The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-06-06
THE PACIFIC
Commercial 3bbettisrr
SATURDA 7, JUNE 6
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

e The Annual Foreign Missionary Sermon will
be preached in the Fort Street Church tomorrow
evening. by the Rev. H. II. Parker.
GoISG FOR 1.-THE Gazette devotes nearly a
column this week in the endeavOr to substantiate its
claim to be pensioned for life, for having originated
the { novel > and brilliant idea of turning the new
government building into q palace.
BEAUTIFUL SUGAR.-We saw a specimen yesterday
of the crop of the Waikiki Plantation, now coming
in. and estimated at 400 tons. which for almost pure
whiteness. and absolute freedom from odor, beats
anything vet of island manufacture.
10 The .Mikado arrived of the port last night
at IL o'clock, and came in to her berth without de-
lay. The delay in San Francisco was owing to the
non-arrival of the mails. The .MikGdo is adVer-
tised to sail at 5 p. NJ. to-day.
TRAPERANCE.-There will be a temperance meeting
tomorrow Sunday afternoon, at Kawaiahao
Church, at which several speakers will address the
audience. The services will commence at 8 o'clock,
and will take the place OF the usual Sunday after
noon services. The public are cordially invited.
CORPUS CHRIsTI-Thursday last was observed as
usual by the Catholics of this city, by a public pro-
cession of the mass, with banners and music. 1t
""7 - that the attendance on these occasions
gradually decreases from year to year, the cause for
which is really found in the decrease of the inhabt-
tants. --
= OPIUM LICENSES In accordance with previous
notice given, Mr.. E. P. Adams sold at auction on
Saturday last, two licenses for retailing opium to
Cinnamon in Honolulu, during the year commencing
June Goth. The competition was less than in pre-
yicus years, and the two licenses were bought by
Messrs. Along 4 Achuck, Chinese merchants, for
$50, 100. -
SUGGEsTIoN.-Here is another {" novel idea -
for which, however, we don't expect q pension for
life-that the government purchase Eckart and
Rawson's telegraph wire. (they would no doubt sell
cheap) and lay it down between the new government
House and the ADVERTISER Office, whereby we could
post the public hour by hour as to what the Assem-
bly, are doing. There's an Idea as is an idea
re- Among the persons selected By His Maj
esty upon whom to confer the decoration of the
Order of Kamehameha l., it will be conceded that
the choice of W. c. Parke was appropriately made,
both on the ground of merit and of long service.
Mr.. Parke is d resident of over thirty years stand
ing. and has creditably filled the office of Marshal
of the Hawaiian Islands since June lst, 1850, and
continuously under five Kings.
IyADEsUATE PUNIsHMENT.-In the Police Court on
the Sd instant an elderly Chinaman, one of the
Wretched class of cake-sellers, was convicted of
having sexual intercourse with a female under four
teen years of age, and was sentenced to eighteen
months imprisonment at hard labor. That was the
full extent of the punishment allowed by the law
and more's the pity. These beastly low-class
Chinese are doing a fearful work among the female
native children. The girl in this instance was only
four days over ten years old. Fad she been under
ten, the punishment would have been far different.
FIREMES's ELECTIoNs.-The election by the De-
partment on Monday evening last resulted in the
return of the following gentlemen
Chief Engineer:.""...-...Jas. S. Lemon
Second Assf. EngiHeeT..-. John Mott
After the announcement of the result, speeches were
made by Capt. ]. A. Hassinger, the retiring Chief,
and by the newly elected Engineers, which were
replete with time of esprit du corps, and called
forth the hearty cheers of the fremen.
" On Wednesday evening the members of Engine
Company No. 2, elected the following officers for the
balance of the year:
William Love.
Frst Asst. ForemdR.....-.James puncan'
Second ASst. Foreman. = . .. w IIam Austin.
Delegate. aIter brash'
- CNHAh- OAN ASNASS NS -
Cyphrenes, this week, Of sugar buyers from Mel
bourne, who made purchases in our market Of about
200 tons. of Nos. l and ?, grocery grades for ship
ment per .Hikado. The prices obtained ranged from
81 cents for No. 2, to 81 for No. l. These are low
figures, but there is certainly an object in endeavor-
ing TO secure this sort of trade, where purchaser
come to US for supplies. and buy for cash at our
warehouse doors. We hope that the business thu
inaugurated with Australian merchants will be fo%
tered and encouraged in the future, as the safes
and most satisfactory to all concerned. There il
every prospect that in the immediate future and fox
some time to come, the sugar markets of the world
will be frmer than ever, and that the article gener
ally will be enhanced in price. This view is sustained
by the latest intelligence from sugar growing coun.
tries. The crop of Mauritius has been partly destroy
ed by q hurricane, Manila is failing in supplies
(Which will affect the Califqrnia trade in particular
and many plantations in Cuba have been destroyed
1t is questionable whether he beet-rOOt cultivation 0
Europe can supply these~Ter deneies.