Show HAWAIIAN NEWS mutations TO CELEBRATE DECLINED C FOR FOB SEASONS REASONS chinese and japanese Tn competition becoming formidable to white mechanics and bici chants san an francisco encisco feb 9 the steamer australia arrived today from lien honolulu bringing the following correspondence to the associated press it honolulu 0 reb feb I 1 the irth of 0 january aha v ing been declared a national holiday by tile the R republic e public invitations to take lake part pait were bentin the unit bual a I 1 way nay to the diplomatic and con consular sular cot cains p favorable replies replica were received from all but the representatives ot of the united states england japan anil and france of the these representatives i the three last stated staled in their replies to tills this government that as their governments Govern menta had never recognized the provisional government and as the holiday was waa given in the celebration of the formation of 0 that government they did not feel it incumbent upon them to in any nay participate willis replied stating that he would lay the matter malt r before secretary olney minister cooper denlea denies the statements published in the san I francisco papers regarding his recent visit to hawaii ills his trip to waa simply in conformity with the policy palley of tile the government there was nothing in the rumors of secession of the people on the big island to call tor for a visit ot of any member of the government governa e 11 t to hilo the legislature will meet on the lelh dinst under act 60 of the constitution the legislature cannot s sit it 1 more than ninety days except by spec special la 1 extension by the president and then not for more than thirty days additional many important quen tlora will be considered the asiatic question being one chinese and japanese were originally brO LIght here to work on oil plantations tat ions lons but at the expiration of their contracts many of 0 them drifted into honolulu and engaged in pursuits directly in competition with white mechanics and merchants mci chants this thin competition Is 13 to be felt very keenly the united states steamer boiton Do iton arched on oil the UIL sixteen days from san francisco she will mill remain here h re ten days and then leave tor for the he china station |