The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-10-30
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

SHADE TREEs.-The rapidity with which the
monkey-pod or Samang tree grows here, the success
which attends its cultivation, its great size, and the
dense shade it gives.-point to 1t as one OF the mos
ornamental shade trees introduced into these islands.
Efforts are now being made to line King street with
these trees, which thus far meet with great success,
some of the trees, though hardly twelve months old,
stretching up twenty feet in height. If all the resi-
dents of this avenue would take the pains which
some are now doing to plant these trees in front OF
their premises, ten years hence Will make OF King
street one of the most beautiful and shady avenues to
be found in any country, inviting the inhabitants to
frequent walks under the cool shade. Such a prom
enade is much needed here, and in the absence of
any public park would be a place of much re-
sort. King street, with a little expense, could be
extended in a straight line past Mr.. McCully's
residence, crossing Telegraph Hill near the present
public road, and so on, an indefinite distance to per-
haps Coco head. To do this might require Legisla-
tive sanction and the appropriation of funds but we
suggest whether it would not be money well expended.
If lined with trees throughout its whole length, as
the street in the city is now being lined with monkey
pods, it would in a few years be a noble avenue,
worthy of being named after the reigning dynasty,
&c Kamehameha Avenue" Cannot some of our
public men make q move in this matter?
RuN OvEn.-On Thursday last, q little boy aged
about ten years, the son of one of our most respected
residents, while playing in the one of the up town
streets was accidentally run over by an express wagon.
The child was not seen by the driver of the wagon
until it was too late to stop the horses. Fortunately,
although stunned and considerably bruised, the little
fellow was not seriously injured. 1t would probably
be difficult to find in this country or any other, a child
of the age of this little boy, who had suffered more
severe accidents than he has. A brief sketch of his
experience in misfortune viii be interesting, and no
doubt impress some with the idea that this child is
specially marked as one of those who are destined to
he the constant sport of fortune. At the age of four
years this little fellow met with an accident by which
one of his arms was broken, a year or so afterwards
the other arm was SO badly sprained at the elbow as
to be disjointed. About two years after this, in some
unaccountable manner our little boy got thrown over
a hook placed in front of n store. The hook caught
him by the inner part of the thigh going through the
flesh ~inhicting a severe if not dangerous, wound.
Not long since as though he had escaped too long,
he was set upon by a savage dog and severely bitten
in the face, and now he is run over by a heavy
wagon and escapes fatal injury by almost a miracle.
A few such customers would break almost an g acci-
dent " Insurance Company.-Gasefte Oct. q.
Loose CATTLE AGA1N.-The cattle by the Kamaile
are again made the subject of complaint. Two or
three got loose and roamed over town, chasing par
ties on foot and in one instance q carriage. Several
children anne near impaled upon their horns. Let
somebody try a prosecution against the parties in
charge of them, and let our Police Magistrate admin
lister a rebuke that they will remember for the future.
If we mistake not, there is a law forbidding slaughter
houses being kept on Waikiki plain, and ordering
them to be kept ma6di of the prison. If so why is
not the law enforced?
The SHIP FRANK N. THAYER.-The cargo of wheat
from this ship has been discharged, with the excep-
ton of about two hundred bags of wet wheat which
will be put on scows, taken outside the reef and thrown
overheard. The bows of the ship have been partially
stripped and leaks discovered, very fortunately with
but little trouble. fhe floor of the hold win be
cleansed of the rotten wheat, the pumps properly
fitted with baskets, and ~reloading will commence
early next week. The stencil from the hold was
overpowering at one time, disinfectnnts having to be
used. -
EScouRAG1NG.-we saw a libellous, dirty poster
on the wall the other morning, too indecent to be
copied into our columns, conspicuously display
ing the names of various persons who have taken
part against the coolie system in the late discussions.
knowing what sort of talent and morals it takes to
get up such documents, we remember the adage
- Birds Of a feather flock together" and hopefully
meditated on the evident and utter Generalization Of
the Governmental sympathizers.
~ The clipper ship Wind,oard, Capt. Barrett,
came off this port on Monday last in order to land a
man who had fallen from aoft. The man had a
broken arm and had received other injuries. Upon
being landed he was placed in n wagon for removal
to the hospital. Every movement made him utter
means and entreaties. Would not the old plan Of
placing injured men on q stretcher be much the
better one? There is not so much jar attendant
upon thus carrying by hand.
tRosEs.-Messrs. Adams s. Wilder held a sale OF,
about $50 pots of roses and other imported plants.
on Thursday. The collection embraced some of the
choicest varieties of roses. the prices of which ranged
from so cents to $500 a piece. The English ivies
of which only six pots were sold brought $500 and
over, each. Roses thrive here very well, and in
some districts, such as Ulupalakua, Kohala. Kona,
&C., grow luxuriantly, and bloom all the year round