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Show HAWAIIM ISLM1DS, Existing CoadlllODS Among tin Ilatiyes of tha SanJnlch Gro.p. ut jiission iiiiisv u i.vir, Itlpnrt ol llio rronedloga tinorig the Salnla nt the llireut Confer coca 31'lln;4. CVrrffjrtrfrtre lltimt Aiiei. lMii-.riandwli.il lalanda, April , 1603. Nlnelyalghtyi are ago Kviif hameha I. wa inado muter of all the lalanda In tho Uandurloh group, with thotxcrpllou of ICxual and Mlhau, and for Iho Hawaiian lilanda It waa Iho beginning of n new ira. I'iiioi fio diali of KamthameluI.rov.il kloganuloMi queen havnaal li)Oli Iho llavtalliiilhrono. In ILe nineteenth ccnlury la tliu ommenctniont of anolher new epoch forlbe llawallane. Tl.ui (ur thu change hia provtn aiiylhlnubut on advantage lo either tho whites or tho native. Tho latter yit believe tho queen will be reinstalled. rein-stalled. Tho depMud queen, Lllluoka Ian!, may have had reaaona to promul galea now oonitllullon with tio coll-lontof coll-lontof horcablue', while the whllra wiro jArtlallyJuelllled In maluUlnlog a provlilonal goverumont. It la a fad that ttiollburalltyond candor can-dor of tho llnwallam U known far an I mar. They havo eacrlflcod their rlghta that tho forelgnora might accumulate ac-cumulate wealth. A groit proportion ol tholawaon theetatuto books havo been mado through tho Imlrumontallty of thomoncjed met of tbo kingdom and for llimiclal purpoaea. Thv treaty with Ihu United Htatts was n financial binedttu tho tugar plsntcra. l.-ua wro pined to Hood the oiuntry with ptiuper labor. Many ( hlme nnd Jap-nneio Jap-nneio wcru alio let In. They osmn hern ne a plaguo to the natlrcr, di grading grad-ing luittad of eluvalliig them. It la an iilatllihed ru'o to report arml annually, the roccelingi if tho Hawaiian infmlou. Thu new lol.alou houient L.lowai not cunipletej hy Iho time ilprctij, neverthileislt now ttands for lis udmlrus lo aay that tho work of tho designer la very creditable. Thu edlflcota on an elevated spot and this dlirlay. lis brauly to advantage. Thu building will lu a immanent connnlencv fcr many years tu cjiuu and a credit to the Htlnla In Ihla laud. A variety of lutchanlcal work lea mnrkuj feature of the new houau. Thtro aro no twu rooina alike. During tbo pnet term thu rain fall exciedeJ many llmta that of prevloua )i-tl. Tor aeveral auoccaalvu dnye, ireaheta Illicit their ohauuela to overflowing, over-flowing, thorehy lloodlug a great jor-centago jor-centago ol thu rlio plantation!. Tholiealth ol tho hrellireu and rlitrra has boon oomparatlvoly good! c.nald-i c.nald-i ring thu uuuiuaI aell ol damp weather. Tho uatlvoBalnls aro still troubled with disorder!, Tho youlli havo loheilted thu dlaeaitsof their I arcnta and tiny are aildom frie from ailments. I Iho traveling Ktdira havu arrived aafcly at Lalu alter a so.uriiof flye montha among llio native. Tlioy re-ort re-ort the 6 iluts financially poorer than Ihey havo been for ranny yiari. Thu clrcumataiiiea of molt wno depond upon their dally toll aro much worm than Ihoie who culllvate their tarn. The llawnllan Oonfarencu of the tiandwlch lalanda convunod on tho Slh, 0111,7th, Ulhandfltli of April at 1,1 e, l.lder Matthew Koall i rmldlng. Ontlieetand weru f.uiteen Atucrlcau J.ldera. Theatteiilauce wasnuoutas uiual. One hundred and forl)-flvewae