The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-09-21

Secretdrg-Wiham B. Wright.
PLANTATION SoLD.-On Wednesday, the 18th inst.
the Paukaa Plantation, situated three miles from
Hilo, Hawaii, was sold at auction by Mr.. C.. S. Bar
tow. Mr.. G. c.. Harris was the purchaser, for the
sum of $16.400, which includes the second mort
gage and interest due. While this sale of a valuable
plantation at n very low figure, tit is said to have
cost the late proprietor over 500, 00O) may be con-
sidered as indicative of q decreasing faith in the
sugar business, yet it must be remembered that the
plantation was pretty well run down, and will re-
quire n considerable outlay for some time to come
before it can be made productive.
EXCURSION To MAUI-The schooner Pduahi, it
will be observed. is advertised for an excursion to
Maui, to sail next Saturday, the 18th inst. The oc-
casion is the grand gathering of the residents of
Maui on the I'd of October, to take part in the fes-
tivities on the opening of the Wailuku Public Hall.
Our correspondents at Maui write us that they an
ticipate a great time there is nothing talked of in
Wailuku but the coming Ball and parties; and eX-
tensive preparations are being made to have every
thing come off in the best style. Those who go on
the excursion from Honolulu. will find the Pdudhi
a fine, comfortable and fast sailing vessel, and will
enjoy an opportunity not often afforded to visit one
of the finest portions of the islands, and return
within a week, at a moderate expense.
~ At a regular meeting of Queen Emma Lodge,
No. =, 1. o. G. T., held last Monday evening, Sept.
18th, the following resolutions, in memory of the
late Mrs. E. Sylvester, were unanimously adopted.
The funeral, which took place last Thursday week,
was the nrSt OF q sister since the Oruer was lnStl-
tuted in these islands.
WHEREAS, 1t having pleased the Creator of the Universe
to remove by death from our midst to that Better Lodge, our
Resoiued, THAT by the death of our sister, this Lodge has
lost a faithful member, the Order an earnest laborer, and her
husband a devoted wife.
ResoiUea, Tia. while we s~y%ggsthiss with her relatives in
and the members wear the usual badge of mourning for the
period of twenty days.
city. -
Hook AND LADDER COMPANY.-Last Tuesday after
noon this organization of Honolulu Firemen had a
drill with their new truck and apparatus at the
residence of G. E. Williams, ESQ., the Foreman, at
Kulaokahua. The ladders and other apparatus of
the truck was handled by the company at the word
of command, and an illustration given OF what
could be done in case of a FIRE. There ere two long
- Splice Ladders, - formed by sections respectively
80. &c. and 10 feet in length. or 63 feet combined.
and 30 and &c feet-54 feet combined. Also 8
single ladders, each 30, 25, q. 20. 10. l3. IL. and
10 feet in length and 8 roof ladders, each %. 20,
and Is feet long. Besides the ladders there is one
lage iron drag. with chains and pole. Then there
are axes. and all the various fittings of a Hook and
Ladder Truck. The whole is in first rate order for
a moments use. Besides the members of the Com
pany and officers of the Fire Department, Mr..
Williams entertained a number of invited guests in
bis well-knOwn hOspitable style, and an exceedingly
pleasant evening was passed.
POLICE URT.-Wednesday there was a rather full
attendance at this forum. P%uhimoku. who had been
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not appearing. Kekala, was charged with malicious
injury. in throwing stones and broken bottles in at
a window. and being found guilty got three months.
Kimo, got drunk and. mounted on horseback,
rode over a Chinaman's garden. When remOnstra-
ted with for his destructive antics, be rode his horse
on to the Chinaman's verandah and struck him on
the face with a whip. Fined SIS and costs. Ka-
mana. a vicious looking young native. was charged
with highway robbery, in having hauled a China
man of his horse on the upper Nuuanu road. and
took from him a purse containing $50. The evil
dence was pretty clear against Kamana, and he was
committed for trial at the next term of the Supreme
Court. Louis Samuel. Limo Samuel, and Avarista
Samuel, three well-grown stout sons of Peter
Samuel, an African-Portuguese were charged by
their father with threatening to kill him. Peter
can't talk English, and a countryman volunteered
to interpret for him, but the interpreters endeavors
to make himself clearly understood were not brill
iantly successful. 4 number of witnesses were
called. the sum of whose testimony went to prove
that the sons of old Peter, (who is a hard-wOrking
mani were a perfect plague to him. lazy and quar-
relsome. but there was no proof that the old mans
life was in danger from them. So they were dis
charged. after a little talking to from'the Judge and
went home. probably to annoy the old man worse
than ever, until he ships them off on some planta-
tion-jnst the place where sHch unemployed
" labor can be made good use OF.