The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-11-14
NOTES OF III WEEK.


g Yesterday morning was the coolest Of the sea-
son 50 fsr, the thermometer at s A. n. stsading At GO.
Co1NUrEp-Yssterday. BY Royal Warrant, the
sentence Of Kshoali, condemned to be executed for
treason, was committed to Imprisonment for ten yeArs
q We beg to acknowledge reeeipt fSm H-M.
Whitney. Esq. Of copies Of the Gazette Of this week.
containing a very gooi photograph hke5ess q His
Majesty the King. -
THANxs-Ours are due 10 Captain Fuller OF The
d. C. Murray for Giles Of late papers also to the
Merchants Exchange. San Francisco, for similar
tavors per bark Ed. EiagmaR, which arrived on
Wednesday. -
AcTISe GovKRNoR OF MAUI-We learn that His
E1eellency Gov. Kapeua hiss appointed the Hon. l.
Aholo to act as Governor Of Maui and its dependen-
cies. during the absence Of the former 10 the United
States. -
RBGArTA.-It has been suggested that there should
be q regatta on Monday afternoon. We san see no rea-
son why there should not be something of the sort to
enliven the observance of the holiday. and beg to sug-
gest in addition sack races, Eheelbarro1 races, etc,
on the Esplanade. -
. CoDIFIcATIoS OF The LAws.-Alfred s. Hartwell,
Esq, one Of the Commissioners appointed under the
Act for the Codifcation of the Civil Statutes, having
resigned, W. c. Jones, Esq. was yesterday appointed
10 his place. The Commission nov stands Messrs.
AIcCully. Preston and Jones.
1t is announced by posters in Hawaiian that
there will be a "hOokupu" by the native people at
the Palace this forenoon. The meaning Of which is
that the populace generally win be admitted to pay
their respects to His Majesty previous to his depart
ure, and according to ancient custom, each person
will carry some small present in token of fealty.
Music THIS AFTERNooS.-The Band will play st
Emma Square, commencing at four O'Clock. The
following is the programme:
Alliance Godfrey
Cavaiina-opera Fallstaf Bale
Wprgep ,Ss swsioM! Tom.w:rJ s'rAHs;
Selection, Opera, orpheus.
sporting Ciub ...Hetnrcke
The New ZEALAND MAILs.-Early in October 1t was
announced that the mails from England for New Zea-
land would hereafter be dispatched by the suez route.
Subsequently this is contradicted by the following
telegram:
LONDON, Oct. 19.-The Post-ofice gives notice that
in accordance with the desire of the New Zealand
Government, the mails will again be sent to that col
ony by way of San Francisco.
Loss OF LIFE IN THE ARoE1o.-on the LIST Of Octo-
Der last. near Herald Island. a boat belonging to the
whaling bark james allen of New Bedford, while in
pursuit of whales, was capsized in a snoW-squall. and
all on board persisted. Their names were--John Nor
ton, first officer of the bark; Alexander Collins, boat
steerer; and Thomas Barker, John Seypan, Charles
Amber. and Charles Boyer. sesmen. The intense
cold prevailing at the time, prevented the men from
saving themselves by swimming.
q The Nellie Merrill, our regular LahainA
packet, resumes her trips to that port, sailing this n
N. She has undergone a thorough cleaning, inside
and out, and has been newly painted and otherwise
put in first rate order, so that she looks as { pretty
as a picture" The Nsttie stands unquestionably A l
as a staunch vessel, as she is also one Of the fastest
craft in these waters. We would like to add a word
in praise of her gallant commander, were it not con-
trary to orders to mention his name.
MoNGoIIAN PRoqREss.-Sixty Chinese students
arrived at San Francisco recently by the mail
steamer Japan. Their ages range from 10 to IA
years, and they were in charge of two Commits
sioners and a teacher. The students are destined
for school at Hartford, Conn. The sixty Chinese
students now in Connecticut are divided into six
divisions, and attend difcrOns aoe0domioS noar
Hartford, in which city there is a Chinese school
attended by the divisions, in succession, two weeks
at a time, thus giving the students two weeks of
Chinese study for eight of English.
MORE WArER.--By the d. C. Murray the Superin-
of Water Works received a lot of new
iron pipes, for the extension of the government
main along School street, Town Emma. and to
bonnet with that on Beretania street, Emma
street has hefetofore been inadeqpately Supplied
with water, and the putting down of these new
pipes, (Which will be done as soon as the necessary
gates are made at the Foundry together with the
IF tbraa additional hvdrapta mill add
greatly to the security of property in that part of
the city. -
EOURsELvEs.-In to-day's issue of the COMMERCIAL
ADVERTISER, including a two page Supplement, we
present our readers with some twenty six columns of
reading matter: Though not an " illustrated paper"
venture TO suggest that it will be found in every
respect as desirable a sheet for the purpose of send
ing to friends abroad as that which was issued with
such a flourish of trumpets during the week. When
we shall illustrate the ADVERTISER with portraits
Of Royal personages-fOr which we are making the 1
necessary arrangements-the extra attraction of the
paper will not be an additional cost to our patrons.
TRANSIT OF VENUs.-In the extended reviews
which we have seen in print from time to time
during the past few months. of the preparations
BY the different governments to observe the transit.
it was stated that it would be officially studied
from seventy-6ve stations. The number must now
be increased to seventy-six, Mexico having decided
to send out an expedition to take a part in the OBJ
A commission from the city of Mexico,
six persons, we'll qualified by general
and special scholarship for the work. recently
sailed from San Francisco for Japan, expecting to
up a position near Nagasaki or Yokohama.
FALSE ALARN.-The whole town was aroused
m Thursdav nipbt last nv the renort that the