The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1873-07-12

A-NS AAAS 'NAAA 90 N~
Esq. at ~half-past : O'Clock.
L AHUIMANU CoLLEGE.-The annual examination Of
this excellent institution of learning took place ON
the 4th inst, and passed off very satisfactorily.
4 ~ The next term of St. Adams College will
commence on Monday. July Dist, when Mr.. Atkin-
son will be happy to see all his pupils. >
- The British whaling bark Farduay, Captain
Morton, arrived of the port yesterday, clean, and
sails to-day for the Arctic.
MAsoNIc.-There will be a special meeting of
Lodge lie Progress de IOcsanie No. l24, A. F.&A A.
NJ, at their Hall on King street, on Monday even
ing, July 18th, at Il O'Clock. All Master MasOns
in good standing are cordially invited.
ILLNESS OF Mr.. LIE MoNNYER.-The late French
Consul and Mr.. Pernet arrived from Hawaii this
morning, the former gentleman suffering from an
attack of paralysis. We have no particulars.
THE HOSE CARRIAGE.-A good deal of curiosity
having been expressed to see the newly painted car
rage of the Hose Company, we are requested to say
that the Chief Engineer having ordered her to re-
port for service. to-day, the Rooms will be open to
visitors from half-past II till 3 p. NJ.
his OHHA wan R"y go
Emma Square, commencing at 5 p NJ. The following
is the programme, to conclude with a march around
the square
Selection. Opera Fra Diavolo Aubcr
Thou Art 50 Near. and Yet so Far, by request = Richards
Come Gentii, Opera Don Pasquale Donizstri
Singers Pleasure, Polka = Strauss
VEREIN AUsTRALIA.-We have received from the
President and Committee of the Australian Club of
Hamburg. a circular, stating the objects of the So
ciety, and stating that they are about establishing a
g Permanent exhibition of natural and industrial
products of Oceania,' in which they desire to enlist
the sympathies and cooperation of Germans abroad.
Mr.. Frederick Buck is the President of the Verein
Australia. =
alligator PEARs.-This fine fruit is getting to be
quite plentiful in this neighborhoOd, there having
been more seen for sale this summer than ever be-
fore. They are good at breakfast, eaten with salt
and the least taste of vinegar, but an epicnre-which
We once heard defined as a " wretch who would eat
ANYTHING will declare them delicious by way of
dessert, s~prinkled with sugar and favored with old
port. -
THE QUEEN HospIrAL.-We are requested to call
the attention of the members of the Queens Hospi-
tai Corporation TO the official notice Of the annual
meeting, which takes place at the Court House to-
day, at noon. Interesting reports will be laid before
the meeting, and the election of trustees to take the
place OF those rellrlng, Will take place. Inc
of Trustees will hold their biennial meeting imme-
diately after the adjournment of the Society, for the
purpose Of electing officers.
ACCIDENT To DR.. F. w. HUTCHIsoN.-We regret to
learn from Maui that DR.. Hutchinson met with a
severe accident at Waikiki on Wednesday last. He
was in the act of mounting his horse, when the ami
NAL suddenly started and threw the Doctor with
great force to the ground, striking on his hip. DR..
Saunders was promptly at hand, and reports no
bones broken, but the injuries received are of such a
nature as will probably confne the Doctor to the
house for some weeks.
A SUMNER S~HowER.-Last Wednesday morning
the trade winds were interrupted for several hours,
and quite a shower of rain fell pretty generally all
over this Island, and as we learn by letters, also
on Maui. 1t was however only u very temporary
relief to the parched earth. Some portions OF the
Islands are suffering severely from drought, paruc-
ularly the district of MakawaO on East Maui, where
some of the planters are much discouraged, and 1t
is reported, have talked of giving up and turning
their cattle into the cane-ields.
NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE CON-
PANY.-We have received the annual exhibit of the
affairs of this London and Edinburg Company,
(now over sixty years established) which shows a
continued prosperity as well as a substantial basis.
The subscribed capital is CO, 100000, and the Fire
Reserve Fund and Fire Premium Reserve, together
amount to 1886 .34I. In the Life Insurance De-
partment. the claims which have become payable
on account Of deaths. with bonus additions. amount
to the sum of G252.7G7:I6:2. Ed. Hofschlaeger,
Esq, is the agent in Honolulu.
LARCENY OF NEws.-It is pretty mean when one
newspaper or writer steals ideas from another, but
it is downright dishonesty when news is appropriated
without credit being given. We have to charge two
Boston Journals with this ofense. The Daily Globe
and Daily Post, of April Both, both copy the ship
ping reports at Enderbury and Bakers Islands, fur
nished to this paper by Captain Hickman Of the
schooner c. N. Ward, giving the arrivals and de-
partures of ships and their loading, and whaling re-
ports, without giving credit either to Captain RICK
man or this paper. |
a DEMoNSTRATIvE MOTHER.-An acquaintance OF
ours tells a story about his cat which shows that
the creature has a way of showing temper very
much after the style of ONE human beings-that
is. of w~reaking its vengeance when irritated upon
innocent parties. Puss had made her lodging with
her young family of kittens in the stable, and the
gentleman, making a morning visit, picked up one
of the kittens, whereupon the mother few furiously
at the horse standing demurely by and fastened
herself upon his nose. Then there was FOR a moment
or two a unique imitation of circus ground and
lofty tumbling in the limited area of that stable.
Not without force was the cat detached from the
nose of the astonished horse, when she Immediately
rushed at a terrier dog who was innocently anus
ing himself By watching the curious performance,
and clasping his neck with her paws In a very hu-
maulike afectionate manner, buried her sharp
claws in his flesh. The pup manifested his disgust
by~loud calls for - pen and ink" and then pussy,
her feminine temper having cat-egor1eauy spent
itself Rpon two inofensive third parties, returned
quietly TO the nursery. There was much OF human
iy abe that cats proceedings.