The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-11-30

reliable particulars.
Something must be done TO check the growing intern
perunce among the natives. IL originates and is
carried on in this way. Large numbers Of South Sea
Islanders arrive in the Whaleships,- Of the
Society, Nayigators and other South Pacific Islands.
These men, not being native Hawaiians, DO not come
under the provisions Of the prohibitory liquor law.
As the restriction does not apply To them, they can
purchase "A bottle or gallon Of rum anywhere, take it
home, and the result IL that NO only one foreign
sailor but several natives become drunk. This can
be remeiied only by Legislative nactment. which
shall make the law apply TO all POlynesian natives,
wherever born. As it now is, a Tahitian sailor,
strictly taboced in his native island, can come here
and buy all the liquor he chooses. The law appears
to be mistaken, in its application to half-castes and
foreigners born here. They are just as much : Ha-
waiians d as PURE natives, and any liquor dealer
selling to them, violates his bond, and becomes liable
to the penalty of the law.
y PUBLIC OUTRAGE.A low, contemplate doggerel
was printed last week at the Government press, in
tended to injure the reputation of one of the most es-
Unable masters in the whaling feet. IL purpOrts to
have been composed by a negro, who was cook or
steward ON board of the Roman. He left in the Cey-
lon, three weeks since, and some one has issued this
" Niger song in his name, after the fellow has
wisely skedadlled. No one, of course, can be con-
si1ered responsible fer the base attack but those who
are responsible for the Government press, with whose
approval and knowledge it was printed and sold
through the town at a real a sheet. Verify the Gov
eminent organ must be hard up for funds when it
resorts to such base methods to raise them. 1t affords
another instance of the improperly of Government
having anything to DO with a printing press. In this
instance, we see the Government press prostituted to
.l,,.a a Sl., y,.s,.. a,l l,oll -, o., r;l;c,1a n ,.r-,,
against whom no ofense of any kind whatever has
been made or can BE- made. 1t is an outrage which
would be tolerated in no other land; and the least
that Government should 10 is to send a full apology
for the base attack and injustice done towards Capt.
Vinal. -
ANOTHER CCIDEST-occurred on PunchbOwl, on
the occasion of firing a salute in honor of the Kings
return from Molckai, OH Wednesday. One Of the
gunners had his hand and face badly burned by the
premature explosion of Il gun. There is culpable neg
ligence and fault somewhere, for no natives should be
required to fire cannon without full instructions as to
how it should be done. Money enough is spent every
year in the War Department, SO called, to provide
good instructors and to give perfect instruction to those
employed, but the trouble, We fear, is, that those to
whom the duty is confiei care little for the details,
and are anxious only about the pay. There is no
necessity for these frequent accidents, and their oc-
CurTcuCc every IcN NlOHlns lniCdlSS STusS utSuSSuCc-
LOOK OUT FOR YOUR MONEY The sleeping room Of
Captain Mckenzie, Of the bark Eagle, was entered
on Monday last and robbed of about $3.50, the locks
Of both the door and trunk having been forced by
the thief. No trace has been obtained of the missing
property. Indeed the recovery of stolen coin is one
of the most difficult things possible in any place.
There is no necessity for any person carrying with
him or even keeping in his house considerable sums
of coin, when the bank o. the safe of any merchant
il open to accommodate persons wishing to deposit
funds. Thieves, both natives and foreigners, keep a
sharp lookout ON strangers supposed to have money,
and sometimes successfully visit their premises. Res
idents, as a general thing, do not keep any large
amount Of coin in their houses.
VICroRIA NATIONAL INsuTurIoN.-We understand
that the meeting Of the German residents Of this
place nj the PruSsian Consulate on Sunday last was
well attended aud the first subscription for the Vic
toria National Institution for Invalids amounted to
about a thousand dollars with the prospect Of a large
additional amount to be subscribed by such as were
prevented from attending the meeting. This is TO Us
a new proof that the Germans here do not lack in
that spirit Of generous liherality for which the resi-
dents of this place and Of these islands are known and
justly esteemed. --
Ee- The Concert at the Stone Church on Satur-
day night was well attended. though not so large
an audience was present as on the former occasion.
Some of the pieces were well executed. hat The
native singers appeared to lack their usual spirit
and v~iyacity. The natives in the galleries were
altogether too noisy. stamping and cheering with
out any regard to merit or decorum. This custom,
when carried too far. teuds To iujure any perform
ancc. and ought to Ice checked. The receipts were
about $500. which will he devoted 10 Miss Bing-
ham's seminary. -
\ NEW INvENrIoN-Mr ". Duncan has Just com
pleted a new machine invented by Rev. + Corviu.
designed Cor drying trash. II it works up to eN-
pec,aton, it will with enc man and horse perform
the labor of fifteen men or women. a. now done on
plantations. We shall give a more fall description
of It next week. but "a the machine will he shipped
ON Monday To the Woihee Plantation. for which it
has been made. We would here simply call to it the
attention Of tbose Interested. before IL leaves. 1t
can u. seen at NJ. Duncan's shop.
ELFCrIoNs ~ NovFNRrP-Eections for State Off
Gers were held on Tuesday. the 9TH. in Massachu-
set,s, New York, Wisconsin AMI Minnesots. In New
York the Republicans arr unitei. the German Radicals
acting in harmony with the rest Of the party. The
platforms of the Republican party. both in Nasss-
cbuset,s and New York, oppose the stringent probib-
i,ory liquor and Sunday laws - much complained Of
in some or the Eastern States.
Recommendations wrote the following un-
questionahly uttered a truth which many have
Learned ~ their ccst
&c Disseminating 80 advertise is ike taking down
ones sign. II j. = sort II intimation Of retirement
frufn business. and the public treats IL ne such, or
they may reanrl II as evidence that something has
gone wrong which requires privacy for investigation.
Whatever construction IL put upon it, the result is