Ihu number that ropretented thu branches oulalde of I.ilr. Thn program of mrelloga waa an followai WrdneaJoy toreuoou, afternoon after-noon and evening for riunday school nnd V.M M.I.Avijclatlou oonfureiici; liiurilay fureuoon and afti-rnoou Keneral confrreuie; l'rloathoud meeting meet-ing In thu evening; Friday toreajou, general cotfereiice; alternoon aud eveulng centeat ineetlnga fir Ihu Hibbatu aihooN aud V, M. M. 1. Auoilallom; riaturday foronoou and afternoon Itellel Maclity coufcronio, an entertainment In the evening; even-ing; Muuday, gotural confereucev. A rll Otti was a apiclsl day and Its lmjortauce was lmpreised upon the roluda of thojo assembled. The UsInU luaiched two abreast from Iiinlhull lo thu meeting house, led by the Into band. Thu meeting home lad lieoti I ruvlouily decorated for the ocoaalou, Taclug Ihu congregotku were thu Photograpiis ol the 1'lrat l'reeldeuoy. Juil ulow was a Inrgu plcluru of IVeildeut Ilrlghnm Vouug. On Ihu right of thla a plcluru ot thu lemple aitlolly flnlahed and oil thu lull a view taken when tho ciilatono waa laid In 160.'. Hlx banners buarlng In. crlitlciii spiroprlalu for tho day were placed lu the most tone- Icuoui I aits of Hie hall. The snbjeila treat. edby the I.ldtra weie: What the earth was crtatod lor; naluio of thu fall; eatabltihmont ot the Kingdom of Clou; temples, und thu llouk of Moi moti. All thtiu weru plainly el foitb. At noun a grand resilval for thoconfrreiico was given In the new houie. JoluiT. (lllis presided at IhoHab-lutli IhoHab-lutli tihoilionlenuco. Tho various olllcers riportid thtlr repiollve schools. J.IJirUIUs announced that uxhlbltlora would bo held on the different leUnda during tbo UlUr pan of tho season, l.lder Nooll suke upon the dlllerence bttweiu thu UaUiatli Khoola luru nnd llnao InZloii. Thu members thiio aro muatly joung. while lure Ihu majority aru aged, lfu gavugood uoumol on Ihu muiinvr of oonductlug thucxercliia. Ill thuHunday acqool ooutesl, Maul was uwardid lint und lale aocond ile. rtio irlaea wiro two framed I'll tun a of one f llio ttin lea, lhuginenl olllterewtru auitalmd, Thu local olllcers for thu lollowlng It rm arei John l Ulna, piesliint; J.J, Johnronaud 11 rum Do l'rlti, couu selors; Moku Zakuaau, eecrelary; Mauhuw uulla tietsurer. rhu V. M. M, I. A. confertucu was called lo older by A. J. D.vlr, l'rml. dent, who sptko upon thu du.leaufre freeentatlvia; Ihu KUthorlty ul ril-delitt; ril-delitt; thu genual quutloiis to be rent out tu thu several ussaclatloua for the eniuiuglcrm; tho length of meellugs. tto. Ill tho conliit meetings of thu Improvement Im-provement a-1 lolatloni, Maul was decided de-cided best and Lain next I est. First prlz-, plcluru of I'lrut l'resldeucy; airouil prlf, ilctuM of Htll UAm I'lmi.tf. Thogeneralofllcera were euitalno I. Thu local ulllcearu a f i " A. J D.vls, I'm, u, hi; , K. Main r nnd I II. (Jrace, counselor, Moko Nakuaiu, socrllarJ;atIhlWc ail, treasurer. Atlhe Holler Hocltly nifirinne thn sUlcrs met at I.inlLulland w.relid by thebttid tu tho inn tinp houn I.llililci No.II presided. 