The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-06-29
NOTES OF THE WEEK.


totes OF WEEK.
Masonic PREsENIATIoN-Last Monday evening,
was the occasion ola very interesting ceremony at the
lodge room of . lie Progress de rOceanie,'' in this
city. The day was the Festival of st. John the Bap-
fist, and WAS very appropriately selected for the pur-
pose of presenting to Past Master j. o. Dominis, the
jewel emblematic of the rank in the Order to which
he has attained. The presentation was made by Past
Master r.. G.. Davis, assisted by W. NJ. j. III. Brown,
and by p. NJ. II. y. p. Carter, Bros. Jones, Prcnder-
CAST and McDuff. The Jewel was of solid gold, and
suitably engraved. Past Master Davis, IN making
the presentation, addressed the recipient in Il few very
appropriate words, in the course of which he said
that though these jewels might be considered, and i'll
fact were, but mere baubles in themselves, yet they
were emblematic of great and holy principles. 1t
was beyond the power ofany earthly Prince or Poten-
tate To bestOw this jewel, which he now had the plea
sure of placing on the breast of p. NJ. Dominis. The
latter responded in suitable terms, when the Lodge
adjourned. =
An ECONOMICAL SUGGESTION. - One of our ex-
changes states that the ladies of Alabama have adopt
ell Il new style of waterfall, consisting OF a cocoanut
fastened to the region of the cerebellum by ribbons.
1t is a beautiful arrangement, the nut being itself
covered with a natural growth of brown hair which
AAaiNNo tiNSh NC'NAhAS
exactly right for people who moderately obey the
ruling fashion, and, by having a little door in the
nut, brushes, combs, scent bottles and other little
necessaries of the toilet can be conveniently carried
We notice that native Hawaiian females are introduce
ing the waterfalls, and if they will only adopt the
cocOanut apparatus of the Alabama ladies, they can
soon surpass them is size, style and variety.
WIND AND Drsr.-TIurslay last was, for a few
IL. H.
the 50 Oldest inhabitant'' has for years known it in
Honolulu. 1t seemed as though BOreas was holding
high carnival. Up, rs well as down the streets, came
the wind in eldying gusts, scattering hats, and rude
" assailing any crinolinc that ventured forth. But
oh, the dust. Shut the doors and windows as you
would, it per1neated every nook and Granny. You
breathed, drank, ate and tasted dust, and i'll writing
felt it crate beneath your pen. It's an i'll wind that
blows nobody good, and so no doubt think the washer
women, whose business must thrive after such a dust
shower as that of Thursday.
CASHMERE GoATs-The Gazette says that the
Bank of California has sent down by the Murray a
a Cashmere ram as a present to His Majesty the
King. The organ is all wrong in its item. There
were two rams sent by Messrs. W. c. Ralston and ID.
O. Mills, to His Majesty, one n pure blood, imported
into New York at a cost of $1,000 and the other a
cross lC ShiAhS AIM ~ NN SN"
They will prove a valuable acquisition to the farm of
His Majesty on Molokai, whittier they are to be sent,
and We trust he will allow some of the young goats to
be sent to Hawaii to improve the fine herds which
roam through Kau and kona.
THE ALpHABETIC SOUNDS IN HAwAIIAS.-lt has
been frequently remarked with what facility the Ger
man natives of Europe acquire the pronunciation OF
the Hawaiian language. The reason is found in the
fact that the vowels in the Hawaiian (and they use
but few consonants) have the same sound as those
of the European or continental languages. The
sounds are thoroughly explained in Andrews Die
tionary, so that any one of fair capacity, with proper
application, can easily get the cue to the pronuncia-
of the Hawaiian.
DEATH OF Mr.. GEO. WooD.-This old resident,
had been i'll of n complication of Disorders for
several weeks, i ed at his house on Fort street, last
Thursday evening. He arrived here in 1924, in the
ship Parthtan, Capt. Blynn, from Boston,
and has, with short intervals of absence, resided here
continuously ever since. He leaves some considera-
bic property, which is understood to be willed in trust
to his only child. a daughter. A brother and a
native nurse receive an annuity Of 500 each
during their lives. "
SMALL CALIBnE-The Republican, a newspaper
in Springfield, Mass, in an item about
these Islands says that our legal and intellectual
calibre is so small that we cannot find material out of
which to make an Associate Justice, but will he COM
PEELED 10 import one, as We did an Attorney General.
Illuminating, that, but no doubt quite salts
factory 10 Minister Harris.
The Crows A~GNH.-Walking up the valley the
other day. our ears were saluted with the familiar
caw, cav, of those pets of the Board of Immigration
They have n nest somewhere just above the first
bridge, whence they watch and pounce down upon
my unfortunate chick that they see. y child, even,
piece of bread and butter, they have had the
.udacity to rob. -
SUPREME CoURT.-The July term of the Supreme
court commences on Monday next. The native cases
will first come on and the foreign jurors are notified
" the Marshal that they viii not be required to be
II attendance until Monday, July 5. We hear that
he docket is not large on either the criminal or civil
ide. =
~ Nr. Theodore W. Gulick has received n quail
tel license from the Brooklyn Congregational Asso-
Recommending him as a laborer in Mexico, un-
Ter appointment from the Christian Union. He Is a
nember Of the well-known missionary family Of that
anne, in this cty. J.