The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-02-18

TnEArRscA1a-The Tagsero brought from San
Francisco en- route FIR Melbourne, Miss Annette ince'
and Miss Emma Stanley, mattresses Of established
fame, judging from the many catering notices given
them in the leading English and American journals.
The State Journal, Of Sacrsmento, speaks Of Miss
Ince as
appreciated. and tested, by a Sacramento public, during high
~ lucrative engagement Of over twenty successive nights, In
highly entertainer . ~ both in tragedy and comedy, With
s iiishh s sery hir sus sa sss = ! i t. q Ps comps sass sh for q. ars snsaei honor . and
fame. From the first night OF her engagement until is close:
her many admirers, while resrsttine her departure, WILDE high
iy graiidcd to welcome her back again."
During their short stay in Honolulu they have con-
seated to give a few performances, and on Tuesday
evening the Royal Hawaiian was r~c-opened under the
able management If Mr.. L. F. Beatty, and "Fazio; or,
the Italian Wife," was played to a good house. The
play WIS we'll cast, and Mr.. Beatty, Miss Immel, and
Mr.. Townsend, sustained their parts with credit. bur
those who were fortunate enough to witness Miss
Annette Ince in the character of Blanca, will concur
with US in saying that her talents have not been
overrated. The finished acting and the fashionable
audience of Tuesday evening. brought to mind the
palmiest days of the Hawaiian stage. Miss Ince was
received with repeated applause, and at the end Of
the play was called out by the delighted audience.
Oh VSuuScuay cNcAuS MISS Emuna OCtulcys SusV
her wonderful and enhancing performance of the
"Seven Ages of Woman also to a full and appre-
ciating audience. and we cannot better notice the
entertainment than by copying the following just
critique from the London Times:
"Miss staniey,s Seven Ages of Woman, il not only one Of
the neatest, most tasteful and most amusing entertainments
ever ssen pse - nSsa . me PUBIC, oas II reveals a new talent the eS-
Ages of Woman Miss Stanley exhibits an almost infinite vari-
ETY. of female characters, conducting her type Of the fair sex
from the arms of the monthly nurse to the easy chair Of decrepid
old age, through the intermediate stages of the school, the bali
natertamitias. The mechanical dexterty with which the lady
truly astonishing but this is the least Of her qualifications.
The delineation Of character is marked by vivachy and intefi-
which belong to the highest class Of comedy acting. The pro
her devotees as she carelessly strii OF a few desultory pass
ages on the piano, raising him, cruising him, coaxing him, and
as it is perfect in execution. The dignifed old lady. who re-
presents the last stage of ALL though a less novel parsonage, is
equally remarkable as a specimen Of histrionic fnish.'
CULTURE OF WHEAT IN KAu, HAwAT.-A CORES
pendent OF the Hoe HaWaii, writing from the remote
and little known district of Kau, says that the natives
have gone largely into the cultivation of wheat this
year. He estimates the incoming crop of wheat at
from 1000 to 5000 bushels; that Of beans 20 200 lbs.
Out of 364 bales of pull which the Liholiho brought
from Hawaii, last Saturday, pa were from Kau,
where MIR. Swain, one of the partners in the firm Of
A. Harris s. Co., has with his wel-known energy,
established himself as a trader. The great drawback
on the agricultural enterprise of Kau, is the lack Of
purchasers of their produce. There is no harbor in
the whole district where a vessel can lay without
dragging, long enough to take in a cargo, on account
of the nature Of the bottom and the strong trades
which generally prevail there. What is j mperatively
needed in order to develop the resources of this valu-
able portion of Hawaii, is a good road connecting
with the kona side. At present, it is next to impos-
sible to get from Kona into Kau without killing one
or more animals over the 4" clinkers'' or sharp vol
canic rocks, and the other outlet by way of Hilo, is a
long and wet route. At every successive session of
the legislature for the past six years, an appropria-
ton for a road to Kau has figured among the bogus
items of the bill, but the road itself is never dreamed
of. The island of Hawaii appears to be a terra in
cognita to our excessively centralized government.
The APPLE SoUAsH.-The editor of the Christian
.Adrocate, speaking of the apple squash, says: ga
friend OF ours near Petaluma, made US a present of u
very fine specimen some weeks since. Its qualities
were subjected to the test of true philosophy and ex-
pertinent, and it was found to possess a high claim to
consideration. 1t is a most excellent substitute for
apples for pies. &c. Our friend understands the
ns-,on to be of Sandwich Island origin. We do not
doubt 4. Will DE a fayorite in the market"
We cut the a.'nye from one of our San Francisco
exchanges. The fruit referred to, properly called the
pie melon, has long been cultivated on these islands,
and is considered a favorite by many. When pro-
perly cooked it SO closely resembles stewed apples
that strangers have frequently been deceived. A
quantity of these pie melons were sent to San Fran
cisco in the spring of 1856, but so little were their
good qualities known there, that they did not realize
the freight on them. The specimens referred to in
the above paragraph, were probably raised from the
seeds thus imported into San Francisco in 1856.
New FIGURING MILL.-We understand that a cou-
pie of gentlemen. acquainted with the milling busi-
ness, have in contemplation the erection of a small
-four mill at wailuku, Maui, to be run by water power.
The Waikiki River affords admirable motive power;
but rs a site for a grist mill is considered objection
able, owing to its damp atmosphere caused by the
trade wind from the sea. The effect of this damp air
at Wailuku would be the anne as that of the south
wind at Honolulu, which renders it nearly impossi-
Bile to grind during its prevalence. Flour, to keep
we'll, should be ground and packed as dry as possible,
it will soon contract a faint, which renders
inferior. Probably a wind grist mill, located at
some favorable point on the road between Kahului
Makawao, where it is not too damp, and where
the wind is found to prevail, would be more success
full. -
A HANDSOME FREIeHT.-The schooner Liholiho,o on
her last trip from Hilo to this port. brought a full
of domestic produce, and as she came in the
harbor, with her decks crowded with bales Of pulu,
many of the Mississippi cotton barges.
Among other things on freight were about sc, 900 lbs.
pulu and 5000 lbs. coffee. Reckoned at Honolulu
rates her cargo was worth over nine thousand dollars.
1t is encouraging to observe the gradual increase of
produce for expectation. The whole of this
pulu, together with a lot which has been on storage.
not far from IS to $4,000 lbs, will, we
understand, be shipped per Yankee for San Fran
cisco. The question may very pertinently be asked,
is 1t good policy thus to crowd that market at the risk
IF producing a reaction /? There is such a thing as
supplying the wants of a limited market,
as San Francisco undoubtedly is with regard to
pulu. =
FoR THE GuASo IsLANDs-Capt. Pendleton. who
has been stationed in our harbor for the past nine
as Commodore of the guano feet. and Com
mander of the flag ship John Marshall, sails with the