The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-05-18
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
SATTRDA \, MAY Is.
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

everybody whom you address in writing. 1t not I'M
frequently occurs that letters are mailel addressed TO
Nh. -, Esq. Now the word Esquire originally
meant something vastly different from wha, il has
come to signify in these modern times, viz a sort of
a lackey or householder for one of the :. blue-yeined >,
gentlemen who fllibustered over into England, under
William of Normandy. At present, in England, the
title of Esquire is only given to those who have been
magistrates or barristers, while q man of property
and leisure, who has never been in the legal business
and who has no title, is content to be known as Mr..
-, gent.
The foregoing thoughts are in part suggested by
an advertisement in this weeks Ga-ette, wherein
somebody, wishing a situation as cook in a private
family, for which he says he can give good references
of qualification, starts out by laying claim to the title
of ga gentleman" 1t sounds rather anomalous,
but, after all is said, divesting the term gentleman
of the Interpretation which it has obtained Of late
years, it seems to us that there is no reason why a
cook cannot be a gentlemen as well as anybody else.
If he is perfectly steady; is careful of the spoons and
cutlery; is sharp with the butcher and grocer; has
no visiting friends of nights, who have a weakness
for tea and sugar-in short, if he is honest and looks
out for his employers interest, why has not he
as good-aye, a better right-to claim the title of
. gentleman - than some others who wear kid gloves
and do nothing for n living. All honor to honest
labor, say we. =
BORROWED CApIrAL--The San Francisco Daily
Bulletin of the 23d April reprints as original the
letter of Capt. Popham, of the British ship Rathay,
which appeared in the .adperiiSer of March 80, with
some slight additions at the close, relating to the
captain and crew going to San Francisco, the latter
having been altered so rs to make it addressed to
the editor of the Bulletin. 1t is quite imma-
terial to us how much of the news collected from
yarinIs uuartprs of this ocean and pul1iShal nv
us, is thus appropriated; but the public cannot long
respect a paper which resorts to such shifts in provid-
ing news. The character of n first class journal
ought to be esteemed as too valuable to be compro-
missed IN any such way.
OFFICIAL NoTIcEs.-In this weeks government
Gaeene, We find, under the Hawaiian Coat of Arms,
n " Notice to Contractors stating that parties de-
sirous of contracting for the building of the new
Custom House Stores, can see the Plans and Specifi-
cations at the Office of the Superintendent of Public
Works. The exact locality of that Office has not yet
been published, but We presume it is somewhere in
side some of the government premises.
On Saturday, the 25th instant, by order of the
Minister of the Interior, will be sold ON the ground,
by public auction, the buildings known as the 'sHar-
rs premises on the Esplanade. 1t has been sug-
gested that this is ominious of the non-return of the
> LAOticuty VI lltilOC hiiLlott IOll tIlNuIis
etc, etc., but we don't believe it.
SATURDAY AFTERNooNs.-We hear that a move
ment is under way among the employees of the whole
sale mercantile firms in town, to procure the closing
up of those establishments on Saturdays, at . 2. NJ.
In San Francisco, as we are informed, it has been the
custom of some wholesale and importing merchants to
close on that day at II O'Clock, noon. The practice
is undoubtedly a good one. 1t originated in London,
some years ago, 10y the concerted action of clerks and
shopmen, and has worked to the benefit of both en-
ployers and employed. If adopted here, it will tend
to diminish Sunday picnics. The practice of closing
at 4 p. NJ, on Saturdays, has long been the custom
with mechanics in Honolulu, and is very popular.
FAST DRIvING.-Last Monday evening as Mr.. G.
c. Siders was driving in his buggy on Beretania
street, some disturbance was caused by pedestrians
who asserted that the vehicle was being driven at a
furious rate, and who refused to get out Of the way
when requested. Mr.. Siders was arrested under the
statute against furious driving and held to bail in the
sum of fifteen hundred dollars. The case was heard
in the Police Court on Wednesday and Thursday last,
n ddccision will be given this morning at 10 O'Clock.
IA LONG PAssAGE--The -MariIda, from Kawaihae
yesterday, was seven days on the passage, and re-
ports a strong gale of wind there and in the Hawaii
channel on yesterday week, from the northwest. The
'schOoner's mainsail was split and she thrown on her
beam ends. Since then, had Gains and light airs,
and has been for the last three days in sight of Dia-
mond Head. All hands were on short allowance of
water, and she had but three gallons remaining when
she came into port. She lost some five or six head of
bullocks. -
THE PUBLIC FOUNTAIN has been commenced and
will be completed during the coming week. 1t will
he built of brick and thoroughly coated with cement,
and be provided with three jets of water-one in the
centre, one in the Bethel yard and one OH the street
corner. 1t win be an ornament to King street and a
fitting monument to the Honolulu Temperance Le-
gion. =
PRu~sEwoRTuY.-The Postmaster received the for
eign mails from the ship George Green at l 4. NJ,
on the morning of the 18th, and before 6 O'Clock had
the whole assorted and ready for delivery, long be-
fore ~grumblers had a chance to say anything. The
truth is, considering the force at the disposal of the
Postmaster, there are few offices where greater dis
patch is shown in asserting mails containing from 1000
to 1000 letters and from 1000 to 10, 700 newspapers.
HIS MAJESTY TIE KING sailed for Molokai in his
yacht, the Kamaiie, on Wednesday last, embarking
at 8 o'clock p. NJ, under a salute from the battery
on Punchbowl, the LackaDanna manning yards as
the yacht was towed to sea by the Peie. The day
previous His Majesty entertained a select party of
friends at lunch on board the Rdmaile.
WRECKING.-The schooner -Haiolo, Captain Zenas
Bent, will sail shortly for French Frigate Shoals, to
wreck the bark Daniel Hood, which was bought at
auction by Messrs. Geo. Emmcs s. Co. for the sum
of SlS. The schooner takes several native divers,
and may succeed in getting copper, iron work, an
chors and chains, which undoubtedly lie on the bot
tom in deep water outside of the reef.
= A HOTEL ON WHEELS.-We see it stated in late
Eastern papers that it is proposed to have a 8 hotel
carr on the great Continental railroad from the At
lantic to the Pecifc, Sc that travellers can get their
meals on board. There will probably be a BARRIERS