The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-01-25
TIE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
SATURDAY. JANUARY %.

HIS MsJExTY sailed for Nolokai on Monday AFTER
noon. in his yacht KaNAIE, intending to spend q
few weeks on his cattle ranch. A large crowd as
sembled on the wharf to witness his departure
The steamer KuAUEA had n fine run up TO Lahaina
on MONDAY night arriving at 8 o'clock on Tuesday
morning. The sea was calm and the air cool and
pleasant, rs it has been nearly every day and night
the past week
We had on Monday last q veritable Z" Steamer
Day. three steamers having left port. First was
the IDAHO, which went to sea about Al O'Clock, fol-
lowed q few minutes after by the KILAuEA, and then
about 8 tue PELE took the Kings yacht in tow and
proceeded to sea- The New York papers boast coca
sionaliy Of ten OF twelve steamers LEAKING port during
one day. For this city, the departure Of three steam
ers in one day Is n more noteworthy event than
twenty leaving New York. Z
The bark CELEsTIA, which arrived on Sunday had
a good passage, bringing San Francisco papers to
January 9Th, and Eastern kilograms three days later
than the IpAHo- She also brought the newspapers
let by mistake when the steamer sailed
The steamer IDAHo sailed on Monday last for San
Francisco, taking n fine freight Of about 500 tons,
but only sixteen passengers She ought to have from
40 to go passengers each way on each trip There
seem to be fewer passengers going and coming now
than in former years II this be 50. it is owing
NhoAiy " INC hrn-fAA st1bbedOh VI H4c II
cultural industries. which prevails throughout the
islands.
We observe that the China steamer which arrived
st San Francisco was several days behind time, and
I failed to connect with the Panama steamer. This
viii probably continue to be the case, 50 long as the
steamers do not take the more pleasant and certain
route via Honolulu These failures to connect at
San Francisco must tend to inJurc the reputation Of
the new line for regularity, and render il less popular
With China passenzersL The MORNING STAR, ON her
tr ip hither from the Caroline Islands, had fine south
west winds, anil made from 200 to 235 miles n day,
showing that westerly winds prevail in certain lsti-
tudes west Of here r -rv..
To-day Is the Chinese NEw YEAR, and rs such viii
be observed by the Chinese. The Chinese merchants
generally prepare TO receive their friends with tables
spread with luxuries, and all who call on them will
meet . hearty welcome. We trust that foreign mer-
chants, officials and others will do so, as they like
70 be noticed, and snch visits tend to create friendly
feeling with them 5I FIF
On our first page win be found another interesting
letter from our Paris correspondent, which, Ike all
previous ones, cannot be read without imparting in
formation D5s ~ f+e---- F-At-
On the fourth page will be found Mr.. J. C. Kings
minority report to the San Francisco Chamber Of
Commerce, which was not adopted by that body. 1t
will be read with interest by our planters, as show
ing the only grounds Of opposition to the reciprocity
treaty which can be brought forward, and which
really amount to nothing.
Another article on the same subject and page, from
the pen OF Mr.. George Gordon. is of special interest
rs showing the political reasons why the treaty should
be adopted,-ior the benefit of the Government and
people of these Islands, by bringing them into a closer
alliance with their more powerful ~neighbor. During
the continuance OF the treaty, the American Govern
ment viii he bound to protect this country and Peo-
pie from any and all foreign foes
No mail packet is likely to leave the coming week
for San Francisco, nor will any mail be due. unless
by the clipper BeIrideTe, which may arrive about the
LIST Of February.