The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-01-07


Aloha!
Happy New Year.
Nou mel hoi e Peke e
IA mani
o Maemae,
Ka OF o Nuuanu,
Mana / apo mai ka Ia,
Paa ka luna Waolani.
Hele mai,
Happy new year!
Oil, happy new year!
Oil, happy new year, happy new year, happy new year
Oil, happy new year, happy new year, happy new year!
Hele mai,
Happy new year!
Nou mel e Peke.
salutation.
Happy NsM Yer!
This is for you, Becky,
The beauty
OF Maemae,
The best in Nuuanu,
Thou shadowest the sun
From the view at waolani;
Come hnher,
Happy new year
Sing. happy new year!
Sing, happy new year. happy new year, happy new year!
Sing, happy new year, happy new year, happy ne
Come hther,
Happy new year!
This is for you, Becky.
Horse-rk1ng-th f~avorite recreation of Honolulu
was freely INDUCED IN, and towards evening the
streets presented a lively appearance. No less than
fifty arrests were made by the police for fast riding.
Among the foreign residents, the custom of making
New Years calls upon friends and acquaintance,
was generally carried out by the gentlemen, while
the ladies received the congratulations of the season,
and at their Widespread boards courted the " attack
of knives and forks" As a diversion, the steamer
Pele made an excursion in the afternoon with a COM
pany of ladies and gentlemen, and proceeded towards
Coco Head in search of the Major and mails, which
arrived the next morning.
ANOTHER DEATH AT THE WAmUKu.-By letters
from Hilo, we learn that another victim has been
sacrificed at the well-named sRiver of Destruc-
tion.' On the 23d ult.. Keaniho, an old and much
respected native, while attempting to cross the Wal
luku, slipped and fell into the torrent, and was Of
course carried off in its merciless grasp. Wo to the
individual who gets into the rushing stream at the
crossing-there is no hope for him. He is carried
over a fall of some fifteen feet into q deep pool, where
an eddy prevents the body rising, until perhaps days
have elapsed, when i. is carried down with the stream
and into the harbor. On the Goth. the body of Kea-
niho was thrown on shore by the surf, near Mr.. Pit
mans store, and the next day inferred amid the
tears of the numerous friends Of the deceased, and
the regrets of the community at large, by whom he
was highly esteemed for his many good qualities.
Keaniho twice represented the district of Hilo in the
LtHsIttuEc, ou0 w tWCAey-SUO yCoAS -
the character of a consistent, steadfast and active
member of the church." During the last eight
months. two of Hilo's best men have been swept
away by the relentless Wailuku ; and scarcely a sin
gle year has passed during the last twenty, in which
one or more victims have not been sacrificed in these
waters, and all for the want of a bridge over this
river of destruction. At every session of the Legis-
lature, for a number of years past, in that ministe-
rial ignis fatuus of tine appropriation bill entitled
the { Department of Public improvements the dis
trict of Hilo has been promised a bridge-the money
has been voted, the item inserted in the bill, and thes
the farce ends with the government-the trngsdy
part of the performance is ct Hilo. 1t is unISyNona-
BILE that so glaring \ want, SO pressing a DccessityNS
o bridge over the Wailuku, should be yer after YEAR
ignored by the head of the departnent of rabiic
works, while the same parsonage sdistils his blood
in ink" and works late and esrly to secure the
maintenance Of an army to keepSof the phsafom fli-
busters of a distorted imaginstion. The people Of
Hilo ask for a bridge, and fthe goverpnent are too
poor to erect it, they say they are wiling to pay for
it. Let us have some resi- action in the matter inn
mediately, or public sentiment will all unmistakea-
bly, for the right men in the right places.
THE SroRM.-On Monday NIT the wind, which
had for several days been efiing from west and
south, set in from about En-. E., and for the two
following days and nights - been blowing a severe
gale, accompanied With lgnals Of rain. Valuable
trees have been uproosd. fences blown down, and
shrubbery Frustrated. q Nuuanu Valley, one Of the
cottages in course of e~sction opposite the Methodist
Chapel, was p~rostrssd on Tuesday night. and we
hear that the courfy residence Of Mr.. Edward Bur-
CESS, at Waimars was also blown down. Several
coasters Il for. ave been detained from sailing ow-
- Tho cchoocn- E-~-y =
Young wore ay1eave Kauai for this port on Monday
last but aye probably put back, as it would
be ;mnoss iefor them to beat up against such a gale.
The Rcspa was to have left Lahaina on Tues
dav h. vas probably detained from the same cause.
We get to hear of considerable damage done bv
.h;sAe in different parts Of the islands. to the
crss 81 the planters. and possibly to some Of our
al coasting craft
1HE RIsLEr TRoupE-Prof.. Risley and Son. and
b. Devani. we understand, take their departure To-
az in the C. E. Foofe for Tahiti. On Tuesday
vening last, they gave = performances sby order Of
he King before their Majesties and = select party
invited guests, at the Palace. and We hear that J
performances were highly applauded on that
session, IS ezcelling anything they have previously :
Ehibited here Prof Risley and his troupe, we are t
'n6dent, take With them the good wishes Of our
immunity, which be- been both amused and IN !
ructed by their wonderful and beautifully artistic :
AUCTION sA.A 2. Everett sells to-day. BY or J
= Of the Court. the edsets ~ B. +. Bolles & Co. g
'nkrupt. The nie VIII Be continued 1t the ssles. ,
ON on Saturday, = 10 o'e1esk. !