The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-06-13
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
SATURDAY. JUNE Is.
New. OF the MORNING.

Hrs MAJETT TIE KING has been spending the las
few weeks at his seaside cottage at Waikiki. HI
health Is improving, though he has not appeared il
public of late.
The LzGIsLAIrKE appears to be nearly through
with its business, and viii probably adjourn between
the 2Oth and 18th If ruHiOr Is reliable the patriots
speeches made and time spent on the bill to reduce
the horse tax are Labor lost, as there is little chance
Of the Assembly seeing it again.
The subsidy bill, authorizing the government to
contract with any steamship company To run vessels
not les frequent than once in three weeks between
this port and San Francisco, under a subsidy Of
twenty-five thousand dollars a year, is now a law.
II is rumOred that the subsidy is to be offered for
competition by public advertisement But We ques-
ton whether any other company than the one now
on the route can furnish US steamers every three
weeks The American China line runs It's steamers
monthly. and the new English line viii probably not
be oftener than once 4 month.
Speaking Of this English line, reminds Us that the
Panama Sur, received by the last mail, has the fol-
IOwing-"ih that the British Peninsular and Oriental
Company intends running an opposition line from Pa
mama to China in connection with the Atlantic Mail
Steamship COmpany's steamers. having had their
present subsidy increased for that purpose from
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two and q half millions Of dollars per annum, we
should think they might afcri to run two steamers a
month. At all events, it looks as il a fierce oppOsi-
ton was brewing.
The bark ID. C.. Murray. which left this port on
the 9th Of May (the same day with the HahO,) arriv-
ell over on the afternoon Of the 18th, twenty days
passage. having been spoken or seen by the steamer
as she left port. She would leave again for Honolulu
m Ell. rutb, IF lima anil ill 10 Ir. L.. .I.uf ,ha
9th.
Very little local news has transpirel since the de-
parture Of the last steamer. The volcano, which
proved to be n nine days wonder" has entirely
subsided, and furnishes nothing for travellers to wit
ness but the ruins and desOlatiOn which it left. The
suddenness Of its Cessation is a perfect contrast to the
prolonged exhibitions Of former years.
The steamer IDAHO will leave this port on Monday
at 4 O'Clock p. NJ, for San Francisco. The mails
viii close at the Post-ofice at 2 +. VI. Files Of the
-dfrsTfiser issued since the departure of the Clara
r. SutiI, (May 49, can be obtained at our counter.
The Anniversary of the Sunday School Union takes
place at 10 o'clock to-day at Kawaiahao Church.
Five or six hundred children will be present, and
the proceedings will doubtless be interesting. There
are delegates here from over one hundred S Sabbath
schools in the group, and unusual interest has been
manifested in the meetings that have been held.
Fears having been entertained that the schooners
Ysnis and LsabcHa, engaged in the Kauai trade,
have been blown of to sea, the RIa0s and ROB Roy
were fitted up and sailed n day or two since in search
Of them
The installation Of Rev. A. o. FORBES rs pastor OF
the KaumakapiIi church Of this city, in place Of Rev.
DR.. SMITH, resigned, takes place at 8 p. VI. to-mor-
row.
Rev Mr.. CoE~IS will preach the annual sermon
on Home missions at the Fort street church to-mor-
row evening. He leaves in the Idaho on Monday
next, purpOsing to spend two or three months in CAL
ifornia-
Next Wednesday is the anniversary Of the battle Of
Hill.
No mail vessel is likely to arrive before the return
Of the ID. c. Murray, due on the 9th.
The RIiaues lies up the week commencing June
y, and leaves on n trip to Kauai, June %.