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

The death of Minister Burlingame, who died sud-
denly at st. Petersburg, Feb. %, of inflammation of the
lungs, will be a serious loss to China at this time, as he
was in the midst of negotiations for treaties between
that Empire and the various European Governments.
He had concluded q treaty with the United States,
which has been ratihSd, also others with England and
France. Under these treaties, China will secure a
position as a power of equal rank with those nations.
ga London letter says the Directors of the PENN
sular and Oriental Steamship Company propose to es-
tablish q line of steamers between China and San
Francisco, touching at Japan, in opposition to the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company From this item,
as well as that referring to the contract of the Gu
nard line to perform the mail service between Sydney
and San Francisco, it appears that British capitalists
are not prepared to r%ellnquish the sovereignty of the
Pacific to American steamships.
Rev. Mr.. Damon and Judge Austin were at Jeru-
salem early in January. purposing soon to visit
Athens and Rome, and rejoin their families early in
February. Mr.. u. is probably now in New York,
and plans to return to Honolulu in the May steamer.
Judge \. and family remain in Europe, probably q
year at least.
Sam'l L. Clemens, better known to our readers
as Mark Twain,'' was married in January, to
Miss Olivia L. Langdon. of Elmira, n. Y. Mark
has kindly his oceanic friends, and they
will Ill doubtless unite with US in wishing that he
and ~hisibride may never be " twain,' but one and
inseparable. Mr.. c. is now joint editor and proprietor
of the Buffalo Express.
Washington's birthday was very generally OBJ
served in Europe, under the auspices of the various
American Ministers, in London, Paris, st. Petersburg,
Berlin, Vienna, &c. In the latter city, the telegraph
reports the following, which is all the more Hattering,
as Count Won Beust is father of one of the officers of
the Donau now in port
VIENNA, Feb. 24--The birthday of Washington was spIen-
didly celebrated in this city last evening. A banquet was given
present, including Baron Won Beust, Prime Minister of Austria
MIR. Jay toasted the European sovereigns: and Won Beust re-
piled in the English language. He said the close and undis-
turbed relations between the United States and Austria were
better than congratulations. "Union, freedom" was the
motto of both countries union alone promoted progress union
alone gave peace. In concluding he gave Toast Io the menorS
ofGeorge Washington, the champion OF freedom and peace
ADVERTISEMENT ExTRAoRDINARY.-We occasional
" see some queer specimens of native ideas of pro-
priety and ingenuity in the papers printed IN the
Hawaiian language. The following, translated from
one of these papers will, we fancy, defy competition
as an advertisement
0NOtice.-A feast of Luau at PalolG,Frends and acquaint,
feast on the 9Th of this month, on the birthday anniversary OF
G ;1s d az fs' bein n b Sn1S on 1ni the Ta L T March, 1853. Therefore,
hit shah be agreeable to You come ahi e n 1 rum sfnSs of ,i Shags
will be ISSUED, one at fifty cents and one at a dollar. And II
the Consideration due a real friend and a lover of children, aud
/ will give to such persons a certihcate IN accordance WIN 'e
following classes, arranged for the rules of benevolence 10
strangers. Class Friends in the faith OF Christ Glass =
Persons whose income is not less than $1,000 per annum.
Glass 3-Ourp personal relatives by descent. Class 4-Erends
who are such by education and knowledge. Class fIends
who are not connected with US, except through Father Adam.
Class 6-ChiIdren born in the same year leos) with our
daughter. Class ALI parents having cnlldren VINO VIII e
ciprocate with feast. These last are to be masters OF ihe
feast, and fast friends of our daughter forever We shall give
&c them such gifts as we can afford out OF the sums received
81 90 and so cents. The grand feast M conclude o me 18TH
of March. 1870, at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ, and hnahy finish at 8 p NJ
Our friends are asked TO inform before hand how many are
coming, before the I4th, excepting those who have been ex-
pressly notified. There will be a collection together OF those
who are familiar with the government Cor rule) OF wisdom.
Respects TO all. j. II. KANEPUU,
MRS. SOPHIA KANEPUU.
50 Druukards and rowdies are not wanted"
Is not that a production worth preserving-so naive,
and yet so ingenious?
u The Mission Children's Society viii meet this
evening at the residence of Mr.. j. G. Dickson,
Beretania street.