The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-12-28
THE PACIFIC
Commercial OOrrtiser.
SATURDAY. DECEMBER -
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

SATURDAY. DECEMBER %.
NOTES OF THE WEEK.
70 Ar interesting letter from New York will
be found on our drst page.
PosrPoNED-The match game of billiards at the
Hawaiian Hotel appointed for last evening, has
been postponed until Friday evening, January )
I WEDNESDAY was the quietest, and at the same
fine the warmeSt Christmas we ever experienced.
The usual festivities were INDUCED in in a very
subdued manner. - s
SUPPIEMENT-We print with to-day's paper a
supplement. containing the Rev. Mr.. Frears SER
mon on "some aspects of the Temperance QueS-
ton, . and a variety of interesting reading.
QUER1Es.-Has the Chinese passenger" from
the GieaSanROI got a permitfrom the Custom House
TO land his baggage, and has he paid the two dol
lars hospital tax required by law!
ST. AIBAN's CoIIEGE-In consequence of the
death of the King. the prizes were distributed pri-
vately at this Institution, on Saturday 2lSt instant.
The boys will have a months holiday. The new
term will mmence on Monday January 10th 1873.
New FOUNTAIN Mr.. Herbert has had built on
the lawn in front of the hotel q very pretty fountain
that adds much TO the looks of the grounds. Near
at hand, under the shade of the noble trees is a
smooth croquet ground, with smoothly shaven turf
kept in order with a garden grass-cutter.
THE FEELING AT wAIALUA.-A vote on the success
sion was taken Mt Wsialua on this Island one day
last week, when every vote except one was for Prince
euled so badly that he begged to be allowed to retract
and vote witt. everybody else.
ACCIDEy "A native by the name of Kaleku,
while leading a horse away from in front of Bar
tow's auction room yesterday, was kicked by the
animal in the head. Two wounds were inflicted by
~ .aI--. -, H. IAA ~ - hoo I"N
the blow did not break any bones. The sufferer
was taken 10 the Queens Hospital, where he is
doing we'll. -
Z COOP Work Capt. Joe. West, in the new schooner
yLnary Foster, reports that on his first trip to Hawaii,
the schooner was four hours in making the run
across the channel from /" Black Point " on Maui to
near Honoipo in Kohals, q distance of about forty
miles. Considering the heavy head sea aud strong
trades that prevails there, this may be pronounced
good work. -
BURGLARS CAUGHT.-Three Cinnamon were ar
raigned in the Police Court yesterday, charged with
being the parties who committed the burglary of
VIM. Halls store on Beretania street one night
during the first part of last month, and stole there
from sundry dry goods and clothing, tobacco, etc.
Some of the property was found concealed on the
premises of DR.. F. w. Hutchinson, whose servant one
of the Cinnamon was. Tine case was postponed
until Friday next, and the men remanded to prison.
{ A CooLIE SHIP-The Italian iron steamer the
Glensannor, is one of six similar vessels belonging
to a company engaged in the business of transport
ing coolies from Macao to Central America. Shei is a
fine roomy vessel of over 1000 tons burthen, and has
good accommodations for the trade. She has on
board some $50 coolies, who appear to be generally a
healthy and comfortable looking set. They are not
of course allowed to visit the shore. nor are shore
Cinnamon permitted Unfortunately to visit the
ship. otherwise there would be every probability that
assertions would take place to some extent.
OUR CHARACTER ABRoAD-TTere is what the Port
lnnd (Oregon) Herald says OF us:
1.-The Kingdom of the Sandwich Islands is on the
highway to bankruptcy. The population grows
smaller yearly. while the expenses grow larger.
For a nation of &C. 600 people, "a force OF twentysix
Supreme Court Judges. at salaries of $1,000
apiece, is maintained, with the usual proportion of
inferior judicial officers. King Kamehameha will
soon be able to take the poor debtors oath at the
rate things are going"
The "twenty-six Supreme Court Judges, with
their $40, 900 apiece salaries, does sound rather
steep. -
A DRY Manor the wind blew a strong
breeze from the Southwest, but one had to go down
on the wharyes to feel it much. There at the end
of the esplanade the whaleships Midas and Pro
greSS were tied up, and they were heaving and
chaing against the wharf with a motion that made
one half seasick to look ut. But their sides were
protected from injury by huge chatting mats. Near
by was the clipper ship Syren, at the same wharf,
taking In her lading of oil, and the hammers of the
coopers sounded busily. The Nettie Merrill, regu-
lar packet for Lahaina, was towed out by the Pee,
anu Sne Iudue Il SOOu many grateful OUleSduCeS W
old ocean as she passed the bar.
The COMMITTEE OF THIRTEEN, appointed to take
charge of the election on January LIST, held a meet
ing at noon yesterday in the rooms of J. w. Austin,
the President S. G. Wilder in the Chair, when it
was decided to hold the election in the sales room of
Mr.. E.. p. Adams. Messrs. Kapena and Whitney
were appointed a Committee of two to issue necessary
posters, sc. Messrs. Wilder and Adams to prepare
the room, and G. W. Kanuka, Kalauao, and II.
Macfarlane to act as Clerks of the election. Messrs.
Wilder and kapena were appointed a Committee of
two to make the result of the election known to the
Prince, the people, and each member of the Legis-
lature from this district. The meeting then adjourned
subject to the call of the President.
THE GLENsANxox.-By invitation of Capt. Capello,
a number of gentlemen visited this fine steamer
p. m, and inspected the entire vessel.
All expressed themselves much pleased with the
made for the accommodation of the
Chinese en- route for Costa RIGA. The tween decks
lower deck where they were assembled, were
clean and well ventilated, and the occupants of the
lines of g bunks,' looked well fed and healthy.
doubt very much whether better order and sani-
arrangements exist on any man-of-war with the
same number of men on board. The guests were
invited TO partake of an elegant collation. served in
the handsome cabin of the ship, and after a pleasant
chat, took their leave with many expressions
of their pleasure at the reception they had met with.
CHRISTMAS SPoRTs.-To a resident of the Eastern
States or England the practice of ushering in Christ's
natal day with the swapping Of fire-crackers must
seem odd. Fireworks seem rather more appropriate
for the 4th of July, but " there is no accounting for
hence they are used by weeping friends and
relatives around the grave, and in the midst of the
rejoicing attendant upon a marriage, or the next thing
to it, a birth. In some localities we are told that
they play an important part in revivals, and we
have known of many instance where they have proved
indispensable in turning heathens from the error Of
their ways. In the latter instance fitting their errors
to a I and substituting for them T-errors. In Bos-
ton and Portland, since the great fires they have
been prohibited, and the boys use the harmless cam
non, and the inpocuous rocket and roman candle in
hair SfaaI " J