The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-10-22

HARpER's WMKLY.-AS term Of the club sub
s~cription for this popular v ky expires at the CLOSE
Of this year, it viii be neces ny to send forward by
the Fanny Majors mail to We it continued from
january /, 1858. Those " wish it continued, are
requested to notify the agen Any new subscribers,
who wish to take it from ia T. 1853. can now engage
it. Terms, 81 so per an&dm in advance, which
covers the American postage.
STEAM SUGAR KErTLE-Messrs Pierce & 10. i'm
ported, per Fortuna, q new steam boiler or sugar
pot for the Lihue plantatiou4 It's cost in Boston was
some $500. We undersda1 1s calculated greatly,
have been extensively used Cuba for some years
but the above is the first thai has been introduced
here. y
RAN AwAY.-Eight men, Epnging to the Saro
toga, stole a boat from alongs6A uk<ht befoss.
and pulled directly out of the BID 466&st
with the men in it was seen yesterds 20 some
distance to leeward. It is $500 M Intend to
get on board the >Rsturn, homewsrd bound,
or some other eXl 81 the ships lying off and on.
PoTAT0 Eve would call the attention of those
IN w33SF6f potatoes to the advertisement Of Messrs
Moy Spencer. Families or ships can be supplied
~ all times at short notice. The potatoes are very
superior, and will keep well at sea-
New SrEERING AppARATus.-The schooner Kamoi
has been provided with a new steering apparatus--
]. consists of a wheel, which works on o semicircle of
cogs instead Of with ropes as is generally the CASE
We understand from Capt Chadwick that it works
admirably, and SO easy that a child c~an.steer the ven
sci in ordinary weather.
From JApAN.-Capt. Homer, of the Messenger
Bird, from Hakodadi, reports that the japanese we're
quite friendly, but they mad nothing to trade. Fresh
beef even could not be got, as their religion forbids
the slaughter of cattle. Fruits and vegetables were
obtained in plenty.
A NEW BR1DGE.-The old bridge at the foot Of Bere-
tania street has been taken down and q new one
erected. The timbers used in the new bridge are
strong and substantial, but the old ~abutments. which
still remain, appear to be anything but solid, built as
they are of one wall of coral, flied in with rubbish.
STRANGER FRIEND SocIETY.-The meeting of this
Society will be held tomorrow evening, (Friddy,)
at the residence of Charles c.. Harris, Esq, in Nuu-
anu, and not on Thursday evening, as notified in the
Polynesian of Saturday last.
WHALEMEN's EXCHANGE BLANKs.-A new form of
these blanks has just been is@ed from our publishing
offS,E5t up in the neatest style, with new type.
The first, second and third sets are each printed in
different colors. -
FAIR.-The Fair of the Methodist Episcopal Society
to aid in the erection of a parsonage, will be held on
the 10Th November, at the auction room of ]. F.
Colburn. -
A NEW FmM.--By a notisGuip oanrslumpe y n5ay,
it win be seen that Mess =
ISOLATED themselX .0f 5hs purpose of carry EHtH
shipwright's Business.
% have been requested to note the arrival of
the 8 gentleman of taro-patch notoriety,'' expected
per Yankee. If our readers fail to appreciate the
above, they viii please call on 8 the committee.''
WHALER AT AUcT1oN.-The whale bark United
States is advertised for sale at auction.