THE CRISIS IN HAWAII.

Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 30, 3 February 1894, Page 4

THE CRISIS IN HAWAII.

The news which reached ub by the Mariposa regarding the crisis in Honolulu, is chiefly an expansion of the information contained iv cablegrams a short time ago, except in one particular where it contradicta that information. When the mail steamer left 'Frisco it was understood there that she carried the final instructions of Congress to the United States Minister at Honolulu, outlining to him his conduct in view of the Provisional Government refusing to comply with his demands. Ib was rumoured at the same time that the constitutional lawyers of the House had. detected a most interesting legal complication in connection with the Hawaiian situation, which might result in bringing in question the authority of, .Minister Willis to make c a demand on President Dole to retire. Since the departure of the Mariposa we have learned by cable that Congress, to which President Cleveland had entirely referred the Hawaiian question, was reported to bo favourable to a--Provisional Government* and that the Committee of Foreign aflaira had approved of thePresident'sdenunciation of annexation or a protectorate. For three weeks before the arrival of the mail boat in Honolulu, and up to the time of its leaving for this port, the Hawaiian press has been occupied in discussing the probable action of the United States Government. The friends of the Queen seem to be hopeful of her restoration, and the adherents of the Provisional Government are equally confident that the United States will nob seek to disturb the existing state of affairs. The assumption that because the monarchy was overthrown by the United States therefore that Power should restore it, is conceived to be most false by the Provisional Government's friends who consider that the United States have no right to meddle with Hawaiian affairs. The organ of this party has columns devoted to the history of the islands in which the monarchical regime is denounced in unmeasured terms. At the same time there is discernible a strong feeling against the United States as if it were feared that the decision of Congress when received would not ba favourable, as we have reason to believe it may be, to the present state of things. The 'matter to which we referred when we said that the papers to hand contradicted the cable information was this. In a cable of January 9th, it was reported that United States troops had been landed at Honolulu, and that an engagement had taken place between them and those on shore, in which several livee had been lost. The cablegram, which evidently had reference to the excitement which prevailed on the 18th of December, was totally incorrect. On that day, it is true that there was a great stir in the place, for both annexationists and royalists expected that decisive news of the action to be taken by the United States would be communicated. Crowds of natives thronged the docks from an early hour in the morning, and expectation was on tiptoe all day, but beyond that there was no demonstration of any kind. Till the mail boat left, the situation remained unchanged.

It i 3 well for any credence Dr. Bakewell' late statements in the ♦• Nineteenth Cen tary" may have gained in England, th»t he did nob make thorn first here. Then hii rash and altogether unfounded assertion that 95 per cent, of the people of New Zealand were averse to the granting of tha franchise to women in the colony would have brought down such a shower of emphatic denial on his head that |h is very doubtful whether he would hava had the courage to write the article at ali. or, having written and published ib, whebh«r its most veracious statements would not have been looked ab with suspicion. Thjj at least is the view of the matter all th» friends of the ladies will take, and they will sympathise with the resolution passed by the Auckland Women's Political League ab their meeting on Friday* In thab resolution the members «I the League censured the Btatemenl of Dr. Bakewell, and debormined to send % copy of the resolution to the editor of tha " Nineteenth Century." One is aa bun prised as the ladies were perhaps indignant that Dr. Bakewell should have made such an assertion. Ib is nob only incorrect, bub ib is almost impossible to ccc how' tha writer could hava been ignorant of its falseness. A knowledge of the history of the movement such as we would expecfa anyone who prebends to write on it to the •• Nineteenth Century " to pos&esß, mush have prevented the doctor from unwittingly publishing a gross mis-statement.

To the Editor: Sir,—Kindly allow me to make a correction. Your report of the City Council news in Friday's Stab represented me to have written, "re formation of a road Between John and OHpbanb-streebs," whereas 1 wrote remind* ing the Council of their decision of September last bo defer the formation of a road of communication between John-street and Pompallier Terrace, via James-street, until the summer months ; and I wrote to remind them thab the summer months were considerably advanced, yet nothing had been done towards remedying ourgreabgrievance. —I am, etc., A. Smith, Ponsonby;

Moro changes are notified in the local ptflice force. Constable Foreman, of Ponsonby, proceeds shortly to take charge of Papakura Station, in the place of Constable McKnight, who comes into town. Constable Carylon takes charge of the Ponsonby Station.

