The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-12-08


Exercise Books Of Queen Emma
while attending Honolulu Semi
nary.
An early Hawaiian vocabulary,
bound in kappa.
"A Short Elementary Grammar of
the Owhihe Language: to which
is added "a large Vocabulary in
English and Owhihe." This is the
first grammar of the Hawaiian
language ever written. 1t was
prepared at the Mission School
in Cornwall, Conn; on the last
page is "a projection of a Lunar
Eclipse" which was to "happen'
in September, 1920. and which was
calculated before the arrival Of
the first missionaries in March,
1870. It is signed by II. Daggett,
who was Principal OF the above
mentioned school.
Curious letter of advice, signed
"Cassandra,' and addressed to
Kamehameha ", January Is,
1855, about a month after his ac-
cession to the throne, and five
days after taking his oath to main
tain the constitution.
Regulations respecting taxes in 1927
Folio manuscript, 226 pages in
length, prepared by the venerable
S. n. Castle over half a century
ago, relating to the prosecutions
of the Catholics, and the Diplo-
matte complications and diff
culties with France.
Extract from Journal of Captain
Charles Clarke, II. n, from 18th
February, 1919, on which date he
succeeded Captain Cook in com
mand of H. NJ. S. Resolution"
Extract from Pocket Diary kept
by one of the Officers of H. NJ. S.
Resolution, 1719," commanded by
Capt. Cook.
Nine sheets of religious music, pre-
pared by the Rev. Hiram Bing-
ham, ST., in the early years of the
mission.
Manuscript book of sacred hymns,
formerly belonging to the wife of
the Rev. Hiram Bingham, Sr.
Original manuscript of the Hawaiian
Hymn Book prepared by the Rev.
Mr.. Lyons, and published in Homo
lulu in 1888
Report of the Commission, appoint
ed respectively on the part of the
King, the Chiefs and the people in
June, 1851, ito revise the constitu.
ton of the land" 1t is dated Nov
~, 1851.
Among the donations other thar
books and pamphlets that came t.
us from our friend and benefactor
the late A. j. Cartwright, Esq, wa:
large collection of old Honolulu
handbills, broadsides, and pro
grammes. Some of the latter wer,
printed upon silk and satin for tn,
use of the Sovereign and Royal Fam
lily.
1t is painful to allude to the dam
age done by the furious storm o
last spring. The water that brok,
through the roof injured our col
lections to the extent of hundreds o
dollars, and the injury done us ha
been only partially repaired. w,
need to-day large sum of money
to restore ruined buildings, to clear
damaged books, and to bind pamph
let's, to say nothing of the amount
required to purchase other literary
and historic material, and to publish
in pamphlet form the valuable
papers that are periodically read be
fore our society. The financial state
of the country is certainly not in oul
favor, but we may look forward il
confidence, if we may rely upoI
the moral and material cooperation
of our membership and the othe
friends of this organization. Thu
members of this Society should no
be satisfied with the growth and de
velment of our Library, until it con
tains every book and pamphle
printed here and elsewhere tina
relates even remotely to the Hawai-
ian Islands. Nothing ever printe'
in this country, even an ephemera
handbill, is without ultimate histori
interest, and there is destroyed ever.
month, in this community, material
that would be of permanent interes
and value on the shelves of on
library. All of which is respectful.
submitted.