The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1875-11-03


passengers, on Monday. With at least 100 deck pas
seugers.
E Don't fan to procure copies of the Guide
Book to mail to friends at home. ssventy-dve cents
covers the cost of the pamphlet and postage to any
part of America or Europe Six dollars per dozen.
NEW FRUrT.-we are indebted to His Excelen-
cy J. S Walker for specimens of the N apple raised
in bis garden 10 Suuanu valley The tree plant.
ed some twenty more years ago by the elder Mrs.
DOmns and this is the first year ii has borne well,
there being some two or three hundred hne apples
it, though in previous years it has bad few
fruit In size and color they somewhat resemble a
yellow apples or oranges, but in appearance remind
US of quiuces In Tahiti this fruit is very enc and
abundant, and so healthiul that person can eat a
dozen or more at Que meal, and feel no injury. Mr..
George M'Lean who formerly lived there and has
often introduced young vi into these Islands,
says that they are there the monarehs Of the forest
and in a grove Of trees. they may be distinguished
for miles towering msjesticAlly above the rest 1t
resembles in leaf the American or European ash,
but in general appearance our samang or monkey
pod tree 1t is thus not only fine fruit tree but
most valuable shade tree. In some localities, as
Kons aud Hno, it may be found to do wen. and we
Trees raised from the seeds OF fruit grown here viii
probably do better than from those imported which
have so tar not done we'll
ocHoTsK WHALINe-The British bark PARKWAY,
returned from the Ochotsk sea on Sunday, having
been driven of By Russian waryessel From Cap
tain Spencer, We gather the following facts. He LETT
Nagasski, japan, May LIST, and cruised through the
Japan sea, where b few whales were seen, always
rived at the Ochotsk July l, aud took four
whales in the North East Gull, between July 70 and
August Is Then lefi for shantar Bay. where he ar
rived September Here the water was alive with
whales, aud all the boats were lowered for the chase
Before night, however, q Russian war-sieamer hove
in sight aHd ordered the ship away, serving Cap
tain Spencer the following notice On reading IT, be
urgently solicited the privilege OF remaining twenty
days, but the captain of the wGr-sieamer answered
that he had discretion 10 the matter his orders
Peremptory. The boats were then recalled,
and the ship reluctantly len the whaling ground and
returned to this port having board about 600 bar
rels Of oil.
NorIcE-l Foreign whaling vessels cannot enter
into any Of the Cuffs or BAYS, nor approach nearer
than three miles the Coasts and Islands belonging
TO US in the Seas of Bhering and 0chotsk; for the
whale fishery in the guits BAYS and straits. and with
in distance OF three miles from the coasts and ISL
ands mentioned is granted exclusively 10 Russians.
. Foreigners cannot land on coasts or islands
without the permission Of The Chief of the place,
neither tor supplies Of wood. nor TO melt down the
fat OF whales. This permission should be obtained
from the Governor General Of the Primorskaa Oh
last, at Vladivostock or PetroPavlovsk.
3. Captains of Foreign vessels are forbidden, IN.
der any Circumstance 10 leave their sailors any IN
inhabited place within Russian territories as pm
ishment for breaches ofdiscipline For this purpose
and for repairs for victusng and for other neces-
es-PetrnpavlOvsk, the port OF Kamschatka. is
open to foreign vessels. Daring their anchorage in
that port, they sre forbidden To carry the whale
fishery, aud they should submit themselves to, and
carry ont all the regulations and laws in that port.
Captain Spencer was Informed that license 10
whale in the 0ehotsk viii be granted to foreign APP
plicsnts for $3.50 at Peiropaulski. II THIS be So
San Frauciscos