The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-04-01
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SATURDAY, APRIL l.
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

SATURDAY, APRIL l..
NOTES OF H WEEK.
THE MAILS for the East viii be dispatched per
steamer liar this day. closing at the Post Office at
8 O'Clock P. NJ. -
ONE THOUSAND DEFAULTERs.-We learn that there
are no less than one thousand names of defaulting
tax PAYERS on the books, now in the Police Court for
prosecution. "
MAsoN1c.-The regular monthly meeting of Ha-
waiian Lodge No. 81, F. & A. NJ, will be held at
their rooms, Makee's building, on Monday evening
next, at u O'Clock
UNEA1R-The Friend copies an obituary notice
from us, and credits it to the Gazette. The notice
first appeared in that journal, but was SO full of in
accuracies that we rewroe it. "@i
TwENTY-F1vE PER CENT-We notice that the
Minister of Finance calls upon subscribers to Hotel
Bonds, to pay twenty-five per cent. on their ~subscrip-
tions on or before the 18th inst.
PRorEssoR ALExANDER.-We learn that this gen
tleman, who has SO long and ably filled the position
of President of Oahu College. has resigned, and has
accepted the Office of Surveyor General under the
Government. -
F" SUPREME OOURT.-1uC APIh OLm COIuucQCcS Oh
Monday next We are requested by the Marshal to
say that the attendance of the foreign jurors who
have been ummone will not be required until
/ further notice. ia - f
SLIGHTLY MIxED.-H would appear by our vener-
able cotemporary the Friend, that the Crusaders
have been lecturing in this city on the siege of Jeru-
salem. They certainly ought to know all about it,
and it is very kind in them to tell. However, it is
owing to a comma, misplaced. w
THE STOLEN LAMPs.-The lamps, some eight in
number, which were stolen from Kaumakapili church
some time ago, have never yet been recovered, as er-
roneously reported. The affair was evidently a bona
fde theft, and not a 8 lark, - as ~intimated, and it is
thought some clue to the thieves has been discovered.
Our OUTsIDE.-On' the first page will be found q
beautiful p~oetical tribute to the memory of the late
lamented Lieut.. Talbot. whose remains repose in the
solitary grave at Hanalei. On the last page, a spicy
communication from Hawaii, on " Public Improve
ments - "About Dogs - and a g Protest against
Charivaris." -
BOAT RAoE.--On Tuesday last there was a race
outside the reef and back, between the yacht boats
King Phillip and Fearless, for q purse of $50. The
race was won by the latter boat, beating her antago-
mist some twenty minutes We hear that the King
EhtLtlp, nOInlDS UauntSu, MI tFy IL again on Mon
day next. -
New YACHT.-By the Syren from Boston, we note
the receipt of a fine new yacht boat, built for L. B.
Peterson and others. She is of a beautiful model,
sits like a swan on the water, is called the Henrietta,
aud looks as though she ought to sail like the wind.
Her dimensions are % feet 6 inches long and 8 feet
10 inches beam. -
Nor A HAwAIIAN.-It was stated sometime since
&lok !, lo,oIo raa,aI Io,r, D-lI -,. - -
in San Francisco for setting fire to the whaleship
Massachusetts We now learn that the man was
found guilty and sentenced to three years imprison-
ment, and that he was not a Hawaiian, but a negro
from the Southern States.
DIR. LIVINGSTONE AGAIN-A letter from the
British Consul at Zanzibar, under date of November
10 states that news had been heard from DR.. Living
stone, and that dispatches and supplies had been for
warded to him. 1t was confidently hoped that the
intrepid explorer would reach the coast in February,
be in England the coming summer.
ST. PATRrcK's DAY IN SAN FRANCISCO THE Irish
men of San Francisco turned out almost en- mosse on
the 18th. An immense procession marched through
the streets, and the California Theatre was crowded
to hear an grafton and an original poem, and in the
evening there was no less than FIVE 6 grand - balls
and a banquet by the st. Patrick's Society.
(. ScRIBNER's MONTHLY, an illustrated journal,
published at New York, is rapidly taking a leading
place in periodical literature. J. G.. Holland, known
as Timothy Titcomb, is the editor, and its list of
contributors includes the names of some of the best
writers of the day. For three dollars per annum,
Scribner furnishes an immense amount of reading
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CEN1-p AT .Nn HNrnN ID arruro D rnn M ]
Preddey, Agent of the Central and Union Pacific
Railroad was 9 passenger by the mail steamer City
of Melbourne. Mr.. Freddy, we understand, has
made an official tour of the Australian Colonies, for
the purpose of disseminating Information respecting
the route from San Francisco to New York. Parties
interested and indeed all-would do well to see
Mr.. Freddy before his departure for San Francisco.
READINGs.-The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton have made arrangements to give a series of
public literary entertainments in the Olympic Hall,
similar to those of a year ago, which were held in
Butfum Hall. There will be three evenings devoted
to readings and three to lectures. By advertisement
in another column, it will be seen that the first of the
readings will take place on Thursday
evening next -
LusUs NATURE-This week, some curious look
ing creatures, half insect and half 6sh, were found
in a taro patch at Waikiki. So far, no one has been
found who ever saw the like before. They are ola
light brown color, half an inch in length. from the
head to near the tail is covered with a transparent
she'll, and the belly is provided with two rows
OF vertical fins. and they move about in the water
qnite briskly. They can be seen at Judd & Layton's.
s- - al /
oUTRAGEoUs-" Where away so fast ?' inquired
we OF a friend yesterday, who was going down town
at a rapid pace. We ought to have known that it
was imprudent to ask him any questions. | am
right off to see about this cattle disease was
the reply. Seeing us surprised he added coolly,
vi course. you have heard that every body is ex-
pecting the murridn7' Our feelings may be imag-
ined when we discovered that the reckless man
meant they expected the Murray in