The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-03-04
Frrln the Portland, tNiaiut,J Transcript
Hawaiian Notes.

that au old F5rg{ish na,5.e''-f0r u copy of 4
prOesamatien by King Kamehamehi V. prUmul-
eating a Constitution for his Kingdom.
Quite = revolution has recently taken place in
the Islands, the King having dissolved the consti
tutional convention IN Il very kingly manner,
abrUgated the old Constitution and proclaimed
one, drawn up TO suit himself The pro-
claHI,ttiDn Il printed ia the English and the Ua-
waiian languages For the benefit of those of
our readers who read KGHaka. We give the intro
duction i'm the latter language
OLELO HOOIAHA
Owau. Kamehameha V, ka Iokomaikai
ke Akua . ko Hawaii nei Pae Alma, ka Moi.
| pau Ike auaneI keiI palapala
Aloha, &c.
In looking over the proceedings Of the consti-
tutionaI convention, which find in that ably
conducted paper, the Pacific Commercial IdreT-
tiser, published at Honolulu il is curious to
observe the minglIng of English and Hawaiian
names. Alr. hUoeG makes motion, and Mr..
Bishop offers amendment, which passes the
NObs receIs ing the votes OF - their excelencles
UVilIe, Nahaolsiua, hGHOd and DOH.iHis. Among
the nays, another vote, these names, Mar
lin. Ukeke, Judd, hu0ea, Green, Hitchcock and
UGHa.
Spanking of names our correspondent says
- Smith, Brown and Jones, after being heard OF
all over the world, have settled down in kanaka-
dom. \ friend of ours, visiting a gentleman
Nuuauu AvenUe-who left the kennebec when
he - very small iadf, found that Smith Occu-
pied the Hid.ai (Seaward) hous- 10 his, Brown
the zqGuka (Iand-idel that Jones nearly
oppCsitc-all within stones throw Smith,
in the Hawaiian, he says, i written and pro-
nounced hUpIk-i. Our old friend. John Smith,
would hardly know himself in this disguise
The Hawaians, in speaking English apt to
cUnlound the and +, also 10 substitute the sound
of for that of K. - Foreigners says
respondent, - who have spent some time in Homo
lulu offered - billed iicc'' by the kanaka who
waits the boarding house, and expect what
Jack terms . s1amp-secd. y new conner
wouldn't know what to expect"
H. Honolulu, individual known the
ChrOnometer man, famous for tOrturing the An
glo-SaxOn into exeruciating puns, and for other
ficetiOus acts, once boarded AT - Joe's.' Here
Peter, g0od-natured Ls,scar. waited upon the
table. In comes Tic-tick TO dine.
Peter, my boy, what's the bill of fare -
- Selred Kittens. sir.'
- Srewed Ich0t?"
. Kittens, sir
You don't nean-Peter''-
No, no. sir, no kittens kid-kid-what
you call EN-? kid HeeS.
All, | understand d''-says Tic-tick-'' All
yes that's a neIc dish, kid kleeS-wonder if it's
good with curious glance at the company
he adds Let's have some, we'll try EN-
Peter with a beautiful snirk, presented the
stewed kidneys. The chronDmeter man left, well
satisfied, to cogitate the invention of a Cured
spygIlss with which he could see round - Dia-
mOnd Head
The Pacific Idrertise- mentions a curious trait
oI the natives VI THESE Island In notice oL
the Native Benevolent Soeiety-the Hawaiian
- Ahdtui RGG6uBlanu' the editor SAYS
1t is to be hoped that the attentions now paid
TO the sick, and the free funerals provided for the
dead, will not increase the number of deaths.
So fond. however, of Hawaiians being the re-
cipiens of - benefits and of gaudy displays,
"a some think they will not hesitate To die in
order to receive such public turnouts are given
10 them without cost.
This Is certainly the last objection one would
expect 10 hear urged against the bestowment Of
public charity.