The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-06

The harbor front CT the town had then
two jottics or boat landings. known as
Char,ton's and Ladd * COnpany'S = The
ownsr rship Cf the former OF WIN ch. with
its surroundings. was about To be. or in
fact had alrt ady become a source Of
anxiety and trouble TO the Sov,rnmc nt
Ct that day, ending in the seizure. FOR a
brief period. Of the Islands and the
hOisting Of the British flag. which event
occurred on the 18th day of Ft b-uary. l q.
Between ,ue jcttiss and beyond thtm TO
the northward- the waters Of the harbOr
washed the inner beach, until il connect
cd with the NuUanu stream. where now
sponued by the King street bridge. and
vessels in the harbCr which were always
+ loaded and discharged 1T their noorinEs.
RATED CT tCw,d their water casks mp this
str' am to obtain their supplies Cf fresh
water: the Inhabitants Cf the town being
principally supplied by wells sunk upon
. their PREF misses.
On the other hand. to the southward
4 fort. built with coral blocks. backed
with earth. frCntcd the narrow entrance
10 the harbor and extended along tn,
front Of the present lire Of Queen street.
crossing Fort street. where the Main Sn-
trance was located. thence down the
boundary Of the present Allen * Rcbin-
son lot. from thorcc acrCss the shallow
line of reef to a little beyond the present
line CT Fort street, thence back to the
upper line. The Esplanade CT today did
not then exist
How different the picture from that
Z Honolulu and its surroundings at the
present day.
Only twonty-four years previous to that
time the Hawaiians had destroyed their
dolls and stood revealed as n country
without Cod
Closely following this event was the
ppcrtune advent OF the pioneer m ssion-
aries from New England, who arrived
1t Kailua. Hawaii. April 4. $50, and
these Islands speedily became out
past of civilization and Christianity. cut
cff from the outer world by thousands
miles Of ocean end months OF weary
vcyaging. The coast of California, some
2l0O miles distant. was then but little
known and important chiefly for it's pred
ucts of hides and tallow. and II one
should propose to return TO the civilized
portions Of the United States. 1t would
be about the last place to be considered
n landing for that purpose
The few vessels trading between these
Islands and the Coast. generally made the
bay OF Montery their object point, with
occasional changes to Yerba Buena in the
bay Of San Francisco.
when in 1872. the Government OF these
Islands deemed il urgently necessary to
send commissioners to the United States
and Europe, 10 plead for recognition of
their independence and protection from
foreign agents and war vessels that were
scheming to seize the group they took
what was considered the shortest prac-
'icahle but somewhat hazardous route,
going by schooner to San Bias and across
Mexico 10 Vera Cruz on horse or mule
back.
II was about that time and under those
conditions that there came into this har-
Dor of Honolulu on March 30th. 1S43 a
French whaling vessel. the ship Ajax. lie
Teller commander, OF Havre, France.
some ten months out from home
Captain lie Teller an enthusiastic Free
mason was held in such high estimation
by the highest OF French authority in
Freemasonry in those days. to be em-
powered by the Supreme Council S3 de-
gee of the Scottish Rite in France, to in !
sttute Masonic lodges in ports OF the !
Pacific and South Seas. in places over |
which no other Masonic jurisdiction had !
been established.
Captain lie Teller remained in port an |
on n whaling cruise to the northwest. /
During the interval he met several broth !
er MasOns. both among the residents and /
the officers OF whaling vessels frequent /
ing this port and IL was mutually agreed |
hat now was the time and the oppor- 1
tunity To establish a lodge OF Freemasous. 1
and ne granted authority TO these breth-
rem TO organize n lodge under the name
Of lie Progress De roceanie-''
The first meetings. OF this lodge were
held on board the Ajax. and when the