The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-02-02

oil and bone given IN the two tables, viz
Whale oil, gals. ro'ynss ssa,c cssor', C sis,is9
sperm oil, " .-.-.....--. 42,509! none
The above are only samples of the blunders officially
published in the government organ. After the above
~arithmetica efforts of the POlyReSian corps, we pro-
pose the following problem for their solution If the
port Of Honolulu exports 10, 797 gallons Of cocoanut
oil, OF domestic produce, how many ports of the same
size will it require to export the quantity given by
the Collector? Why didn't the organ come out hon
orabiy and say " our interchangeable marine reporter
unfortunately included in his balderdash tables sere-
raj cGrgoeS of foreign produce, and "A great deal of
other produce, which did not belong there But they
had not the honesty to say what they should have
said. The public will know hereafter just how much
dependence to place on their tables and reports.
A HEAVY Press OF SA1I--At the Custom House
Offices can be seen a most ingenious and clever piece
OF marine architecture, in the shape OF a model Of Il
small canoe used by the natives of the Kingsmill
Group for purposes of pleasure, in sailing about
their spacious and beautiful lagoons. The length of
the canoe is but s6 inches, with no thwarts, but two
projecting o%utriggers after the fashion of those used
in Ceylon, Madras and elsewhere These serve very
e~fectually 10 stifen the little craft and enable her to
cleverly and safely carry the apparently dispropor-
tionate sail. Through the kindness of Mr.. Bartlett,
(the owner we believe,) we have been favored with
the following dimensions Extreme length, Sc inches;
beam, Al inches depth, 6 inches; mast 6 feet; for
ward leach, IA feet; after, u feet; foot, Is feet.
The sail is made of 4 rather delicate mat fabric,
very light, but still of some strength, and the
hull appears to be of bark. She was brought
to this place by the Morning Star, and on a smooth
day, if placed under sail, would be quite a novelty in
our har0or, and bear comparison with the various
little crafts of every possible rig ever invented by the
childish though fertile imaginations Of those children
who so delight in passing away many holiday hour
in the innocent recreation of boat sailing.
HAWAIIAN ALNASAC.-An Almanac has been re-
Gently issued in the native language by the Hawaiian
Tract Society, consisting of 81 pages, and in style
similar to American Almanacs. \ great deal of ca
gerness ha. been evinced among the native population
to secure copies of il, as they have nothing Of the kind
in their language TO indicate days and months. This
is we believe the first Hawaiian Almanac ever printed
here. Messrs. Castle * Cooke are agents for the dis
posal of it for the other islands, but single copies can
be obtained, for 12i cents each, at the bookstore.
Mn. ~REMY.-Letters were received from this gen.
tleman, who travelled in these islands some years
since. After leaving US, he travelled through Utah,
Mexico. Central America, Spain, and other coun-
tries. He purposes publishing a book on the Nor
mons and another on Spain, and plans returning to
these islands again.
JAYsE's MEDIcINEs-These medicines have attain
ed q great popularity in these islands. There is pro-
baby no other kind so much used in Honolulu as
these. Their curative qualities and mild operation
render their use safe and reliable in the simpler forms
of disease among the natives. The best test Of their
merit is a rapid increase in the demand for them.
FIRST SPRING WHALER-Our first vhaler this sea-
son has come in some two weeks earlier than the first
arrival last year; which was that of the Hibernia ID,
Capt. Edwards; and by q singular coincidence the
R5ernia Isl, Capt. Booker, is our first arrival this
year. -
BURGESS NEw HALI-Which has recently been
erected on Fort street, was opened last evening with
q ball. The room was lighted with gas, and filled as
it was with the beauty and chivalry Of Honolulu,
presented q brilliant appearance.