The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-01-03

DRY.-A letter from Mr.. HoIstein, at the seaside
On East Maui. states that while all the other parts Of
the Islands are rejoicing in ample rains, 1t hi.
place. Hr a whole year past there has been nothing
beyond = suspicious mist. and be considers the agri.
cultural experiment there a failure. Mr.. Il. im-
proves the occasion and the case 90 further illustrate
the Consequences Of the destruction Of forests.
ENcANrNENr-I-as evening. Jan. ?. The follow
ing officers Tor the ensuing term were installed az
Polynesia" EaCampment No. /, l. {. o. F.:
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.Trcas
We are glad TO learn that the Encampment is in
good working order. and numbers iwenty-six
members. -
FROM Huo.-Our letters are 60 the 18th ult, The
weather which had been rainy and stormy, had set
tied down into cool aud very fine. The different
mills had commenced grinding. but none were yet in
full swing except kaupakues. 50 far, there had ap-
peared TO be but little interest evinced as to the cleo
tons for Representatives. \ Mr.. Wahine was the
only candidate known to be in the field. though it is
probable there viii be 3 plenty before the election day
comes off. The schooner Pauahi had lost a second
anchor at Kaiwiki, during the strong winds.
THE SCHOONER KANoI-This well-known and fav-
orite coaster went ashore on the reef at Kaunakakai,
MolOkai, on the passage to Maui, at > O'Clock on the
morning Of December, during the strong Northerly
gale which prevailed at that time. The night was
very dark, and the schooner was beating up the Mo
lokai Channel. The schooner .Moifeiki was dis
patched on Sunday with a gang of men under the
direction of Mr.. Alex. Smith, with tackles, spars, etc.
to endeavor to get the vessel of. in which it is hoped
they may succeed.
By the steamer yesterday, we learn that grave
doubts are entertained as to getting the MOI of the
reef. She lies where she struck. with the tide ebbing
and flowing through her, and yesterday morning the
masts were cut away to ease her humping. We are
sorry to hear that the crew Of the schooner have been
guilty of pilfering from the cargo, quite extensively.
AVA LIcENsEs.-Last Saturday, Mr.. Adams sold
at Auction. by order of the Minister Of the Interior,
three licenses for the year. at the upset price of $500
each. Two were purchased by Mr.. ID. Kahanu. a ma
tive, for SO and So respectively over the Govern
ment price, and one by Mr.. Akai, for S235. In the
district of EVA and Waianae, one license brought
S1OI, and one in Koolaupoko brought S240.25, while
in Koolauloa there were no bidders. Last year these
licenses in Honolulu brought some 81 200 each ON
an average. The falling off in prices realized is 40
doubt owing to the attention which the loose manner
of conducting the traffic has received from the police
during some months past. 1t is doubtful however
whether the actual consumption of the drug is re-
duced so much as might be supposed.
THE BETHEL FoUNTAIN.-We have noticed with
pleasure that the drinking fountain on the corner of
the Bethel lot has lately commenced to flow, after
having been dry for a long time, and we had selected
a new pen and a clean scrap of waste paper on which
to indite, in our best style, an item on the fact,
wherein we p~urposed to thank the Government gen.
orally and the Minister of the Interior in particular
for having caused this useful public benefit and con-
venience to be again available; when 10 in looking
over the Friend for this month, under the head of
60, Bethel Expenses, 1871 we stumbled upon the
item, "Repairs on the Fountain, $16.25." So,
then, it seems that our Government is actually so poor
Cor penurious , that it can't afford to give a cup of
Geld water at the street corner to the thirsty pedes-
trian, but allows the venerable Bethel to run in debt
in performing that duty
THE TRANSIT OF VENUs.-The governments Of
Great Britain. Germany, France and the United
States are all making preparations to observe the
transit of the planet Venus, which occurs in Deem
RNNS~A ~ NACffJ' 4 PubAiou6u
extracts of a letter addressed by Rear Admiral
Sands of Washington to the Astronomer Royal of
England, we learn that the Americans will select
stations for observing the transit in the Northern
on the coasts of China, Japan and Siberia,
and in the south at either Kerguelen Land, Tasma-
MIA, Southern New Zealand, and Auckland or Chat
ham Island. That these islands will also be selected
as q station by the Americans, as well as by the
British, appears from the following words of Admiral
Sands
"In addition to these Photographic stations, it is
our wish to comply with your desire that we should
occupy q contact station in the Pacific. Here we
prefer one of the Sandwich Islands, as distant as
possible from the point which you may select. The
objection to occupying q station so near yours seems
to be counterbalanced by the very favorable condi-
tons of that group, both ast~ronOmically and meteor
logically, and by its accessibility from. oar western
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LEGISLATIVE NoMINATIoNs.-During the past two
weeks there has been some talk,-not however very
pronounced as yet,-as to candidates for the coming
election for Representatives. In this city last week,
several gentlemen met one evening to talk over the
subject in an informal way, when a ticket was sug-
gested and agreed to as one which those present would
support and recommend to the electors of Honolulu,
consisting of the following names:
II. Poll, w. C.. JONES,
j. KAHAI, II. h.. SHELDON.
All of these gentlemen have had more or less e-
perience in Legislative matters Mr.. Poll was one
If the Honolulu delegation in the session of 1872,
and proved himself TO be intelligent, industrious and
8ithal independent of Ministerial influence. Mr..
Kahai has also represented this city in the House
ZONE years ago, and gained a reputation for conser-
Eatism and good sense. Col. Jones is well known as
! thorough lawyer, and he has had extensive expert
in Legislative matters in the United States, hav-
ng been chosen as Speaker Of the first House Of Rep
ever convened in Arizona. He was re-
-urned for the district of South Kona, Hawaii, in the
session of 1870, but was declared ineligible from nom
residence as required by law. Mr.. Sheldon has re-
the district Of North Kona, Hawaii, during
.hree different sessions Of the Legislature-in 1852,