The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-07-25
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Obettiser.

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SATURDAY. JULY 25.
NOTES OF THE WEEK.
= Our thanks are due to Capt. Kinds of the
DeIarars for files Of Victoria papers.
= The Mission Children's Society will meet at
the residence of Mr.. Banning. this evening, st u
O'Clock. -
= The alarm of FIRE on Thursday evening at 10
O'Clock, was caused by the burning of some rubbish
on Fort street. in the rear of Capt. Jaoob Browns
premises -
TEMPERANCE LEcTuRE-We learn that there will
be 4 public lecture at the Hall of Ultima Thule"
Lodge of Good Templars on Saturday evening next,
August LIST. The lecture will be by 8 gentleman well
qualified to speak on this or any other subject, and
viii be delivered Immediately after the installation of
the Lodge officers, which will also be public.
re- Emerson's Combination have played to
good houses-sometimes crowded-during the
past week, which is their last in Honolulu. If the
steamer. which is hourly expected, should not
sail for San Francisco before Saturday night, they
will give one more performance, and the last.
Mr.. Matt. Williams desires us to express his sim
cere thanks to those who so literally patronized
him on the occasion of his benefit.
PAST RIDING AND DRIvING.-Not only do the
sailors Of war vessels visiting Honolulu appear to
think that furious and reckless riding is perfectly
allowable here. but sometimes the officers even fall
into the same error. This was exemplifed on
Wednesday last, on Nuuanu Avenue, when two
officers of the Russian corvette drove a buggy at a
very dangerous pace for an hour or more. We like
to show every courtesy and make every allowance for
strangers, but they should be warned against such
practices, at least within the precincts of the town.
RuSAwAY.-A horse attached to a wagon and left
standing near the Theatre on Wednesday evening,
about 8 o'clock took fright at the demonstrations Of
the noisy boys who generally congregate in that
neighborhood during the performance, and started
of up town at q breakneck pace. Crossing Bere-
tsnis street into Emma street, he collided with the
iron lamp post on the corner, breaking it square off
about six feet from the ground, and converting the
lantern into smithereens. Up Emma street he went
like a tornado. luckily meeting no carriages on
route, and turned southwark into School street, and
so down past the Hospital and out on to the plain
The team belonged to PunahOu, and when last seen
was headed in that direction.
ARCHIBALD CANPBELL.-We publish to-day the
concluding chapter of "Sixty-hve years ago in HO-
nolulu." 1t will be seen that the author contem-
plated coming again to the islands in the character
Of q Missionary, and to that end went to Cornwall,
Conn, to study. Do any of our readers among
those formerly connected with the American Board
know anything of the subsequent history of Camp
bell! At the end of the volume before US is an
appendix of some twenty pages, purpOrting to be ga
vocabulary of the language of the Sandwich Islands,
which reads oddly enough Here is q specimen
:" Come hither. Go on shore and tell the King that
the Captain wishes to purchase a great many pearls"
The native of which is" Peemaio e, heire ayooka
numme-numme tie cree nooee cree tie motoo mukee
tooai maoona te mummee."
GUESSING, AND WHAT CAME OF IT-During the
November trip of the bark Comet. running to Ho-
nolulu, (says O late number of the .Hltd) the passen-
gers got up O little excitement to while away the
time. and do some good while being amused. They
agreed to " mark =" the speed made by the vessel
during q particular hour, and those failing to hit it
should contribute to the support of the Queens
Hospital, in Honolulu. John F. Allen guessed 10
miles On hour, hitting the speed exactly; the others
did not fare so well. Mrs. Wilder said 81 miles;
Mrs. Flint and John Young, each marked 9 miles;
T. P. Clary put down 9 and 1-16th; Mrs. Davids,
Miss Boardman, Julius Geryille, J. M. Partridge,
and J. Msnsur wrote 8 miles; A. Garth and NJ. Mon
serrat. 81; Harry Ridgely. 81; Capt. E. Wood, "a.
The sum of S19 was contributed and handed over to
the Captain, to be given to the Hospital, and the
passengers have been anxiOusly looking for the ac-
acknowledgement, but it seems by the following letter
that the matter has been neglected and the money
has not yet reached its destination
"HoNoLULU, May 11th, 1874.
"JHr. Clary-DEAR SIR In answer to your in
ouiry, I would say l have not received from the Cap
tain of the bark lately called Comet, nor from any
other person, a sum Of money, said to be about SIG,
contributed by passengers on board that vessel to
the funds of the Queens Hospital.
Respectfully yours,
"CHAs r. BISHOP,
Treasurer of the Queens Hospital"
On the above named trip the Comet sailed from San
Francisco Nov. 9th, and arrived at Honolulu Nov.
25th, under the command of one Perryman. The
nineteen dollars was bat q petty sum, but it was
contributed for q sacred purpose. Where is it, and
where's Capt. Perryman 9-[ED. F. G. A.