The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1873-08-02

NOTES OF Ill WEEK.
THE STEAMER, with nearly a months news and
large mails. is due any time this P. NJ.
MASoNC-The Regular Monthly Meeting OF
Hawaiian Lodge No. 81, f. Il A. NJ. will be held al
their Hall on Monday evening next. at u O'Clock.
HoT, Dusty, AND QUIET-That is what the streets
are, these long summer days. y good, rOusing,
old-fashioned thunder storm would he a relief To
the m%onotony of fine weather.
DECISION SUsTAINED.-In reading the opinion of
the Supreme Court in the case of Ahiu VS.. Lambert,
we note the omission of the fact that the Police Mag
istrate of Honolulu, from whom the case was ap-
pealed, is sustained in his decision.
TIE LAST OF THE FLAG-REsToRERs.-Mr. Alex.
McDuf, of the Police Department, was gunner of
II. B. MS S. Ha=ard, in 1S43, and had charge
of the shore battery which, thirty years ago last
Thursday, saluted the Hawaiian flag on its being
restored by Admiral Thomas.
DEATH OF \ CHIEFEss.-Jane Loeau, a descendant
in the female line of the ancient high chiefs of Kauai,
and a reputed granddaughter of Kamehameha l.,
died suddenly in this city on Wednesday last. She
was 45 years of age, and was in childhood an inmate
of the Chiefs school under the charge of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cooke, at the same time with Kamehameha
WITH and With and His present Majesty.
THE FRIEND for August, is a good number again.
By it we learn of the welfare of our Quaker friends,
Joel and Hannah Bean, who made the tour of the
Islands in 1860, and who are kindly remembered
! by many who then made their acquaintance. We
also note a well-written review of Mary Clemmer
Ames. Memorial of the sisters Cary. The
Friend is to be had at Thram's.
Music THIS AFTERNooN.-The Band will play at
Emma Square, commencing at 5 O'Clock. Following
is the programme, to conclude with a march around
the square
he Mele Lahui Hawaii, March Berger
Nh Opera
On the beautiful blue Danube, Waltz Strauss
God save our King, Berger
Two DoLLARs.-In reference to the writer in the
Gazette who says he gave two dollars towards pro-
viding seats in Emma Square, we are requested to
say that he is welcome to inspect the subscription
paper and q statement of expenditures, if he will
call on the Police Magistrate. Some one, however,
has distracted one of the benches from the Square;
perhaps Two Dollars > has himself got square"
in that manner. -
A CoRD OF WooD--We reo o,i.r 10Y descripr
keepers GomT1af attention giYes6entie near house s
orally for s1%aIn of the high price they are com f
'lled to pay for a cord of Grewood but did il r
occur to them that after all, they perhaps did '
get a full, fair cord? In every country town v
New England there is a petty official, but a ne \
ssary one nevertheless, known as the inspector of o
whose business it is to see that dealers give n
od m-easurement-eight feet long. four feet high o
d 1our feet wlde-for a cord. We have a dead il
ter law respecting an inspector of weights and s.
easures, but frewoOd is not mentioned therein f
BAGS.-The question of the manufacture If v
at containers for our sugars destined for tbe
lonlal markets has recently attracted some at ="
ltion. 1t certainly does appear strange that !,
tn ample material at hand with which to make "
IN, we are yet compelled to import our mat ;.
We are informed that inquiries have been
tItuted by parties proposing to commence the :,
of this manufacture here. and that the :"
ult of those Inquiries has been to prove, to the :"
at least of those interested, that it
be proftably carried on by hand. We are
informed however, that there is every prob
lily that the necessary machinery will be OBJ e
and that we shall be able, at no very dis
I period, to announce the establishment here OF r..
lat bag mandatory that shall be competent t,
ply the wants of plantations in this particula
HE 3lsT OF JULY-This day, for so many yes
t as q holiday by Hawaiians in memory of e ~
.oration of their flag and sovereignty, fell ia
ietude during the last reign, and is no loIeDE
tally recognized as a public day. But thelnded to
s have continued more or less to observe ! . y
renee by feasting and merry-making &c
nselves, for they are decidedly a holiday
Pile Last Thursday there was quite an a6
heir part to have a general revival OF t. KING
it was hardly a success. notwithstandig r'm NJ
affair was made to assume somewhat oasszzzzzzza
complexion by introducing the topich
sing public attention. \ torchlight %
ched through the streets on the even
q, accompanied by the band aud ca
iaiian flag and a transparency. The 0-@ l
bered perhaps a hundred youths, eE-U {
rabble. and they denominated A4
Jung Hawaii" At different poirMEAd&
III about town they halted, sung, ZzZEx
speeches in Hawaiian and parti- ~ WeEg
and cheered themselves hoaEE5@ 7
the next morning the Kaum H. - L
pretty we'll filed with the 9 10y
citation and idlers drawn hittAe29 q
e was some very good singirh SPARE Nc
and one Of the association
quite moderate address, in WIZ +
allan nation was compared
ushes. and some rather !
made 10 the Pearl HarbdE NIGHT or E. r
fell fat, no applause thou, board.
the association marc.
GUMS 10 LII FOX L.