The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-07-22

GEoonAPHr iDRirr-Tke s. r. Buiiefin, speak.
ing of q neatly carved whales tooth, with the ike
nesses in India ink Of the Heroes of 49,, says
:" These were executed by Nathaniel I. Finny, matt
of the whaling ship Bartholomew Gosnotd. Thii
vessel was cruising in the Ochotsk sea, when tht
whale 2o-barrel sperm feliow-was killed IN the
summer of 1857, by Mr.. Finney, at the Kings MIL
group of islands" We hardly could expect the
merest school-boy to commit such a blunder as to
locate the Kings Mill group in the Ochotsk sea, OF
to represent our whalemen as catching sperm whales
in such high ATTITUDES. But our San Francisco
brethren of the quill are generally quite adrift when
they try 10 say anything about whales or whalemen.
REronM.-In reference to the retrenchment alluded
to by our : correspondent last week, we learn, that
no blame can attach to the Harbor Master in the
affair, as the fees he received were allowed by the
Department with which he is connected. If blame is
attachable anywhere, it belongs to the officer who
allowed him fees out of all proportion to the service
rendered. So far as the communication refers to the
Marshal, it is in error, as we learn that he has only
received the fees allowed by law to his Office, in
which no change has been made.
The KEKAuLuoHI-We are pleased to note that
1919 y hNN - $500
this f~avorite coaster once more afoat, having brought
her safely into port last Tuesday morning. We learn
that her bottom is perfectly sound, and her frame is
considered as good as new She will receive a new
deck. a new foremost. and new copper, when she win
be as staunch as ever. Mr.. Cole deserves much
credit for his perseverance under difficulties, and to
Mr.. Foster is no less due a need of praise as the car
penter of the job.
The PUN Tree-We were not a little amused on
being shown a splendidly lithograped and colored
plate of the g pulu tree,'' which was received from
San Francisco by the MAJOR, got up by Mr.. Schrieber,
who advertises as the agent for the sale of pulu in
California. The fact is, as we have before stated,
pull does not grow on a tree, but on a shrub of the
fern tribe, and the representation looks more like a
coffee tree than a fern.
A FUNERAL SERMoy-The Rev. f. G. Beckwith
will preach a funeral sermon on the occasion of the
death of Richard Coady, Esq, before the Honolulu
HES, at the Fort Street Church, on Sunday next, at
II o'clock. That Company and the Masonic Lodges
of this city will attend, and, we are author
lied to say. the public generally are invited. The
morning service at the Bethel will be omitted, but
the evening service viii be held as usual.
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AucrioN.-An extensive sale takes place at Everett's
new sales rooms to-day, of goods received ex .Heiifa.
The invoices comprise many varieties of most desira-
bic articles. and we anticipate a lively competition.
On Saturday next, at.the same place, will be sold a
small lot of very choice flowers, Just received ex
Fanny Mayor, and n few plants of Nj. ~Montgomery's
beautiful :. Mexican Climber" See advertisement.
RoBRERY.-Some time on Monday last, supposed to
have been during the funeral which took place on
that day, a safe in the store of Mr.. Samuel Savidge
on King Street was robbed of some three hundred
dollars in gold. Suspicion points to a native who
was employed m the store, and he has been arrested.
We do no. however hear of any positive trace of the
money, though the police are on the lookout.
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SELECT Sc~HooI--Agreeably to a notice in our last
paper. a number of persons interested in establishing
a primary school, met at Capt. Shows counting
room, on Saturday noon. The result of the meeting
the appointment of a committed of three to take
TO procure q teacher and commence the
The rear room in the basement of the Fort
Street Church will be fitted up, provided a teacher
can be had. -
PETTY THIEvISG-appears to be on the increase,
especially in the valley. We heard a respectable
say quite recently that he had in a short
space of time lost fifty dollars worth IN small articles.
There would appear to be no police-or as good as
the environs of cur city.
WAREHOUSES New SroRE-Last week Nh. ]. T..
waterhouse moved into his new store ut the corner of
Janion' s ~fire-proof block. and with his large stock of
new goods and gentleinanly salesman, now offers IN
rivalled inducements 10 purchasers, whether from the
country or the city. In its location and internal ar
it is not surpassed by any store in town.
Report on EDucATIoN.-We commence this week
he publication of the report of the Board of Educa-
ion. which will be found on our fourth page.
p Our thanks are due to Capt. ]. Patty of the
Fanny Major, and to J. W. Sullivan of San Fran
for files of papers, memoranda, sc.
81 The ship Lucas may bring the next mail,
hat of June 20-but it is more likely to come by the
Upper Golden Eagls, due about the S0th inst.