The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-06-20
THE
SATERDA Y, JUNE 20.
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

AHRIvAL or JAPASEsE ENGRANTs-The British
ship SeiotO, Captain Reagan. arrived yesterday, S3
days FROM Yokohama, Japan, with the first install
ment Of Japanese abOrers, selected and shipped to
the Hawaiian Government by its Consul Mr.. Van
Reed. These laborers are in charge of DIR. u. J. Lee
and Mr.. A. ID. Baum, who have taken special care TO
preserve the health of the passengers, and they have
arrived in excellent condition. But one death has
occurred during the passage, and there has been one
birth. There are 14S passengers, six of whom are
married and have their wives The arrival of these
laborers is opportune, and We doubt not they will all
be readily engaged, though we have not learned the
terms on which they can be had. Consul Van Reed,
we understand, engaged with the old Government
for a much larger number of emigrants, but the new
Government made objections, and he was compelled
to take the few which had already been secured. In
al probability no distractions will in future be placed
in the way, as soon as the japanese Government
again becomes established. At all events, these Will
afford a fair opportunity for the experiment of Japan
csc laborers. -
THE ROUTE To AND FROM JAPAS.-Our readers are
aware that We have long maintained that the best route
between Japan and San Francisco, is via Honolulu.
We have in former issues instanced short passages
from japan TO this port as evidence to establish the
position taken. The arrival of the ship Seioto, SO
days from Yokohama, furnishes another. The dis
lance between Yokohama and Honolulu is about $500
miles. During the first II days after leaving Japan,
the SciofO made $500 miles, with fair winds, leaving
but one thousand miles. She then met battling and
light winds and was 10 days in making the last thou
sand miles. 4 steamer could easily have run the
whole in ii days or even less. The Great Republic,
when she broke her shaft on her last trip to Japan.
ran within three hundred miles of this port, and when
the accident happened was only 500 miles or so mort
west Of us. For some time the Captain was in doub'
whether or not to head about for Honolulu, and moth
ing but the strong fair wind decided him TO go On.
The tru;,, is these steamers are every trip COM
nearer and nearer to this port, and will yet have 10
make it their regular stopping place, as they should
have done from the first. With fair winds to this
port going and coming, it is contending against nnu-
teal science. providence and reason to take the d-
rect route in going out, or even the strong northerly
route in returning. =
CoNcuoLoGY We saw not long since in an Oak
land paper. an appeal by those interested in the Col
lege ut that place. setting forth the duty of the
friends Of education in California, not to let institn-
tons at the East deprive the State of one of the
best aud most complete genealogical collections in
the whole country. The article referred to the fine
cabinet of DIR. Wesley Newcomb, who was formerly a
resident of Honolulu, and while here thoroughly ex-
plored the land shells of these islands, and gave them
TO the world, through the London Genealogical So
ciety, many of the species being new and before that
time undescribed. We learn that the present collec-
ton Of DIR. Newcomb has been sold for a large sum TO
the Cornell University, situated in central New York,
where they will be sent, to add to the facilities for a
thorough education, which is being so amply provid-
ed by TIE founder of that ntitution--Gasene
The Z. Cornell University was founded and endow-
ed by Ezra Cornell, Esq, of Ithaca, n. y, who gave
to the institution. in land, buildings and endowment
fund, five hundred thousand dollars. Yet, notwitli-
standing this princely gift, we see by the following
item that he is still adding to it:
Mr.. Ezra Cornell has just purchased for the Cornell univer-
sity. at Ithaca. y. Y, the entire library 81 the late DIR. Anthem,
consisting Of 1000 volumes of valuable hooks in all the depart,
men s % e'e aSh.I ~ ,,c ~ "a eon,em n s'A Viii nwnber
more than $4,000 volumes.
re- A number of school exhibitions have been
held during the past ten days. all of which have
evinced great industry on the part of both teachers
and pupils. One of the most prosperous is the
Royal School. in charge of Mr.. j. II Kinney, assisted
by Misses Smith, Cooke, Brickwood and Beckley,
where about $50 scholars of both sexes are taught
in the English language. The exercises on Tues
day were creditable to both teachers and scholars,
and so long as the Government can find such pre-
ceptors. parents and guardians can have small rea-
son to complain.
Wei hoped to have received a report of the Wal
alua Examination and Sunday School celebration,
but it has not come in. We understand that ut the
dinner which was provided some 200 to 1900
persons sat down, while the Honolulu brass band
pleasant music to the assembled crowds.
This grand entertainment was gotten up without
any expense to the guests who partook OF it.
LIFE INsUEANCE.-By n no@c in our advertising
columns. it will be seen that the World Mutual Life
Mn VII n- a-. ,ht;sLa nm /
agency here and appointed Mr. A. Weiss as agent.
Life insurance is every year attracting more atten-
as one of the most practicable modes by which
a man can provide for the wants of his family after
death. BY a small yearly payment of $50 to 500.
companies guarantee the heirs of the per-
son insured from one To Eve thousand dollars. Mr..
comes fully authorized to act for the World
Company, aud can be found ut DIR. IIillebrand's
Office. -
ABoUT RAIS.-It is stated as the result of careful
observations for six years at Greenwich Observatory,
hat rain is more frequent between noon and mid
ight than between midnight and noon. The small
q ~rainfills take place in the morning, as the sun is
gng up the greatest in the afternoon as the sun is
seing. This is certainly the case on these islands,
wire the clouds generally scatter Mt night, and ac-
cunlate in the morning, almost invariably raining
on ne mountains during the middle and after part
of &c day. -
Q'cK TIME.-We see it stated that the overland
mail axes letters through from San Francisco to
New ork in eighteen days regularly. Letters were
receivi herr from New York by the Idaho inside of
thirty ays. This may hereafter be estimated as the
shortcs time for overland letter mails during this
year. 4 1863 the time will be shortened several
days, M in 1870 we shall have New York papers
deliverehere regularly in 20 to % days from their
date. -
- Aiexchange tells us that ga Minnesota edi-
tor says tit a man came into his office to advertise