The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-03-16

MoRx1xG SrAR-This missionary packet sailed on
Tuesday, the 18th inst. for the Marquesas Islands,
passenger the Rev. ". p. Alexander, Delegate Of the
Hawaiian Board Of Missions
The GARSr,NG. from England. which on her last
voyage 10 this port made an excellent passage. was
less lucky the present year, meeting with fierce aud
contrary gales off the Horn. where she was de-
tanned some fifty days
COMING rnrs Way. ". Wallack, the distin-
guished American t~ragedian, accompanied by Theo-
dore Hamilton. a young actor Of great promise, will
be here about June lst, en- route for Australia, and
may perhaps be induced TO give Us islanders an
evening. =
EXTENDING " TIE AEEA."-It is reported that
the expedition to the Nayigator's Islands per
u Itch Queen have Instructions Ia hoist the AmerI-
can flag. Also that Secretary Boutwell, declares
san Francisco duty free. S0UhJcdrd the star OF
Empire" &c. -
WATER PRIvnEGEs.-We notice that the Super
intendent of Water Works notifies that the TegUla-
TONS as to irrigation privileges will be enforced
Hereafter. 1t is about time. In many localities in
The city the noise of the water running to waste
has been heard a: all hours of the night. aud in
some places the we;ting down of the streets has
been so eXtravagant rs 10 cause remark.
BALI. AT THE HAWAIIAN HoTEL.-A ball was given
last Tuesday evening at the Hotel. by the Officers
of the Montana aud her passengers ROW stopping
here. Quite Il large number OF Honolulu people
were invited. and the whole affair passed of with
much eciat. The music furnished by the band of
the Household troops was well played, and the
dancing was kept up until a late hour.
NEW TEMPERANCE SALooN.-We notice that Mr.
Rycroft is fitting up a new saloon on Fort street.
near Hotel, where thirsty aud hungry souls can sat-
isfy themselves with all kinds of temperance liquids
rs well as lunch. A very neat room will be opened
for the accommodation of ladies who may wish TO
enjoy a plate of ice-cream, We understand that all
thiprS Hnipr ~, rooHipasa Fho valOop mill oran on
Tuesday next. -
The UuAMA."-Thfs new schooner recently
built and launched by TibbItts " Sorenson of this
city will be ready for sea to-day. when she
will make a short trial trip outside the harbOr and
return. She is to be put on the KOna and Kan
route. under the command of one of our most pop
ular and skilltul cOasting masters, Capt. Hatfield.
late of the Prince. The UHdmG has been fitted in
a most thorough manner. and has excellent accom-
modatiOns for passengers.
THE New Hook AND LADDER TRUCK.-The order
went forward TO the United States some months
since for the new truck. and on the departure by
the last steamer of Mr.. w. Henry Dimond. (who
has been in former years an energetic Honolulu
ireman) he was empowered by Acting Chief En-
gineer Hughes, to ascertain as to the delay in the
receipt of the truck. Mr.. Dim0nd writes by the
last mail that the truck is 4" showed up somewhere
on the road, - and now that the blockade is over,
we may expect shortly to receive it, through the
eXertions OF Mr.. Dfmond.
PoLITICAL MEETING.-As per previous announce
ment, a meeting, pretty largely attended, was held
of the voters of Honolulu on Monday evening last.
The subject of discussion was instructions TO Repre-
and various propositions were made and
referred to a Committee to report at an adjourned
meeting on Monday evening next. The subject of
the English schools supported by Government, and
that of the Government press, were discussed, and
the latter was loudly denounced as a useless humbug.
What queer ideas these Hawaiians do have, to be
sure! -
nVyIsTpN n III ETN-ps - Anraaahla IN tho nrhljo
notice given some weeks past in the =. {. ADyER-
User and Hd1caiidn Gazette. a meeting of the sub
scribers TO the Public Hall fund took place on the
18th inst. in the rooms of the Chamber of Com
merce, when the Trustees of the Society made a res
port of their transactions, stating an amount 4
S77l.92 to be on hand. This amount was by unan4
imous vote ordered to be equally divided among
the following four institutions Queens Hos
pital, American Relief Fund. St. Georges Society
and German Benevolent Society. Z
FROM = l. have been received up to the
10th inst, which report One nights rain, and a
few slight showers, sufficient TO refresh the young
cane, but without any effect on the water-powers.
New auxiliary water-heads have been sought for and
streams have been and are being made available
from long distances, in some cases with success, in
others undetermined as yet. The canes are what
they call dead-ripe, and as you may conceive, the
juice is very rich, but unless we have rain and a
good deal of it within the next three or four weeks,
there will be a very serious loss to the Hilo Sugar
Plantations -
FROM MAUI.-A correspondent at Wailuku, writ
ing under date of the 18th inst gives US the follow
ing items of news Mr.. Pnuncefort gave three
most excellent readings at this place, all of which
were highly appreciated by large and respectable au-
diences. The last was for the benefit Of 'Iolani"
Lodge, No. +, l. o. G.. T. This Lodge has bought
and paid for a large lot OF land right in the village
of Wailuku, and has seventeen hundred dollars sub
scribed for the purpose of building a Public Hall or
Theatre, and a Hall for Secret Societies in the upper
story. 1t is estimated to cost SO, 800 when finished.
The weather is remarkably dry, and there are begin
ming to be fears of hard times-otherwise Wailuku is
the liyeliest and p%rettiest place in this Kingdom"
THE WATER SuPPLY.-Not a little amount Of
grunbling and Indignation was heard and expressed
yesterday by those who failed to receive notice that
the water would be shut of. We are Of opinion that
sufficient notice was not given. \ few ordinary
posters, looking very much like the previous ones as
to irrigation, were to be seen in some parts of the
town, but by no means conspicuous. To be sure, an
advertisement was inserted in the Gazette Of We'd
nesday to the effect that the water would be shut off,
but the fair inference is that advertising in that pa
per is not notifying the public, inasmuch az the pub
lie don't care to read il. The fullest kind of a pub
lie notice should be given beforehand of the per-
Torrance of an act which directly affects every man,
woman and child in the city, like the stoppage of
the water supply. "
THE a large party of
ladies and gentlemen have availed themselves Of
the opportunity of visiting our shores afforded by
the placing Of the Montana on the line between
San Francisco aud Honolulu. and we hope that
they as pioneer excursionists. may be able to take
back with them such pleasing recollectiOns of the
trip as will induce many more TO come. We give
their names. many Of which are well known here:
VIM. BurIing. wife, / children and 2 servants. Mrs.
Oliver Eldridge. Miss Eldridge. Miss Babcock, Miss
Alice BabcOck. Mrs. Robert Ii. Waterman. Miss
Stirling. Col. II. 2. Curtis. wife and child. Il. O..
Wilson and wife. Mrs. Whitney. Miss Whitney. Mrs.
Ashburner. J. G. Maclay and wife. Jno. NJ. Burt.
MI. Maclay. T. Mootry. jr. G. Gardiner. 7. Cohn.
II. Whitteil. A. !. Pope. !. Keene. II. Fl. Hanna. T..
II D.1-+,D II Moth Na rnIarztquh that soma
Of the party intend remaining over 10 order to visit
the volcano and other points Of interest here.
BLASTING EXTR ORDISARY.-On Tuesday alter
noon the neighborhood near the junction of Fort and
King streets was made aware by repeated loud ex-
plosious that the work Of blasting for q cellar was
going on, but at about t o'clock n much louder
noise than any Of the preceding ones was followed by
n shnunr of rreat and LITTLE stones. some Of which