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French Celebration Of Peace.

BY request of Mons. Ballieu, the Commissioner
of France at these Islands, special prayers were
said in the Catholic Church of this city on
Sunday morning last, following the celebration of
high mass. The prayers were for the rest of those
who have died in defending their country, and for
a thanksgiving for the re-establistiing of peace in
Europe.
By the following communication, which
Madame Ballieu has done us the honor Of sending.
it viii be seen that a fair will be held at that
lady's residence on the 1gsh inst. for the benefit
of the French widows and ORPHANS, made such bv
the war which has just closed. We cannot doubt
but that this appeal viii meet the response from
eHr community which the praiseworthy object
demands
HoSoLuIU, March -, 1871.
Msssrs- Back A,Ed, Publishers p. e. ADVERTISER:
Prom he time that the probabilities Of peace have
become evident, a number of cities in the world have
occupied themselves with auctions. fairs and lotteries
In behalf OF French widows and orphans.
hope that the city of Honolulu. which has been
SO generous towards the wounded generally, will also
interest itself in the French widows and orphans,
and L have thought that it was my place to take the
initiative.
On Monday, the 10th Of April. shall sell at auc-
ton, at my house, with the assistance of Mr.. Barlow,
a series Of articles that / have made myself. with
oSher articles also, and to them L shall add those that
people may be willing to send TO me.
Afterwards. I shall endeayor to render the evening
as attractive as possible
L request Of yoa gentlemen, to be good enough to
publish my letter in order that my idea may be
known, and, in the meantime, the particulars Of the
evening arrangedz You viii have rendered me-
great service, and rs [ appeal to no other sentiments
than charitable ones, 1 hope 10 see gathered at my
house on the evening Of the 10Th of April all those
who feel interested in the poor little children deprived
OF their fathers, and in the unhappy women from
whom the var has taken their support
The proceeds will be sent direct % France in the
name Of the inhabitants Of Honolulu.
With nay anticipated thanks and my best regard,
Irenain, gentlemen, MAEIE BAILEY.
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me PosraI seryice.

A fitting sequel To our article of last week TN
der the above heading, viii be a statement of
our postal relations with our nearest neighbor,
the United States.
As from year to year the foreign population
and material interests increased in these islands,
the Importance of a Postal Treaty between this
Government and that of the United States, estab-
fishing, regulating and simplifying the exchange
of correspondence, became urgently Imperative,
and in 1870, the Hon. Elisf1a H. Allen, Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court and Chancellor of
the Kingdom, vino was commissioned as the
Kings Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni-
petentiary TO Washington, in conjunction with
the Hon. j. a. j.. CressweIl, Postnaster-G General
of the United States, negotiated a Postal Con-
%vention, which was signed at Washington on the
4th of May, 1870. and duly ratified. 1t went
into operation July LIST of the same year.
Article LIST of the Convention provides for the
exchange of correspondence tby means of the
subsidized line of the United States mail steamers
plying between San Francisco and Honolulu, as
well as by occasional steamers, and by sailing
vessels running between Honolulu and the ports
of San Francisco, California, Portland, Oregon,
or ports in Puget SOUND Teekaiet, Olympia, and
Port Townsend The Offices of exchange, from
which mail bags will be made up and Zpatched,
are San francisco, New York. Boston. Portland,
o. T., Teekalet, Olympia, and Port Townsend,
in the United States, and Honolulu and Hilo IN
the Hawaiian Islands.
The rate of international letter postage was
fixed by the Convention at six cents on each letter
weighing half an ounce or Iess,-the ordinary
letter never exceeding that,-and an additional
rate of six cents for each additional weight of
half an ounce or fraction thereof, in all cases to
be prepaid, by means of postage stamps, at the
Office of mailing in either country This is-a
vast Improvement on the former rate of charges.
By those rates, letters to the United States had
to be prepaid fifteen cents postage; to Great
Britain, thirty-one cents to France, thirty-seven
cents and to the German States, tiirty-fye cents.
Under the present law, letters mailed in the
Hawaiian Kingdom and addressed to countries
beyond the United States, with which the United
States have direct postal relations, may be for
warded through the United States to their re-
spectiye destinations, subject to the same addi-
tional postage charges as are paid by the in
habitanrs of the United States to such countries,
which, in all cases where prepayment is obliga-
tory in the United States, may be paid by the
senders in the Hawaiian Islands, by afixing I'M
cancelled United States postage stamps of snff-
cient value to effect such prepayment.
