The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-05-23

SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1855.
SANDWICH ISLANDS.
nY HENRY j. n'CoY.

tllbtl). lOi ilOllblulu, uluNliS WV
trip of twenty-onc hundred miles in
seven days. At O'Clock on the |
morning of the 9th we were in
sight of the Island of Molokai, and
in short time the Island of Oahu
made its appearance. Passing the
western extremity of this island VIC
passed up the channel, and soon
rounded Diamond Head, and Homo
lulu was in sight. The fragrant at
mosphere of the tropics was most
agreeable greeting. After seven
DAYS of ocean life the highlands of
the CITY, known as the Punch Bowl,
an extinct crater, made its appear
ancc, towering up some five hundred
feet. As we neared the dock we
could see the cocoanut trees, the
spreading palms, the mango, the
monley-pod, the algaroba, hibiscus,
bamboo, camphor tree, fan palms,
india-rubbcr tree, and many others
too numerous to mention, which
gave the city very tropical appear
ance and led us to realize the
day-dreams of our schoolboy hours
were to be experienced, as we should
travel over the far-away islands of
the sea. In few moments the pilot
came on hoard, his boat being man
ned by u native crew, and tho snip
was soon placed alongside of the
dock, where we were met by wait
ing friends, who, until that hour,
were strangers to us. We were soon
hurried to carriage and driven
rapidly to the beautiful residence of
p. c. Jones, Jr., who, with his good
wife. entertained us most royalty
during our three-weeks' stay i'll the
Hawaiian Kingdom; and a more
cordial, hospitable and devoted
Christian people it would be hard to
find than those we were privileged
to meet in these beautiful islands in
the sea.
The entire kingdom numbers less
than eighty thousand about thirty
thousand being foreigners. 1t is
sad to report that only about fifty
thousand natives remain out of the
extensive population which must
have inhabited these islands in the
days of their discovery in the last
century.
The principal industry of the is
lands is the sugar plantations. The
following fruits are also cultivated:
Tamarinds, dates, bananas, cocoa
nuts, mangoes, guavas, alligator
pears, etc. The principal food of
the natives is poi, which is sort of
liquid, something like cruel, which
they scoop up with their two fingers
and conduct at once to their mouths.
We hardly need to tell you that this
method of eating poi was not swiftly
taken to by the writer.
A great deal has been said and
written about the habits and the
peculiarities of the natives, so will
not trespass on your time to say
anything more on this particular
phase of life in the Sandwich Islands.
The city of Honolulu was settled in
early days by New England mis-
sionaries, and the same earnest
missionary spirit has grown up with
the city and exists to-day, which
gives it New England appearance,
both in the method of worship, man
ner of living, Sabbath observance,
etc. We were glad to notice, on
the Sabbath day, even in this foreign
land, that no business was trans
acted, all saloons and places of
business being compelled to be
closed on the Sabbath day.
The climate is perfect, seldom
varying over fifteen to twenty de-
grees, the average temperature being
about eighty-a most perfect, balmy
atmosphere, delightful evenings, al
ways requiring light cover for your
bed during the night.
1t may not he an unintcresting
fact for me to state that the salary
of the King of this Kingdom is nearly
equivalent to that of the President
of the United States, being between
forty-fve and fifty thousand dollars,
while the entire population of the
kingdom is not quite onc-third a:
large as San Francisco.
/ must confine myself to the bust
ness which brought me to this beauti
full city in the Islands of the Pacific.
came directly in the interest of thu
Young Mems Christian Association,
and on my arrival here l find tina
they have fine Association building
all paid for, and a most excellent
class of Christian business men, ant
young men identified with its work
They have been without Secretar.
for some time, and my special bust
ness was to confer with them relativ
to a man to take care of their Asso
citation matters. Mr.. T.. G. Jones
Jr., a prominent business man of tn
city, is President of the Association
oon+,;hnt;no larualy of his means