The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-06-25
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

LIVELY TINES -The past several weeks have been
decidedly weeks of sensation for Honoluluans. First
the assurance of the Australian line of steamers be-
ing a certainty the session of the Legislature, in
which we all feel interested ; the Z" Jubilee week, o,
the celebration of which we gave full particulars in
our last number. Then the "Flying Squadron -
Admiral Horribly. The officers Of these ships were
presented to the King, and were entertained by
Queen Emma at her residence in Nuuanu valley, and
also at q picnic at the sam place on Wednesday af-
ternoon, given by the British residents. On Monday,
His Majesty visited the Admiral's ship, and dined on
board, together with the government officials. Two
of the bands belonging to the squadron were on shore
during the day, which happened to be the anniver-
sary of the succession of Queen Victoria, and delighted
our residents by their beautiful music. We have
never met more accomplished and agreeable naval
officers than those connected with the Flying Squad
ron, and we believe they have left the same impress
sion wherever they have been in their cruise around
the world. -
The OPIUM L1cENsE.-On Monday of this week.
the one license to sell opium to Cinnamon, which is
discretionary with the Minister of the Interior, under
Section AZ, Chapter So of the compiled Penal Code,
was sold at auction by Adams s. Wilder, at their
rooms. The price brought this year is less than that
of former years, as the upset price being fixed by law
at $4,000, the amount bid, in ten or twelve different
bids, was in the aggregate, S9,575, adding to which
the $1,000 upset price makes the sum $11 ,575. The
CulHcoo HouSo u Along O. ACnuCk were the pur-
chasers. The high price which the license to sell this
deadly drug brings in the auction room is sufficient
proof of the avidity with which it is sought after by
those addicted to its use. 1t is said that the appetite
for the stimulus of opium vastly exceeds that of ar
dent spirits, and that the unhappy person who once
becomes a slave to it, rarely escapes from the inffu-
ence during life. 1t should be tabued entirely in this
kingdom, outside of the practice of physicians.
CALIFORNIA BLANKErs.-The .HHa says that Mr..
II. Aspinwall, the wealthy New York merchant,
lately in San Francisco, purchased while there a
large lot of the finest quality of blankets, Oregon and
California make, for the New York market, including
q lot Of horse blankets, made to order with monograms
Of famous horse owners, costing $50. He pronounces
these articles far superior to anything in the line ever
manufactured. California wool is no better than our
Hawaiian, and with a good mill in operation here, as
fine blankets could be made here as there.
DEATH OF DICKENs-One of the latest kilograms
received at San Francisco from England, on the 9th
Of june, announced the death of CHARLES Dickens,
which occurred that day. He died Of paralysis,
very suddenly. No particulars, other than the bare
announcement, were given. His death Will be
universally lamented, as few men have earned q wider
reputation or won a greater literary fame tnan
Charles Dickens.