The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-04-04


are ordered to receive full faith and credit by the au-
thOrities of His Majesty's Government.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the Foreign
Office, H. 81 this Both day of March, A. D. 1874.
I w. L. GREEN, Minister for Foreign Affairs.
MAJOR w. L. MoEHoNuA is hereby appointed Act
ing Governor of Oahu during my absence.
JSo. o. DoMINIs. Governor of Oahu.
Governors Office, March so, 1874.
We THIS is to certify that at an election by the parents
and guardians of the children attending the Common
District Schools of Honolulu, held on Monday, the
Both inst. Rev. Hermann Kockmann was unani-
mously reelected Third Member Of the District
School Board of Honolulu, for 1874.
w. J. SMITH, School Agent of Honolulu District.
Honolulu, March 81, 1874.
NOTES OF THE WEEK.
PUNAHoU CoLLEGE.-The term of this institution
commences on Monday next, April 9th.
A PRAISE SERVICE is announced for Fort Street
Church tomorrow evening. 1t viii be mostly a SER
vice of song by choir and congregation, and the pub
lie are invited to participate in it.
RAINFALL FOR MARcH-Our~ attentive correspon-
dent A. l.. s., informs us that the rainfall for the
month of March at the Rev. DR.. Smiths residence,
,Nuuanu Valley. was AT inches.
PosTPoSED.-The ball of Mechanic Engine
Co. No. 2, has again been rostponed-for several
causes, which were unavoidable. Due notice viii be
given as to when it will take place.
MAsoNIc.-The regular monthly meeting of Ha-
waiian Lodge, No. 81. F. & A. NJ, will be held at
their rooms in Makee's block, on Monday evening
next, April 9th, at u o'clock. t.tas# ftf
THE KEARsARGE.-In a late number of the Vallejo
Independent We read the statement that Admiral
PennOck has applied to the Navy Department to have
the Rearsarge attached to the Pacific feet instead of
sending her to China"
BARK CAMBRIDGE. This vessel formerly a
regular packet between Honolulu and Portland, was
off Lahaina last Wednesday, and procured supplies.
She was 81 days from Newcastle, n. S. w, with
coas, bound to San Francisco, and continued on her
voyage the same day. She reported a stormy pas
sage, having split sails, etc.
Holy WEEK - otherwise known as Passion
MISUNDERSTANDING with RAIN sunday, ends to-
morrow with Easter, during which period the
Christian Church Commentaries the events imme-
diately preceding and following our Saviour's
passion. The usual services have been held in the
Roman Catholic and the Anglican Churches, and
yesterday, being Good Friday, many stores and
places of business in town were closed.
THE ROYAL PRoGREss.-A spirited account Of His
Majesty's reception at Lahaina will be found in an
other column, for which, (besides our own CORE
s~pondent who accompanies the Royal party) we are
indebted to the able pen of q Maui gentleman. The
steamer undoubtedly arrived at Hilo on Wednesday,
and we expect to hear that the good people of the
Bay have been no whit behind those of the second
city of the Kingdom in their demonstrations of 10y
alty-fOr why? is not Captain Thomas Spencer
there? -
= The A. & A. S. S.. Tartar arrived this morn
ing at u O'Clock.
The steamship .MacgregOr struck on a reef at
Kandavu harbor, on the passage to Sydney, Feb.
26th. She discharged freight in a damaged condi-
ton into the Tartar and was got off. She had a
hole in her bow 7 or 8 feet long and 3 or a feet wide.
The Tartar took the freighA and passengers of the
.Hacgregor to Sydney. A survey was being held on
the ship.
The Tartar is 20 days from Sydney via FIJI.
She leaves at . P. N. to-day for San Francisco.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Mr William HOapili Kaauwai, of
Waikiki, Maui, died very suddenly of heart disease,
in this city on Monday last. Mr.. Kaauwai had been
designated as His Majesty's Chamberlain on Friday
last, and at the time of his almost instantaneous
death was sitting in a chair, giving directions for the
packing of his trunk preparatory to accompanying
IL INOIalI ny " ~ a OttA 6uASI4Bk I
from o pulmonary complaint for some months, but
was apparently recovering strength and general
health when the messenger came. He was of a high
chief family of Maui. With his wife, recently de-
ceased, he accompanied the Queen DoWager on her
to Europe some nine years since.
H. 3. Ms VICE CoNsUL.-Unde the head of off,
notifications, it will be seen that Mr.. George
(who has, we believe, the rank of Major
on Gov. Dominis' STAFF has received the appoint /
ment of acting British Vice Consul, during the alb
sense of Theo. H. Davies, Esq, who leaves on the
next steamer for q visit to England. Mr.. Macfar-
is a Britisher. by all the forms of English law,
was born of British parents, although on Ha-
soil. We fail to see, however, in what way
that fact gives him an ''Anglo-Hawaiian cross as
stated by the Gazette. But the Gazette, If not
Irish, should generally be allowed to speak twice;
for it has an unfortunate habit Of looking "cross-
cred - at things which are naturally straight.
.FIREMAS's FUND Insurance CoMPANY.-We have
received from Bishop & Co., agents in this city Of the
above San Francisco Company, a copy Of the annual
statement, which demonstrates a prosperous eondi-
We copy:
The year opened with the Fireman's Fund in the
midst of their Boston settlements, from which and
frem other losses they carried over a liability (s ap-
pears from their annual statement of December 3lst,
1877 of S132, 9S5 80, including S78, $50 bills pay
6O-day drafts issued by the Vice Presi-
dent, Mr.. Dornin, who visited Boston to settle the
Gmpany's losses in the great fire.
The payment of these claims during 1873 swells
the aggregate expenditure to 1888 $50 26. The in
come of the Company for 1878 was S6l9,687 %,
against $500, 217 81 in 1872-a gain Of S93 ,669 So.
The gross assets are 1852, 632 OF, with liabilities
for unsettled losses. etc, S24, 2I3 81; leaving net
assets 1858 AIS so, against S486, 235 40 at the close
of 1S72-a gain of S72,183 OIL.
The Company resumed the payments of dividends
i -. -A-.arf Il nf fhraa 20
cent. in July and October; and at the quarterly
meeting of Directors in January an additional divi-