The Daily Bulletin

THE PRESS ON THE MARINES.
Editor Bulletin:—In your issue of Friday last, you published Capt. Alington's refutal of a charge of drunkenness made by the Press against some of the crew of the H. M. S. Satellite who were on shore on a specified evening last week. In return the Press indulged in a singular attack on Captain Alington's claim to credibility and on the bad conduct of man-of-war's men in general. I ventured to protest against this assault, but as the Press does not see fit to publish my letter, may I request the favor of your inserting it.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
Theo. H. Davies.
Honolulu, Oct. 10th, 1885.
To the Editor of the Press. Sir:-
Captain Alington has left a great many friends in Honolulu, and, so far as I know, only one enemy. Amongst his friends there will be but one feeling, on perusing your comment this morning; and since Capt. Alington confined himself to denying the truth of a statement made by you, which you do not, even behind his back, summon courage to repeat, his friends may safely leave your original statement to its fate. It is undoubtedly an astute stroke on your part, to take refuge in a somewhat ungenerous and possibly equally untruthful slur on every man-of-war that has touched here for the last two years. But as no bond is stronger than the obligation of hospitality, and no sentiment more sacred than that of loyalty to absent friends, I fear few of your readers to-day have escaped the feeling that both bond and sentiment have been rudely violated—and against this violation I respectfully protest. There is also the question of your taste involved, but upon that point it is perhaps unnecessary to trouble you.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
Theo. H. Davies.
Honolulu, Oct. 10th, 1885.