The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-08-03

RECKLESS RIDING.-On last Saturday evening a
drunken native on horseback, while dashing furious
ly up Fort street, ran into a carriage standing near
the church. Such was the force of the collision that
the carriage was overturned and the native knocked
of his horse. There was, fortunately, no one in the
carriage at the time, and the horse attached thereto
was quieted and taken out of the harness before he
had done much damage TO himself or the vehicle. 4
policemen, who was on hand, took the drunken fell
low in charge and-took him home. If the reckless
individual had been nobody but a jack tar he would
have been hustled into the StatiOn-hOuse without
much delay. -
I THE BAND, under the able direction of MI. Berger,
has resumed the practice initiated two years ago by
the band of the Austrian frigate DOnau, of giving
afternoon concerts for the entertainment Of the
public. The neighborhood Of Emma Square looked
euite lively for an hour or so on Thursday afternoon,
where lots Of people in carriages and on foot had as
sembled to hear the really fine music of the " Hawai-
ian Military Band" As was remarked by one of the
Honolulu delegation In the Assembly when the ap-
preparation for the support of the military was under
discussion-'' The band is by far the best part of the
army." -
q NARROW ESCAPE FROM A CoNFLAG
! morning, at about 4 O'Clock, Mr.. G. W. Houghtaii-
ing. of the Bay Horse y saloon, discovered the
flames briskly shooting up from the baker-shop in
the rear of Horns Bread and Pastry establishment.
on Hotel street. The alarm was promptly given and
the Fire Department as promptly turned out, but
the ~incipient con6aSration was soon got under by
Messrs. Houghtailing, Hughes, Bailey and Warren,
with but slight damage to the premises. At an
ear uOuE, Hutu III DOuJ was dDOuI, anu Wsn q
good breeze, there would have been every prospect
of a big fire. Once more has our city wonderfully
escaped. -
SUDDEN DEATH OF A CHINAMAg.-0n Monday
morning, July 22d, at Hilo, a cOroner's inquest and
post-mortem examination was held on the body Of a
Chinese cooie, named Achow, who was found in his
bed at the restaurant where he worked, at ) O'Clock
a. NJ. He had not been sick or complaining, and
retired to rest at his usual hour. The exa mination
showed conclusively that he died from congestion Of
the lungs, and a verdict was given accordingly.
THE Very LATEST The arrival of the steamer
Idaho, from San Francisco. with a mail, gives US an
opportunity Of solving a mystery in the report of the
expenditures of the Government Gd-ette office, for
the last two years. Our readers may remember that
the speech made by His Elk. the Minister of Finance,
in favor of $4,000 for the Gazette for the next two
years, proved satisfactorily that while the PACIFIC
COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER bad cleared something over
its actual expenses during the past two years, the
Gazette, with all the advantages Of a remission of
duties on stock of all kinds, of water rates, taxes and
rent, and enjoying a complete monopoly of all the
government advertising and printing, had sunk the
whole of the $4,000 appropriated out of the public
funds, and overrun this sum S2,529 90, which was
paid from the appropriation for $ Agriculture and
immigration What this additional 1929 O9 was
for Is the mystery spoken of, and kept secret by the
Minister of Foreign Affairs, in whose hands is the
manipulation of the Appropriation Fill. Now that
the Idaho has arrived, we are enabled to Jay before a
too confding public the following items:
Subsidisins San Francisco Alta. $4,000 90
subsidsing Consular Agent at San Francisco....... 500 90
% Insertions OF The Gazette says at the head OF
+. Z. ADVERTISER news % 90
Postage on letter to Minister OF Foreign Affairs from
Consular Agent, aPOlOgising for not altering dates
Of said clippings from Saturday to Wednesday,
the publication day Of the Gazette. ......"...-.. 90
Total. $3.50 90