The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-01-10

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The WINTER RNs.-ThrUughout December and
wei into January, we have been favored with abund-
ant rains. The country has put on its full robe Of
green, and the noise Of the ~prattling brooks and
purling streams is once more heard in the land
What s. pity it IS. that while SO much water is run
ming to waste into the sea, we have not a good large
reservoir in which to store up a supply against next
summer -
DEP SEA SoUNDINGs.-By the following paragraph
which we clip from the -4Hd of December Is, it will
be seen that the Tuseorora, of the deep sea sounding
expedition, may be expected here before many weeks.
The United States steamer Tuscorord came down
from Mare Island yesterday, and has received orders
to make another sounding expedition. She will first
proceed TO San Diego, thence 70 Honolulu, and then
TO Japan. Her sounding equipment, it will be re-
menbered, consists of two apparatuses, one in which
the sounding line is Of rope, and which has to be
hauled IN with an engine; and the other OF piano
wire, which is worked by hand. She will only take
the last mentioned apparatus with her.
Mr.. STEWARDS CAsE.-From the S. F.. Chronicle
of December Goth, We clip the following
j. B. NJ. Stewart, formerly President Of the Poly
nesia Land Company, was arrested on Thursday on
q charge Of obtaining money under false pretenses.
1t is alleged that he received $3.50 from that Com
pany, which he appropriated to his own use. He
was subsequently released upon giving 81 200 bail.
The case was called yesterday morning in the Police
Court, but continued until to-day. Yesterday after
noon the Secretary of the Company, through his at
torney, j. W. Roper, filed an additional complaint in
the Police Court, charging Stewart with embezzle-
ment. The Company asserts that while Stewart was
President he received from them a check for 81 1880
to be expended for their use and benefit. The check
was made payable on Messrs. Goddefroy and Lillem,
and was afterwards cashed by Stewart. 1t is alleged
that Stewart, instead of expanding the money for
the purposes of the Company, converted it to his
own use and benefit. A warrant was issued, and
bail fixed at So, 900. The warrant was served last
evening by an officer, and Stewart was released on
giving q bail bond in the sum Of $4,000.
AUSTRALIAN AND AMERICAN NJ. S. S. Cove find
the following in the S. F.. .NeDs Letter of Dec. Goth
By the politeness of Messrs. ]. c. Merrill & Co.,
agents for the above line, we are enabled to lay be-
fore our readers some particulars of the service. \
contract has been entered into by which the boats
are to be built and commence running in one year.
In the interim, to lose no time, the Company has
chartered four large steamers, the first of which, the
NC Gregor, leaves Sydney on the 10th Of this
month, and will sail from San Francisco on the re-
turn trip on the 3lst Of January, and be followed
by other steamers every % days. The contract for
the permanent service is for a period of six years,
thirteen round trips to be performed each year. The
boats are to be $500 tons gross, or 1000 tons regis
ter. The ships of the main line are, on alternate
voyages, to run through, to and from the port of
Sydney, n. S. W, and to and from Port Chalmers,
N. T.; and on the voyages alternating with these,
the mails, passengers and cargo for n. S. Wales and
New Zealand are to be trans-shipped at Kandavu
(Fii) into ships of equal tonnage and speed with
those of the main line. The contract time between
Sydney and San Francisco is to be GOO hours, say %
days, with penalties Of $3.50 a day for overdue time
up TO 80 days, and $3.50 over the 80 days. The
contract time between New Zealand and the Ameri-
can terminus will of course be of corresponding
guaranteed speed. The route to be to and from Sgd
ney and San Francisco via Kandavu, and to and
from Port Chalmers and San Francisco via Lyttleton,
Wellington, Auckland apd Kapdavu.. calling off
IvapIeTE eacn way. Inc colonies Of New South Wales
and New Zealand have agreed to support this line
with a subsidy of e40,00 0 each. The Company has
made engagements to book passengers through from
Australasia to Europe via San Francisco, the Central
and Union Pacific Railroads, and the Atlantic steam
ers. Tho benofts chat win uU0Tuv to Gan FrauvfSvv
by the establishment of this line can hardly be over
estimated. The following is the list of the principal
officers of the Company Henry Parkes, Colonial
Secretary n. S. W., Sydney; W.. H. Reynolds, Colo
NAL Secretary of New Zealand, Wellington; Saul
Samuel, representing N. S. W. in London; julius
Vogel, Postmaster-Genera N. T.. Mr.. Russell, charg-
ed with n. u. interests in London.
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