The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-07-08
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

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The GuANo TRADE-At length, after much delay
caused in part by the unfavorable official reports o
Com. Mervine and Capt. Davis, and in part by ths
distance the islands are located from New York, thu
Jarvis Island guano trade begins to assume q tangi-
BILE form. The American clipper ship White Sral-
Lo,c, Capt. lngersoll, chartered in San Francisco on
account of the American Guano Co.. by Mr.. s. G.
Wilder, arrived at this port on the I'd, and sailed
again on the 9th to load ct Jarvis Island. She can
carry 1900 tons, and as the pioneer ship in the guano
trade will be watched with interest. She sails from
that island direct for New York. and as she will
probably be able to get her cargo in by the end OF
August, may be looked for at that port about the first
of December. We have no doubt, basing our conf
dence on the emphatic assurance of old guano traders
and on the sales already effected. that the guano
shipped by the White Swallow will command in New
York a quick sale at a remunerating price. We
learn that one or two more clippers will be chartered
at San Francisco to load at Jarvis Island during the
fall.
Immediately on the arrival of the White Swallou
the packet Josephine was got ready for sea, and sailed
on the Sd for Jarvis Island, with Mr.. Charles H. Judd
and twenty-five laborers, to occupy the island and
take charge of the property of the Company, direct
the mooring Of ships and load with guano for the
Company. We understand the Josephine will visit
New Nantucket, which lies about a thousand miles
west of Jarvis Island, under the direction of Can't.
Lewis, now at the latter island, who will make a sur
vey and chart of New Nantucket. She may be ex-
pected here with a cargo of guano by the LIST of Sep
TEN Der. -
EXAMINATION OF NATIVE SoHooLs.-The annual
public examination and exhibition of the native
scholars of Honolulu and its vicinity took place on
Wednesday and Thursday last, at the Kings Chapel.
The first day was occupied principally with the ex-
animation OF classes in the elementary branches.
With few exceptions the exercises went off with great
credit. These native scholars appear to understand
what they learn, for in some cases, questions were
asked and readily answered which they had new
er before had propounded to them. The second
day was taken up with declamations, dialogues and
singing in Hawaiian and English. Several of the
dialogues were executed with great credit, and IN a
manner as to bring down immense applause from the
audience. The g Ancient fisherman" in which a
native lad from Manoa was the principal actor, was
remarkably well spoken. Another dialogue, which
caused much merriment, was the sc Chinese Doctor
and all who witnessed it gave great credit to the
principal actor, who personated n Chinaman to the
life in his dress, queue. gestures and talk. These
dialogues, we understand, are originated wholly by
the pupils, who display considerable taste and skill in
III eAecutOn OF the several paris. several original
tunes were sung by the pupils, and executed with
credit. 1t is difficult to give a sensible translation of
these, owing to the entire want of rhyming. From
one of the songs, composed by Mr. Ii, and sung by a
class led by Mrs. II, we copy n verse of the original,
abiding to the young Prince
Re onoi mel kakou
ka loaa ana ma
Ike ALI oninpio.
Haiku a Hawaii mel,
i makua no utakou-
Ka Hooilina o Ike Aupuni,
poimaikai al ma lebuleiu,
Nh keiki n kanaka-
IA wal, ka wal Q inn. 2 inu no
y inu kakou a pau na kanalI,
Ma wal kahe a kahawai.
IA Puaiiinuwai
At the conclusion of the exercises, the scholars. of
which there may have been 400 present, marched to
the Royal School premises, where they sat down and
enjoyed a feast a la Halccii.
IMPROVED SroCK.The beef cattle of these islands
will soon compare well with those of many more ia
vorably situated countries. Mr.. Chaplin, from DR..
Woods plantation, brought up last Thursday, in the
John Young, a three-fourths Durham bull. fourteen
months old, which was as large and handsome a crea-
ture as,sY ever saw of his age. As a proof of his good
points. need only rnention that Thomas Cnmmin"s
ESQ, an acknowledged connoisseur in stock, at once
paid the price which was asked for him-S200. He
is from a bull introduced by Dr. Wood some three
years ago from the United States via Cape Horn.
REsoLurE RuM.-By the last steamer to San Fran
cisco, Capt. James Smith received from New London
a bottle each of Sherry, Port, Brandy and Jamaica
Rum, which were found on board the British dis
covery ship the Resoiute, when she was boarded in the
North Atlantic by the crew Of an American whaler.
On Monday last, ut dinner on board his bark, the
Yankee, Capt. Smith complimented his English
guests by opening these relics. The recolections
suggested were, it may be supposed, very pleasant.
VANDYKE.-Mr Rowland succeeded yesterday af-
ternoon in taking a fine daguerreotype of the race
horse Fandyke, now considered the champion Of
the Hawaiian turf. MIR. Spencer intends sending
an ambrotype copy to the London illustrated .News,
with an account of the race. By reference to our
advertising columns it will be seen that Tandyke
challenges the field, to run ON the next holiday, July
31st, for any amount from one TO five thousand dol
lars Boston's hackers are good pluck, and say he
will be on hand again.
SALT.-We notice a shipment per Yankee of some
fifty tons Puuloa Salt, by the proprietor of those
works, Mr.. Daniel Montgomery. Under the able
of Mr.. Montgomery, the manufacture of
salt has been greatly improved. and it is now
to be entirely free from its former objec-
,ionable quality-lime. We learn that large guam
titles of this salt are used in the laboratory of the
United States Mint, at San Francisco.
ELEoTIoN.-The following gentlemen were chosen
officers of Honolulu Fire Co. No. l, at the annual
election held on Wednesday evening:
L. F. BEATTY, Foreman.
G.. W. Crocker, -4sst. Foreman.
Dudley C. Bates, Secretary.
W. F. Ladd, Treasurer.
Joseph o. Carter, Delegate to the Fire Dept.
THE KEKAULUoBI.-We learn from Mr.. W. II.
Johnson that vessel, having been thoroughly re-
under the supervision of Mr.. Foster, will
probably arrive here about the 18th inst. Both
masts have been taken out,-a new main-mast put