The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1856-11-06
OTE OF THE WEEK.

~ Three numbers of the :" Commercialo H.
been issued since the departure of the last maj, &.
the United States. They can be procured At ~.
counter either single or together, in wrappers, read.
for mailing.
I A HAWAIIAN FUNERAL.-The funeral PROCESS;
which accompanied the corpse Of the son of To-
Pikoi Ga chief on Saturday last was n novel ana
unusual sight, and illustrates the fondness OF e.
Hawaiians for display. The escort partook som.
what of a ludicrous imitation of royalty, consists.
first of the lads horse with its e~quipage, saddle. 30
and with a pair of red-topped boots strung across N.
saddle. Then followed the hearse, and after it tuo
hundred females, all dressed in deep mourning and
mounted on horseback in Hawaiian straddle-fashion
Each female had a string of yellow lauhalas (wreatbs,
around her neck, with long black riding dresses.
reaching to the ground. After the females came
about one hundred and fifty men, also on horseback.
all dressed in black, with Grape on their left arms.
After passing through the principal streets, the po.
cession went out to the new tomb recently built bv
Mr.. Piikoi, on his farm at Waikiki, where tents had
been erected, and after the coffin was deposited in thu.
tomb, a feast was served up in original Hawaiian,
style. -
- Our patrons in San Francisco are assured that
their notices inserted in the " Commercially will ,a-
ceive a wide circulation throughout the Pacific, espe.
cially among merchant and whaling vessels, which
visit many ports in the South and West Pacific
Our edition varies weekly from 900 to 400 copies
L.. P. Fisher, Esq, at the Merchants Exchange. will.
attend to any orders for US.
ACCIDENT.-An accident occurred on Saturday.
the Steam Flour Mill. The i" connecting rod'' of the,
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steam ON, the engine had its own way for a short
time, singing the rod around, and breaking other
parts of the engine. In attempting to let off the
steam or water from the boiler, the Chinaman tend.
ing the engine got very severely scalded. The delay
in grinding was only for a day or two, the mill being
again at work. -
u By a notice in another column it will be seen
that the Annual Meeting of the Sailors Home Socie.
ty will be held on the evening of Nov. II, for the
choice ofTrustees, and other business. The "Home,,
is now about completed, and we have no doubt is
meeting the wishes of its patrons. We understand
from the manager that its apartments are well filled.
and that ths>c6nveniences and comforts afforded are
aPprecjseea by those who stop at the Home.
HONOLULU HARBoR.-It may be a matter of Interest
to captains and merchants abroad to know that this
port is now furnished with a new tow-boat of sufficient
strength to tow in. any ship that may visit this place.
She is placed under the charge of the pilots. It adds
much to the safety of any port to have the aid of a
good steamer, but here it has always been considered
q necessity. The channel of the harbor is now beina
accurately re-surveyed by the officers of II. B Ma
Ship Hauannah, and we learn that the SURVEYS made
thus far show a depth of % feet on the lee side of the
channel, which side has been rarely used owing to its
proximity TO the reef, but now with the aid of a tus-
vessels of that draught can with safety be brought in
at high tide. The survey, however,. was undertaken.
mainly to determine whether it is practicable to cut
another channel into the harbor, or alter the present
one. -
80 We have been requested by Capt. Jas. Smith
and others to notice the charge made In the last
PolynesiGn against the clipper ship Sea Serpent, Of
stealing q boat from the harbor and setting it adrift.
Capt. Smith, r. Coady, Louis Anthem, and several
others residents were ON board the S. S., and left her
after she got under weigh, and we are requested by
them to say that the statement is wholly unfounded
and unjust. Capt. Whitmore has been here several
times BEFORE and we are sure would never allow such
an act by any one on board his vessel. It is parhc-
ularly annoying to strangers to be so charged, espe-
cially after they have left and the charge is made on
behalf of the government. Two or three weeks ago,
we were assured that the statements made in the
Polynesaan about Capt Coggins demanding pay for
his ballast, were untrue. We requested his denial
in writing, but it was not furnished to- us in time,
hence the appearance of Capt. C.'s denial of it in the
Polynesian of the Goth. Mr.. Hoare has also called
on US, and stated that the Polynesian had done him
injustice, by giving a wrong impression in regard to
his taking 400 tons of ballast from a clipper and
losing $3.50 by it, whereas he gave the whole facts
IN the matter to the PolynesiGn, and stated that he
sold the ballast again, and instead of losing, made
nearly $500 out of the job.
ROYAL HAWAIIAN THEATER.-Since our last issue,
this place of amusement has been nightly filled By
highly respectable audiences, and the plays have been
of such a character, and performed in such a manner
as to give general satisfaction. The management
spare ne pains to make their Theater an agreeable
place of resort, and we are glad to see that our oiti-
zens appreciate THEN efforts. Tonight, Mr.. Wilder