The following table, for which we are indebted
to the courtesy of the Postmaster-G General, will
show the rates of postage required to be prepaid
at the Hawaiian Post-6fiees ON mail matter to
foreign countries, with the exception of the
United States postage on newspapers, the prepay
ment of which is optional
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The clauses of Article 4 of the Convention. re-

The clauses of Article 4 of the Convention, re-
spectiug newspapers, read as follows:
The United States shall levy and collect ON
newspapers, (whether transient or sent to regular
subscribers addressed to or received from the
Hawaiian Kingdom, the established rates of
United States domestic postage"
"The Hawaiian Post-ofice shall levy and col
lect on newspapers and other articles of printed
matter, addressed to or received from the United
States, the regular rates of postage chargcable
thereon by the laws or regulations of the Ha-
waiian Kingdom
By the present postal laws of the United
States, newspapers sent to regular subscribers
are subjected to a charge of twenty cents uer
annum, instead of SI.04, as formerly. and bv
the terms of the Convention our residents receive
the benefit of the reduction. But by the Ha-
waiian law, two cents postage must be prepaid
on all newspapers sent to any foreign country,
and a like sum Of two cents charged and collected
ON all newspapers received from a foreign coun-
try This charge we consider as excessive, and
an uuwise tax on literature.
1t Is provided by the terms of the Convention,
that no accounts shall be kept between the Post
ofHec departments of the two countries upon the
correspondence exchanged between them, but
zach country shall retain to it's own use the post
which it collects.
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ITEMS.

NOTICE TO TARISERs.-The subjoined letter and enclosure,
received from the British Consul al Batavia reporting dis
eoTefv u a hitherto mknsEu reef OF rock in the GnaI North
east Channel 4 Torres Straits, appears iniie sydney Gazette
% September 18th
british Consulate, Batavia August I7Ih, Is7o-5ir,I
have The honor 70 bring 20 the knowledge Of your ExcelIency
that Captain ]. RaTquhar, Of the British bark Loeb 1t0e- re-
n the Great Northeast Channel Of Torres straits from The
act q his having seeH wing stranded thereon, on his passage
through sane the North German schooner Honolulu, in an
abandoned STATE, On 3otiIJnIy last in corrubOTaiion Of which
. big 20 encsoss 4 copy of an extract cf the Loeb Alrs's log
book- From want % time said master vas prevented from
taking the bearrnzs OF u" zain a move correct knesiedge oi ss8d
reef am, &C W T Fms-r,
To ms ExosIlency the Governor Of New 5oaih wales-n
Extract hpm the log Of the bark LOeA AVe-of London,
Batavia va Torres sfrzts- IuIy, 1870
Wednesday, 20fhL-At I p. N. passed the North German
thue-masted schooner HoHOiuiH. which sailed from NeWcas-
ts, coAi-s4den destination unknOEn), on Monday, June 9th,
stranded "a an gnkno-n nosk or reef in the fa.r1Tay Of the
SIKeI ~ erozs-6earfnEs When passing. vas east narrbeast frnrs
Szddle IsIand. and northeast half n1rrh from the Nineuin
kock Wreck =as Iyinz with her had TO the southwark. with
port hzlSarks Under water. Ibs still up and flying 70 pieces.
the sane a. Ehzn ship struck nainsaI had been unbent, mir
EnszL peEtiy Iowerei DOM and blowing 70 Piece4 The greater
porunn % starDoard bufSarks ana stsuchions torn on and
deek 1Ud hous~ had been ummAged evidently by the natives,
althouzh none were sen rear the wreck No heats OF any
=. nsSfep any linen were So near me "reck
aIshcrs HiIhDugh 4 sfrct lockout was Kept upon the shore
p1-ssa % ~ 6IIo.1nx dzv- Near he DosmIo9 Of the pre-eat
Wsek- smother wreck is marked on the Admiralty Char. 1883.
