence thus
alluded to:
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-12-24

ON a trip around the world the most expensive
link IS that from San Francisco To Yokohama,
which costs $3.50, with no cut rates, because there
is no competition. And even at those figures the
steamship company claims tolose money now that
an embargo has been placed on Chinese trayel
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-12-24

gold can no more save the country from
fhe final necessity Of obtaining the gold
by exporting silver. than would an agree
ment to dispense IL Honolulu with the
law of grayitation change the specific
gravity of bodies.
If that agreement Ito take certificates
lulled the Cabinet into a sense OF security
N relying upon silver, and the non-pre-
sentation OF the certificates 1t would be
better to have let the law take its course
The depreciation Of silver was a neces
sarv consequence of keeping too much OF
it. and Of having too little gold for the
purposes of the currency Act. If the coin
exchange had been fully made by Dec. /
the Hawaiian silver remaining would have
been in full demand. so that there would
be no occasion for the Finance Office t
publish it at IA per cent. discount; no causC
for meetings of the Chamber of Commerce
to consider whether the time had come t.
declare the bullion value Of that silver;
no talk Of what the Chinese or natives o.
mechanics may do if left high and dry
with nothing but So cent silver dollars II
place of the gold to which the law entities
them. 1t is unwise It Is folly and mad
ness. to wait for mutterings from the crowd
for Chinese pressure, to induce the author
tiles to set things right. Those are no
the influences to which this community
should. even by inference, seem to appea
for It's rights, for It Is an unsafe prece
dent
We appreciate the responsibility of tn
Chamber in declaring the actual value o
the silver as the value they Will accept
We trust there may be no necessity for tn
step. But that body took upon itself
grave responsibility in causing the certif
Gates to be withheld, leaving the Treasur.
deposit to be used for many other purpose
besides its legitimate one of redeemin!
certificates, and more than all, we feaI
inducing the Cabinet to put off the per
Torrance Of their duty Of providing NOR
gold.
To give up such agreement now woulj
set gold circulating, and demonstrate t
the Cabinet that they cannot with safet
to themselves or the Government longe
defer thorough compliance with the cul
rency Act
An immediate, but certain and regula
deportation of silver and bringing in of gol
will straighten out matters beyond doub
Just now Hawaiian silver Is like Humpt
Dumpty on the wall, if he IS allowed t
fall,
All the Kings horses, all the Kings men,
Could not put Humpty Dumpty to gether agaii
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-12-24
Notice OF Temporary Administrator.

THE UNDERSIGNED, HAVING
i been duly appointed Administrator Of the Estate
Of the late franklin II. Enders NJ. D., of Wailuku,
deceased Thy Hon. A. Fernandez Circuit Judgcl calls
upon all persons indebted to said estate to make i'm
mediate payment to the undersigned and all persons
having claims against said estate requested to pre-
the with proper vouchers whether secured by
mortgage otherwise TO my Office in the Court
House, Wailuku within six months from date or be
forever barred. THOS. W. EVERETT,
Temp. Admr. Est Franklin II. Endcrs, NJ. D.
NTuflu In Nfa,r n,ror -rIt Al
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-12-24
HONOLULU, Aug. a6th, 1854.
C. o. BERGER, ESQ.
Aren't Macueale <. IJrhan Safes. (

DEAR Sm:-I take great pleasure in stating that the
IMAGINABLE y URBAN SAFE l purchased from you, and
which went through the late disastrous fire in my
store out to my entire satisfaction. l opened
the same the combination and found all its contents
in perfect condition. Yours Truly,
1OgJ p A. DIAS
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-12-24

BISHOP a. CO.'S CERTIFICATE
~ Of Deposit No. 1913, dated December nth, 1851
for Robert Baird for 800. All persons are cautioned
against negotiating the same, as payment has been
stopped ROBERT BAIRD.
Honolulu. Dec ed. ISL 1911 II
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-12-24
Tax Collectors Notice.
DISTRICT OF HILo. HAWAII.

THE TAX COLLECTOR FORIIILO
l. mas opened Office in the Court House at Hilo
for the purpose OF collecting taxes and viii be al tine
Office Thursday, November h, Friday November s1st,
and Saturday, November ed; Monday, forenoon No
vember 9Th at Paukna Plantation Monday at the
Office OF E. @. Hitchcock, Papaikou; Tuesday morn
ing November 18th, at Managers Office OnOmea Plant
alton; Tuesday afternoon az Pepeekeo Plantation
Wednesday evening and Thursday morniu- Novembcr
27th, at Hakalan Plantation; Thursday Novem-
Der 9Th. at Houomu Plantation; Friday, NOgembcr
2sth, and Saturday, November 10Th. At Ldgntes Office
at Laupahoehoe, and Judge ID X Pas residence; aud
Monday December sth oice in Iil0; and after that
date will remain in Hio FOR The purpose Of collecting
taxes.
Persons who are liable to taxation hereby re-
quested pay the before the 18th day Of Doccm-
Der, they liable pay Ci0 ten per cent.
according 20 law. TAX COLLECTOR
r. 4. LYMAN. Tax Collector. HiIo
Hiio NoTember -. 1ssi ~ q
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-12-24

