The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-11-16

. y The recent rains at MakawaO have covered
the country with a mantle of living green.
= The Hawaiian Mission Children's Society will
meet this evening, at the residence Of Miss Bingham,
at Il O'Clock. -
HALF TINE We learn that owing to the general
slackness Of the times, the Honolulu Foundry is
running only half time.
LEPERs TO MoLoKAI-On Wednesday eight more
unfortunate lepers recently from Hawaii, were shipped
for the establishment on Molokai, by the schooner
WGrrick. -
The CALIFORNIA STEAMER. it is now conceded.
could not have lett before the 9Th, and will there
fore be due Tomorrow. The NeUddd, from New
Zealand, will also be due about the same time.
y At the request of the Post Master General.
Marcus II. Sigman, who is supposed to be residing
somewhere on the Islands. is hereby notified that
two letters to his address were received at the Post
Office, by the last mail.
II By our San Francisco files we notice that
William Shaw, formerly of Melbourne, Australia,
and Dunedin and Hokitika, New Zealand and
subsequently of the " Hawaiian Times with which is
Incorporated Benefits Own is now editor of the
HOLSTER -4dpdRce. -
DUNG VERSUS HAY.-This case. involving the
amount of something less than $50, (outside the
costs) and which. from its various hearings has be-
come one of the causes ceebreS of the Hawaiian
bar, was decided last week by the Supreme Court
III DbuSO kifihS IN u INK Hloliibih iA AHS
amount claimed. -
MALICIOUS MIsCHIEF.-On Thursday morning,
pretty much all the bills of the performance at the
Theatre for that evening were found 10 have been
torn down, evidently by some mischievously disposed
party. II detected, they would be liable to prose
cution for malicious mischief, such an act being con-
templated in the words of the statute as the " dis
turbance of rights, liberties or privileges of person
or property -
A KoNA AT KoNA.-The southerly wind expert
Pnce1 here last week was unite a gale in Kan and
,Kona. The UaGnd was unable to effect a landing
at Kau on account of the heavy surf. and zane to
Honolulu around by the weather side of Hawaii.
a heavy swell was setting upou the whole south
aud west side of the Island. The RiLdued, on her
down trip. was unable to take of freight from Ka-
waihae. -
SUDDEN DEArH.-On Monday afternoon, just before
= O'Clock, a native walking on Hotel street was seen
suddenly to throw up his arms, stagger and fall. He
was picked up by bystanders and taken to DR.. divers
drag store, corner of Fort and King streets, but on
reaching there was quite dead. He was from Hawaii.
named Palea, about 40 years of age, and is supposed
to have died from heart disease, having complained
of q trouble i'll the chest for years.
Z - Captain Willis of the bark Bartholomew Cos
mold, 81 days from the Arctic, reports having spoken
the bark FdraIcdy on the 10Th of October, of Point
Hope, in the Arctic, with five whales. Capt. Willis
Sighted a three masted schooner on the 18th inst,
and a double topsail bark. The GoSROid had n
pleasant passage down, and reports GOO barrels whale
oil and 6000 pounds of bone.
THAT'S THE PLAcE.-The other day. two natives
were strolling along Beretania street, when they
came to where the Hawaiian Hotel exhibits its fair
proportions, when, pausing, one said to the other
"yfia! Ola no ka hale kahi i ~hoopohoia al la puu
daLd mui e ma Kuhina." There! That's the
house on which the Ministers squandered O big sum
of money" The other, gazing sadly, responded
'.fe poho maoti no!" "Yes squandered in
deed =" That is how the natives look upon the
hotel speculation. -
MUsIC.-The following programme of music will
be performed by the Hawaiian Military Band ut
Emma Square. this Saturday afternoon, commencing
at half-past four O'Clock:
Love ot-March :Harter
Rage in ..Ringieben
N III la 1 49," IVJ; ;Lange
Dams Jubile-Polks-
To conclude with a march around the Square.
THEArR1cAL-By reference to advertisement, it
will be seen that Mrs. Fanny Morgan Phelps and
Mr.. Joseph Rayner propose to give a farewell per-
formance at the Hawaiian Theatre tonight for the
of Mr.. Rayner. During the short stay of
these artists with us they have won much well de-
served applause and patronage. We have been
requested by them to tender their thanks to Governor
for his kindness in permitting the band to
play at the Theatre, and to the gentlemen who
Mrs. Phelps the benefit on last Thursday
evening. To Mr.. George Williams they would also
express their appreciation of his efforts to make
Hall an attractive resort, and to the COM
munity at large their thanks for their liberal
-
THE POWER OF LovE.-When the schooner Hattie
this port for Kauai last Saturday. she had among
the passengers a young native going down as a
he having deserted bound service on a
and being thus returned by force. He
had a Dulcinea in Honolulu, whom he grieved much
to leave behind, and as twilight fell and the vessel
her distance from the shore where dwelt
his beloved, he gave vent to his feelings in a pensive
chant, which the captain deemed a sign of resigna-
But perhaps the young man
"Had read in story books
Leander swan the Hellespont
And so when the schooner was about FIVE miles be-
yend the reef, he Jumped overheard and disappeared.
If he was not nabbed by sharks, the task of swim
ming five miles was doubtless accomplished without
difficulty, and Leander has rejoined his Hero.
HAWAIIAN IMMIGRATION SocIETY.-We all know
game of twenty questions, by which an acute
mind will so ~ystematiz enquiry. as to extract the
secret object in your mind We'll, this vigorous
young Society has instituted a game of forty-seven
by which it proposes to worm out Of
Hawaii mel the secret of its wants and capabilities.
In other words we have before us n very compre-
hensive circular just issued by the Society, which is
to planters, rancheros, mechanics, house
holders, and everybody with a view to obtain precise
about labor, land, water, cooperation,
-oads and bridges, and all that pertains to the
material Interests of the country. We must compli-
nent the young Society through its Executive Com
nittee, on its energy and industry. 1t is really
Undertaking the work of a Statistical Bureau, and
IN Intelligence Office; and we trust that every one to
whom the circular is addressed, will take an interest
n answering the very pertinent enquiries that are
made. When the information is all in, we shall look
forward with interest, in expectation of an able
-eport from the Executive Committee, and then will
De the time to discuss intelligently plans of i~mmigra-
ion, or other schemes for the advancement of the
material interests OF the country.
FUS-BEAMs,''-Is the title of q we'll
written paper on humorous traits Of our islanders,
n the Overland for October. We quote a sam pie
1.-TWO aged women, both more than ordinarily
fat as the Hawaiian standard of
on the front seat by one side of the pull
nit Presently. during sermon-time. one BEGAN with