The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-05-28
NOTES OF THE WEEK

Those VINO LIVE IN GLASS HOUSES, &C.-The fol-
lowing item is clipped from the ministerial organ,
which appears to delight in holding poor Hawaiians
up to public ridicule
OBsrREpERoUs.-This word will apply to the conduct of an
Monday last, experienced the Effects thereof in the evening.
The actions Of the individual were curious to behold, and his
the attention of the police, and the result was that the man
face and bunged eyes, was brought before the Police Magistrate,
and fined the moderate sum Of SO and costs.
We heard of q distinguished foreigner who suffered
from the same cause as the native, and who in the
evening OF the same day, suffered a fall, and who
also was guilty Of actions 90 curious to behold" but
who Jared better than the native, in that a friendly
native and japanese picked him up and helped him
home. Title and station doubtless saved our subject
from a night in the lookup. We advise all who have
to be " out in the SUM- - or are troubled from a like
cause to join the Good Templars ; they have wrought
some remarkable ~reformations. There are some of
our citizens who are all that could be desired save
this appetite to such we give the above advice.
PoHo LoA.-The old Rilauea is turning out as
those who knew her best anticipated. Early this
week, when the workmen engaged in re-coppering
her, had nearly completed their task, which blythe
bye, is well done, they discovered that there 9 was
something rotten in Denmark and on examining
found the sternpost, and the heavy timber connecting
1t with the rudderpost, were unsound. On tearing
away the ~planking, these timbers were found entirely
gone, and have been taken out. To repair this part
of the vessel will necessitate the construction of a
huge box, to be placed under her stern. The addi-
tional cost to put in good timbers will be from four
to five thousand dollars. Her bow is supposed to be
In somewhat the same condition, but probably 1T Is
best not to examine that too closely. We last week
estimated the cost of purchase, repairing and refltting
the KtidueG at forty thousand dollars. This sum
will probably all be required and perhaps more.
Who cares, so long as the money is thrown away IN
the country -
A WOODEN MLL.-Mr. Robert Hunt, a gentleman,
who came passenger in the City Of Melbourne, en-
route for Europe, to procure machinery for a wooden
factory to be erected in New Zealand, communicates
to US his wish to establish a wooden factory also some
where in these islands, provided he receives encOur-
agement from those interested here and also from the
Government. His short stay did not allow him to
develop his plans and views with merchants here so
freely AS he desired, but he will return to this port
in a few months, and if inducement is offered, make
arrangements to erect n factory. We know nothing
of Mr.. H., other than that he is a practical machinist,
who has been engaged in the business. Let the
Legislature, while in session offer some substantial
encouragement to this enterprise, and we shall soon
have the experiment tried.
{ NAvAL-The United States steamer Sagina1c,
Captain Sicard, arrived on Wednesday, eleven days
from Midway Island, where she has been engaged for
two months past in assisting the contractors who are
engaged in removing the distractions in the channel.
The work is progressing favorably and can be done
but it will require from two to five years, instead of
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dred thousand to one million of dollars, instead of
the fifty thousand dollars appropriated. The officers
of the SGginaC hoped to find the .ajGr here to send
important dispatches to Washington, but the sailing
of that vessel before her advertised time, disappoints
them as well as many others. The SaginatD will
return to Midway Island in about ten days.
FAST TRAvELING.-Mr. Henry Nathan informs us
that he made the trip from Liverpool to San Fran
cisco in fourteen days and five hours, as follows
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From New York to San Francisco. q days 3 hours.
The steamer from Liverpool was the City of Brussels,
and from New York he took passage in the Pullman
express train. AS soon as fast steamers are plying
between San Francisco and this port, the through
time from Liverpool to Honolulu will be reduced to
% or % days. Quite a contrast this to the time oc-
cupied even two years ago, when it took % days
from San Francisco to New York.
70 Mr.. Aheong, who has been employed for a
year or two past as colporteur among the Chinese,
took passage yesterday in the Sumatra, with his
family, for Hongkong. He ranks in China above the
common people, his father belonging to the literati or
professional class. He was stolen or taken off by foul
means of some kind, and sold as q coolie. He hopes
some day to return to these Islands and settle. But
wherever he lives, we doubt not his influence will be
in support of christianity.
FROM BUTARITARI.-A letter received by Rev. B.
w. Parker from the Hawaiian Missionary Kanoa.
who is on the above island and dated January 5,
states that the native who shot Mahoe has been him
self shot by another savage, in a drunken spree.
Mahoe has so far recovered from his wound, as to be
able to sit up and walk about a little but the
wound is still painful and may never heal entirely.
> A DEsIDERATUM SUPPLIED.-In connection with
the fine hair cutting and shaving establishment OF
Mr.. Henry Bradley, corner of King and Fort streets,
can be had a warm or cold bath at any hour of the
day, the former requiring fifteen minutes notice.
Quite a change has been wrought in the appearance
of this corner, showing what a little thrift and enter
prise can accomplish.
APPRECIATED.-The best proof that the lengthy re-
port of the Minister of Finance was appreciated is
afforded by the fact that our large edition containing
it., of nearly 900 copies, was entirely disposed of for
the mails by the ,9jdr and City Of Melbourne. The
can desire no higher compliment than this
for his first effort. -
KEEP CooL.-It is q treat, in such warm weather.
as prevails now, to be able to indulge in ice creams
iced drinks. The former can be obtained at the
Criterion Coffee Saloon, opposite the Court House, and
latter at Hollister & Hyland's, in Nuuanu street.
Both are healthy luxuries, if moderately INDUCED in.
gg An enterprising person started off yesterday
a tub of ice cream on a Wheelbarrow, and sue
,eeded in peddling his entire supply within an hour.
The experiment paid so we'll, we shall probably have
he luxury often. =
e The bark d. C. Murray will sail for San
probably on Wednesday next.
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