The morning call., 1892-10-20
THE HAWAIIAN SITUATION.
Banker G. R. Bishop Discusses
Political Affairs.
Cholera Scare at Hone lulu Which Placed
the Steamer Australia in Quarantine
for Three Days

"The present Cabinet will remain estab-
| lished for the present." said c. r. Bishop,
a prominent banker and politician OF Ha-
wall to CALL reporter at the Occidental.
| ''The vote of want of confidence was
| passed by "a out Of As representatives of the
| House, but the Ministry refused to resign
on question of legality. In this they were
upheld by the Supreme Court, to which the
| question was referred. The court ruled
| that one more vote was necessary.
''The Iumors OF Hawaii appealing TO
| England for annexation are absurd Apart
| from the fact that there are too many great
| powers interested in an independent au.
| t0nomy OF the Islands, England entered
| into special formal agreement with France
| in 1913 in which both nations agreed to abb
| stain from occupation or annexation.
81 attribute the collapse OF the Hawa ian
and Commercial Sugar Company to a seri-
| Gus failure In their irrigation water supply
on the island Of Maui. They had counted
on 13,000-t0n crop, which fell short nearly
half.
affairs are somewhat depressed with
us in the islands. but planters will still be
able to live. 1t is merely matter Of small
| returns against former heavy profits. which
means cessation of planting only in those
| districts where expenses are too heavy.
| ques ton Of autonomie economics. It re-
| mains TO be seen IL the present officials can
manage TO reduce exr enses TO the satisfac-
ton of the House of Representatives.
I'VE are very well Pleased with the Deep
ening Of our channel entrance to the harbor.
Vessels drawing thirty feet can now enter.
We intended to invite the China to try the
new channel free of ali dues and expenses,
but the cholera scare broke out among our
people and the invitation was not ex-
Acd ln nc 10 . "a
three days on her arrival, but the scare is
over now"
A gentleman in this city is in receipt of a
letter from relative in the Hawaiian
Islands setting forth the Indignation of
Hawaiians over the timd action of the Hon
olulu Board of Health in quarantiniug the
Australia on her last trip to the islands.
THE Board of Health is composed of five
professional gentlemen" he said I'm
their wisdom they guaranteed the Aus
tralia for three days on her arrival from
San Francisco. In vain did Captain Houd-
case of cholera in San Francisco when ne
left. In vain did he point out that he had
clean bill of health. The timid old fogies
were obdurate.
morning were not delivered till II at night.
after they had been punctured into pieces
and fumigated into illegibility.
Every night crowds of boats surrounded
the Quarantlned steamer with offerings of
fruit poi and flowers to the passengers.
The hawaiian band was afioat and all
Honolulu endeavored to compensate the
passengers for their vexatious detention.
After the third day they were allowed to
land on the quarantine station on the reef
and come ashore. As final piece of folly
passengers to the other islands were de-
tanned in Honolulu for ten days before
being allowed to proceed on their way.
And now the board is beginning 10 believe
that chole ra is not raging in San Francisco"