Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-09-15

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Majesty during the eighth Of September
1885:
SAN FRANCISCO, August "a, 1885.
To His Majesty Kaiokana, King of tn
HaWaiian Islands;
The undersigned merchants, manu-
facturers and others interested in the
Hawaiian trade with the United States
and particularly at the port of Sar
Francisco, beg leave to represent a:
follows
| II. w. Severance, Esq, has been
the Consul of the Hawaiian Govern
ment at San Francisco for the past II
years, and in our judgment he has been
a most competent, faithful and efficien,
representative.
His former residence at the Islands,
and acquaintance with its people, his
long business experience, his personal
and social standing and character in
this community, combine to fit him
eminently for the position he has SC
long occupied.
In regard especially to the paramount
interest of the Hawaiian Kingdom
the negotiation of the Treaty Of Recip-
rocity with the United States and its
renewal--the labors of Mr.. Severance
have been intelligent, indefatigable and
effective in creating, concentrating and
formulating public opinion in favor Of
the Treaty, and thus we think have
commended him to his government by
singularly useful public service.
1t is therefore with extreme sur
prise and regret that we are informed
of his summary dismissal from the place
he has occupied.
We have no knowledge of the reason
for il, and no wish TO question the pre-
rogative of any government to select its
representatives in foreign country
but without intending any reflection
upon the gentleman designated to
succeed Mr.. Severance, we cannot but
feel that the present and future interests
Of the Hawaiian Government would be
greatly promoted by retaining Mr..
Severance as its representative at this
port
We therefore respectfully submit to
your Majesty, that it would be highly
gratifying to us, and to the business
community Of this city, who have such
intimate commercial relations with youl
Majesty's Kingdom if Mr.. Severance
could be reinstated as your Consular
representative at this port, which office
he has held for SO many years with
equal credit to himself, satisfaction to
the community and advantage to the
country he has represented.
1t appears to US that such reinstate-
ment is fairly due to Mr.. Severance in
view of his eminent services in the past,
while it will be greatly for the advan-
tage of His Majesty's Kingdom to have
representative, SO able and intelligent,
SO we'll known and universally es-
teemed, at a port with which the great
bulk of the commerce of the Islands
with the United States is transacted.
With such divided opinion as exists
in this country in regard to the policy
of renewing the Reciprocity Treaty,
and in some very influential quarters
such decided hostility to the Treaty,
we submit that in order to maintain it,
the Hawaiian Government need all the
sympathy and aid from the Pacific
Coast which can be secured by such a
popular and efficient Consular repre-
sentative as Mr.. Severance has proved
himself to be, at the port of San Fran
cisco.
We subscribe ourselves:
Very Respectively,
Your Obedient Servants,
William Alvord, President of Bank of
California Parrott & Co., Commits
sion Merchants Kittle & Co., Com
mission Merchants Holbrook, Mer-
rill & Stetson, Stoves, Hardware, etc. !;
H. Levy & Co., Wholesale Grocers !;
Baker & Hamilton, Agricultural I'm
pliments Hawley Bros, Hardware,
etc; Wellman, Peck & Co., Whole
sale Grocers Waterhouse & Lester,
Carriage Materials w, w. Monta-
que & Co., Stoves, Metals, ETC.; Geo.
w, Gibbs & Co., Iron Importers ];
Watson & Co., Commission Mer-
chants; Cunningham, Curtis &
Welch, Stationers S. B. Welch, Sta
toner Root & Sanderson, Whole
sale Grocers Albert Mau & Co.,
Grocers Herman ]. Sadler, Grocer !;
Cutting Packing Co.; E. L. G. Steel
& Co., American Sugar Refinery; A.
K. P. Harmon, Capitalist Dudley
c. Bates, Mining Secretary ], c.
Johnson & Co., Wholesale Saddlery !;
Blake, Moffatt & Towne, Wholesale
Paper Dealers; Tillman & Bendel,
Wholesale Grocers; Welch G. Co.,
Commission Merchants John Tay-
lor & Co., Wholesale Glassware !;
Hobart, Wood & Co., Boots and
Shoes; Geo c. Boardman, Aetna Ins.
Agent A.. B. Forbes, Agent Mutual
Life Insurance Co. of New York ;
Bank of British Columbia, by c. S.
Alexander; Oliver Eldridge, Capital
ist; c. VS.. Gibbs, Marine Adjuster;
]. S. Van Winkle g. Co., Wholesale
Iron Dealers; Murphy, Grant & Co.,
Wholesale Dry Goods Geo c.
Shreves & Co., Jewellers & Manufac-
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