The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-09-19

city of Beechworth, distant shout $50
to 800 miles from Melbourne.
After working at the mines, he
returned to Sydney with sbout 100
ounces of gold t$2l00). He there
met his father and mother, who came
after him and his brother, After 8
short stay there, he paid visit to
his old home in Lsunceston, where
he remained for about four months,
working on the Lsuneeston Examiner
during thst time. He returned to
Sydney. where he was married in
1854. His father AMI mother being
anxious TO return to Honolulu, Alick
Bolster. with his wife and one child
(Abrshsml, and arrived here in 1856,
his son being one yesr old on the
18th of Augustine very day he
landed in Honolulu the second time.
MIR. Whitney came to meet him at
the wharf and welcomed him aud
wife and child, and again engaged
him TO work in the Polynesian office.
Having worked in that Office until
about 1860, when Mr.. Whitney gave
up the management of the Polyne-
sian and built a printing Office of his
own, in which he first started and
published the COMMERCIAL ADvER-
TIsER as weekly paper. During the
first week of its issue l left the gov
eminent Office and joined the COM
posing staff of the ADVERTISER, re-
naming In that office until 1868.
During 1860 the Queens hospital
was built, and from that place to
Punshou college president Beck
with, now pastor of the new and
magnificent church known as the
Central Union Church of Honolulu,
the Waikiki plains, on which not q
house nor blade of grass was visi-
bic, and large number of the resi-
dences in Honolulu were thatch
houses, and only one brick building
the Mskee block-in which G. r.
Bishop opened the first bank, with
Johnny Patty as chief clerk: his
father, at this time, Capt. Patty, was
commander of the bark Frances
Palmer. who was afterwards honored
with the title OF commodore, because
of his numerous successful passages
between Honolulu and California;
his rival being the old time-honored
Capt. Jim" Smith, of the clipper
bark Yankee.
In 1853 Alick Bolster, with his
wife and six children, took his de-
psrture for Sydney, n. S. W., in the
bark Fetisch, in company with Capt.
Milne and family. After arriving at
Sydney he took employment in the
Sydney Morning Herald ofice-Hon.
John Fairfax proprietor, Rev. John
West editor-where he remained for
eighteen years.
In 1851 Mr.. Bolster, with his wife
and seven children, returned to
Honolulu. and took employment
again in the ADVERTISER office, j. II.
Black proprietor. After five weeks
illness his wife died, and is now laid
in her final resting place alongside
of his father, mother, his oldest son
Abraham (who accidentally met his
death at the age of 20 years., and a
z years of age.
In the meantime the ADVERTISER
changed hands, next becoming the
of Hon. Walter III. Gibson
and his son-in-law Mr.. Fred. b.
During this time the
first daily came into existence, with
Alick Bolster as foreman, who made
up the first number of the present
DAILY PACIFIC COMMERCIAL ADvER-
rIsER. Another change of proprietor
ship took place.. G. Macfarlane
/ Co. proprietors, r. J. Creighton,
ESQ.,, editor. After this change, Mr..
Bolster went to work for Mr.. Robert
Grieye. where he remained for some
lime.
The ADVERTISER again changed
hands, then becoming the property |
If Claus Spreckels & Co., and pub |
ished in the present Office. Finally, !
he proprietorship of the ADVERTISER |
again changed, and is now owned by
he Gazette Publishing Company, |
l1r. 81. II. Whitney manager and |
asst, but not least, Alick Bolster is
at the case as full hand"
It the age of 81 years on the Sth of
1893.
In conclusion, he wishes everybody
o know that he is a loyal British
ubject, and q faithful supporter of
he annexation OF these islands with
be great and grand Republic of
Lmerics.