A fire occurred at Black's Point, lleefv ton, yesterday morning, resulting in the destruction of Tonkin's Hotel and Walsh's store, while the Albion Hotel was also considerably damaged. , The New Zealand Office had a policy of £500 on Tonkin's Hotel, which lapsed in November.

Walsh's store and contents were insured in the Commercial Unioa for £175.

Mr J. M. Brigham, Secretary of the :> Auckland Harbour Board, is ill at present, suffering severely from sciatica. ■

A meeting of creditors in the estate of : ■ John Peters, storekeeper, Hikurangi, was ::\v. held before Mr J. Lawson, Official Assigne, yesterday. There were present ; the debtor and his solicitor, Mr H. Camp-; ii bell, Messrs Harper (Cuthbertson and Harper), Colegrove (Nelson, Moate and Co.), Mennie (Mennieand Dey), Shaw (MeArthur and Co.), Caverhill (New Zealand Foreign Meat Co.), Dufaur (L. D. Nathan and Co.), Ebrman, Whitelaw and Berry; ( J. Buchanan and Co.). The offer of a com' position of 7s in the £ by promissory notes of two, four and six months with proper ; guarantee against failure, waa considered. Thia offer was accepted, there being only two. dissentients. The resolution will ba confirmed at a meeting of creditors to bs held on Friday next at 11 a.m. A meeting of the members of the Auck- ■. land Provincial Agricultural Association was held at Messrs W. J. Hurst and Uo.'i farmers' room yesterday afternoon to con* sider the decision of the Government, ta; close the quarantine station at Motuihti: Mr M. M. Kirkbride.presided, The action of the Government was strongly condemned, and the Secretary was instructed to invite the attendance of each of the members- w« the Auckland district at a meeting of the Association next Friday at 3 o'clock. Thq question will then be fully considered. A cordial invitation is extended to all those;' interested in the subject to attend and give their views.

A dividend of one shilling per share has been declared in the Crown Company's mina ■ at the Thames. This means the distribution of £4,000, but as most of the shares are held in Glasgow, of course the bulk of that; money goes to Scotland. As the shares; have been all paid up, the first) dividend will a be very welcome to those who risked their capital to develop one of our mines.' Coupled with the three dividends paid last) year by the Waihi, this should eucourago foreign capitalists to invest in our mines.

At the Durham-streeb ealeyards yeßtei> ' terday the steeplecha'sing horses Chester, Neli and Cleveland were sold by auction, the prices obtained respectively being 31 guineas, 12£ guineas and 32 guineas. Mr Laycock purchased Cleveland, and Mr J. Davis bought Chester, Neli becoming the property of Mr J. B. Ariell.

The quarterly meeting of the Fox Memorial Juvenile Temple, No. 110, 1.0. G.T., was held last evening in the Alexandra-street Sun day-school. There-

ports showed that the Lodge was in a very good position. The following officers were elected for the ensuing quarter:—C.T., Sis. Piccon; V.T., Sis. R. Mincham J Sec, Bro. R. Cook; F.S., Sis. Robinson; T., Sis. Archer; Cbap., Sis. P. Mincham; M,, Sis. Scanlon; J.G., Sis. King;O.S., Bro. H. Cook; A.S., Sis. Hawkes; D.M., Sis. M. Mincham. The officers were installed by the Superintendent, Bro. M. Cook, assisted by Bros. Proud and Shorter asl.M's. Votes of thanks to the retiring officers and the LM.'o brought the meeting to a close. With fine weather February 24th will se« Motutapu thronged with excursionists from Auckland, Thames, Warkwortb, Whangarei, Gisborne, Otahuhu, Howick and Cambridge, to participate in the Jubilee1 celebration of the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows. The Committee have raade arrangements for brethren and friends from these places to take part in the Jubilee celebration. The proeramme,

