Show SANDWICH ICH ISLANDS elder william king writes from honolulu to a friend in this city brother fox arrived here all right and is assisting brother davis hi engineering and the band is wang commendable progress un der r his tutelage I 1 came here yesterday in company with to brother eakle to meet his wife who is expected by the steam or aue due today but probably will arrive sa in the morning we T are having very dry weather Bs A having had any rain to speak of the first of last december lm ber which web has given gi venue us a fine ry for or taking S off our crop which is brot coming up to our expectation e we have reason to be thankful W the success that has attended us thus far ar owr statement received today shows our indebtedness to be 10 you see we have cut it down T me and we have the returns of twi more shipments to come in from this a run which will still further aduce it io to we will close about ry I 1 had expected at least fifty a more tore but there is nothing dis if we have rains our ws crop will be much larger the awe we and horses are doing well so wj 5 notwithstanding the dry st 1 some gome of the stock raisers have ced to kul kill their stock for nsf air hides bides already ewa kauai yi roba kahala kona and kau are bul very much for rain the L ale ve of honolulu are on water ra k aa scarcely any being allowed i gardens and lawns our water aft Is w turned off half of every day tb time dara draws nigh for brother j and fa aa y brother bees wife and two children broth boer er matthew noall wife and 0 two o children to take their depar g they will be missed A few to va flan lians will accompany the re nang elders |