The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-09-30
Letter From IIiIo.


DEAR sIR.-A little local gossip. not Of The choie t Lipd. j,
about all one has TO offer to keep our capital city rsincIn
brance, otherwise I fear IL would be clean T rgotI and d..
world wag on unconscious Of the omission. Whea UHe rr
neither operas nor balls nor riots nor pondcs,-when .4 ....
niciing doxies are laid sweetly by 10 lavender, when a. noon
is on the wane and Madame Pele sleeps, we fell baek on
sOeafhey, that inesimable item Of broken stowAge in small tas
which neoer wears out. Longer ago than 1 care %
heavy garmented and venerable piece Of oontiguity ca
Waterman, used to enliven the nights Of a quiet little r
town with hourly cries on the condition Of the atmospl .- a
thus "Past IL O'Clock and a raining heavy - 400 l
O'Clock and a shining sweetly ~ {" Past 2 O'Clock aud
light morning % Past . O'Clock and Wonders a.
record
AN EARrHoUAKE.
Small shakes are common, but on the 18th inst, a.
the uyeliness, Of our common mother exceeded the bound u
propriety, and set many Of her children jumping: To wy.
some bold braves passed from Interior rooms % the q dido II
the street, and how they looked when they got there, were
other man ten. You that he ISN'T afraid Of S' them, say 80 = ls..
a nun and a snob. A man on his way 10 the gAlows .nght 10
seconds what the fate. intend : They are noi Hioo. on ,s
18th, occurred the heaviest shake since the big one.
The remaining elements are well behaved, and our " Der
has been charming since August Dry and dusty rJafs aU
tributes 10 the growth Of our city some pounds Of dir NM
young cane, newly planted, which did look thirsty an, ysis~.
little shoot. are smiling their pretty thanks Or the
After a long hot summer drought, where can sweet music
be than the pattering drops falling heavily on your roo nr you
ali dropping heritage bowers Of the garden and grass q ine
fields win greet you with clean washed faces, spark af eyes
~ OA"t a8@ ~~N'@ ~ tN@AAo ANAAhN III " N"'N|
Of all sweet scents, the aroma Of the earth developed from ihe
SUGAR MEN ARE GRATEFUL.
Their habitual expression IL rather q sort Of patient scowi,
but latteriy ! have seen il break like the scum on a cIariaer into
just now in the autumnai condition Of dirty and d~isorderly
scrappy signs Of the late crop J and @1 pTepaS1Ss for she ses ~ a.
serious and far from smiling business 10 this same preparing
leeches daughters are modest alongside the requirements Of a
plantation eneientei like q crowd Of oivers ever and every
dation, but what sort Of life may that be which aher eating
stalk a day is hardly sancient kr life. slope deferT,d" may
be given as The motto for a sugar plantation.
NEW CANE PLANTED
Here this, season whilst there is room for tens Of thousands.
Kaupakuea plants the most. 1 was at
THE POLICE COURT
Yesterday. The " amahie weakness was AZ usual uyonl.
nent, though legal ingenuity prevailed oyer Grown neal. and
technical virtue triumphed. some " .nink that II 1be
prOsscusions could be induced % study ora Z u1 ; us SG1a1e, q
e esicisi as may g Sspssn.' Ses a 'i %eSsi SiSn' slsss; s., simply Ply
frail figure AZ the y aud a momsTs regard os mai hand
writing on the -ar.ls''@ ut be there and read aIst
him that IL rwavr l.e nrst stoDe,s might Il NOD
sS q 1se SoqusScs a@ crate she valoroas tongues which
~ psding and alnostbegging for conviction, OF with super
he least insolent Of men 40 scornedl Implying The absurdiy
4 presuming innocence, apd The nonseusical sentnentsnty Of
uccess win over crow The sun small voices Cor whose pleading
here is but little patience. Some convictions have been bad
ILLICIT DIsrILLIEo.
md this nuisance is abating under The vIglant watchfsines.
Rational licences would be Of more eject than
nything else. A large proportion Of the cases brought before
he Courts pertaining TO either Of the onenses here spoken Of
re the result o. quarreis and III feeling among the wrong doors
and ~unhappily the infornler and the witnesses are
the most guilty and nost deserving q punishment
Asa matter Of taste perhaps aPolce Count might be pre-
TO
HOSPITAL,
Whilst the latter IL undoubtedly the most creditnble insatu-
ION: lilo may boast Of having one now, giving the entire
redf OF Il 20 a comparative stranger, DIR. A. =. Nichols, who
axes DIR. Wetmoreis practice during the latter's absence. lie
AZ been here hut a short time and 10 quite a hvorite already.
Re soon saw the need Of a hospital, and wasting no time Ia
alking and theorising. quietly purchased the building In per-
APPS the very best locality in the town, ON lava rocks, close 10
he shore, very secluded, airy and pleasant, al the sarround-
1gH clean and wholesome. every facility for sea bathing. and
applied with a fine stream Of fresh water, and within three
minutes walk Of the Doctors once. There, yesterday, / saw
he sick, the halt and the manned, literally rnjOpis0 their
ad state Of health The rooms were periecuy clean and 10
Hs all the bed furniture, and The arrangements admirable.
IL INTENDED Dor natives and Chinanen,Cmen Of te bver
lasses generally, who most ncsd nu fstance, and the U
akes q great interest IN a. 7 think ~ aay hold ha NJ 81 .
iEh ~ any sick onic NJ " thcm Al
Yours uElys