The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-10-24

NATIVE nkTs-We notice as being worn by many
@. our townsmeu, native hats resembling in general
appearance, those Of G~uyaqujl. They are made from
the same species Of bu,ru>h or grass from which the
Niihau mats are woven. and are made on East Maui
and Molokai. ~ U.upalakua. there is quite q brisk
trade driven in a small way for them. They are soft
and yielding to the head, ana Tor men about town
and in our he; sun. in the absence Of iced hook and
soda water. this Is a most desirable attribute. They
sell from 80 TO - cents eacr, and Mrs keegan on
Fort Street. blocks and trims them 50 neatly. that
they will deceive the most - cunning Of fence" in the
hat line. \ gentleman who has seen the operation,
informs Us that in Peru and Central America, these
hats are bleachei. and become beautifully white, by
being smoked with birthstone in a close room, barrel
or box. \ hint Is sufficient.
S,yGuLAR MARINE PuE~oNrNA-The Rev. Mr..
BickneIl, who has just returned from . visit to Wash
ingtou Island. situated about seventy-hye miles 10
the westward of Fanning's Island, reports Us follows
that there = a lake Of fresh water in the center Of
this island. It i coraline in formation, and is five
or six miles in diameter. The land IS low and cover
ed with cocoanut and pandauus trees. The lake Of
course is large. He tasted the water and found it
fresh. We have lately heard Of another similar phe-
nomenon on the coast of California or Mexico. Ii
would be interesting TO learn full particulars respect
ing these islands. washington lSlauu Was OtlSluAiN
uninhabited, but Messrs. English X Co, have pro-
cured about seventy natives from Humphreys Island,
one of the Hervey group, and are now nAnutactur-
ing cocoanut oil, under the superintendence of a
brother Of Mr.. Bicknell. The same firm is now at
work upon Fanning's Island, with about one hun
dred and thirty natlyes-FflenG.
EMMA RooKE."-This beautiful schooner, a fit
yacht for a n~obleman, were he British, Yankee. or
Confederate. sailed on 4 cruise. California bay whal-
- -, ,.,,y,- 1ar l. ,r- .,Dryb q, mako "A
poor fellow %6lub5cr, to see so pretty a craft taken
from our coasting fleet, and sent TO the bays of Calitor-
MIA, where we have been told, the whales are SO active,
that when holly pursued, they make for the shore,
and climb to the tops of high trees. If this is a fact.
it is certainly a case of high treason.
\ New WAY OF TAKING OFF WEIGHTs-In one
of the leading importing houses, not over 5000 miles
from Honolulu, a sale had been made of ONE barrels
of crushed sugar to a retailer. The senior of the
firm sent his young clerk with orders to take off
the weights. This, the young gentleman did instan-
ter, for, taking the eraser, he deliberately and liter
ally took them of, by celebrating every visible sign
and token of what the packages contained.
SALE OF REAL E>TATE.-The residence and grounds
attached, on Nuuanu Valley Road, nearly opposite
those of DR.. q. P. Judd. belonging to the estate Of
the late Henry Robinson, Esq, were sold at public
auction, a few days since, for $500. The purchaser
was Capt. Jas. NJ. Green, of the firm of Messrs. c. \.
& Co. -
For MICRoEFsIA.-We are requested to state that
a vessel will sail for Micronesia touching at EbOn,
Kusaie and Ponapi. She will take letters and small
packages for the mission families. They should be
forwarded to Messrs. Castle and Cooke, or the Rev.
s. C. Damon, IS early as Saturday morning.