Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 167, 19 July 1894 — THEIR STRONG IMAGINATION. [ARTICLE]

THEIR STRONG IMAGINATION.

More lies from official hired Correspondents. Comments sre not necessnv on the follnwing editnrial whieh *ppenred in the Boston GIobe on the Sth nlt. I * * hawaii wixs tfte bace. There will be sinc«r« monrn*ing in Downing st. Lr>n(ion. the news that a Briti«h cruiser has been distanced in the race for the oossessioa nf Necknr ish»nd, <>nd that tho coveted pr'ze hss been gained bv an Hawuiian vessel. America, however. will extend most cordi.il congr>»fal>ition8 to the peoplo of the Sandwich is l.«nds--proTisionaIists, rovalists, repnhl:cans, natives, mis.sionar"es and po!itical workers alike—upon their aehievenient, * John Bull has already his fu’l share of lwud possessions in the Pacifio. It is a good thing for j Hiwaii and a good thing for all | the nations of the enrth except ; Engl«nd that the Britisb cru : .ser has been ontsai!ed in the contest to reach aud secure historic Nee—ker is’and. Now if this flagrant lie had simply been the prt>dact of one of the ordim«ry partisan correspondents who infest this conntry we sbould have taken no notice iof it. But the editoriil is in another eolnmn of the same issue claimed to be based upon statements made by Capt «in King the Miuister of Interior. TV r e ean h«rdly believe ihat any man holdiug a high position like Mr. King del«berately shou!d have fathered the iusnlting staternent Mgiinst the officers and ship of a | friendly nation but this is what the Globe corresp>ondent writes: The race for N»>cker island bet ween the Hawaiian steamer Iw.« lani «nd tho British cruiser Cbam pion resnlted in favor of the Hawai«an’s whose flagnow tioats over ! this desolate rock iumidocean. Two days ago the Iwalani ! returned with the weleome intel- | ligence that she won the nee and secured the island. Mmister of : the Interior King gave your cor | respondent an account ofthetrrp. He said: •‘It was au exciting voyage for over half the way. The Chamfollowed in our wake, but though | she put on considerable steam we easily k»»pt the Iead * Tou ean imag ne the excitement on board our cr «ft for these i two d>iys. We cou)d see tbe Charapion p!owing her wav ; thr*''gh the sea directly :«stern, snd it lo>>ked as tbongb she bad ; suspected onr «>bject and was b und to overhaul us. •‘FinH‘ly, on the morniag of the secood day when we looked for ber she was g ne. It is evident she gave up the chase. fot s)«e wonla out have gone so f>«r out tu sea for simple t rget practice. To whieh * trutbfnr’ st »tement the correspondent >-dds: The Cbampion returned her» yesterd-ty. Her offioecs declare that tbey io de no »ttempt t** re«ch Necker i»la**tT, but tbis statement is not cred tod.