1 ight Aaierl-ran Aaierl-ran sisters and the l legates of tho mclely did thu i reaching. Ouncral Iniliuctlons tveruglviiiaa to tho du ties of those lliclililid In the member- hip of the society, riilsl" (he hading had-ing organtzit'un in tbo Hawaiian iniialon, Tho general ofllcera wers iillalno.l. Local olllcira for ao nllu term, lilbblu Noall, president, with nil tli" American Ameri-can slslem as her aldr, JvUuewo, Kahuhu, JCaluaplxua unit Nliulnnl, loumclors, Kekuuwn Kakuasu, score tary. A l'rlmary ns-oclallin was organized organ-ized In connection ullh tho Jtsllef society. The manner of conducting llie-.i ineetlnga ti a Jo; ted In . on, will Im decmtil wlic. I. It. lo .all was ohon irosldtnt, Miggm Davis nnd Llnlu llrowu, ruuisilirr, Helen Urace, inualo ulntiui, Keunl, sicrc-tarj; sicrc-tarj; Kattle Ilottendon, trttvurtr. At the (,-oucral confrreiicii tbu names of thu general au'horlllis of thu church were presented an I suitaliud. I.ocal nutliorltlcji Matthew Koall, irealduit rf tho Hmnlhu million, with all Amerloau UJers as liU counselors. I.tclolait!cal oppoliitmenlii Jno. JJr. Jilmaou, president or thu Kuna, ivau mid l'urm conference, M. K. koii anlitaui; Hyrum Do I'tttt, prisldint of ttinllib district, Kallli will. nt; J. 11. Uawks.pioiIJout of the llamakua dlsliht au I gtneral director lor tho HUo, Hamsl.ua and Kohala conference. Danlela KUaha anlitani; Hyrum Dulllr,, prulientol thoKohi. la dlitrlct, John riinllli osilstant; A. J. Davis, president of Mini uonteroncc, also t ro-ldent of tho Wailuku branch II. 1). Dutllii, Moko Is'tkuaau and B tui Lin asilatauta; 1. b Kliher, preal lent of Honolulu brauob, Htipuen ICeeler aisutant, John llrowu aUo at siitant perlodlcallj; Juhu Drown, president of Ihu Uahu conference, Jamts llllih, assistant. John 1'. (llle, Iteeldcntof tho Kaunl confirenoam s-,olal laborer from ICtpila and Wa-hlaura; Wa-hlaura; lleiitj Holtonuorf and Maka-nul Maka-nul aia atanta. Johu Ilrown, vleikof conferuncr; J.K. Klahera-slitant. rompor.i appolutmsuts. Malthew oll mauagerul tbu I.ilu plantation, J. II. draco and Jos. 11 Inurbrr ns-slitsntt; ns-slitsntt; I.lbbln Noall bookkeer; Mag git Daviastorekeopci: C. I). iUrdlinr school teacher, Helen Uraeu assistant. I.a'o llranob, Maltbew N'oall preal-dent, preal-dent, H. II, tlracunud Jos. If. Ihurber oouuselorr; John llrowu hranoli clerk; Sum Kll muilfl dlreilor; U. D. lliiw-lug lliiw-lug president of Huniavschool,Nalnie and Kalocoumelort; Kaulhonul irta-Ideatul irta-Ideatul V.M. M. I. A., Kawahlue aud Kalilnalc.uneelori; Karai pretlJcnt of tho Ilsllcf society, Nowaaloloa nod Ka counselors. Btatlillcal report for term indlug A rlluth, 180J Amerloau Elders und alateri, v.; totul hoUlrik'thri 1'rleet-boo.!, 1'rleet-boo.!, nco; malo Halut, 15Uj: lemalo Haluts, l!u.7; total uill-er., Hainla and children hleiaed, I5SS; new baptlimi, U3, re-bs tlsru-, si, ihllJran bleiaed uuder eight years of a -e, 815; received lubraucliie,137;exoomiuuulosted, i'l; dralbe, 65. ' On thu fourth Iho mlailouary Kldars .ua. ' 1"M rjieclal last dsy, lliat they might havu u proper spirit tu feuJ the riilnu with suitable f ,od for rrlleitloo. Tbu aplrll of alleotloo, order and filth wanho prevailing aharaulerlstla throughout tho April muttlnge. Hiorisof tistlmonlta were Iwrtiu tu the ellect lhat Ihu conference had not let bun paralleled on the lilauJs. liieaniaer to thoaunplci-lloni thoaunplci-lloni of tho Lldera made a laatlng lur preiiloii upon Iho minds of oil preeout, regarding thugoniimu of OoJ. C. D. llAllDl.NU, Clerk. |