The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-05-28
NOTES OF THE WEEK

QUEEN VICToRIA's OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
day last, and was observed with a display of s,~'
Monday the 25th. The corrette was deckeado1~
gaily. Her majesty is thirty-eight years - w
twenty of which she has been queen of tho 9
enlightened and extensive kingdom that has :"
existed on earth.
New AUcTIoNEER.-Mr. J. F. Colburn has recan,
permission to take out an auctioneer's license. And.
expected to do so early in June. He is familiar NJ
the business and will no doubt give s~atisfaction
the public.
= Parry CoUNCILLoRs-Hon G.. NJ. Robertson g.,
Rev. R. Armstrong have been appointed by +,
Majesty as Honorary Members of his Privy CouDsl
Mr.. A. was formerly a member, but resigned il lS5
BUILDING FOR KAWAIHAE.-The frame Of a lar.
stores AZ by 80 feet, has been preparing for Sns
weeks past ON the vacant lot near the Bethel. v.
learn that it is intended for Messrs. Spencer :
LouZada, and is to be erected at Kawaihae, Hanar
The trade of that port we are happy to notice has
increased during the past year, and besides thetnjs
in hides, tallow, &C., some 1000 barrels of irish n
tatoes and a large quantity of beef have been suppEd
to whalers during the spring. The potatoes rasd
at Kohala, and furnished at Kawaihae are, wbe,
fully grown, considered the best produced on ts
islands. |
correspondent at Kona, under dse
of May II, writes: "We have had fine weather t,
spring, for fruit growing. Coffee looks well, but do
not think we will have as large a crop as last year.
Oranges will be late; but we will have a good CROP
The trees look well and iourisEing. Nothing from
Pele, except & little shake occasionally. Week be6oe
last we had quite a hard one. Rev. I. L. Taylor
breaches here every two weeks"
horse recently broken into harness
and belonging to Mr.. NJ. B. Beckwith, run away On
Monday afternoon, breaking to pieces the buggy 70
which he was attached. The latter belonged to Mr.
O. r. Wood.
- On the first page our readers will find items Of
foreign news from our latest exchanges. On the
fourth page will be found some most interesting
extracts from a recent lecture on the Wonders of the
Ocean, by Lieut.. Maury, u. S. N.
- The last arrival from San Francisco, washat
of the Yankee May 6, three weeks ago YESTERDAY,
The sch. Z. II. .4Aen, is looked for daily with San
Francisco dates to May 1, and the Fanny JMqjr
with dates from that port to May 18th or 18th. The
latter vessel has been absent 81 days to-day. On her
pIGfIOuS liz SIG was dUSSuI II odJS. 1.-TWO uaIs
from New York are now fully due.
FROM TAHITI.-The American brig Colorado, 70
days from Tahiti, touched at Lahaina on Friday last,
bound for San Francisco with a cargo of 100000
oranges. Reported one sperm whaler inside and one
outside the harbor. Markets at Tahiti are very dull,
not realizing cost on goods taken from San Francisco
- FL. r. Ell. Prince Kamehameha was at Lahaina
on Tuesday last, and may be expected to return to
Honolulu this morning in the Maria.
- The farmers ON East Maui, commenced har-
vesting their crops on Monday last. The early grain
appears fair, and the weather fine. Reports, how
ever, reach us, that some of the standing grain has
sprouted, owing to the wet weather. We hope the
Agent of the Mill Co.. will be able to supply fresh
-four soon.
AccIDENr-We regret to hear that Capt. Crab6
met with a very serious accident on Thursday last
He was standing on his door step leaning on his cans
which slipped and he was thrown over the edge &
the step, breaking one of his ribs in the fall.
~ We hear that Capt. VIM. Stott went overt
San Francisco in the Yankee, for the purpose Of
purchasing a vessel to run in company. with the
Yankee as a packet to S. F. We also hear that Mr.
A. 7. Lawton, of S. F., intends to dispose of the Fanny
Major as soon as a faster vessel can be procured to
take her place. The trade and travel on this route
demand two if not three vessels equal to the Yank@'
or capable of making the round trip between the two
ports regularly in 45 days.
SUDDEN DEATH.-On Saturday last a post mOrten
examination was held on the body of a native seaman
who died after an illness of twenty-four hours. lie
had been drinking beer, and his death is suppOsedb
have been caused by poisonous substances in TIE
mixture which he had drunk.
: B The Annual Meeting of the American Mission
closed yesterday May 81, after q session of two weeks
Correspondence of the Pacific Com. AdvertiserJ
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