which is to be found in our advertising columns, is certainly comprehensive apt* attractive enough, and the Committee »' tend bo allot numerous and valuable prize* , for the sports. The tugs-of-war between the various Lodges of the Society are already exciting considerable interesi j among country members, who are training , for these events. The full strength of tne Artillery Band, under Bandmaster Hunter, has beeu engaged. Arrangements are being made for charter of the s.s. Waiotani to convey picnickers from tbe Thames. am ; Harbour Board have granted the use eta large punt, which will ensure a safe ana expeditious landing. The Newton Musical Society commence operations after the holidays on Tueßcmy nexb by a concerb to be - given in the api phany schoolroom. A varied P«>gnw»pe »»,.... been arranged, including the Aucktad-, Hand Bellringers, and several we™*" local singers. The Society have in ecti* preparation an operetta by W. v. «. doch. Ib is expected that it will be ready aboub April. . , The celebrated Australian 1 Messrs Joshua Bros, is now obtainama from the Auckland agents, Messrs v *» Nathan and Co., or Messrs Brown, tamp bell and Co. The "Lancet' and w "British Medical Journal spew* highest terms of ite undoubted quality. A meeting of North Shore {f^ BJ, be held in the Devonport Council Chambers, oc Monday evening nexb. The firsft practice of the Auckland LiejjJ • tafel will be held in tbo Cook-Bfcreet «»* , on Friday next),

Me accounts of the Auckland Savings , T which aw published to-day, shew ?"»aotwitbstanding the recent, «care, 7 L which aboat £50,000 was withdrawn o d»yn, Public confidence in the p nk remains unshaken. The numbe r i * eoonota open at the close of the year 8|8,163, being 947 more than at the close TlBW> 'The tofcal amounb of dePosifcß, i i,Hio(t interest, on the 51st December * lie al«o £6,899 greater than , 88t; h() M d of 1892, while the numfl" of new accounts opened during *"r »«r 3 443. exceeded by 411 the new l!«£'open*d in 1892 and was greater 8C i. »nv single year of the preceding f^fi s«Spfai profits ab th. clo«e of £ fl Snted Pto £44,397, which forms « h.tftntial reserve fund over and above t ! nSments made by the trustees, of 25c details are given in the accounts. I together, the stateme-b is of a most. f!,fictory character, and amply juetines SlinSence which is reposed in this wellmonaged institution. In Auckland yesterday we had the heavier gale experienced here for Rome fr" About tive o'clock in the evening ! a wind changed to the north wesb with ww rain, and many of the street channels Zb over-flooded. Reports come from as E aouth as Timaru of S^mtb rain j' e i O e the crops, especially in the hop Sens of Nelson. At Wellington, in spite ?f the continuous rain, a hot) wmi kept Soring all day. It is said that such a naoaliulty in the weather has never been Sn before in Wellington In the Wiiksto, the muggy heat which accpmpanied the rain in Auckland was also felt Great damage td the grain which is principally in stook is reported from the district

Captain Bdwin telegraphed at 11.43 . m f_» Glass further rise, with strong fl. toW. audS.W. winds." News from Samoa state that Mr " Tom " p Murray, formerly of Aueklaau, a wellkrown local athlefce, has been appointed •'UomtnantiCT-in-Chief" of the Samoan forcoa. In addition to his duties he wiil 8 1, 0 ac* an Government gaoior. His "army," which ia now on strike, comprises 25 Samoan men of all ranks.

In the dofended case, Deedarßox v. Chatter Singh, two Hindoos, judgment was civ'en for the plaintiff by Mr H. W. NorthcrofD, at the R.M. Court. The evidence ffgs heard on Thursday, and counsel's argument yesterday. Mr F. Baume appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr J. O'Meagher for (he defendant. The claim was for £9 15s lid, Uoßta £2 9a were allowed.

Ad application was made at the Police Court this morning by Mra Annie Kelly, for an1 order protecting hor earnings from her husband. J. Kelly, on the ground that he did not give adequate support for ber aeven children. Defendant did not »ppe»r. His Worship, Mr H. W. Norbhijroft, made the order, and also directed that Mr Kelly should pay 10a per week towards the maintenance of his children.

To the Editor: Sir,—The statement of jonr correspondent, and also of the "Herald's," re the Loan and Mercantile Company is, I fchbk, very misleading, and la tha interest of all concerned ought to be explained. From a statement received from the Official Receiver, I make the iMOts greater than tho liabilities by over tos-quarters of a million. Your correspondent makes it jusb the other way.—l am, tto.,J. M. McLachlan.

