The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-12-02

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Carr. DANIEL SMITH.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2.
NOTES OF THE WEEK.
FRoM THE EAsr.-The Queen Emma, (f not sOld)
is the first vessel, and now due, with mails from the
East. -
MECHANICS REGATTA.-At a meeting held last
evening, rules and regulations were adopted for
no less than nine yacht and boat races on the llth.
CHRISTMAS GIPrs.-See Thrum's advertisement
of pretty and useful gifts for the. Christmas holt
days, and large assortment of iterature.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR-The Honolulu Commandery,
having received its charter, met on Thursday even
ing last and organized temporarily.
SPORT IN PRosPECr.-By published programme
it will be seen that there will be a number of races
on the plains on the 18th, and no little sport may
be anticipated. - u "a
A New B1sHop-we learn that the Rev. Arthur
Willis has been consecrated as Bishop Of the Angli-
can Church in these Islands, and that he is expected
to arrive about New Years.
si A Coon FooTrNG.-Some one asked CANNON what
kind of a footing we Islanders win have in the future
ms to ~trans-Pacifc steamers? a Webb-footing, of
course was his reply. 's. = a.
SUPPLEMENT We shall Issue a supplement next
week, containing, amongst other interesting matters,
the sermon delivered by the Rev. W. Frear on Amer
lean Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 80.
TOTAL ECLIPSE of the sun December 18th Visible
in Australia, New Guinea. Borneo. Celebes, Islands
in China Sea, China, India, Indian Ocean and part
of the Pacific Ocean-not visible here.
SErrLED.-By one of our late exchanges we OBJ
serve that the Rev. E. C. BisseIl, who for q time SO
acceptably filled the pulpit of the Fort Street Church,
in this city, has a~cceptedsa call to settle over a Church
in Winchester, Mass.
Honolulu RrrLEs.-This fine corps of volunteer
soldiery turned out on Tuesday afternoon, and
marched through the principal streets. They made
a very good appearance, and the drill was commend
able. The target practice is set for the 18th instant.
A NEW JouRNAL-Byr reference to our advertising
columns, it will be seen that a new monthly literary
Journal will make its appearance in Honolulu on the
LIST of january. There is undoubtedly an abundance
of the right sort of talent here to make such an en-
terprise successful and a credit to the islands. The
Punchbo,ci, of which the HaUaiian win in some
sort be the successor, was an able and spicy sheet,
and we regretted its discontinuance.
JUDGE Mexican, the Utah magistrate, who is Civ
ing the Mormons so much trouble, is severely CEN
sured by the Sacramento Union. That paper pro-
nounces him as confirmed a bigot as any Mormon
he desires to persecute - says that Mormonism was
fast dying out, and that this proceeding will give it
q new lease of life. - $500.
A SpREE.-The steward Of the Fire Department
undertook to celebrate the 28th by getting tight and
appropriating a horse without leave. He was ar
rested and spent the holiday and night in the station
house, and in the morning was warned by the Mag
istrate that as it was necessary for the good of the
public that he should not neglect his duties to the
Department, a repetition of the ofense would cause
his being g sent over"
Nor DROWNED, NOR DEvoURED.-The boy who was
the subject of an item last week, as having jumped
overheard from the steamer Vevada, and supposed
to have been eaten by the sharks, we are now in
formed landed safely at Waikiki about one o'clock in
the morning, where he is now living. at a place
called Puuhia. Five hours in the water and then
getting safe to the shore through breakers, would be
an impossible feat for any one but a Hawaiian.
LIGHT (F1NGERED) INFARTRY.-The other day, q
fellow who had been arrested for stealing some arti-
cles of clothing, was told to pick them up and carry
them down to the Police Court. This he decidedly
objected to doing. not wishing to make such a public
exhibition of himself. Whereupon he was provided
with a set of cross-belts, and the stolen clothes fixed
upon his back, ~knapsack fashion, and thus he
marched through the street as light fingered infantry.
MAsoN1c.-At the Regular Meeting of lie Progress
de rOceanie Lodge, No. 124, A. f.. s. A. NJ, held at
their Lodge Room. on Monday evening. Nov. 9th,
the following officers were elected for the ensuing
year a
j.. W..-Edmund Kistler. IL
Deputy to Supreme Grand COuncil-Aiex. McDug:
secretary-Horace G. Crabbe.
Treasurer-David Dayton. ~ -e a- -
IT is now suggested in Eastern cities that huge
" fire walls" be erected to arrest the progress Of
fires. A city might be laid out in sections, bounded
by these lines il such a manner, it would seem, as to
prevent the spread of fire from one section to another.
These walls would necessarily be massive and high,
and might be made to run at the rear of stores and
through the middle of blocks. A writer in the Bos-
ton Advertiser thinks it would not be impossible TO
provide the means of closing the streets, 30 far as
might be wished, in time of FIRE at the Intersections
Of these walls. s.s--- sEf aid 5eF9sa
Loss OF THE BYzANTIUM-In the Weekly Ore
eoniau of November 4th, we find the following para
graph of news from British Columbia
"The vhsling brig Byzantium was wrecked By
striking q reef in Weynton Passage q few days ago.
An hands saved" % 80 ="
This vessel left Honolulu on the 18th Of April last,
under the command of r Calhoun, for Victoria, V.
L, to ct for q whaling cruise. Capt 7. W.. Roys,
che bomb lance inventor, went as passenger.
TIM New HOTEL We learn from the Organ that
Mr. Allen Herbert, who has had eleven years expe-