The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-10-29
NOTES OF THEAEEK.


FAssrso,s 1sLAsD.-Ths W Emma. Capt. zsuas
Bent, which left here und/ charter for Fanning's
Island last July, returYh on Saturday last with
about 80 tons cocoanuH OIL, which was pressed in
about two months tiufg Fanning's Is. harbor is mn
lat. 80 AZ and w. H6g. 1899 2V. and is on one of the
many circular islaf As which abound in the Pacific
Ocean. 1t prod@ ses little else than cocoanuts, of
which there are n abundance, and the settlers are
constantly PLAY ing more. About a year ago the
maaienie graz of these islands was introduced there,
and grows wll. Capt Bent left on the island six COWS
and a bull, md a few sheep, which it is thought will
prove of ~ at use to the settlers. Mr.. Henry English
is :" the p%rietor," and, with his few white COM
panions = nd one hundred and fifty natives from a
neighbes ing island, may be considered as possessed of
quite az g pretty property At the prices realized
from rie last lot of oil brought from Tanning sIsland
80 tents per gallon-the present cargo of the Emma
is wd til about $4,000; besides which she took to
Tahihes for sale there some 40 tons. The British flag
we I lderstand has been raised on Fanning's Island,
a fol pal possession having been taken by the British
authorities. Capt. English owns the island, having
purA ,sed it from previous owners, and the protecto-
ran the English flag gives additional guarantee to
hi Aghts. -
S4LE OF VESSELS AT AuoTIoN.-On Saturday last
the Bid bark United States-formerly of Westport
and Jatteriy hailing from New London, though fitted
at bnolulu for the last season-was sold at auction
to 4 broken up for .$725-cheap. On Tuesday of
th' present week the British bark Faith, her agents
hs Eng been unable to raise money for repairs on
bdfomry bond, was offered at auction and brought
s Is25-also considered a good bargain-Messrs. c.
Williams & Co. being the purchasers. We under
sfand she viii be fitted out for the whaling business,
Il - - 49, .,l.@.,
. another addition to the fleet of Honolulu whalers.-
Y nder certain conditions she can be placed under the
y american flag. We understand that she is a Bremen
sbuilt vessel. -
CAUTION TO SHIpMAsrERs.-we regret to learn by
Mate papers from the United States that Capt. Ichabod
e1orton of the whale ship Ocean, which sailed from
4 honolulu for home last spring, has been arrested at
'JBristol, r. l., ON a charge of perjury in making false
| entry at the custom house, and his ship, the Ocean,
seized for smuggling. The trouble was that he had
a collection Of japanese or Chinese goods and curiosi-
ties on board, which were not entered at the Gus
toms. Masters of whale ships nowadays frequently
kcarry home these goods, and should bear in mind
Ahat the custom house officers in the ports to which
Aheir vessels belong are more strict than formerly in
Ward to curiosities.
xbNsULAR APPoINTMENTs.-We understand that
tn Non. A. Pratt, U. S. Consul at this port. on
Thus Nay last appointed DR.. c. F. Guillou Physician
and CA1H I. Lawton (late of the bark Fanny
.Mlor)V Eveyor of the hospital department of his
Consulate.2 Sbese appointments were made by Judge
Pratt, as weA uniformed, upon the ground that the
hospital was instr ted for the exclusive benefit of
American seamen, M that, therefore, they should
have the exclusive benenA of it. This is a new idea j;
but the principle upon which the Consul has acted is
undoubtedly sound and just. DR.. Guillou is a man
of skill and integrity, who has oficiated as physician
in the navy of the United States for some seventeen
years. Capt. Lawton is a man who also stands high.
Both have seen much service upon the ocean and are
well acquainted with seamen, their nature, character
and wants, and both are excellent appointments,
which are alike creditable to the Consul and the gov
eminent which he represents. There were several
applicants for each of these offices, which are UNDER
stood to be quite lucrative.
- That the Commercial -adUertiser is appreciated
as a newspaper, we wish no other index than the fact
that our subscription list hasbeen steadily increasing
by an addition of five or six names each week for some
time past. Our regular edition consists of about 1850
copies, which increases to about 400 copies on the
departure of each mail. Captains and officers who
wish to send to their families a constant summary of
the whaling news received here. will find this paper
just the one. We are assured from different sources
that all of the numbers of the Commercial sent to the
United States are regularly received. This is owing
to the extra care taken by the publisher in putting
them up. We hope to make such arrangements for
supplies of paper from Boston before next summer
that we shall be enabled to issue our paper semi
aoeekly. Our largely increased patronage-both adj
vertising and subscription-seems to call for this
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