The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-01-02
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PoIV. -ErecutiUe Committee.
Tue KUoKoA-The number of this native paper
for January LIST, appeared on the last day of Deem
Der, and was warmly greeted by the native population
who are IN ecstacies over it. Indeed they have good
C u e, for as a specin en- of the topographic art, it
will compare favorably with any paper published
anywhere in the world; and this in n land which for
ty years ago was peOplci by savages. Surely they
cannot now complain of n want of good newspapers
and plenty of news; and we judge they value the
Kuokoa. for they pay in their subscriptions for it
with a cheeriulne 8 and p%romptne s not exec ded by
foreigners. In order that our subscribers who are
not versed in the language, may have some idea Of
its contents. we will 81 tie here what they are:
lst page.-Song to the New Year,
Items of Foreign News,
The Hawaiian flag, with its history and a song.
Account of one of the ID tiles of Napoleon |.
I'd page-Editorial, Circuit Court Report, Local
\ .ong to the Kuokoa.
81 page.-CommunicatiOns. Meles. Price Current.
;Iarine Record, Births. Marriages and Deaths.
Almanac and Advertisements.
4th p gel. tie Foreign News. including war news.
Tie Mexican troubles and threatened invasion by
Sp in, sc.
Arrest of the Rebel Commissioners Mason and
Slidell.
a fermentation to Mrs. Martha Ii.
Advertisements, &C., &c.
The above will give an idea of the contents and
matter of the native paper. But to appreciate the
change from the old style of newspapers prepared for
them, foreigners will have to read for themselves
Some of the communications are as keen. s~harp-wit-
ted anil sarcastic as any productions in English. while
.ome few of their meles or lamentations, abound in
Illustrations of poetic beauty and thought. The Ia
mentation to Mrs. Ii, en- the fourth page of that
paper, written by her brother at Hilo. is such. The
| n aua;ion nao nrinte1 in cnlors- and the new he ding.
attract general attention. The paper will serve as u
curiosity to send abroad. and we notice that many
are procuring copies for mailing. 1t will do more to
give our nation and flag q notoriety abroad, thea q
dozen of Mr.. Wyllie's proclamations of neutrality.
A SURPRIsE--A few evenings ago, a small COM
pany were assembled, spending the evening at DR..
Guillou's pleasant home, when the occasion was i'm
proved to present our new auctioneer with what was
once considered an ~indispens BILE tool in the vendue-
masters PROFESSIONALS a hammer. The Rev. Mr..
Corwin being present, made the presentation with one
of those nett speeches which he is noted for-half in
earnest and half sportiye. Mr.. Severance accepted
the gift with a brief responee, indicating that it was
both welcome and would find hard leryice. The in
cident passed of very pleasantly and was enjoyed by
all present. a few moments after, a second scene in
the entertainment occurred in the presentation of a
sword to the newly-aspointed Chaplain of the Caval-
ry Company, who seemed to be taken as much by
surpriSe as the auctioncer had been. From its ap-
pearance, the weapon had evidently seen service, but
whether on o battle field or in n corn-6eld, our
most persevering inquiries could not elucidate. From
the amount of Sc ling-w@x adhering to its sheath,
,ome think it is a relic which must have stray
cd from our War or Horeisn Office. Its his
tory still remains an enigma; and for aught that
appears to the contrary, it may prove a trophy of
UA.-lz .-@, -.-a noaf-nl Mich Al nroonFn1
speech, ell the more acceptable to the company for
being a ~surpri-e, if not q joke, and will no doubt
prove one Of the most serviceable arms of the Cavalry
Company, whose MOTTO is " In time of peace, prepare
for war" -
MAIL mails between San
Franci-c co and the Eastern States appear to be getting
into a worse condition than ever, if we may judge
of the irregularity with which letters and papers
arrive here. The mails are now carried overland,
and we learn from the California papers, that the
drivers of the mail coaches, when they find the roads
bad and their loads too heavy, throw off some of their
mail bags at the way-stations on the mountains. As
every stage leaves the East loaded, the consequence
is that the following stages are unable TO increase
their loads, by taking up what the previous ones have
thrown of. New York papers and Magazines Of
July, August and September are still undelivered
here, and may never arrive. How the California
people Dear IL s % COOllys We CauuOt uIieEslhiu' we
are dispo-ed to ~grumble, and propose that a memorial
be got up, signed and sent through the American
Commissioner to the Government at Washington,
repre-, enting the disordered state of the overland
mails. and praying that the steam service be again
employed. Between San Francisco ard this port, the
mails are carried with all the regularity and prompt
ness which the present state of conveyance by sail
ing vessels admits Of
A FLYING TRIP.-The Lucretid reported the arri-
val of the bark Comet, at San Francico on the 4th
of December. The bark was going in as the ship
came out. She left Honolnla Nov. %, consequently
made the passage over in less than slereR days.
Commodore Patty justly merits the flag he carries at
his main. --
RAcE.-A spirited race came CT yesterday between
a small pony and a horse, big enough for the cavalry,
for something less than a $1,000. The white horse
was the favorite. Both finally started, and the pony
came in a winner by about four lengths, much to the
establishment of all concerned. 1t seemed to be a
ha- =ardous affair, for the course was ve:y wet.
A Two YEARS VoYAGE-The other day we heard
a facetious gentleman asking why the Spee77reH's
present voyage is the clipper passage of the ser son.
Not at all puzzled, his companion promptly answered,
'. because she's been two year, making it,''-5egin-
ing in 1861 and ending In 1852.
g The earthquake was ~ c., Hawaii on Sunday
night, but the heaviest shoe. we're noticed on the
following morning. which were unusually severe,
even for that island, where they are o. frequent
occurrence. -
- Mr.. II. Turton of LahaiDs, has sent US a sam
pie of the sugar recently made there by him, and
which was noticed last week. 1t is a very superior
article, and will always f1d a reads sale in this or
any other market.