At a meeting of the Sailing Committee of the Auckland Regatta yesterday afternoon, the protests lodged in connection m&h tho various races were considered, Tbe complaint against the Aorere was deferred, pending the return of the yacht Inn a cruise. The protest of the Venice ijjaiost the Cpriua was not sustained, and u&bfl matter of the measurement of the Gloriina, it was decided that as Bhe held a certificate, no action could be taken. In the case of the Clio and Kotiro, the protest vas sustained, and the Committee disqualified both boats, the firsts prize being adjudged to the Manola and second to the Orewß. The sculling handicap race for the Wirshall Cup and medal take? place this evening at 6 o'clock. The weather and water give promise of a good race.

At the meeting of the Auckland Theoiophical Society last evening, Mr S. Stuarb read a paper on "Divination Theosophieally Moosidered." In his paper he reviewed the history of divination, and spoke of the psychological and theosophical aspect of thauubject. The paper was a very interesting one, and was listened to with great Attention, a lengthy dissuasion following its reading,

The farewell season of the Ifillis Circus tod Menagerie Combination will be commonced in Auckland on the 10th inab., Saturday next. Mr and Mrs FilHs and Sheir new company will arrive here on Fri toy next from the South. By the B.a. Waihora, which arrived here from the Bouthlast evening, Measrs J. J. Cameron, H. 6.L. Barton, H. S. Ecclea. A. Cameron indJ. Hugo (advance agent for the Com' pany) arrived in Auckland. Since the troupe was last here it has been completely ugaoised, the Freley family, the Maya) troupe, Lazel, Alexandra, and many others toing amongst the new members of the combination. An equestrian spectacle mtitled"The Stag Hunt" will be one of the features of the show, and many other novelties are promised.

News has been received thab the appeal twin reference to the Arawakapekapeka Block hag, after a lengthy trial extanding over a fortnight, been decided at Paeroa in favour of the respondents, thus confirming the original judgment. Mr Purchas, of Messrs Wynyard and Purchas, solicitors, conducted the case for the respondents.

To-morrow afternoon tho Eagle will run her usual Sunday afternobn excursion to St. Helier's Bay and round the Islands of the Gulf. Steamers will also run to the British and foreign warships. On Monday were will be a steamer for St. Helier's Bay at 10.30 and 2.30, returning at 4 and 6. The steamers Despatch and Vivid will ■on to the warships JJussard and Curacoa ■o morrow afternoon.

The butchers' picnic, which takes place Wflyear at Motutapu on Wednesday the I"' msfc., promipes to be a great succeus. in another part of this ianue appears a full of the events which have been |' r >nged for the day'? entertainment, -and lhey give promfpo of excellent sports. The Naval and Military Association fleet at 70, Shortland-stroet, next MonJay evening, when a full attendance of members ia roquoated. Rashbrook and Co., Queen-otreet, are |wing the balance of their summer sea°i« 6tock ab ridiculously low prices, as , m m«at be made for tie* stock coming lnHAdvt.)

' J!?l 8 and men'B oftPß afc 3d each» men'B ■wo hats from la 6d, and boys' washing ■ ■>«• at cost price at Smith and Caughey's ««»rance Bale.-(Advt.) Regatta shirts from la lid; working 2 n% splondid value, Is lid and 2a 6d ; f. 00 moleskin trousers, 48 lid, at George . fOW|a«.~(Advt.) ftI 8rV p-ecial reductions in all Summer iZi. .briM and Plintß» afc Smibh and "J hey«GreatSale.-(Advt,) JJe basb value in boys' or men's clothing Cw1 n ln Auckland will be found at Geo. A k d 8 v a b v oatßabl2B6d>BpleD' t£f Brior White Embroidered Robes Bb tW ,n °minal wicea, at Smith and Alloy's Sale, now on.-(Advt.) «S cin tlem. 6n- wUI find -* fch« lat«8tl novelCSiZI i" 100llar8 'braceo'8tui?^ **lk CldJ l, ef 8i tenaisßßase«,h c«, etc, ai^Goo.