The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-08-07
NOTES OF TIE WEEK.

july 3I.-Nothing extraordinary happened on the
anniversary Of Hawaiian Independence. A. We an
nounced in our last, a parade Of the military took
place. The cavalry and rife corps appeared in their
best trim and spent the day on the plain, praciicing
and performing various military evolu;ons. 1t
would be difficult 10 I'm! volunteer companies better
oficered or drilled in any country. and the only re-
gret is that their numbers are 50 small This, how
ever. i 10 be expected, when the burden Of providing
equipments AMI meeting all their expenses, falls on
the individual members a is the case. Under the
new system adopted by the legislature of voting a
sum from the public treasury TO aid the volunteer
compauies-small though it be-we trus; that more
will be induced to join and engage in what. if it
were Of no ether use, affords u vigorous and manly
exercise.
- The target practice of the Rifles showed some Of
the best shooting we have ever had. and indicates
that some Of the members would not find 1t a difficult
task TO become enrolled among : Berdan's sharp
shooters who are just now becoming 80 famous as
among the most effective Of Gen. McClelIau's forces
That regiment consists of l 900 picked riiemen. who
before they can be enrolled, muse be able to pick .
man at every shot, 100 yards distant. For this pur-
pose, they have rifles furnished with telescopes, enab-
bling them to bring their object near, and the accuracy
Of their shots is said to be almost miraculous On
Thursday last, the firing was at 200 yards, and the
first prize, a gold medal, (the gift of His Majcsty,)
was won by Mr.. y. II. Wood; the second, . revolving
rife, presented by J. McColgan,) was won by Saml
Andrews; and the third, a silver cup, presented by
Kinney ltawson,) was won by Edward Everett.
There wasa vast amour. OF drunkenness observ-
able on that day, mostly among the natives and it
is patent to every one who does not shut his eyes to
the fact, that the illici: sale Of intoxicating drinks to
the natives is greatly on the increase, while little
or no efforts are made to check it, If indeed. the trat-
fc is not tacitly winked at by the powers that be. 1t
is idle to talk of legislating for the purpose of saving
and perpe.uating this race, when existing wholesome
laws, which would DO more to save them than any
laws can, are allowed to be trampelied under
foot. -
SUCCESSFUL RICE GaowING -Messrs. Judd AMI
have just harvested their first crop Of rice,
shipped it on board the Comet for San Francisco.
Having heard tina: the yield was very large, We have
requested the particulars, from these gentlemen, who
have kindly supplied them. Their lana is situated
at Woiihoe on the windward side of Oahu, in the
koolau district, and embraced IS taIo patches, which
been accurately surveyed, showing an area of
10 acres and S02 feet. The yield of this land was
carefully weighed as it was put on board the Comet,
and turns out s.. 200 pounds or $685. lbs. per acre.
Extraordinary as this yield may appear, it would
been much greater had not the grain on five
res been badly beaten down and rotted by a severe
storm, causing a loss Gu that tract of about one
Ialf its yield. Had not this casualty occurred,
he produce of the 10 acres would have exceeded
me hundrei MtuSand pounds. There can be no mis-
axe in this statement, aud the experience Of other
ice growers in that vicinity Will attest it. We con-
,ratulate Messrs. J. and ". on this result Of their
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ranch of industry will prove, in favorable localities,
nd under foreign mana cement, the most remunera-
i've crop that can be grown. We may state here,
hat advices received from the coast, say that the
ram heretofore sent TO Cal fornip has brcu cut fOO
reen, and that it will be much better for the rice
nd more remuneratiye TO the cultivators, TO allow
to ripen fully on the stalk, rs is the practice with
cereals. -
p The newly-appointed British Commissioner
II these Islands, Mr.. Synge, left New York in the
,eamer of June 20, and Immediately on his arrival
Panama, embarked on board Il war-steamer di-
ct for Honolulu. lie may therefore reasonably be
,pected here within the next week, as it requires
days to mike the passage from Panama. We may
ii an item in this connection, which will be Of in
The lady OF the commissioner is an AmeIi-
n, a sister of Major Wainwright, now commanding
L. 5. forces in New York harbor. Another bro
err is commander of the U. :. Steam Sloop of war
which was engaged in the recent attack
the forts below New Orleans, and encountered the
bel ram and fire RATS, as described in Harper's
'cckly of the 9TH June. Mrs. Synge is by mar .
.ge related to the wife of our townsman, Mr.. II. ".
yerance. Mr.. Synge resided for many years Mt
where he was engaged as Secretary in
British legation.
- The mail by the YaaFec was a very large
>, numbering If bags, and embracing many
and letters which have been long detained &