The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-01-20
PLAIN AND FANCY
BOOK AND JOB PRINTING.
ARRIVAL OF THE NEVADA.
Later from New Zealand and
Australia.

The L. s., y. H., & A. ). s. NeUGda, Captain
Bethen, arrived on Tuesday, Jan. 10th, from
sidney Dec. 23d, and Auckland Dec. Both. W.
indebted to Mr.. Alley the polite Purser of the
Nerada, for full files of Colonial papers.
The -NsUqda her last trip down arrived in POr
Jackson the 18th Of December, carrying two days
later telegraphic from London. than that re-
ceived via Saez Says the .Nsrada's report
On the 5ist Of November, at go P NJ. arriving
Of the harbor of Paga PagA in the Island Of TutuilaO
Of the Navigator Group, the ship was stopped, when
gers (nsu agent, Mr. Gray, aud Captain Edwards,
of sydney, proceeded in the ships boat in charge
Of first officer, Mr. Davies. to the harbOr Of Paga
Paga and landed at the chiefs house, who received
them in very cordial and welcome manner, express
ing earnest wish that Mr.. Webb might soon order
his steamers to enter the eommOious and remarkably
fine accessible harbOr, 80 well situated for q eoang
station At $50 P. NJ, Mr. Webb returning, re-
sumed our course toward Auckland
London teleg-aphie dates at Sydney were only
to Nov. q.
Several meetings and movements have been re-
ported ia our columns contemplating expedi-
tiOn to New Guinea Told in few words, num-
Der Of adventurous people invite the cooperation
Of others each venturng ElO ON the project
They propose to hire vessel, To obtain mining
implements, 70 arm themselves with muskets, and
90 proceed To the south eastern shore of New Gui-
nea. The expedition is intended 10 quit Sydney
on the -Otn OF present
NEW SOUTH WALES The submarine cable from
Java to Port Darwin was successfully laid the
2Oth November. snd Is working well. The South
Australian line is incomplete and officer of that
colony sent To NOrmantOn to forward dispatches
there. II IL probable that the Government, in con-
nectiOn with the Governments Of the other colonies,
will take steps TO ensure telegraphc communication
with Europe at This could be accomplished by
the running Of a steamer between Port Darwin and
the head Of the Roper and then by cOuriers TO the
nj At vi he land telp
laid
The observations on the eclipse of the sun Deem
Der l1th, were useless on account Of bad weather
The p. s., NeUada, which leaves for San Fran
cisco to-day, will be the bearer Of the largest
cargo that has yet been sent by this route. The
liberal terms offered for the conveyance Of mer-
chandse by rail from San Francisco to the East
cities of the United States have induced
shippers to forward wool and other produce by
the mail boats. We notice upon the manifest of
the Nerada entry Of two boxes of gold. coll
tanning 1927 o., I3 dwt-, shipped by the Bank
of New Zealand. This is the first parcel of bullion
that has been sent by the American line, local
banks having hitherto either shipped to England
by sailing vessels direct, sent via SueZ. We
understand the agents Of the California line have
undertaken, on very moderate terms, tc deliver
the gold at the Bank of England, London and
now that satisfactory arrangements for forward
ing goods have been completed, we hope the line
will be regularly taken advantage of by all the
banks for similar shipments. With such ship
ments as wool, which is subject to fuctuating
and unsettled market, despatch in delivery is a
very important consideration, and in forwarding
that staple to America the advantage possessed
by the mail steamers over sailing vessels very
considerably overbalances the small additional
cost Of fTeight.-SOUfh Cross Dec. 30
Auckland papers Of the 29th ult say: We re- !
gret have to REGARD no less than three fires since
the date OF our last Home summary two Of which
appear TO have been the work of tneendlaries The
FIRST was the burning of the new Music Hall. built |
the site Of the one burnt down. AlsO by Incen-
diarism, in January last. The late building was
not very much larger, but was more complete in |
its appointments and more artiscally elegant than
iJz predecessor The fire occurred on the morning l
Of the 10Th, and IN two hours the whole building |
was in ashes GiOOO reward has been offered. but .
at present no clue, We believe has been found by !
which TO bring home the guilt 1t seems difficult |
10 account for the motives which evidently have
actuated some person persons thus twice to burn
down a large and valuable public building The !
Hall and contents were insured for e2 100 in the /
New Zealand Insurance Company On the follow !
ing night FIRE occurred. accidentally il Is sup /
posed. at Hawkeswood's foundry in Chapel-street, |
and by IL eight buildings were destroyed
The Iabour trade in the South Seas is fast pro- |
ducing the results the late Iamented Bishop Pate
anticipated. Almost every arrival from the Is /
lands bring intelligence of murders committed and |
vengeance taken. From Our papers We find that \
the Queensland Courts have sentenced one Of these
traders 10 i've years Imprisonment and fine Of
$50. II only few more can be taken and Justice |
meut ultimately but the mischief that has been GO
ing for two three years past will take louge-
years to undo. and indeed it is questionable whethr
Europeans will now ever get a footing on the !
islands Of the South Seas otherwise than by force
OUEENsLAvD-The struggle between the con-
tending parties in the Legislature shows signs |
of abatement, nor does there appear to be much |
prospect of concession. MIR. Scott, the Chairman
of Committees tabled the following motion =
That this house will, at its next sitting resolve
Of fba holn fo dnpI
of an address To the Governor, praying that his
ExceIlencv taking into consideration the stop-j
page of all public business by the persistent OBJ
struetive action of several members of the Legis-
tive Assembly usually resident in Brisbane, will
be pleased at once to prorogue Parliament, and
call it together again at an early date at Spring
sure, or such other place except Brisbane as he
NAV deem best, so as TO oensure some probability
Of the business of the country being carried on
DR.. Mccartney. late President of the Royal Com
mission in Fiji has been lecturiug in Auckland on
Fiji and the LabouT Traffic He defends the latter.
If carried on in proper manner, maintaining that
it Is the advantage of the natives to be brought
in contact with Europeans. That such a notion is
utterly erroneous is well known TO those who have
travelled in the South Seas. and who are well aware
that the worst characters to be found in the Pacific
are those natives who have mixed with Europeans.
MssoNIC-Some short time since a number of
FreeuasOns met at Levuka, for the purpose OF
taking into consideration the desirablity. and the
best course to adopt in the interest of the Order,
OF establishing a Masonic Lodge at Levuka, when,
after due deliberation. it resolved that Ma
sonic Lodge should be formed at Levnka to be
named - Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons Poly
uesia - and that an old member of the craft In
Sydney should be advised on the subject and re-
qIIested obtain all the necessary requirements
for carrying the wishes of the brethren. By
recent arrival everything required having been re-
ceived it resolved. at a second meeting, to
open the Lodge on St Johns Day. the eth instant
Some idea of the state of the abour market in
OtagO NAV be formed by the following extract
from the Otdg0 Witness - The invitation by the
City Council Of applications from candidates for
the Office Of Watcbman. at the bell tower, at q sal