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

KNIGHTS OF JERJsALEN--The Privy Council at Its
last meeting granted o charter of Incorporation to
the knights of Jerusalem" o new association or
secret order, organized for charitable, social and
intellectual purposes.
MusIc.-The band win play this afternoon at
Emma Square. at halfpas 4 O'Clock. The follow
ing is the programme
March-The Union Haine
Overture-fra Diavolo Auber
selection-The sonnambuia. Bellin
Galop-The Hermit Bells Willard
SELECT SCHOOL ExAMINArIoN.-f annual exam
ination of Miss Agnes Aylett's school will take place
on Friday, July 26, at Miss NJ. Christmas school
room on Fort street. The exhibition exercises will
take place on Saturday, the 18th. Miss Aylett's
scholars number about one hundred, and the school
is one Of the best conducted and useful institutions
for the education Of youth in our CITY,
A Sion" One swallow does not make G sum-
mer," although it is premoni,ory of coming warm
weather. So the threatened emeute by the Chi
nese laborers at Hanalei in opposition to the en-
orcement of the Sunday law, as related by a cor
respondent in rto-dayis paper, is quite significant
OF what we may expect in the good time coming"
when the heather Chinee has become numerous
enough to assert himself.
LARCENY BY A CoNsTABLE.-On the last trip of
the Likelike to Hawaii a number of packages of
coin were landed at Kohala, and placed tempora-
rily in the private room Of the restaurant keeper
at the Mahukona landing. Shortly after. one
| package containing $500 was missed. A consta-
BILE was suspected and arrested and is to be tried
for the theft. 1t is reported that the money was
recovered. -r .lr
DpryyrSSrcc prv RIoT ,etfers from tho dis
trict of Kan, Hawaii, represent that drunkenness
has of late become very prevalent among the ma
tives there, especially in the neighboriood of Pu-
naluu. The refuse molasses from q sugar planta-
ton after q brief fermentation makes an article Of
!" ~swipes" that will canse drunk to come. with
people OF ordinary weak brains, like many Hawai-
ians. Where are the police?
FIRE AT MAkAwAo.-On Tuesday last, at Maka-
wac, East Maui, two large trash houses with their
contents on Baldwin, Plantation, were destroyed
by IRE. The loss is estimated at about three thou
sand dollars. The fire is believed to have origina-
ted from sparks from the mill chimney. Lumber
was at once ordered for new buildings. We un-
derstand that the Baldwin estate is prospecting,
having not far from two hundred acres of very fne
cane, we'll advanced.
RAINFALL FOR JUSE.-We have the following re-
ports for the month
At Mr. ] K Wilder's, Ice Factory. inches
At MI w W Halls, Nuuanu Avenue........I.so -
At Or R HrsKibbin's; Beretania street... SS "
The rains, with the exception of those in the up
per part of the valley, have been in the sha pc of
light showers, and have varied much in amount
according to LEGALITY. Ample showers are re-
ported in the agricultural districts of the other
Islands.
THE NEW SrEAMERs.-The Lehua, belonging to
Wilder s. Co., which sailed on the 9th for q trip to
Kauai and adjacent islands, returned to- port on
Thursday morning early. having left Nawiliwili at
6 P. N. on Wednesday. She proved herself to be q
''boomer'' and an excellent seaboat.
The James JMakee. Foster and Co.'S new boat,
having been provided with a new propeller by the
Iron Works with commendatable dispatch, sailed on
Wednesday for Kauai. She is advertised for an
excursion trip to make the circuit Of that Island. to
sail on Monday the 7th.
EQgEEN's HosPIrAL-We are particularly re-
quested to call the attention of the Members of the
Queens Hospital Society to the biennial Meeting
which takes place to-day at Aliiolani Hale and of
which due notice has been given for a month, 10
accordance with the requirements of the Charter.
While the Queens Hospital ellis SO important a
place in the community, it is both a privilege and
a duty of every member to strengthen the hands
of the Board of Trustees by participating in the
consideration of questions that may come up for dis
cussion, and to cast his vote in the election of
Trustees, 10 take the place of those whose term
expires. We trust therefore that This biennial
Meeting will be we'll attended, and we feel conf
dent that thus the best good of the Hospital will
pc the ultimate result.
FEMALE SEMINARY. WAIALUA.-The annual exam
ination of the Seminary for female Hawaiian child
rem at Waialua, under the charge Of Miss Mary
Green. took place on Thursday the 26th ult, and at
tracted o full attendance Of parents and others visit
ors, who express themselves much pleased with the
of the sceool and the progress made by
the pupils. These are mostly small children, to the
number of about fifty. The well-known excellent
of Miss Green as a teacher are ably supple
mented by those of the new assistant teacher. Miss
Royce, who has had experience among the schools for
freedmen in the United States. At the close of the
school exercises an interesting episode was forhishsssa
by the solemnization in the church Of a marriage be-
tween one Of the assistant teachers "a daughter of
Missionary in Micronesia) and a son Of the
Hon NJ. Nathaniels, the representative for Waialua.
The school has q vacation until August LIST. and
during the intervafsome needed repairs on the prem
will be made, under a grant Of funds for that
purpose by the Board of Education. The Waialua
that should receive every possible encour-
agement.
SPECIAL NOTICES..
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