MARK the man who talks with his mouth about
gore and revolution" says the Philadelphia Press
Five times outof six he is either q coward or an
idiot
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-12-24
Administrators Notice.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN.
IN that the undersigned has been appointed Admin
istrator with the Will annexed OF the Estate OF Robert
p kuiknhi late Of Kukuihaele. Hamakua. Hawaii. de-
ceased; all persons having CLAIMS against the said
Estate are notified that they must present the same
duly verified and with the proper vouchers TO the
dersigned within six 10 months from the date Of this
notice, they will be forever barred; and all persons
owing the said Estate requested 10 make immediate
payment 10 the undersigned. RUFUS \. LYMAN,
Administrator with the VIII annexed Of the Estate Of
X. 2. kuikahi.
Paanhan. Hamakua. Hawaii. Dec. u. ISL Iof I'm
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-12-24

ruETINuE- bfficL.
Dccemhgr !, 1855.
n1-tn= ny ahs,u1r from uie Island Of Oahu, ih'
lion A Is Ci--ho-u win le, a- Governor OF the leland
gro,f.r JOHN o. DOMINIs.
,np t'oycrnof o. Onhu
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-12-24

FURNISHED ROOMS--Ncat and costly Fur
nished Rooms be had by carly application at
92a) MOI GARDEN LANE.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-12-24
NOTES..

ADMIRAL LYoNs of the British Navy, was at the
| Clarendon Hotel, New York, Nov. 18th. He sailed
subsequently for England.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-12-24

~ Our committee consider this matter of sufii-
cient importance that steps might be taken if nee
essary, during the present session of Parliament so
that ample time may be given for arranging new
contract before the present one expires. s. Our
committee are also of opinion that in renewing
the contract further time would gained and the
service shortened by emitting to call at Honolulu,
as the Government of the Sandwich Islands makes
no contribution towards the subsidy, and the
steamers, by treaty with another company, have
ceased to trade there.-I have the honour to be,
Sir your obedient servant, John Reid Chairman
In answer, Sir Julius Vogel, the Postmaster
General sent the following reply:
10 the Chairman Chamber of Commerce, Auck-
land. General Post Office, 18th November, 1884,
Sir,-I have to acknowledge the receipt of your
letter of the alst ultimo offering suggestions by
your Chamber for improving the mail service
between New Zealand and United Kingdom by
way of San Francisco. Many of the points to
which your Chamber draws attention were well
considered by the Government of the day, when
| arranging for the renewal of the service up to
Nov. 1885. NIX. You are doubt aware that the
contract time between San francisco and Auck-
land from next month is to be shortened by "a
| hours; and | would remind you that even now the
mails are delivered at Auckland in considerably
under - days 1.-THE present contract time) from
San Francisco. The service may be capable of
| improvement, but nothing further in this direc-
ton can be done during the currency of the exist
| ing contract. am not aware that there Is any
ocean mail service in the world carried out at a
speed of sixteen miles au hour; and think 1t will
| be some time before the colony is likely to have
its ocean mails carried at such rate of speed.
| The Cunard steamers are not now considered the
swiftest vessels plying on the Atlantic. This is,
OF has been Of late, conceded to the Guion linei
but even the average speed of the Atlantic steamers
| has considerably under sixteen knots an hour
| The direct mail steam service by the New Zealand
Shipping Company's fleet, between New Zealand
and the United Kingdom, which which will be
| inaugurated next month under contract with the
| Government, will provide regular alternative
fortnightly service with the San Francisco line.
| This probably, was not contemplated by your
| Chamber at the time when it discussed the ques-
ton of the mail service. The direct service will
afford quicker and cheaper means for the transit
of mails between the colony and the mother coun-
| try than by the Brindisi and Suez route which it
should almost entirely supplant as an alternate
mail line for New Zealsnd.-I have, &c, julius
| NoCel, Postmaster General.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-12-24
NrD advertisements.
WANTRn
LOST !

WANTED STORE KEEPER TO
w take charge Of Country Store; must be active.
orderly. methodieal and good salesman.
1Oil q ~ Address X. Office OF this Paper
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-12-24

The agree menf Of the Chamber Of Com
merce to take silver certificates in lieu Of
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-12-24
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE

4
Il ID Judicial Circuit Of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
kALAkAUA, by the Grace OF God Of the Hawaiian
Islands kING.
ToJ II. sOPER, Esq, Marshal Of the Kingdom or
his Deputy-GREErING;
You are hereby commanded TO summon PETER
VALENTINE, Defendant in case he shall dlc written
within twenty days after -crvcc hereof to be
and appear before the said Circuit Court at the Novum
Der Term thereof 70 be holden at the Court Room ofhe
Court House. Waimca, in the Island Of Hawaii on
Thuray, the 9Th day Of November next at 10 o'clock
M. TO show cause why the claim Of AKANA VALEN-
TINE W. Plaintiff should not be awarded her puTsu-
ant TO the tenor Of her annexed petition.
And have You then there this Writ with full return
Of your proceedings thereon.
WITNESS, Hon. a. FRANCIS JUDD.
! Seal Of the Chief Justice OF Our supreme Court
SuprvmSJ ourt this 2st day Of October, A. u. isSf
DANIEL POTTER.
Clerk OF Circuit Court.
To which summons the Marshal mIdc the following
return;
Having made digcnt search for the within mention
eli Peter Valentine, and as he cannot be found IN
this Kingdom hereby return the summons mot served
tsisucd) J. II. SOPEB
Marshal.
hereby certify that the within and foregoing Is a
true and faithful copy Of the original summons issued
In the libel for divorce Akuna Valentine vs.. Peter
Valentine and also OF the Marsha return thereto and
that in tho mean time attestcd copy Of the said
summons be printed in the hH0tOH and HAwAfGAN
GAZETTE for six 6l successive weeks prescribed BY
the Statute requiring the said respondent %
az said term.
In witness whereof have hcrcuuto set my hand THE
nth day o. November, AID 1881; -
:o5s Ct Clerk Third Judicial Circuit Court, Hawaii