The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-10-22

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Hall, in Nuuanu valley, the German ladies Of Homo
lulu will hold an auction fair for the benefit OF the
German Sanitary Fund. The ladies have made every
effort to produce a large and desirable assortment OF
articles to make the occasion a success, which, We
believe, will be literally patronized and appreciated.
A the opening, at Z o'clock precisely, the sale Of ar
ticles will commence, and continue until 81 o'clock,
when everything not disposed Of will be put up and
sold at auction. During the evening some very
choice instrumental music will be performed. The
German national song, I" Die Yacht an Rhein."
will be sung in chorus by q number Of German gen.
tlemen, as the German soldiers sing it in the army.
Also several Duets will be performed, together with
some other amusing performances during the evening.
We understand that should the steamer arrive to-day,
bringing news favorable to peace, a slight change
will be made in the programme. The Olympic Hall
has had a new floor put down in part Of the building,
and has been otherwise prepared and fitted for the
convenience of the fair. This hall is now in n de-
sirable condition and location for occasions OF this
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THE TRIP OF THE KILAUEA TO HMo AND BACK
The steamer RilGusa arrived from Hilo and inter-
mediate ports on Wednesday morning ut eight
O'Clock, with o large freight Of produce and cattle,
So cabin and 100 deck passengers. She left Homo
lulu ON Monday the 10th inst. at 5:10 p. NJ, arrived
at Lahaina. ~ miles. on Tuesday at $40 A. MA
hours left Lahaina at $50 A. NJ, arrived at Maalaea
Bay, IS miles, on Tuesday at 8 A. MA hours
left Maalaea Bay at 9O5 A. NJ, arrived at Makee's
landing. 10 miles, on Tuesday at 1906 A. MI
hour left Makee's landing at 10:40 A. NJ, arrived
at Kawaihae, DC miles, on Tuesday ut 5:l0 L. M
Ga hours ; left Kawaihae at 8 p. NJ, arrived at Ho-
noipu, Is miles, on Tuesday ct $50 p. MA
hours left Honoipu at 1890 p. NJ, arrived ut Hilo,
~ miles. on Wednesday at 0:O5 A. MA hours, n
total distance Of 236 miles in 2o1 hours. or at the
rate of eight knots per hour, it being either calm or
with the wind ahead the whole way. She remained
at Hilo till Monday morning, leaving at 1890 and
arrived ut Kawaihae on Tuesday at 11:45 A. NJ,
after touching at Kohala and Honoipu. Here she re-
NAMED till 1890 p. NJ, arriving under easy steam
at 8 A. M. on Tuesday at Makee's landing. She left
Lahaina at 1890 and arrived ut Honolulu Wednes-
day morning at eight o'clock, the wind being light
from southwest, thus making about the same time
down as up, and under similar circumstances. The
revolutions Of the engines were general, 81, the
highest being SO steam pressure, 10 pounds
vacuum, 25 degrees. Wherever the water was quite
smooth, as between Lahaina and Makee's landing,
the RiIGueG run over nine knots. without assistance
from the wind, and with about the same revolutions,
say 81 to So. Where she shows a speed Of over about
nine and q half knots under steam alone, q favorable
current may perhaps be presumed, as So revolutions
of the screw gives only a little over ten knots per
hour, without allowing for slip. With q very little
assistance from the wind she will run ten knots with
ease, as the slip is 4 then trifing. There are many in
stances however Of screw-steamers going faster than
the speed due to the revolutions Of the screw multi
piled by the pitch, owing to the indraught at the
stern. This is called negative slip" and usually
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the case with the KIaueG. Still every vessel will
drag O certain amount Of water after her, particularly
as she approaches her tOpmost speed, and this may
possibly account for the KiIduea sometimes showing
a higher speed than would appear 10 be due to the
progress of her screw. The consumption Of coal ON
the up-trip was 12A tons of Sydney, and she was 29A
hours full steaming, and 40 hours under steam,
which gives a consumption Of a trihe over six hun
dred weight per hour. The steamer was heartily
welcomed wherever she appeared. At Kawaihae we
understand a feast was got up on the occasion. The
party who visited the volcano had O very pleasant
trip and good weather. The volcano was quite active.
HIS MAJEsTY's MACHINERY FOR THE MANUFACTURE
OF PoL-The manufacture Of poi by machinery has
often been attempted on these islands. but until now
we believe it has never succeeded. We were highly
g~ratifed the other day, on visiting the little factory,
which His Majesty has put up at Waikiki, to sec how
completely the work is done, and how the difficulties
which heretofore stood in the way have been over
come. The first operation. about which there is
nothing new, in principle, at least, is the steaming Of
the kalo. A small cylindrical boiler about G feet
long and 2 feet G inches in diameter, set in brickwork
in the usual way, supplies the necessary steam. Tho
kalo as it is brought from the patches is thrown into
a 800 gallon cask with a lid, which cask is hung on
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a small tackle can in q few seconds tip it and empty
the contents, it being connected to the steam boiler
by a union coupling, which is easily unscrewed. The
steam is let ON at the bottom, underneath or between
the false bottom full Of holes, and the bottom Of the
cask. 1t is found best to steam the large kalo and
the small kalo separately, as otherwise the small gets
cooked before the large is done through. When
cooked one man tips and empties the cask in a few
seconds, into q large wooden shallow tank, where q
supply Of water is let on and the men skim IL, and
by q running stream of water from a spout thoroughly
wash it. 1t is then put into q pug mill with rotat-
ing knives in il, and which Is turned by two mules.
This breaks up the kalo and forces IL out at the bot
tom through an opening about o inches square in q
compact mass, and having gone once or twice through
this, it is then conveyed to the poi mill, consisting Of
two iron rollers 8 inches diameter and 26 inches long,
one turning from IL to 2G revolutions a minute and
the other twice as fast, 50 as TO get up q rubbing oc-
ton. On these rollers are fixed two steel scrapers
which take of the ground kalo in a thin fine sheet.
This mixed ap with tho proper proportion Of water
makes q perfect article Of poi. The mill 10 turned
by gear connected with q crown wheel, placed on the
upright shaft Of the pug mill, under which connecting
shaft the mules travel The ~washings of the kalo run
to q hog pen, where some 100 porkers fatten for
market with wonderful facility on the nutritious, II
dirty. "swill." ALI the arrangements seem very
complete and economical, and We understand save
sixty per cent. in labor. In fact they lack very lit
tie Of being able to take in unlocked kalo at one end,
and turn out finished poi at the other. The whole
apparatus was designed by Col Prendergast, and
was constructed at the Honolulu Iron Works. and Is
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