The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-12-29
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Commercial Advertiser.
SATURDAY Y. DECEMBER
NOTES OF TIE WEEK.

ival-an occasion for social reunions and a tenn
peratc Indulgence in tie pleasures of the table.
The Masonic Order is quite numerous on these Isl
ands. and exercises an influence FOR good not only
among residents, but among the s~ea-flrers who from
time to time visit this port. Hawaiian Lodge No.
u, F. Il \ NJ. subordinate to the Grand Lodge of
California. on Thursday evening last. met at the
Lodge Room in Makee's Block, when the officers
for the ensuing year were installed by T. VI. :. c..
Allen, a. follows - Barlow. W VI. AT Judd,
:. W; L. Kemm, J. W. W. Il. Seal. Secretary J.
ID. Wicke, Treasurer c. T.. Gulick. :. D.. J. Neil.
J. D.: L. VI. Wood. ;. :: ". Graham. J. $; G.
Gray. Tyler. After the installation. the members
together with those Of Lodge lie Progress de TOce-
anie. and visiting brethren specially invited to be
present, proceeded to the Public Hall. where q
sumptuous rcpast had been provided. under the
supervision Of Mr.. Horn. The following were the
regular toasts on the occasion
l.. The Grand Lodge of California-our parent
body. Responded to by 2. N. W. f. Allen.
2. Our sister Lodge, lie Progress de IOceanie. and
its parent body, the Grand Orient of France. Res
pended TO by p. NJ. II. A. z. Carter.
3. The Masonic Fraternity, whose charities are
worldwide. Responded to by Brother \. F. Judd.
4. His Majesty Kamehameha V. "a member of
the Order) Responded to 10y Brother J. Montgom-
cry.
). Absent Brothers. Responded to by Brother
J.. y. Hassinger.
G. The Master and Officers Elect. Responded to
by Brother W. Il. Seal.
\ number of impromptu toasts were proposed.
among which we're. Sweethearts and wives;
The bachelors of the Fraternity = - The married
men of the Fraternity - interspersed with appro-
pirate speeches and songs, from brethren who came
from England, Scotland. Ireland. America and Ger
many, and after a very pleasant evening, the as
scmbly dispersed at the hour of twelve. singing, as
a fitting wind-up, the time-hOnored song of AUD
Lang Sync.' Hawaiian Lodge has forty-three
members on its roll, quite a number having been
added during the past year. 1t has a very hand
some amount in its treasury, and is in Il prosperous
condition. -
HoPE DEFEREED.-We again go to press, for the
fourth week without any fresh news or later
American mail to announce, our latest date from
San Francisco being the 18th of November. We
shall surely have an arrival on the 10th of January,
when the CoiormlO will be due, and after that at
least a mail once a month. With the increase
of packets running to San Francisco, there seems
to be more infreqncncy in the mails. The Hawaiian
Line has -four packets, the Regular Dispatch three,
Hackfeld's Line fo,U more, making eecen packets
plying regularly between here and San Francisco,
VI AZ F'''NN' cA'"HDE A, 'f'' w up
pose the Bernice to be ut least four weeks out
to-day, and the GoLieH Fleece and Smyrniote nearly
as long. As they have the wind dead ahead. there
is no telling when they may arrive, though huurly
due. -
NoTEwORTHY.-A few days since. a cartman
was driving through one of the avenues, with q
heavy load which had become shifted aft, so as to
raise the shafts, threatening to upset cart. horse
and driver. The animal sought TO eXtricate him
self from the dilemma, by kicking most furiously.
while the driver appeared nOn-plussed and at a
loss what to do. At this juncturc, the consul
general of Great Britain. who happened to he
riding past, seeing the fix the man was in. jumped
from his horse. lent n helping hand. and succeeded
in starting the cart all right. Such an act speaks
volumes in praise of the new representative of
that Government, and more than scores of official
credentials could do. He who is not above help
ing his ~neighbOr out of troube-or paikia. as the
natives SAYS worthy of the highest official trust.
SCARED CELEsTIAIs.-A few nights ago, a China
man who had been "plucked' in one of the gam
bling dens of his countrymen. gave information to
the police of the locality OF the house and the
hour at which the game would be going on. The
Sheriff, Mr.. Dayton, proceeded to the place, but
before he could enter, 4 coolie who it seems was
on the watch outside, gave a signal understood at
once by the players. and an immediate skedaddle
of some twenty or thirty terribly scared Celestials
took place. The vice OF gambling is a prevalent
one among the coolies, and is very demoralizing in
its effects. --
ANNEXATiOS.-An absurd rumor has somehow
become current among the natives, to the effect that
Brigham Young has in view the annexation of
Hawaii nei to the government Of Utah. They say
the sanity President of that unique semi-republic
r..apl.l nha,.r,nu hoe N Ianp-latl ,lan Iy
which he expects to obtain the supreme control of
these Islands. and that the establishment of the
mission at Laie on this Island is the initiatory
movement. However absurd his may sound, it rs
none the less true that some of the natives believe
it. and profess to get their information from native
converts to the mormon faith. Brother Brigham :"
is however far too shrewd to burn his fingers in
any such speculation. and the rumor may be set
down as groundless. -
IT THE ROYAL PARTY left HilO on Thursday
of last week, in the schooner Old Felor, touched
at keauhou on Friday and Saturday. and arrived
at Kailua on Monday last, having had a pleasant
passage with fine weather. His Majesty the King
and all the party were i'll excellent health, and will
probably return to Honolulu in the Steamer to-day
or next week. -
ABEAUrIFUL VIEw--OnS Saturday afternoon last,
were on Diamond Head. and enjoyed q view
not often seen. The atmosphere was as clear as
crystal and the perfect outlines of Molokai, East and
West Maui and Lanai were pictured on the sky
without a cloud resting over them. That Of Hale
akaIa was particularly clear and beautiful. Even
the white seashore of Molokai could be discerned
to the very western-most point. 1t is a sight seen
only once in years.
WHAT'S IN ANAME IT other day in the Police
Court. Oliver Cromwell was arrairnpd and found
guilty of stealing a pair of pants. and sent over to
prison for six months at hard labor. His only
defense was that he was drunk at the time, and
know what he was about 1t is to be hoped
that he is not a descendant of the great ROundhead
whose name he bears. II be IS. he must have de-