The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1856-09-18
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

NOTES OF THE WEEK.
; - Their Majesties and suite arrived On Mopda
morning from Kauai, spent the day on shore. an,
embarked again at 6 z. VI. for H1o.
FRE-occurred ON Saturday morning last be
tween Il and l O'Clock in rear of the premises form
erly occupied by Messrs. Wood and Parke, on Hote
street. 1t originated in the bake shop of. r. Bond
and communicated to a frame building adjoining
consuming both of them. The buildings were owned
by Mr. H. IL. Sawyer. Less about 5000. In the
bake-shOp, were some 5000 lbs. of hard bread belono
ing to the Mil Co., valued at 800. Engine Co
No. l did good service in checking the fire, and
brought the water on the ground just in time to
prevent what might have been an extensive conAa-
grafton, as several of the surrounding buildings were
on IRE at the tire. The value of the public reser-
VolrS was for once clearly demonstrated. The members
of the Fire Department deserve more than a passino
thanks. But while awarding praise we would not
omit to notice the large portion of our citizens who
invariably flock around a fire merely to look on
and disdain to lift a pail of water, for fear of soilino
their pants. At a fire every man is expected to do
his duty. -
ACcIDENT.-We regret to learn that Mr.. Fredrick
L. Hanks broke his leg below the knee; while engac-
ed IN a dance on Friday evening last. Mr.. II. can
hardly be spared from his important post during the
shipping season, and we trust he will be enabled 70
recover soon and resume his place.
~ We notice with pleasure the improvements
going ON with the reservoirs. They should have
been built of stone in the first place. The iron coyerts
placed over them are % decided Improvement ovcy
the old wooden ones which blocked the roads.
PRoBLEM.-The following problem has been hand
ed to us for solution, but after having tried our hand
at 1t, we must give up as non-plussed and pass it
along : to some professor of mathematics or civil engi-
neering; Given, the cost Of a dredging machine to-
gether with the value of a bucket-full of mud to find
the length Of time required for the machine to earn
enough to pay the cost of its repairs, estimated at
$500 per month.
WHO'S TO BLAME?-We learn from Hawaii, that
q singular blunder has occurred in the Hawaiian
blanks prepared for enumerating and taxing the peo-
pie. The blar require boys over ten years of a re
TO be assessed and pay taxes, whereas the statute fix
the age at fifteen. Of course it is a blunder of a
hgure only in the blanks. but the enumerators have
gone and executed their task according to the read
ing or the blanks furnished, and we understand that
taxes have been paid on Hawaii according to the iIIe-
gal enumeration. If the blanks had REQUIRED taxa
from l year and upward, we suppose the same
would have been done. The error should be explain-
cd and corrected by the proper officers.
LODGE Lodge No. 81, OF Free !
md accepted Masons have fitted up a new room for
heir use in the third story of Capt. Makee's brick
building. The p~apering, furniture and ornaments
ire very neat and tasty. The Society is in a pros
porous condition. l
MECHANICS MUTUAL.-A statement OF the affairs =
this Benevolent Society, which was organized some q
hree or four years ago, will be found in another col L
lmn. We are glad to see by it that the Society has |
N invested fund for the relief of disabled mechanics. .
LIE DREDGE AGAIN.-It was announced last Sat +
with considerable flourish that this machine S
Which is now getting to be quite renowned, was going d
0 WORK on Monday to leepen the channel. So on {
londay morning all eyes were turned toward the y
ntrance of the harbor to see how the work progress
d. Up to yesterday three entire buckets-fun had
cen scooped up, but from some cause the dredge has IL
to the harbor, and now lies : in ordinary =
the wharf where she was built. We re- st
lember an old saw which runs thus, and is quite in
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Jack and Gin went up the hill, &c. ~
Those having charge are specially requested to re- NJ
ort progress, and give public information when the m
lannel is ~deepened. Sc
% We have been looking for the arrival of the n
RANGES Palmer, with New-York dates to August pr
but go to press with no tidings of her. She will pc
in by Saturday no doubt. On
II The following account of a new variety Of SUI de