The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1873-11-08

HsSsow. NORTH CHfSA.
24tb june, 1873.
.r .- 1-aor.f -, Paelje C5Eta,sretlL Idr.r.s.s.
Though seas between Us b-awly roar and
many mles intervene, though ! am IN the
FIowery Catbay % and thou in thy pretty Ca
Iyps5 Isle Of the southern seas, yet o kindly sen
tmeDt Of mesmeric sympathy permeates the
pace and 1 convey to you and the public gener-
lIy o. the Hawaiian group, ny best respects and
tokens Of the highest possible consideration, and
IN boncss sincerity j offer 70 you and them, q
oily rough shake Of the hand, with the hope that
yCu are al happy under your new King and in
ne enjoyment Of the best commercial prosperity.
In Passant, - we will record the fact that the
mUch-abused ship GsoT9cs behaved well during
TIE voyage TO far Cathay that Finch Of the red
heard, albeit a double-breaste royal arch Druid
Ct the order Of Ananias, yet proved a thorough
-e@man, as well az an experienced and skillfuI
nzvgatCr and most certainly ! would not 20
down on my knees 70 implore Markham, my
sp!scopalian friend, 70 ship me another cook and
seward. lie may well say, = Have mercy upon
- poor sinners, - after such undertakings. Il Is
also necessary TO test the qualities Of the pre-
served milk before you start, OF in mid ocean, one
may discover (as we did) an article that wouldn't
a~malgamate, Of the curds and whey character.
Guild OF GroceTs, Cherish the character OF thy
preserved milk for those thatsail upon the sea.
One circumstance let me here record, and With it
he gallant chip Georges shall be consigned by
ne 20 oblivion DR.. Dudley, OF Esculapian dis
-~nction, our fellow passenger, came 10 me pale az
ashes and narrated the fact that pilot Mcintyre
tad informed him by way Of a cheering farewell;
That we were carrying too much sail that we
were listing over and lastly, We were too light
handed for so large a vessel. We communicate
this refreshing intelligence to Finch, Of the red
beard, who, by way Of rejoinder, shouts a terrific
Ha ha sayest thou so p Immediately doDs q
me.aphoIical cooked hat and e~paulets, and
waving a belaying-pin, hoaTsely remarks, '' Let
them appear" Forms are seen 70 issue from
.be cof5ns Of dead Cinnamon and nimble tarry
5opIighte (albeit cramped with storing in narrow
space) salute the Captain, who Immediately
sbonts. e Pile on the agony Let her boil"
And che boiIs accordingly.
The port Of Hongkong is reached. "Anchora
scItur e prora." HosGkoNG is a noble substan-
;1I place, replete with every comfort and conyen-
.snce; indeed elegance is apparent and epicure-
anism abounds. We are carried about in chairs,
se are whirled about in vehicles, we boast our
handsome horses, our racing ponies, our beauti-
sal public gardens, our excellent we'll kept roads,
and cur cleanly streets; our military, our civil
-~eryice, our ships Of war, and our naval yards,
o4r hands diseoursing sweet music fill the air
with pleasureable sounds; with the Governor of
oar Crown Colony Sir Arthur Kennedy by name,
ID gentleman Of geniality. Nor must We omit TO
mention our Cricket Clubs, our Athletic Fetes,
car Races, our Club-Houses, our beautiful Thea
Ie and our Masonic Hall. Did they receive thee,
o Pauncefort, with regard and distinction sayest
-hou? We had to work for it, dear Editor, but
we buried our Dickens in the reeesses Of their
hearts of mercantile granite, and their newspa-
pers spoke Of rs with credit and favor. Let US
also speak Z word III favor Of our iiongkong
Hotel, expensive, but good. Cuisine excel
lent, and - Menu choice and of pleasing variety.
Hongkongites wear their shoulders high, and
heir noses sniff the breeze with much arrogance
and hauteur at a very lofty angle. We will here
-esc7d the statement, that it would be highly
beneficial to very many of our countrymen situate
n ihe latitude and longitude Of China, to have
bad a slight favoring of America ere they reached
Is shores, which would have tended to lessen the
infation OF their general bearing, and teach them
q think a little less Of themselves, and more Of
others.
We pass on to Canton. What q place. what
- tive Of multitudesI what q hum Of busy bees
On the land, and On the waters. What immense
manly :oil, what womanly toll also! Women
.ake Us to our Hotel in SAMOAN. We 60 over to
The English settlement on the Sbameen. How
spIepdidly arranged is that place, what admirable
bcGses and gardens, and the delicious walks, the
the and commOdious Church Of granite structure.
We call on Archdeacon Grey, who receives us
Nth great kindness. The reading-room of the
Cab is placed at cur disposal; our readings are
under the patronage and high regard Of H. b. 81.
Consul, Sir Brooke Robertson. We offer our
Dickens reyels three times, our audiences are
good, and thoroughly appreciatiye, and it is truly
satisfactory IN every sense 70 appear before so
GENIAL a community, redolent with sympathy and
s~;tention.
We return to Hongkong and take passage
uCTthwa-d for the treaty ports Of Annoy and Foo
bow % each OF these places, distinguished as
they are, with great mercantile traffic, the same
advantages OF house structure and gardens are
observable. The Churches, the Club-Houses,
With IL the coneomitanis. The Teading-roomsat
both places at our disposal, and Charles Dickens
through his humble medium q. p. prefers his
.Iaims for recognition. At the Pagoda anchorage,
H.. E. NJ. Consul Mr.. Allen, allows US 10 Christ
mas Carol 10 his house, after which same we en-
bark on board the TaEt=s Fal, for Shanghai.
At The Pagoda anchorage on the Delta of the
river MIMI Is the Chinese navy arsenal Tor the
-onstruction Of ships of war and other war-lke
material, vast ID extent and elaborate with
modern invention The superintendent is 4
freedmen, and the oyerseers of the general
vork also Of that nation. Mr.. Bull does not
figure very ad~5antagecusly there, except IN the