James FaTquIzr. MASTER
BEET-RoOT DIsTTLLATIOx-A report on The culture OF
heef-soos in Great Britain, and the distilation- Of beesruaf
spaFtt- by Dr. Ausu1tus Voeieker, r. X ! has recently been
pubEishzd- and ths Lanest q glad to give prumineuce 10 Ihe
subiecr, because the cultivation Of the root for the purpcEp of
carrisd on in France. Germany and BeIzun for more than a
quarter % a eeururJ- From mis- report II APPEARS that there
iHrsety grown, ~ il produces the greatest weight Of roots and
% SUGAR acre sugar beet - uoIS grown in Suffolk BERT
frun these ruOts is fuu y 70 I0i per cent. The report - pub
Iishsd n t< instance q MessrE- ID. ssvaEe & Co, who have
utted upwaruE Cd $50 heet-FooI distHleries IN Europe, and
even only ia Great Britain. 1--WE Of which arc az Bsscos in
Berkshrs, one AZ LesIh, and one in The DsizhhorhoOd Of Nor
Birh- 3
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IMPORTS.

FnoN Bosros-Per syrrn. March Goth a rkgs carIiase
to r = Pratt 1 box Books and ciothiug to z o Hall g SOM
Kerosene. 10 - Matches tot G Heuck I box Books toE
- = r-raL 10 4 = Sn-oc-r- I b,x Merchandise TO J w
Austin ! bsx Merchandise, "a bndis Blinds TO Levers &
Dickson; 3 cs Merchandise 10 Rev z Bond . oSs Aerchan-
die 10 Whale boats. ~ csks Bread, lS csks Coal 81 0ndis
shocks. 10 csks Heads and Hoops. = kgs 5hsaLhiHg Sai1s,io
c. Matches IS pcs White Ash si@nk, o. M = * *
White Wood. 20 peS Western Ash. 5 cOils Cutting Fails ~
pee OAK Pl@Hk, 70 PS Ash FiT h- h 3 30 oa%t- loo b,eS
Oakum, I Steering Wheel. 1 box Boom Buffers 30 hbis rar.
Stoves. 5 cs Salt. 10 5Xs Corn Starch. 30 kits Aackerei4 =
cyks Bread, is 6 Yeast Powders 40 6 Preserved Meals q
pkgs Furniture. 2 baIes ExcelsOr,l bndl and Q cs Chairs, y
ca and pkgs Wagons and Carriages. = cs SpOkes, / case Hubs
"a bndls Rins-4 bndIs shafts and Poles. 5 bndls Bows, 10 6
Charcoal Irons. 4 czse Nuse Collars, 1 case Whselbarrows, 2
g POss. 2 6 Hay Cutters. 2 6 Road ScEapers, l case Har-
ness 25 kgs Nails, - coils Cordage, so nests Pahs- Q dz
Selves 5dOz Washboards, , g Axe Handles 81 bales Duck,
I bndIs Tsiae- is bales Denims- . bbls Dried Apples, bns
bndls Barrel shocks, IOI containers Heads. 2,SOS bndis Half
Barrel Shooss, 1900 containers Heads. 1892 pcs Pine Lumber,
l box Pictures, box sewing Machine 20 = brewer q 20
pkg Merchandise 10 Mrs L P Judd 700 bn6ls Hal barrel
Merchandise 70 DrC ) Kittndgs 500 cs heEosene, 80 cs To-
bacco. 40 Oars. l box screws, 5 haies Dry Goods, ! pkg
her. s bHdls shafts, 100 6 Matches, . os ditto, us kgs Nails,
Paint. 81 Is OIL. Ekgs Riyets, 20 cs Matches and 1855 6 and
bales Unspecihed Merchandise to Order l Yacht to l D Pc
terson-
FRoA HowLAxD's IsLAyo-PerC NJ. Ward. March 3Oth:-
I'D Empty Barrels. 20 pkgs Old Cope. to C A Williams.
