The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-01-19
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

Tur NEyy NogyTNG SrAR-The new missionary
schooner. built to replace the old Morning star,
(HnTiet Merely now on Il voyage To Hongkong,
sailed from Boston for Honolulu. November 18th.
She is a vessel of 200 tons burthen, new measure
ment) and il therefore of about double the capacity
of the Harriet Ne,ceH, late the Morning Star. AT
her departure from the wharf in Boston, some very
Interesting exercises were had. including addresses
by the Rev. DR.. Anderson, Rev. Hiram Bingham,
ST.. the Rev. Capt. Hiram Bingham. (who comes
ont as master of the vesscl,) and others, and an
original hymn was sung. composed by Rev. H.
bingham. Sr. who. forty-seven years ago arrived at
these islands as a missionary. The exercises were
closed bv the singing of the VERSE Shall we
whose souls are lighted" &c. by Mr. Bingham. jr.,
and his wife. which was responded to by the VEN
cradle Father. Z. Watt, wait. We winds. his story"
Miss Lydia Bingham. the sister of the missionary
CAPTAIN. comes ont in the Morning star. to open n
boarding school for native girls in Honolulu. Capt.
II. w. Burdctt. formerly of the Smyraiote, comes
out in her as mate and sailing master.
4 HnTrs-It is to be hoped that the govern
ment wheels won't stop. and that the public will
not refuse To- be c6nsoled. when we state that we
are informed there will positively be no H1ioaiiaa
G0-eHe this week. but that. commencing next week
! its day of publication will hereafter he on Wednes-
DAYS. 1t was of course quite unreasonable to ex-
poet the government printing establishment. with
the present small amount of public money which Is
devoted to keep It alive. 10 overwork itself 80 hard
as 10 get ont a paper of such grave Importance as
the Gnzere on Saturday and then issue again on
the following Wednesday. Oh. mol The change
in the dav of publication Is a good one. and may
helm Il little To remove some of the unpOpularity
which has long chung 10 the organ" If the
oditor will now exercise q modicum OF the iugd-
m,nt that one occupying his position is entitled to,
and present the publication Of such slang and bill
linr.ratc a. has lately been seen its columns. and
the threats of personal violence which it has lately
uttered. there is yet room To hope that the Gazette
will exist through another volume at least.
DrsrrE,rr ATrEurTs.-Our "Phunny Phellow =
has sent us some extraordinary productions of his
ccniu.. which he has the temerity to denominate
a. First class original conundrums." No one
will doubt their originality:
WHY is the Colorado like a ball not half finish
ed? Because She has not yet come TO the SIND
riches -
WHY has the American Congress treated the
p. VI. :. :. Company s~curvily: Because it has APP
parcntly given them the g0-by.
The above are bad enough. but the following
suggests a symptom Of insanity in the perpetrator
Why were the people of Honolulu. last week
like a eraybeard getting dyed in Wiikerson's bar
Der shop? Because they have been constantly
saving. Color. ali do -
Big TARo PArcm-At Waikiki there Is a large
taro patch. continuing ten acres. called keokea,
TO make which Kamehameha l.. summoned the en-
tire population Of this island. Since his time. keo,
kca has lain follow. until kamchamcha V. resolved
to replant it. preparatory to which one hundred
hogs were turned III. enclosed with a fence. ana
they thoroughly rooted up the grass and weeds
II IS now again planted with taro. and the question
Is bow many calabashes of poi at - cents each i
will produce. "
EGG-srr,oRDrvAEY.-Henry Cornwe!l. Esq. o
Waikapu. has caused to be laid on orr table an egg
Of Shanghac origin. which deserves special men
ton. A. it measures nearly ten inches around. the
longest way. We hope to hatch out OF 1t one OF
Two extraordinary chickens. If the hot weather con
tinues three or four weeks longer
LIGHT WrNDs-The schooners Annie and Mink
which sailed for windward ports on Monday last
were in plain sight from town on the next morning
there having been only very light airs from du'
East during the night.