Kalakaua's Reign - A Sketch of Hawaiian History #260555

Under Kamehameha V. He had al wa s been an advocate of absolutism, an also of the removal of the prob! Bitiou of furnishing alcoholic liquors to natives. While he was postmaster a defalcation occurred, which was covered up, while his friends made good the loss to the Government. Like Wilkins Micawber, he was impe canions all his life, whatever the amount of his income might be. He was characterized by a fondness for decorations and military show long before he was thought of as a possible candidate for the throne.