The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-08-04
NOTES OF THE WEEK.
JULY :sI-t. I-SG.

"our flag, SIR, was taken away by the KnElsh. and after
" Indeed" replied the venerable C,mmoiore; " in our par
o. the worid We do not give thanks for he restoration o
The old Commodorc's reply embodics the senti
ments of nine-tenths of the foreign population. and
if We mistake not. of many of the Government
officials. Could the day be quietly dropped. and
the 2Sth of November-the day when the indie
pendence of this Kingdom was guaranteed by tn,
Great PowerS-be made the great national ami
verSary. there would be more sense and propriety
in observing it.
However, as impartial journalists, we must
record what did t~ranspirc. The city was decked
with bunting. as usual on our public holidays
During the forenoon the Hawaiian Cavalry. under
command of Major Chas. IL. Judd. paraded through
the town, and thence marching to the plains. went
through various evolutions with military skill and
precision. At noon a salute was fired from Punch.
bowl. Mechanic Engine Company No. , also
turned out in uniform. accompanied by a band. and
after visiting the palace marched to Kalihi. where
a luau was prepared under the dense mango trees
in Captain Adams garden. 1t is a charming place
Tor a festive gathering. Here tables were spread,
and about one hundred and fifty fremen and in
yfued guests sat down. The entertainment was pre-
sided over by Mr.. VIM. Wright. We have never at
tended a lUau or feast where better order and quiet
prevailed throughout. and where everything went off
more satisfactorily to all. Numerous toaSts and
speeches were made, interspersed with music from
the band. which on this occasion showed that they
were under good training. We have never heard
finer instrumental music in Honolulu than on this
occasion. The feast broke up about half past four.
At Queen kalama's country seat. in Nuuanu
valley. 4 large picnic took place. at which were
present SOM seventy-ive guests. The grounds
were taStptunV decorated and from, tho Straaf pra-
scented a pleasant appcarance-tha ladies playing
croquet and other games. while the gentlemen par
~ticipated in more athletic sports. At four O'Clock
dinner was announced. and all proceeded to Il
magnificent grove of trees. under which was spread
the elegant dinner, comprising all the meats.
fruits, &c. that could be purchased in the market :;
fortunately the viands were spread upon the
ground. for had they been laid ont on a table there
would certainly have been a crash ~somewhere0
All enjoyed the dinner most heartily. By all ac-
counts this picnic was a most pleasant affair, and
passed off in a manner satisfactory to those who
labored 50 assiduously in getting it up.
The day wound up with a subscription ball at
the Public Hall. Among the guests present We
noticed His EXcellencv Gen. McCook. L. s. Minis
ter Resident. and lady. and Col. ID. Kalakaua and
staff. Dancing commenced at ~halfpast s. and was
kept up till midnight. when the company repaired
to the supper table, where were spread the choicest
~ - VI w ''N'h t' lNA't NihNa INV II -
vision of Mr.. Horn. which accounted for its tasty
appearance. After supper dancing was resumed
and kept up till %half-past one, when the company
dispersed. -
HO FOR THE VoLCANo!-The steamer hldued will
lay up next week till Thursday, August 9th, when
she will start for Hilo and intermediate ports.
This is the best opportunity that will be offered for
some time, as the volcano is very active, in fact
more so than it has been for years, and will prob
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Pele Il visit. The steamer will arrive at Hilo on
Sunday evening or night. and remain there till
Wednesday night. giving her passengers three days
to visit the volcano. Leaving Hilo Wednesday
night, she will touch at Keauhou early Thursday
morning. which is only II miles from the crater,
and is reached by a good road. Touching at Kau
about noon, she will arrive at Kealakeakua early
Friday morning, Kawaihae Friday night, Kalepo-
lepo Saturday noon. Lahaina in the afternoon, and
reach Honolulu Sunday morning, inside of ten
days from the time she left the Esplanade.
zZI7- BY the arrival of the Hawaiian bark Ha,i-
nahed. Captain Robinson, we learn that the Spanish
fleet, consisting of seven vessels, were al Tahiti
recruiting, and had pretty nearly cleared the poor
people out of everything they had in the provision
line. From Tahiti they were to proceed to Guam
and Manila, where two CHILEAN war vessels were
reported to be. The briggs ". d. Rice and Ajce,
both from San Francisco. Were in port, the latter
having arrived ~dismastcd, but no other foreign
vessels were there. save one or two French war
Transports. There was nothing of interest tran
spring, and business was very dull.
From BAKERS ISLAND.-The brig KdnehaHlehd J..
Formerly the Zoe) arrived yesterday. 46 days from
Bakers Island, having had a succession of squalls
and Gains the entire passage. Mr.. c. \. Williams
laft ,b. brir off W,i,,an and ,rr;-,l =, .ou,,
D." overland" a day ahead Of her. The ship 5. C.
Grant, from Liverpool, arrived at Bakers Island
the day after the brig. with the buoys ard moor
ings. which have been laid. a number of vessels
have been loaded there very successfully, under
the superintendent of Capt. Babcock. whose
memoranda will be found elsewhere.
KuIEp-Last Saturday, while the salute OF
was being fired. one of the guns dis
charged prematurely, blowing a man out some
distance and down the hill. He was picked up as
soon as possible and carried to the Queens Hos
pital, where he died soon after. The accident is
to have been caused by the man at the vent
taking away his thumb before the proper time. \
c~ourt-martial was held in the Government House,
but as yet we have not heard the decision.
How IT WoRKs.-As an indication Of the working
of the new liquor law of new York city, which pro-
hibits the sale Of liquor on Sunday. we see itstated
that during the four Sundays in April, the number
of arrests in New York under the old system was
5S3: in the four Sundays in May it was only 25!.
making q difference of 326. We have no idea
that the law can be enforced more than one year.
As the immense power and money influence of the
liquor dealers in that city will cause its repeal at
next session of the Legislature.
PnoroGRAFHfC SEETCHEs-Mr. J. Valentine has
before rs some fine landscape sketches taken
him on Kauai The collection embraces two
views of y aialua Falls. one in Lihuc. two or three
in Ianalci. Those of the upper and lower Waia-
Iua Falls are very pretty. and give a better idea
of our island scenery than anything we have seen.
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