The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-06-30

NOTES OF THE week.

e,,b.rr;nt;on list for Volume A, is now open. ana We
shall be happy to enroll on it the names OF al our
old patrons. and as many new ones as we can procure.
| Already we have entered quite q number OF new SUD-
| scribers, principally from the industrial class Oh Gay
laborers ON the other islands. who hnd that II ooes
not pay to be without some means Of keeping poseeu
| up as 10 what is going on in the world. we nave
also ON cur lists, Chinese and natives. the
number of whom that are becoming acquainted with
English. is annually increasing, and who take pride
in having the same newspaper as the foreigner.
SHORT nur PLEASANT vIsIT.-The fine ship
Storm King. under command of Capt. Callaghan,
was telecraphed on the 9th inst. at p. NJ. about
twenty miles from the port. At A O'Clock she hove-to
off the bell buoy, delivered her mails and report, and
allowed her messengers to come ashore, and make a
short stay. The gentlemen whom we had the
Mo-. .nre Of meeting. were, j. A. Donohoe, j. Y. Hal
lock. Edgar Mills, and Rev. J. A. Benton, all of whom
found here quite a number of old acquaintances, who
were ayreeably surprised with meeting them. At 81
o'clock, her passengers having returned on board,
the ship squared away before a ten-knot breeze bound
to Hong Kong, having been delayed only two ana a
half hours. We wish the noble ship and her gallant
captain a short and pleasant voyage to China.
July 4~ru.-Besides severa. other gatherings on the
4th. we learn that the annual picnic of the Bethel
Sunday School will be held on Monday next Mt Little
Britain, OH Waikiki Plains, the residence of Mr.. &.
IT. Luce. The other Sabbath Schools in this town
have been invited to attend. 1t is hoped that there
will be a good attendance-not only of members OF
the schools, but of any who are not directly connected
with them. Those friends who intend contributing
I ,wards the supplying of the tables on the occasion,
are requested to forward their donations TO the house
of Rev. S. C. Damon, not later than II o'clock on
Monday. The hour of assembling on the plains is fixed
for ~half-past three.
PEAcHEs-We have never yet tasted any peaches
grown on these islands free from the bitter taste,
peculiar to all seedlings. During the last three or
four years, a large number of good varieties of peaches
have been introduced, but we believe none Of them
have fully reached maturity. Mr.. d. D. Baldwin,
brought down from Lahaina about a peck Of very
Sne peaches, grown on a tree in a valley back of that
town. and has presented us with some of them. The
tree is now seven or eight years old, and bore last
year upwards of fwo thousand peaches. 1t is a seed
ling, but the fruit, though not perfectly sweet, is
larger and has a better flavor than any we have yet
tasted here. -
A GREAT BRAG.-A kanaka from one of the wind
ward islands, has been boasting of his ability to lift
anchors of 1000 to 1900 lbs. A considerable crowd
of natives was around the Custom House on Thurs
day last, when the kanaka again made his boast. A
foreigner present offered TO bet him a 500, that he
could not lift the anchor in question. He declined,
saying we would not lift it for less than $1,000,
which sum was promptly pledged to him, if he would
come the next morning and left it. The fellow has
not been seen since.
Crrr ~ YrS Co1SEnIrESCES ON Saturday
afternoon last, another importation, apparently from
Koolau, was passing through the streets, which at
tracted the attention of some policemen. who attempt
ed to stop and seize the packages. The parties hav-
ing them in charge resisted and quite a meie follow
ed in which sohnebruises were received. 1t is rec
ported that the packages contained on this occasion
.rinegar, which was probably brought in to deceive
the police and perhaps to illustrate how our domestic
manufactures are hourishing, particularly in Koolau.
FOURTH OF JuLv.-We understand. that J. D.
Blair, ESQ.,, has been invited to deliver the grafton at
the anniversary celebration of the 4th of July. and
c. W. Vincent, ESQ.,, to read the Declaration of indie
pendence, and that both gentlemen have accepted the
invitation. We doubt not the occasion will be one of
more than usual interest, and draw out a large as
semblage. The last meeting, to complete arrange
ments previous to the celebration, takes place at the
.. Merchants Exchange on Saturday evening next,
at halfpast seven O'Clock.
THE TARIFF OF 1s59.-According to official notice
in the government organ. the late tariff which raises
the duty on imported goods to ten per cent. ad ralo-
rem, will not be enforced till the 25h of June.
1860. All merchandise arriving prior to that date
will be admitted under the present duty of fire per
cent. The decision Of the government in the matter
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commercial interests, and the mercantile community
at home and abroad will approve its course.
Up TO TIME.-The schooner Mary, if not the feet
est craft among our coasters, manages to take the
latest news. Last Wednesday evening, she took the
Commercial for all our subscribers on Hawaii, and
on Friday reached Kawaihae, from whence they were
despatched overland, to their various destinations.
In passing Lahaina on Thursday morning, Capt.
Berrill hove-to and sent the Commercial ashore, al
most before the paper was circulated in Honolulu.
THE MAGAzINEs.-The mail brings us a large sup
ply,-,mong them Harper's, The .dHantic, Godey's,
The Hesperian, Grdham's, The S. +. Culturist,
Hunts, Blackwood, and the quarterlies, all which are
full of interest, but we can this week simply announce
their receipt, and shall notice them again.
A JAw-BREAKER--Among the papers received by
the last mail was one with the euphoneous heading
"Oconomowoc Free Press" We thought we had
some hard names out in this part of the world, but
will give up the palm, only adding that if we couldn't
get something for a newspaper title, a little less bar
barrie, we wouldn't attempt to print one.
A CASE OF GENERAL AvERAGE-which probably
will not be found in the court records, was mooted last
week, in WHICH a kanaka with a canoe-load of bottles
from some country beach, got nearly swamped in the
breakers and threw overheard a portion of his cargo
to save himself and his craft. The case was finally
adjusted to the satisfaction of all parties.
A MANUAHI subscribers to the Com
merciaI get this week one more number in their vol
ume than they bargained for. This is the f~fty-third
paper issued since July LIST, 1858, there having been
6~fty-three Thursdays during the year.