The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-11-23

l"rittutinii fu1 iuf4lilrs established siass t.s raf "A
ias' year t-t~,s. Aasuna sIl Prussia. aHi hAs eli
eitei Ito ausndaaae II Ill Tie Herman residents Il
TIL place ~ a n.ssuag al ,Ls rrassiAn Consulate. ga
tie aosDiHg e Tie zid. insi. IL Is Tie intention O.
assist the ai.se iHsuiar.aa - a ssL~ 81 ptsH, aai
tisTs ,s hide daubt bat sssfy usrl4aE ~iI ostas hath
~iu. hs contribution la Aaaori4aos viii. Ls a.s4az
While &c see us Germans At home aHi aLna4d thus
Engaged la a naLls wo.t, Il may not h oat II place
a. make a fee explanatory fsts4Ihs -Lyat tLs object
la sie~. az -iu4oat dsubt r,ey man u ~Lasaser
nationality will take an interest la aH insitaUa~a Il
thi- nature. ahi ~ these means even tie German
residents Il Ihess Islands may L@stbe male ao4AdLt-
oi With liz ~pufl.ss-
The - Victoria National Institution tr iH,ziiis /"
was bounded ~ ts Crosn-pinos II Prussia. -iuA
ths approval ~ the King. Immediately after ths tat
ths that decided tLs German war II last year and
With this prince az it, heal. this Institution has -Sia
CAMEL that popularity aniDhg the German papls,
ahi that active aud generous assistance ~ al tie
great and god II the German Nation. which IL justly
deserved. The statutes ~ this Institution give, ia
the following few words. the oLjoct II its organization
and the heli for It's usefulness
To give all sii assistance - al hat Lsss Jo-ls saaDe
'a4-qasn'e It thr "a tSs4t 81 a. iss's - rFass4- aii BE-
us fufFah'A@t-. u ,s ''iHa" rhta'sI - ~ 1917 -
ns-i q = ala e. the fanuis u slsL - are tIAed Ia battle -
sss .a us ss.i = oiI.l G S.taa /" 10. f.' rs ~ e ~ IL IL L-tsass -
Ia hasiatals, have become uHabls a. l.aAs thaI Bslns"
Up Ia the Both Of June If this year. tue funds cub
seribei amounted 10 half a million II tLalefs. and
now the Germans residing ia foreign lands are send
ing their contributions. and NE see "a very general
interest taken la this national work. This Is the
first institution Of this kind Ia Germany. ia fact the
fret Of such IA national character ia that country.
Both the object Of this work. and being inauguratsi at
. ia. time ~ fk. r.,yy.pf1.sfaN - Eryrusn I.rf-fer.-
ton under the auspices Of Prussia, have 10 insure the
success Of the Victoria National lnysliden SuftaHg"
Loss or SCHOONER HELEs. - This fine coaster,
known as the MalisV packet. Was iost at her anchor
age Mt Mako on Thursday night. November lith.
About dark the heavy ~northerly swells commenced
rolling in a most terrific surf, u~naocompauioi with
wind nor any premonition whatever. There Wa no
chance Of getting out 10 sea before morning, and the
Captain and crew deeDing il unsafe 10 remain On
board, fastened down the matches and went ashore ia
the boat, through the heavy surf About midnight
the vessel was torn from her mornings, by an en0r-
nous wave, carried inland, aud dashed on 20 the
rocks, not u yestige being lief, Of her, the entire wreck
and timbers being carried out TO sea The Sea also
carried away the wharf and Destroyed the plantation
warehouse which was located on the beach. The
Helen was built in 1862 by d. Foster & Co Of this
CITY, G1tl SO,tft, u a III AN Il ALLY
Insurance Company Of San Francisco for ss,Oy5
She has been a very seryiceable vessel TO the Haiku
Plantation, by which she wes owned This heavy
northerly swell was felt all along the shores from Ko-
hAla TO West Maui. II occurs only during the inter
ruption Of the trade winds, and has never before
resulted in the loss Of 4 vessel, that we are aware Of
Generally they give some preInonition, and coasters
have time TO put 10 Sea, and avoid running any risk
from them -
METZoRrc SnowER.-Two weeks ago we called the
attention Of star-gazers 10 the fact that Nov 10 and
II were the dates that astronomers set FOR the annual
meteorric displays. On the night Of the l2;h, the
schooners Kafe Lee and Helen were bound up TO
Maui. Early in the evening the meteors began 10
display, growing more frequent and vivid as each
hour passed. Capt. Crane called up his passengers
to witness the scene. which at . or 3 O'Clock had
become wonderful and almos; alarming, every part Of
the heavens being alive with stars shooting here and
there, in every direction. Capt. Baker Of the ship
RainbOlr, who was passenger, declared he had never
seen or heard Of anything equal 10 IL The meteors
were confined 10 no section Of the sky, but spread
entirely over it, occasionally lighting mp the atnOs-
phere most brilliantly, very much resembling fire.
works, rs represented in illustrated papers This
display continued increasing in frequency and brill
ancy till daylight of the 18th. We have not heard
of its being witnessed on shore, but It might have
been if any watch had been set for il On the morn
ing Of the l4th, shout 1 =. ~, We were up, but saw
only an occasional star shooting across the SKY,
nothing more than may be seen any night
SUDDEN DKAIH-James 3. Andrews, Ssotehmaa
by birth, who had lived here for many years. was
found dead in his bed on the morning Of the 18th.
4. post morton examination showed tina; his death
was caused by aneurism Of the aorta- He had been
an invalid for years, complaining often Of being t-ou-
- II
on the Seaman's Chaplain and said he wanted to viii
his property to him. Mr.. Damon told him he did not
wish him to do 50. He died ~intestate. and his pro
perty reverts TO the Hawaiian Government, he hav-
ing been n naturali1ed subject, unless claimed by his
wife and child. who some years ago wen; to the Benin
Islands, and may be living there now.
FoRcEEr The first forged check ever psid by the
Bank, was taken in one day last week. It WAS
signed by Geo. W. Msoy, but the signature was 50
ruiely executed that the most casual examination
would have excited suspicious Nix NJ, it seems,
had filed out a check for Sl40 in his check-book,
and left it unsigned, when some unauthorizcd person
IA nativc) obtained access to 1t, tore ont the check,
filed in the name, presented it and obtained the
money. -
nIEp IN rRISoN.-Mr. Mahoe. the old native who was
arrested some months ago for killing his son on Molo-
kai, and was awaiting trial for murier. died On Tues
day night last. from drorsy He was = rcor sioAly
old man. apparently half deucntei, whose trial would
have hecn almost a mocSery, HIS death fortunately
terminates what would have been an unpleasant task
60 the officers of the law.
LOOK orr FOR VoVR MITcHES@A small grass
house. near ranahou. belonging ~ Jack Watson,
WAS burned on Friday about . O'Clock AZ. twas
set on 6rc by a child. playing with matches
Mexico.
Nsw NosS, oct ?S-Tho HcralTs special saws