The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-09-02
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

Tf- During i conversation with Captain Gun
~ningham, of the whaIeship james Nau1y, he stated
that as he was leaving the Shenandoah the rene
gade Manning said to him, IF were you. | would
60 TO Hakodadi, turn the paroIed prisoners over TO
the Consul there-and go into the Ochotsk sea,
where you can have six or eight weeks good whal-
ing, and with every chance of Il good voyage
Captain C. answered him by saying that he should
not do it, As he had no desire TO he nabbed again
by the Shenandoah at which Manning told him
that The ). would not visit the Ochotsk again. but
that she would take 4 turn down through Bristol
Bay. and that in fact her cruise was about up, as
she was ont of coal and wanted to make a port as
soon rs possible. Captain c. at that time had no
confidence in the story, but since leaving the sea
- SYf"e -
the Ochotsk again is concerned. If he was bound
To q port in China or Australia. the feet in the
Ochotsk would be in his way while if be was
going down through Bristol Bay. he Will most likely
he heard from next at Victoria, or perhaps in some
Mexican port. -
10 From a Mauritius paper. referred to by a
correspondent in tO-day's paper, We make the fol-
lowing extract in reference to the ." Borer" and
Pom Blanc.' doubtless the grub white
blight or aphis Of our islands, that have APP
peared upon some of our sugar plantations. ana
the latter inflicted great damage upon coffee and
fruit trees:
a memoir Oh the 'Pou a poche blanche; by
Doctor Icery. was presented by the author. 1t is
accompanied with drawings from nature of the IN
sect. m~agnifed by a powerful instrument. The
Pou d pouche blanche had already been the
subject Of examination by DIR. WestwOod, from
specimens forwarded to him by the Secretary. DR..
WestwoOd says it belongs 10 the genus cOccUS. of
which the species are very numerous. DIR. IceTy
proposed that it should form a new genus 10 he
called G0SteTTlphuS. a name which indicates the
protuberance which constitutes the external form
OF the insect - The BoTer, invOluntarily intro
duccd from CeylOn. and the POU Blanc have in
creased with such fearful rapidity as 10 threaten
our principal productions, and spread alarm among
our planters
This paper states that good culture, change of
plants, and manuring. are the means recommended
to counterfeit the ravages of the insects. In chang
ing plants or procuring seed cane, great care should
be taken to get perfectly sound and healthy cane,
80 that Borers, Aphis. &c, may not be spread
abroad. -
ACCIDEST.-We learn that a native boy. about
ten years of age. met with a serious accident At the
Waikapu sugar mill. on the 18th August. which
resulted in the loss of an arm. Ii seems that the
hands had gone to dinner. leaving the works as
usual. simply pumping. The boy was playing
about the rollers and in some way got his left arm
in the mill. The alarm was immediately given.
and the mill stopped. The boy was drawn out.
but with his ann badly crashed. ana the flesh torn
AOAi D1 IL AENk i'AAtti ~ iGAN u lDG LIu
vas cut entirely of. and the rest was amputated
about an inch below the shoulder Joint. by DR..
KitIredge, of Wailuku. and At last accounts the
boy was doing well. 1t il fortunate for the boy
that "A surgeon was 80 near al hand. Until Dr.. KS .
arrival At Wailuku. Mani. had been without a ply
Sician and surgeon FOR some months. and the want
Of one was severely felt. We congratulate ia.
Maui people upon having n doctor TO call upon.
wish him the success which we are informed he
deserves. -
PUBIC IWPRovEMENTs-To those who are in the
habit OF travelling around this island, the want of
a suitable crossing of the stream at Kahana has
been a serious one. particularly during the rainy
and the attention of the Minister of Interior
has often been called to it, but no means could be
devised To better matters. At last we are happy
to say the difficulty has been overcome BY q plan
suggested by Mr.. stirling. civil engineer. who has
succeeded in filling up the wrong course and open
ng a new one. by which means q person can 90
over the bridge dry shod.
~tG The Rev Eli Corwin having returned from his
summer trip. services will he held as usual at the
Fort Street Church. tomorrow morning At eleven
clock. -
znE~ The mail by the Kentucky will close this
orenoon at eleven o'clock.
- No arrival from the coast this week. The
>yrea, Vie and PoypesiaH. are due.
~ The On,card is the next vessel for San
'rancisco, TO saii Oh or about the Iith inst