The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-01-14
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

FosE1Gs LETTER PosIAGE.-Two weeks eince Us
inserted a communication complaining about post
ages. want o! stamps, SC. We have received another
the pas, week. Now ali our readers ere aware from
the official notices inserted in our columns by the
Postmaster. that the American postage has been
twice changed during the past few months. This
was done under orders from the Postmaster at San
Francisco-the American postage having first been
raised 10 ten cents, aud afterwards reduced 10 the old
rate OF fee cents, which Is now the sum charged. as
will be seem by reference 50 the Post-ofice notice in
our columns. Owing TO these changes, AMI the fact
that stamps have not been ob;aiuable of late at San
Francisco, except in small quantities, the Post-ofice
here has been unable to furnish American stamps.
This want will soon be remedied probably. All let
tiers sent TO the United States should have the proper
stamps on ,hem-f7e cents Hawaiian and FIVE cents
American for single letters. Then 10 further post
ages can be collected on them. II the fun American
postage is not prepaid, those receiving the letters are
compelled to pay double postage. This is the Amer
lean law. and it is probably carried out. even on
foreign letters. These explanations will be a sufi-
oient reply TO the complaints received.
The " kUoKoA" NEwsPAPER.-This paper, the
only one now printed in Hawaiian. changed hands
on the first of January 1865, DR.. L. Fl. Gulick be
coming editor and publisher. Its size and general
features remain pretty much as formerly, though We
observe some Improvement in its appearance. 1t Is
the intention Of the Editor to make 1t a popular and
useful newspaper, to give publicity 10 Hawaiian
letters, songs, ancient tales. as well as a medium for
ioca! and foreign news. The two first numbers are
issued, and the paper already shows evidences of i'm
provement, and We trust its circulation will be large
ly Increased. Such a paper ought to be encouraged
and aided by every foreigner. who can read the
Hawaiian language. or who has Hawaiians in his
employ. A new feature has been introduced, which
ought before TO have been done-giving more or less
English reading. with translations of the same. The
price is Two Dollars $4,000 as formerly.
THa GLASS BLowERs-During the past week. our
citizens rave been entertained with one of the most
novel and interesting exhibitions ever opened here.
Glass and glassware are so common everywhere, that
nobody ever thinks of the origin, or the mode in
which the thousand and one useful articles We see
every lay, are made. The above exhibition. how
ever, shows how glass ware is manufactured, and in
this respect the information derived by every one
visiting it. old and young, IS worth many times the
cost. Every night the hall has been crowded with
spectators. all of whom go away pleased. This after
noon and evening there will be exhibitions, and after
closing in Honolulu, a portion of the company will
visit Lahaina and Hilo. before leaving the Islands.
They lea We for Lahaina on Monday, in the steamer.
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