The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-06-08
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
SATURDAY. Y, JUNE 8.
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

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NOTES OF THE WEEK.
The MAIN Cause OF THE Maori WAR.-In a re
cent Auckland New Zealand) paper, We notice III,
report Of a Temperance Society meeting ut that place
at which much attention was drawn TO the democrat
izing effect Of strong drink upon the Maories. 1t wa.
stated that there was a great outcry or protest from
the more Christian and civilized natives at the open.
ing Of places for the sale Of drink around them. The
Chairman Of the meeting gave a tribute of respect 10
William Thompson-one Of the principal leaders in
the Maori 9 rebellion who, he said. had become
disafiected 10 British rule, because he could not have
the power granted for preventing drink being con-
veyed up the Waikato hence his desire to have a
king and laws of their own. so that the Maori race
might not become extinct by the p~artaking of strong
drink. Many tribes Of a~borigines were instanced
who had become or were daily becoming extinct be-
fore the white mans drink. 1t was declared that the
only way TO preserve the noble race Of New Zealand
ers was TO keep strong drink from them. These OBJ
seryations will, in many respects. apply to the Ha-
waiians, a kindred race. The native members OF the
Legislature have invariably, almost to a man, been
in favor Of stringent laws against the sale Of intoxi-
eating drinks, but, unfortunately, the laws they have
enacted have, in a great degree, proved imperative,
and strong drink, combined with other causes, Is fast
doing deaths work. 1t is stated that the Maori war
has cost the British Government over three millions
Of pounds or Sl5, 600, 900!
FIRE DEPARTMENT ELEcTrox.-The election o,
Chief and Assistant Engineers came off according to
previous notice on Monday evening last, with the
following result:
For CHIEF EHgjHeer-C. f.. Williams. l42 votes.
For Fast 4s:itanf-wm; Il. Wright, li2 votes,
For Second dssiStGHt-J. l. D0wSett, 81 votes.
For Second AssistaEt-Thonis Hughes, IS.
The Chief and First were elected unanimously.
and the only contest was between the respective par
ties nominating the candidates for the position of
Second Assistant. The excitement ran high, AMI a
band Of music was in attendance, the performances of
which were occasionally varied by impromptu stump
speeches by fremen, advocating the claims of the
rival candidates. 1t is to be regretted that here out
IN mid-Paciic, thousands of miles away from the
United States, the issues of party known there as
g Union :" and 'sSecesh - should here be made to
enter into a Firemen's election. In this connec-
ton it may be asked why it is that in Honolulu an
occasion like that of Monday night, wherein the pub
lie are interested, cannot pass off without the pouring
out of strong drink? The practice is bad one in
all respects, and the effects injurious.
NO. rs held their regular monthly meeting ON
Wednesday evening: the Company appeared to re-
solve itself into n sort of q Free and Easy and
enlivened the hours up to midnight with songs,
NBNNSH~s NN EONi tiAS SthSfdllN. III company, !
the oldest in the Department, is in a fourishingly eff
fective condition. --
FOLLOW Cory lis a good rule for printers.
had we done 80 last week in the "By Authority no
tice " instead of trusting to the book, we should not
have omitted the word : foreign . which, in our
notice of to-day, will be found inserted.
We copy the above from the Ga-ele to Illustrate
how underlings are made to screen the deficiencies of
their superiors, when in Government service. The
error was not caused by the printers fault, nor
should he be made to bear it. lie set the "copy"
a. it was furnished him. Neither did the error con-
sist in the simple omission of the word g foreign
but of the words from d foreign port" being the
whole amendment made by the Legislature. Dis
honesty or trickery in Government officials is more
contemplate than among horse jockeys. The error
was caused by incompetency of the Minister who
directed the publication of the law, and who probably
never dreamed of any amendment until it was pointed
out last week in this paper. The correction might
have been made without trying to injure the reputa-
of a printer. -
EVANGELICAL AssoCLATIoy-This body is now in
session at the Kawaiahao Church, having commenced
its labors ON Tuesday last. One noticeable feature
in these gatherings of the clergy of late years, is the
number of native ordained preachers who
part in the deliberations. At the present meet
ing there are some twelve or fifteen Hawaiian pastors,
ilI iC h7AhhNeo nv ~ ~ "NihN
five native preachers of the Gospel. 1t was formerly
the firm opinion of many of the older missionaries
the Hawaiian could never become enlightened
and stable enough To be entrusted with the sacred
office of the Ministry, without necessitating the per-
petual supervision and watchfulness of his white
brother. a change of opinion in this respect has
wrought since then, and the receding generation
# the original missionaries now look to the Hawaiians
themselves for the successors in the pastoral relation
10 the church. -
AsoTHEn SUDDEN DEATH.-On Wednesday morn
ng early n native named Kaui, coming down town to
20 to his work with his handcart, was taken suddenly
II, when near the corner Of Fort and Hotel streets.
He was attended upon by DIR. Kennedy, whose Office is
by, and recovered sufficiently to be taken to his
rome, shortly after reaching which however, he was
AIKEN with another fit and expired. No post moJtem
examination was held, although in almost any other
country there would have been one, and it is left to
Imposition rs to whether he died of appOplexy, con-
restion of the brain, heart disease, or-pOisOn.
The TEMPERANCE LEGIoN.-This Society met as
usual on Thursday evening, the principal business in
rand being the election Of officers for the ensuing six
months. The following were the officers elected J.
letters, President; DIR. Lyons, Vice President, and J.
Thrupp reelected Secretary. \ week from to-day, t
he 18th. is appointed for the Inauguration of the
public fountain, when the Legion expect to have a I
grand time. -- ]
HAVE You EVER BEES To WAILrA This query, &
,ropoundcd by certain wags about town to every &C
they met, a couple of days during last
week, provoked no little inquiry as to what the t
fckens it meant" 1t seems that somebody ex- c
PRESSED "a desire 10 purchase the Wailua Falls estate I
t Kauai, and thereupon paid tribute to the ambro- a
ial god. under whose rosy influence he started the
bove query Have you ever been to Wailua ?" 5
\ RAFFLE.-At Rlwson's watch makers shop may g..
e seen the two carved ivory models Of ships, OF j,