The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-10-17
A Cold Shake.

Cleaner, we must say that he shows
great ipgratitude in getting up a
family picnic and not inviting Brer.
Boxie to join in the aquatic sports,
especially when he knows that at
the present time we have no boat to
sail around in. In making twenty
Eve mile trip it would not have cost
any more for coal, nor would there
have been any more wear and tear
upon the engines or hull, il we had
been invited to take part in the flow
OF reason and the feast of bowl that
always are the particular features
of yachting picnic. We cannot
deny that we feel hurt at not being
invited, as it was family picnic,
and not a single Jack tar was on
board the yacht, which had been
desecrated for his sole use and bene-
fit Bro. Austen's steam picnic took
place last Monday, and was held at
Nagaura, distance of twenty-five
miles, having to be run on the round
trip. We had detective on the
trip, so as to find out il he was do.
ing Seamen's Mission work, and we
are glad to say he was-Bro. Austen
aud his family was the Seamen's
Mission work. Seriously speaking,
we wish to place ourselves right be-
fore the public as regards this steam
launch farce, for while we state our
own sentiments we also echo the sem
timents of dozens OF our best citizens,
who have become thoroughly dis
gusted with such extravagant means
for providing pleasure boat for
| Mr.. Austen and his family Like us
they base their opinion on the fact
that, taking the reports OF the local
Seamen's Mission for the last ten
years, and bearing in mind that but
few cities in the world--where there
ara one thousand seamen to one
visiting this port-that can afford or
seeing any use in having steam
launch to go one hundred yards in
a protected harbor, and think it is
asking too much to cater to any
such extravaganza as providing
funds to keep it running Revs.
Irvine and LOOMS are doing just as
much missionary work ahoat, aud
have been doing it for years, but
they ask no more than ten sen
sampan fare to praise the same God
that Bro. Austen requires $4,000
steam yacht whistle to praise, and
announce the Deity that he was
about to board a vessel and save,
souls by the latest improved meth
ods-price, $500 year. We have
claimed from the beginning that to
beg money to keep up the Cleaner
was obtaining it under false pre-
lenses, and that it was an injustice
to both God and Jack to claim it in
their name. We also claimed that
Bro Austen was not sincere in his
| profession, for, while claiming that
| it was intended to save Jacks soul
he really wanted it for his own
pleasure. Public opinion was toe
strong for him at the inception oil
his little game, and he not only
walked the streets wearing an air OF
persecution, brought about by the
unholy Box, but he carefully steam
ed about the bay and induced ship
masters to permit the use OF their
ships for Sunday services, SO as tc
| give an impression that he was doing
,meritorious work. 1t was no trou,
BILE to find sailors who would enjoy
a change Of scene on Sunday by
going from one ship to the other
in a yacht-even if they had to
listen to the mouthings OF man
whose views OF worldly things are
more elevated than those OF the
lowly Nazarene who founded a reli-
gion which has elevated mankind
From the beginning we doubted his
sincerity and predicted that sooner
or later he would use the yacht fol
his own selfish purposes, SO we have
watched his mnvamants and wher