The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-11-26
TIRE PACIFIC
Commercial A00ertlser.

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SATURDAY. NOVEMBER &c.
NOTES OF THE WEEK.
G- His Majesty is enjoying good health, reports
to tie contrary Notwithstanding.
r. The concert given at Kaumakapili for the
benefit of the new church fund, Melted $40.
u Services will be held tomorrow at $50 p.
NJ. on the steamboat wharf.
Copies of the Adcertiser may be had ut the coun-
tiers of Messrs. H. NJ. Whitney and Thos. Thrum.
containing all the latest news. Price, 10 cents per
copy. -
THE LAST CoNcERT.-This evening the Carandini
troupe will give their farewell concert, preparatory
to leaving for San Francisco. The prices of admis-
sion have been reduced. See programme.
ILLNESS OF SHERIFF CoNEY.-We regret to learn
that J. H. COney, who arrived on the last steamer
from Hilo, with the intention of going East. is so i'll
that fears are entertained for his recovery.
20 The steamer City of Melbourne will leave
her dock at 2 O'Clock p. NJ, precisely, the mails
at the Post Office closing at l O'Clock.
The steamer Moses Taylor will probably leave
OH 1Ouud oAbCAAOOA al 4 " 1OS " ~
THE LARGEST CATcH.-It is said that this seasons
catch of oil and bone is the largest ever taken in the
Arctic Ocean. We would call attention to our CON-
mercial column, where may be found all the reliable
information in regard to the whaling feet. ss..
n Among the passengers by the steamer from
Australia we notice the juvenile tragedienne, Miss
Rose Evans, accompanied by Mr.. Claremont. A
performance will be given by this lady on Mon
day evening, at the Theatre. See advertisement.
LuAU-At II O'Clock to-day there will be a native
feast at the Kawaiahao Church, and q Widespread
table win be laid for the accommodation of for
eigners. The object of this is to raise funds for the
repair of the Church premises. VisitoES1and others
who have never seen a luau. viii beHpdch interested
by attending. -
AN OLD REsIDENT.-Last Thursday was the Amer
lean Thanksgiving, and a day of thanksgiving for
one of our Oldest residents, Capt. John Meek, q native
of Marblehead, Massachusetts. On that day he cele--
brated his eightieth birthday, and is still hale and
hearty. Capt Meek first came to these Islands In
the year 1872. ,--n -sf 4g -a.!
The RiFLEs-Next Monday the Honolulu Rifles.
Capt. C. /. Gulick, will make an excursion in Nuu-
anuValley. to the premises of Mr.. E H. Boyd. They
will exercise themselves in target practice in the
forenoon, after which they will be entertained at q
luau, gotten up for the occasion. They anticipate a
good time. soy 5
F On Monday evening next, the members of IL
TINA Thule Lodge, 1. o.. Good Templars. will give
a ball at the Olympic Hall. Those who are fond Of
dancing will have a rare chance to7enjoy them
selves on this occasion. Tickets one dollar, to be
had of the committee.
THE FAIR.@The Ladies' Fair. on Thursday evening
last, at the Olympic Hall, was well attended. The
preparations for the occasion. were very complete,
for which much praise is due to the ladies who inter-
ested themselves for such a benevolent purpose. In
the afternoon the children were amused with the
' grab box and in the evening at Z O'Clock the
sale of articles commenced, which was continued
until 8 O'Clock, when the things remaining were dis
posed of at auction. About 81 900 was realized,
which goes to the Ladies Benevolent Society, and by
them devoted to the education of Hawaiian girls.
AMERIcAN THANKsGTvrNG.-For street church
last Thursday, was well attended, by not only
Americans, but by other residents of all rationale
ties, in response to the proclamation by Presrtent
Grant. The Rev. Mr.. M'Cully preached a very elo-
quent sermon. from ! Peter PIT, " Honor all men,"
The sermon was entirely cosmopolitan in its char
acter, and gratiied all. We were pleased to notice
among the audience a number of masters of whale
ships and their wives. showing that they had not
quite forgotten the old and tiIne-hOnored custom of
New England. -
The CoURTs.-For a town of the size of Honolulu,
it cannot be denied but that we have a good deal of
litigation, although lawyers complain that fees are
not remunerative. People will go to law. How
much easier and more satisfactory, in the end, for
all parties to get two ~neighbors to arbitrate, and
settle the matter in dispute. The time is coming
when all civil cases will be thus settled, and experts
be called in-(lawyers for instance,) to decide upon
what are now called questions of law, but which
after all, are simply questions of justice and right
between man and man.
SUPREME CoURT-ON APPEAL.-A case was heard,
az of last term-Beneamina VS.. Clark, involving
the title to boundary on quite q large piece of land
in Nuuanu valley. In the Court below Judgment
was for the defendant plaintiff now appeals, and
His Honor Hartwell, has reserved Judgment. S! B.
Dole for plaintiff, r. &C -Davis for defendant.
SMUDGY HAND-BILLs.-We noticed at the concert
on Monday night that a large number of ladies ruined
their gloves by the printers ink coming of the pro-
grammes. One lady took an impression of the pro-
gramme for the evening on her light silk dress,
whilst several ladies and gentlemen transferred as
much lamp-black from their hands to their counte-
nances as would have made them available for negro
MINISTRIES. We should state, in justice to ourselves,
that these bills were not printed at this ofhce-and
we will further state that we never print programmes
with this description of ink. .t
THE MERCANTILE LIBRARY LoTrERY.-The draw
ing of this lottery, under the name of the Mercan-
tile Library Gift Concert. took place according to
postponement, on Monday. the 3lst of October.
The drawing seems to have been satisfactory. In
and around the Pavilion building the greatest excite
ment was kept up during the whole day We
must say that no little anxiety has been manifested
during the last month, by some of our citizens,
who. were ticket holders. 1t is estimated that about
SIS. 900 had been invested in tickets in these islands.
We can hear of only some $1,000 in prizes being
drawn here. No more castles need be built in the
air by that $780, 600 prize.
( - 4 30 1F -DEUF #lHAE
SUNFLowER.-It has recently been asserted by
experimenters in France and Holland that sunAowers,
when planted on an extensive scale, viii neutralize
the deleterious effects of exhalations from marshes.
This plan has been tried with great success in the
Jenny districts near Rochefort, France ; and the au-
thorities of Holland assert that i~ntermittent fever has
disappeared from districts where the sunHowers have