The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-03-12
Notes.

With the January number the OVERLAP
MONTHLY" published by Romon & Co., OF Sal
Francisco. entered on its fourth volume. IhI
and the issue for February lie before, and then
tables of contents fully sustain the reputation
the periodical has established, of being a Paclh'
coaEe'monthly. The description of San Francisco
in the January number and Of Australia in thai
for February are interesting and instructive
One good feature of all the articles is, they are
brief. The February number is, in n typograph-
ical view, one of the finest specimens oil serial
printing we have ever received-unsurpassed oy
the Atlantic, Harper or the Ectectlc-the three
leading mOntLlies at the East.
We notice that the London Atheneum, one OF
the ablest English periodicals, has been purchased
and will be edited hereafter by Sir Charles Dllke,
VI. p, author of Greater Britain. The January
issue contains a complete survey of the Literature
of Europe and America, contributed by dis
tinguished writers, both English and foreign.
A n~aralleI between English literature of the day
and that of a hundred years ago will also form
part of its contents.
Two popular London daily papers, the Herald
and the Star have been suspended for want OF
support, while the Telegraph has reduced Its rate
to one penny per copy, and increased its circula-
ton very much. The Times has also had to
reduce its price. The cost of all the London
papers has been too high. 1t is n wonder that
the British people have endured the high charges
so long.
Speaking of costly printing reminds us of a
statement we have seen that English authors are
talking of having their works printed at Leipsic
and imported into England, as the former city
can bring out books cheaper than London pub
lIshers seem able to do. 1t is said that books are
printed more cheaply in Leipsic than in any other
city in the world, labor being there extremely
low. The work is said to be done in large part by
females.
The popularity of the Waverly Novels in Eng
land, as well as in the United States, was never
greater than now. " centenary edition is in
preparation in England, which will contain notes
by Scott which have never before been printed.
The spirit Of inquiry among the japanese is
well exhibited by the fact that q History of the
British Parliament, in japanese, has been pub
lished in Yeddo, which is said to have a large
sale.
DIR. Bechtinger, who resided in 1868 on these
Islands, principally on Maui, and who visited
the Iepers on Molokai, publishing his observations
about them in this paper, has issued a volume in
Vienna, entitled "A gear an the SandaUich Isl
ands," which is said to be a racy and readable
book. We have not heard of its translation into
English.
Of Berghaus' Chart of the World, (Which is
for sale at the bookstore in this city, over
fifteen thousand copies have been sold in Europe.
"THE OLD AND THE NV" is the name of a
new monthly published in Boston, and edited by
Edward Everett Hale. The first number, for
January, 1870, is well spoken of.
The Graphic is the title of a new illustrated
weekly newspaper, the first number OF which
was issued in London on the 18th of December. 1t
proposes to take the field against the Illustrated
Ne,oS, though We think it hardly up to its old
rival.
Chinese literature has met with a serious loss
in the destruction by fire of a wing of the En-
peror Of ChiGa's palace which contained stores of
books and of blocks for book printing. From
its connection with literature, it was one of the
best known buildings in the palace. Its name
occurs in all books printed at the Emperor's
charge for two centuries.
Gail Hamilton has been engaged by the Harpers
to write for the Weekly and the Bdzar. 1t is
that this house will in future be the
publishers of her books.
$50 Runs the World Away" Not in Vain,"
Wife" and "The Normans, or Kith and KIM"
are the last titles chosen for novels by English
writers.