The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-02-02
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

FROM SYDNEY AND NEw ZEALAND-The British
ship NinTod, which arrived at this port on Sunday
last. brings dates from sydney 10 November 20.
We find no very important news in the files at hand,
but CLEAN Il few items. The Colonial Government
Is active in importing immigrants to settle in Aus
tralia. The Government packet ship White Star
arrived in November from Liverpool with $50 la
borers. who were farmcd out in various districts.
We infer that their passages were paid by the Gov
eminent. though this is not stated. The bark
Golden SuaSat sailed from Sydney for San Francisco
. October Il. and the bark JOhR LySt0n, November
20-bOth loaded with paSsengers-and the current
of emigration TO America was setting in briskly.
\ Melbourne paper states that portions of the
wreck of the missing bark Trieste from San Fran
cisco has been found at Lcward Island. The bark
Trieste. ii will he remembered touched at this port
several months since.
From New Zealand we have dates to the mid
die of October. The Auckland NelrS says that the
Maorics. or aborigmcs. are again engaged in war
on the whites. During the few months of peace
they We're enabled 10 supply themselves plcntiiully
with guns and ammunition. and have commenced
open warfare. The foreign population of New
Zealand l. stated al 100000. and the cost of main
tanning the Government Gncluding, VT presume.
the war expenses Is $4,000, 900 a year. Rather
expensive for "a new colony. \ statement Is pub
li>hed 10y which it appears that passengers from
New Zealand for southampton can 90 through via
Panama and New York. in two or three days less
time and at Il less cost than when taking the West
India line from Panama The writer calls on the
West India Company to correct these irregularities.
II would appear. from a communication in one of
the papers. that mosquitoes are becoming an intol-
cradle plague in New Zealand. The writer pro-
poses the following remedy:
As any remedy for the plague Of mosquitoes may
be deemed useful. | shall feel obliged by your per
hitting me To suggest. through your columns. that
II three or four ;ab.c-spooniuls of chloride of lime.
I'm q dish. are placed in a room Of moderate dimcu-
siuuS every evening. an hour or so before sunset.
Spriuklgl with vinegar and water. and stirred Oc-
cI-ionaIlv. II will be found that mosquitoes will not
enter the apartment. or. il they DO. that thry will
make a speedy exit from il. provided the doors or
windows are not closed upon them.
The New Zealand NerS has the following item
The missionary schooner Southern Gross returned
4, her anchorage. 40 kohimlrama. on NonIrv after
noon last. after her annual trip To the NclIucSiln
Islands. The voyage. OF which We give a detailed
account elsewhere. has been successful 10 a most
gratifying extent. We are sorry to hear. however.
that there i some fear for the safety OF the mission
engaged there. having resolved 10 transfer it. opc-
rti0uS To New Caledonia. the natives have threat
cncd la kill the missionaries, on the ground that it
was through them the Company had resolved to
leave the island.
TAXING TIE HNr-- Item" notifies us Of the
fact that the Objectionable full stops have been
wiped ont from the street signs about town. and
boasts that last weeks Commercial. by bringing the
matter To notice. has done a good service to the
cause Of punctuation. and thereby to public educa-
ton. -
\ REIIC-The Gr-sHe informs us that Queen
Emma has received from England a small orna-