FaoN SAN FRAxoIscu-Per D.. c. Murray, March sist:-
Q ukgs Merchandise 10 Castle * Coke 2o pkgs PAPER 10 Ia
NJ Whitley Is cs Merchandise to Geo G Mclean 20 opis
Cement 20 w l. Green 5 cSks Bread TO order 100 qr and
80 bf SKIS Flour, 8 coils Rope, 3 cs Merchandise 80 bales Hay,
1 csk Sal soda 10 BolIes : Co; 30 Doors. 4 pkgs Blinds, l pkg
to Levers a. Dickson 10 bnfls Broons TO &
HOHschlasger * Co; 600 SKIS Potatoes 70 G Brewer az Coz
COS Empty barrels. % hf and % 6bis Salmon 70 II Hsckield
~ CO. 90 bags Ground Barley 70 c : IlAa low so bags Ground
barley TO z p Adams IS pkgs Rope, bolts Duck, , bxs
Candles 30 bales bay. 90 Oars, 1 case Merchandise IL csks
bread. . coils Rope TO A W Pisroe a. Co; 100 bbls Lime, so
cs Bread, 100 ks Poiaines. 40 hales Hay to Walker * Allen
l g Merchandise to A Campbell 81 SKIS Oats, 200 qr SKIS
Flour, q Sis Bran. 20 SKIS Potatoes. 50 tins Crackers. % bNs
10 pkgs Assorted Merchandise to II E MCINTYRE &
Bro 3.J2 II Cedar Lumber to L L TrTbeTt 2 tons Hay 2
tons Ground Feed to G p Ward so SKIS Ground Barley. 50
Hay. 200 bndls Shingles. lbs pkgs Assorted Merchandise,
~ or SKIS Flour, 40 SKIS OaIs 10 Order
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DEPARTURES.

ar 25-SrhT Ienny, Dudoit. for Karsi.
E-Am schr Mary 4 Resd. Hewitt. for PeirupsuI>ki.
zI-Am oh Victor, Walker. for Port Townsend.
E-5chr ACTIVE. kaiauzo. for Kauai.
gT-Srhr ManuOkzwai. Kaapuni, for Maui.
A-SchT Odd Fellow. Makahi. for Hawaii.
3-Schr Netfie Merrill. Crane. for Maui.
3-Schr WaiOlz. Adams fr Mnlokai.
3-Schr Ouana- MakauaheIehele. for Mani.
3-Schr Prince. Howard. for Hawaii.
3-BHtstur City OF MefbOnrne. Granger. for 4ucktan5
Sam wh bk Gay Head. clifford. 20 cruise.
9-Am WIN bk C0ncordiz. ZONES 20 cruise.
29-Am VII snip Reindeer. LOveIzud. 10 rrui-e.
- 9-Schr kate Lee West, l5or Hawaii.
Schr Isabella, Dudoif. ER Hawaii
3-Schr Hokuieie, Booth. for Kauai
aD-SchT Hattie, Kaie. for Kauzi.
Sn-Schr Mary keoki. for Kauai
D-S-ar hirzu- Wahie. for Maui.
Jo-Schr Fairy Queen- Kama for Kauai
BAN bk Craze Roberts. Euaeke. for san Francisco.
9-Asn Eh hk Seneca- Kelly. to cruise.
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PORT OF HONOLULU, 4. L.
ARRIVALS.


March s5-Am zh ok Seneca e Kelley, from soaihward IS
bhs suerm-
ss-Am sh bk Carfotta, E z smith, from southwark.
rs bbls sperm
25-Schr Odd Fellow. Makahi, from Hawaii.
e5-Schr Kinzu- Wahic- from Maui.
B-Schr Nettis Merrill. Crane from Mani
z3-Scnr Waoa, Adams from Mann.
gT-zchr Kate Lee, Wesg. from Hawaii.
fam stnr Ajax, Il ; Floyd, . days 10 hours from
san Francisco
sI-AEI sh blk Roman, J J~eruegan, from soufhuard.
A8 sperm, 90 VII
9-Schr Hattie Kaie- from Kauai.
9-Schr Laka, kaai. from Maui
9-arhr XXX Noi. Porcrs- from Maui.
3-Schr Fairy Queen. Kaaina- from Kauai
9-schr Mary. Keok- from Kauai
9-k-tch Lunaiio, English, from Hawaii
D-Ams ship Syrcn, g A Iohus0uL f26 DAYS from Boston.
l0-An wh bk Massachusetts, w Mitchell, 9 mos out
trun New Bedford, 100 sperm, IL whale, (On hoard
20 sFemJ
DAN sh bk George. A Osbsrne. from Coast CaIifor-
ma I4O sfzl-L
3Q-Am schr g VI Ward. G q Hickman. "a DAYS from
Hnxiaui's J. land
5i-Am WI bk Oliver Cracker. j ri Fisher, from SOUTH
Eard. I45 sperm
Tam bk d c Murray. y T Beunest. 10 days from
San Francisco
sI-SeAr Warwick. John Bull. from Mosokai.
sI-5chr Jenny, Dudoit, from Kauai
April l-Schr Metric Merrill, Crane. from Mani.
