The Hawaiian gazette., 1871-11-22
Hn EretTleprr s p phTnps end Wiz. Hon. I. R.

Hn Ereenenrys r. Phunps end wife. Hon. c r
Bisiop and uifr, ". T. AHSc, ESQ, aud wife. Mrs,
E. n. Allen. ard u number 81 oiters. residents q
Honolulu. arrived by tile Noses Taylor on Mouday
last Besides TIE residents returning home there
were large number Of strangers visiting our Islands
OF the inst time II seems, sofar in the experience
OF the Australian steamers that the Hawaiian Islands
have given fully large share OF patronage to tho
steamers as their more numerous neigh6ors Of New
Zealand ana Australia
A NOTICE has beeu issued BY the L. 5. Consul,
wariugall seanen belonging 70 American vessels 10
repair on bosrd ard those under the protection Of
The Consulate 10 return TO the L. 5 Msrine Hospital
before ten O'Clock every evening, otherwise they
VIII De liable to arrest and fne. This regulation
Is wholesome one, and those who deem It oppres
sive may derive some consolation from the fact that
such law is not peculiar to Honolulu alone. Sea
men will doubtless see the expediency Of strict
compliance with the regulation.
AMONG the passengers by the Moses Taylor, q,
ros,s Tor Australia, Was ". Il. Webb. Esq, owner
OF the steamers OF the Webb LiOe. We understand
that Mr. Webb goes TO New Zealand on the nyits-
ton Of the Government Of that Colony TO perfect
the eoufrsct for the mail service b. bis lue Of
steamers. From Auckland Mr. Webb viii proceed
10 Melbourne. where be anticipates making favor
sble arrangements with the Victorian Government
for the extension Of his line Of steamers 10 that port
The STEAMSHIP NEVADA. Capt. J. Il Blathsu, ar
rived lass Friday evening fourteen days from Auck
land (which S The bes; trip yet mode) aud twenty
days from Sydney. While IN the latter port she was
taken into the dry-dock. and stripped. re-caulked
ard eoppered which hss made great improve
eut in Der speed as wen as making difference Of
about 100 tons less coal used the trpup than for
ueriy. The Nevada mad 1850 packages for this port
ard san Francisco, 42 passengers aud IS bags Of
mail matter Size left 90 return trip at nine o'clock
on Monday evening with 81 passengers, 81 Of whom
are from here.
Tbs Instance CoSiPANIEs.-we publish in an
other column card from the Vice President Of the
PsCifc Insurance Company, TO which We take pleas
urc IN calling the attention OF our readers. The
Board Of Directors recently made an assessment
uPon tie stock Of $4,000, which viii enable the
Compauy 10 continue its business with every guar
snjee 10 the Insured Of its perfect souuduess and Of
The dissemination Of the stockholders, Who are
among the most wealthy men Of California, TO sus.
tain it, The opposition aud strife for business
among the various Insurance Companies, both in
San Francisco and the Eastern cities, previous TO
the disastrous fire in Chicago, led many Of them 10
take extraordinary risks at low rates That severe
sud disastrous cheek has bad the effect TO make them
al cautious, ard will rendgr them much more safe
aud reliable TIE Ala, Of Nov. 9Th has the follow
Ing on the subject
The present position OF the Insurance Cnupa-
uie< ut ttis city Is far struuEeriu consequence OF the
changes in the general business which low from
TIE Chicago TIRE, Jaau ever before. Tue business all
over The J1iOa bad been drtn0rslized by q sharp
competition. which Struggled fnr business only on
the plea Of chgspvst rates by cuttiug under rivll
companies, aud even under THE minimum cost OF
insurance This wild Tusl Tor business ignored
every other consideration. The public were 50 bent
on cheap Insurance that they d-rijsd the idea Of
szclrlrv- The English companies. OF limited re-
sp visibility. Tie Eastern companies, with no iu1i-
yitg.l responsibility, and Moneys bank which de-
riLcd responsibility, 81 ruuteuted With the San
Francisco companies, in which the Stockholders
were supposed 10 Dc fully liable, and the company
Which offered the best security 81 The cheapest rate
did the best business. Mooney, without capital,
without experience gud ignorant Of the effects OF
BIS owl sets. W-s Tor time the most popular I'M
tcrWri,er hers. Ihis wss only tyIe II What wss
-oiBg an over the Union, until The Chicsco IRE
caused rude awakening and the question uf re
spouSi5iiIty l. Thought once more 10 DC worthy Of
cols-osr1tlUu.'