The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-01-21

the arrival Of Professor An
drews, the mathematician. almost every one has
turned his attention TO 6gures, and as q consequence
problems in Interest. profit and loss, percentage. &c,
are all the 90. The Professors theories and practice
are deserving of acquisition, especially bis mode OF
computing interest, which is exceedingly simple,
/ short, and one which any child can learn. During
the week, s. gentleman has proposed q question which
appears 20 have puzzled some Of the sklllful arithme-
ticians. 1t is this:
What sum will give 81 more st simple interest thsn at com
pound interest. for four months, az 5 per cent interest per sDnuEa!
This sum Is found in Thompson's Arithmetic, pub
lished in Dublin. 1884. AMI is evidently performed
by q rule not given in American alithmeics. The
answer is between three and four thousand pounds.
We need not state exactly what.
The Professor hands US in 4 sum, and whoever
solves it, as per answer In our hands, will be in.
structed in his system gratuitously, or have his money
REFUNDED. ii be has been taught.
AN ARIrHMsrIcAL PRosLsA TO RE SOLVED pv ANALYSIS
If9 gentlemen or Is ladies will eat l. apples in D hours, and Is
IS sI ~ hoers NJ ,e . onn lrs S% y - nn ~ = m ~ SoS manv b bows viii
est up 500 apples IN 90 hours, ad lifting that 100 boys can eat
the same number as Is gentlemen an 20 LADIES'
As an ounce of practice is worth o pound Of theory,
and figures are the order of the day. we add another
SUN. which n school teacher has given US, and which
has been readily worked out by q Ratire Halcdlian
At 3 certain time between s and 9 O'clock. the minute hand
was between 9 and 10. Within Il hour afterwards the hour
and minute hands had changed places. What was the first
mentioned time
3 Some Of the eastern papers state that sugar
is now made from sQ,C dust They must be hard up
there for material An exchange suggests that oi3
rags may yet be found n good article 10 manufacture
sugar from. Very likely, after the refining process
they undergo in passing through the hands OF
'shoddy" manufacturers.
THEATRICAL-Mr J. F. Rowe takes a benefit at
the New Hall this evening, generously rendered him
by the Honolulu public. His programme shows an
array Of theatrical talent seldom enlisted in one per-
formance, which will doubtless well repay the full
audience expected on the occasion.
FAvoRs We are indebted to Capt. Henry Of the
During, for files of newspapers containing the lat
ter intelligence received by his vessel. MAJOR STRAIT
man has also placed a load on our shoulders, in the
shape of a bundle of Magazines-a burden We carry
with pleasure. -
3 Bark JVhiStier had not arrived at San Fran
cisco up to Dec. 2Sth-20 days out. Ship .4rracdn
was to sail for Honolulu about January 1st, and is
therefore fully due. She will bring the San Fran
cisco weeklies OF Dec. 3lst, but no Eastern mails.
CHINESE New YEAR This anniversary occurs on
Friday next, and will, we presume. be celebrated as
usual by cur Chinese residents.
- The bark Comet was seen on Sunday after
noon off the west point of this island, with a light
breeze. heading q north course.