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there Feb. 24ti. Left for Enderbury's Island Feb. 18th, and
arrived az ) A. NJ. the same day Len RndeFbury's for bakers
IslanI March I'd and arrived March 4Ih. Let Bakers -
Hoyylaud1s Island March 9TH. and arrived Al II a us
same day Left Ho~lsnds for Honolulu Al . -" :,
9Th and arrived March 30th- Reports the snip yu IIi
Phdenix Island. clean also the Paiea- al BnderohIs ss -
clean ship Quo s. Antonio, at Bakers Isiand' VIII ~
guano On board
REPORT OF BARK D. c. MURRAT.-fnst p@i''
winds and hne weather, middle pzf, hght
- N ,,;,,. oF -hs conuass. and Gains. Latter park
moderate .iuds nom eastward and dne pleasant "eathef-
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The German Peace FESTIVAL,

Took place on Saturday last, according to the
programme. North German flags were plenti-
fully displayed all over the city and by the ship
ping in port, and places of business were closed
at an early hour At IL O'Clock, Fort Street
Church WAS well-fiiled with an attentive audience.
The services consisted of-Noluntary on the
Organ, by Mr. Hoffschlaeger Prayer, by the
Rev. Father Hermann; Choral, s.Nun danket
allie Colt . Original Poem, by Mr.. HOfsehIaeger;
Address, by Dr. Hillebrnnd Choral, { Elm feste
Burg list unser Colt "-Lnther's famous hymn
concluding with prayer by Father Hermann.
The music and singing were very fine, as they
always are when performed by Gerrnans-the
organ seldom if ever before gave ont such tones
in response to an artistic touch A salute of
l0l guns was fired at noon, and at s O'Clock IN
the evening a large procession of German resi-
dents. bearing torches and preceded by a band of
music, marched through the principal streets,
singing and cheering In front of the Palace and
the residence of Consul Piuger. At the Club
Room on Fort street, music and singing. and
mutual congratulations ON. the happy advent of
peace, occupied the time, until a late hour. A
bonfire ON the side of Punchbowi lighted up tine
landscape during half the night, while just below
il appeared the word peace, in German, in large
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q Comparison.

We often hear the remark made by thoughtless
people, that the Hawaiians are by nature a sioth-
full, effeminate race that they will not work /;
and that no civilization or education can eradicate
their Unborn Incidence of disposition. This, how
ever, is a mistake. They are simply the creatures
of circumstances. In declining to toll when a
living can be obtained in ildeness, they differ
nothing from the rest of mankind when placed
under similar circumstances. Their wants are
few and easily supplied, and they have not in tile
fifty or sixty years in which they have been in
in contact with civilization, acquired the taste
or experieccd the want of many of the luxuries
which older nations regard as necessities. But
their progress upward has been fast, and still
steadily goes on, as may be easily seen by any
observer who was here twenty or thirty years ago,
and who now takes the pains to travel with his
eyes open in the agricultural districts.
These brief reflections occurred TO us recently
while reading some notes of travel in North Caro-
lima. The 81 old North State, - as it was called,
was settled by a good class of emigrants, mostly
English Protestants and a few French Huguenots,
who had fed from religious persecution to enjoy
their liberty and make homes in tile wilderness.
This was from 1910 to 1850. Now read the fol-
lowing description of some of the degenerate de-
scendants of those pioneers, and then compare
the present with the former condition of the
uawaiians
lone need not larry long among these pine
lands to discover that there is a large number of
white families without habitual occupation. entirely
uneducated and poverty-stTicken. They have lit
tie properly, save their own bodies, own not a foot
OF soll-their whole estate often not being worth
hity dollars They do not hire ont regularly, but
only by the day or job, when uriVen to II by neces-
sity. Families L have seen within the past week
living in little log or board shanties. having a
bark roof shelter from the rain. but with SO open
sides that at night one on the outside can readily
discern all the movements of the occupants They
have less furniture and means of comfort than the
California mining cabin.
