The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-03-15

nary weather these inner waters lie
in profound calm, marked off from
the blue and silver ocean by just
one line of milky foam, where the
sweep of the sea strikes against the
coral rock. Ships pass into this
quiet lagoon by passage in the
reef, very we'll designated by colored
buoys. But the light native craft,
canoes, and proas come gaily on top
of the submarine wall, or through
shallower entrances, and pretty it is
to watch the Hawaiians shoot their
boats like arrows over the barrier.
With loud and well-harmonised
songs, flashing paddles, and flower
garlands ON their black hair; their
brown, shapcly bodies standing out
against the unbroken blue, they
mount upon the roller, as if it were
huge sea-horse, and come flying
over in a swirl of foam into the in
Simultaneous peace and safety of the
green lagoon.
Queen Lliuokalani is about fifty
five years of age, of pleasant and
dignilied presence, with the island
comeliness in her placid and gentle
features, and the dark, soft brown
island eyes. She is a descendant as
we'll as a representative of King
Kamehameha the First, who
founded the dynasty, being the
sister of Kalakaua the First,
grand nephew of Kamehameha.
Her husband, the Hon. John 0.
Dominis, since deceased, was not
of American blood, as is said,
but of Spanish or Portuguese. His
portrait, in the Queens sitting room,
presented an intelligent and thought
full face, dark enough to be almost
of the island complexion. Their
daughter, niece the Princess Vic
toria Kaiulani, born in 1875, was
proclaimed heir-apparent in 1891,
and enjoys right to the succession
which cannot be put aside by sugar
filibusters, or revolutions ''as Il strict
ly cash basis" Charming in appear
ance and manners, and of high and
cultivated intelligence, she must be
suffering much at present for her
Royal mothers sake and for the sake
of her people, whose rights and
wishes have been apparently thrust
aside. A beautiful portrait of the
Princess was in the Queens re-
ception-room, side by side with
one of King David Kalakaua; but
her Royal Highness was then, as
now, staying in Europe. We talked
of o Lono's, Captain Cooks first
visit to the islands, andof flowers
for the conversation naturally
turns to them in this Garden of
the Sea. Her Majesty had on her
writing-table a carved ''poi" bowl
full of pretty blue water-lilies, the
Indian lotus, which led to speaking
of India and the Empress OF India.
Queen Liliuokalani talked with en-
thusiasm of our Sovereign's kindness
to her at the time of the Jubilee, of
her happiness to sit near to her
Majesty in Westminster Abbey, and
of the memorable Sights of that
great historical occasion. She speaks
English not only fluently, but with
the utmost grace and correctness,
having soft and musical voice,
especially noticeable when she was
pleased to say to me about England
in Hawaiian, Gle alma oluolu ko oll-
kou," which signified, she graciously
said, "You have indeed a delightful
country"
If, by any hard chance, this inter,
esting kanaka dynasty is to come to
an end, it is very unlikely that the
United States Government will wish
to break its political tradition by as
suming possession of the Hawaiian
Realm; and equally unlikely that the
Maritime Powers could accept such
a seizure of the Key of the Pacific
Queen Liliuokalani will probably be
restored-but failing this, there is
a solution of the problem which
might meet favorable consideration
from all the Powers concerned
There are now upon the Sandwich
group not less than 10000 Japanese
immigrants who have come from
Yokohama and Nagasaki to work on
the sugar plantations. They are
orderly, industrious people, and have
done more for the prosperity of Ha
wall than the Chinese or Portu
guese. The latter, who are alst
resident in considerable numbers
hail chiefly from the Azores, and are
a poor and feeble folk; while the
Chinese visit the islands only t,
make dollars and to return. Th'
best possible "Protector," therefore
of the Hawaiian Archipelago, in the
, event of the surcease of the rightfu
, Royal House, would be his Impera
Majesty the Emperor of Japan
Yokohama is distant only ten day
from Honolulu. The Japanese Gov
eminent has the necessary ships
men, and materials; no Power woult
be jealous of it, proper regulation
, being agreed to beforehand as t.
, native rights, tariffs, and all othe
conditions of the Protectorate. To
gether with a large Japanese immi
, grafton, and under the mild and con
scientous administration of Japa
nese officials, the islands would reacl
, a prosperity hitherto undreamed OF
. while there is affinity enough be
, tween the people of Dai Nippon AM
the native people to ensure tina
they would get along very well to
, gether, as, indeed, is now the cas-
wherever the Japanese and the Ha
, \uoiianS live SiIa law ctIn