The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-04-22

FISH MARKET-The authorities have recently
been making some noteworthy improvements at this
formerly neglected locality, il the shape Of new
drains, vhite-WAsh, tanks. sc.
The Way II STANDS In the matter Of Hotel
Bonds the government appear to have a pretty good
thing " jls' now They refuse to pay the ~inieres,
demanded by the tond-holders. sud they neglect to
furnish \ competent tribunal to try the question. 1t
amounts TO % shat are yen going to DO about itF'
Music THIs AFTEKSooS-The band will play at
Emma Square this afternoon. commencing at half
past four o'clock. Following is the programme
Beautiful Rosy-N2Ich.
Grand seleca \. opers-fhe siege Of RochsIe.........BaHe
Beautiful Italy, Where the Lemons Strauss
EAniSs..- oP@T4-ta Dane Blanche. BSselt.sE
he RATS 0aAdrHs
CRUELTY To ASIxALs.-In the Police Cour, on
Thursday, the master Of the cOasting schooner Ra-
piolaai, 4 native, was fined FIVE dollars and costs for
carrying SO many sheep on deck on the passage from
Lanai to Honolulu, that about a dozen Of the ami
mails died. Il appeared that the schooner is nearly
II tons 6drthen, and that she carried 6fty sheep on
deck in this instance, although it was stated that she
had frequently carried many more, and that the sv-
erage loss was not more than two per cent. II was
further stated that the closer the animals were pack
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trampled on by each other. On the other hand il
was argued that it was cruel to place SO many ami
mails in such a limited space as the deck Of this tiny
craft, and the fact of SO many having died on the pas
sage was held as proof of tha, position. The captain
stated that he was compelled by the owner Of the
sheep Mr.. Gibson, at Lanai) TO take the specified
number on board; but the Magistrate instructed him
that as master of the vessel it was his duty to refuse
to take more than he considered q reasonable number
We ARE glad to learn that Mr.. Charles Nordhoa
has been lone of the warmest and most active
friends of the Reciprocity Treaty We have in the
United Sta.es.' Such being the case il must have
been very painful TO him to be compelled to hear,
during the debates IN the House Of Representa-
tives, the opponents of the Treaty quoting from
Mr.. Charles Nordhofs writings about the islands
such depreciating paragraphs as these
In fact, they offer no advantages, aside from those | have
named, 10 white settlers, and they have such serious natural
disabilities as will always-oT, At least, for the next two or
three millions of years-repel cur American people, and all
other white settlers.
In the first place, there is very little agricultural land on the
islands. They are only mountains rising from the sea, with
extremely little aluvial bottom, and that usually cut up by
torrents, and water-washed into gulches, until it is difficult in
mos; parts to find a fair field Of even fifty acres.
What is certain is that these islands, aside from their fine
climate, have absolutely nothing 10 tempt our own people TO
live on them. or TO invest money in them. The native, who
lives on poi, bananas, cOcoanuts. and fish, can always do well
here; but the extent of agricultural land is so small, and what
there is lies at such serious natural Disadvantages Tor trans
portation, that the man who means TO raise something 10 sell
has no chance. More than one-half the surface Of the islands
is lava, which may, I suppose, in about three millions Of years
for grazing they are not suited. for there is no market for beef
or mutton.