They cultivate a few sweet potatoes. peas and
colewOrt, with perhaps an acre of corn Sometimes
they have a few lean hogs which find their living
IN the woods and are pretty sure to own a gun
and dogs-the men passing much of their time in
bunting. Carrying their game to town. it is their
oIeit reliance for buying clothing. whisky and
powder. Failing in this, they sometimes work for
the neighboring and more thrifty farmers. getting
for their labor from Fifty cents to u dollar, and
boarding themselves. Farmers do not like to en-
pioy them, preIerring the black freedmen as more
available. The poorer class OF whites are as su-
as the blacks believing in witchcraIt.
md attribnting all bad luck to the agency of evil
spIrits."
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HKwATIAS LODGE No. q, Z. Il A. M--Meets first Monday
evening IN each month, in Makes Block, Queen St
LIZ PRoGREsS DE LOCEASIE LODGE, No. l2i, T. x A. NJ
Meets stIOnday evening IA each month. ON King It.
ExcEIsIOE LODsE- no. 1. L .. OF D. F-Meet each Tues
day evening, at OCd FeliOs7si Hall, Fort St
UETI1A THULE LODGE No. 4. l. q. OF q. MEETS each
Saturday evening. on kiG,@sf.
QUEEE EMMA LODGE No. ,. J. LOT q. Mes each MINI
day evening, On King St
1OUHG 4ESs CHRISTIAN AGsOCIAIOH--Meets last Friday
evening in each month. at Sailors Home, Merchant II.
MECHANICS BENEFIT USIoE--Meefs second Frdayegening
N eech month, ut Engine House OF Mechanic va ,,
Union It.
HoEoLULU DLT1IFIc CLUB-Ieets third Monday evening
IN each month, Nuuanu Valley
HONOLULU FmE DEPART2EESI.-2Ieets first Thursday even
ing IN each month, At Engine House OF Mechanic No 2,
Union St
HoSOLuLU ESGISE Co. No.l.-Meets frst Wednesday even
Ing in each month"; at their House, King St
MECHANIC ENGINE Co. No-3-Meets drst Wednesday even
my in each MONTH at their House, Union 81.
HAWAII ESGTEE CO. No Meets hEt Tuesday evening in
each month"; NJ their HOUSE. Nuuzuu St
PROJECTION HOOK X LADDER Co No. L--Mests first Mon
day IN each month at their House, Union 81.
NCTFgC HOSE Co No. Meets second Monday evening in
each month. at their House, Ring 81.
RIFLE CoRPs-Aeersf inst Friday evening in
eseh month-iul every Friday Might
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We APPREcIATE.-The following is clipped from
the San Jose Mercury, a real live newspaper,
and very neatly printed:
THIEvING-The Pacific CozamerciaL Advertiser,
of Honolulu, accuses the -4LfG of stealing from it's
columns a carefully collated account of the loss of
the U. S. s. SGginalc. together with gu account of
Midway Island, and the operations there, aud pass
ing it Oft as original also of appropriating without
credit the plans of Midway and ocean Islands. which
the advertiser had procured to be engraved. We
thought at the time the account appeared as original
in the .4ifG that the publishers were entitled to no
dreaming that they had Sc nipped - it all. We agree
with the advertiser when IT says: The larceny OF
the fruit OF ONES time and brains is aspeg meaBer
than stealing his pocket-bOok."
A GRowL--So1ne one writing in the San francisco
Chronicle. thus attempts to be witty at the expense
of our Postmaster General
BRrcK-WooD-A Royal HAWAIIAN PosTMAsTER-The
most concentrated piece OF red tape in the word u probably
the Postmaster az Honolulu q party named BrickEood- He
refused 10 allow the mail to come Up on the clipper. d.. C.
Murray. because he thought the steamer, which was TO sail
Murray. are rarely over sixteen days. any Oneelse would have
forwarded the mail by her, aud made up a supplementary one
morrow. and nav not arrive before saturday. The first
syllable Of BrickE0ods name probably indicates the shape q
his head while the second defines the mAtenzl OF winch iii ;
made.
There is no good reason for the above The Muir
rag, though q lucky clipper, does not always make
the passage mp in sixteen days, and was once over
thirty The passages To- California are always longer
than those from, for welLknoWu reasons The
schooner NJ n. Reed left San Francisco ten days
before the steamer, but the mali agent refused to
send our mail by her. F.!
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THE PACIFIC
Gonlmerttal A06trtlser.
SATURDAY. APRIL 1.

SATURDAY., APRIL 1.
TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Our columns are open to all contributors writing IN matters
Of general interest. and avoiding personalities but we do not
by admitting correspondence, endorse the views expressed.