The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-05-12

The KILsrEA sailed for NAwiliwii last evening.
to retarn On Sunday morning. She leaves for KOnA
on Monday.
IxsAxE-Capt L. c. Grey. Wh0se arrest On a
charge Of smuggling opium vas noted last week.
was on thursday declared insane and removed TO
the Asylum.
HAIL Soup-The Coed T~c@plar's Hall at Wal
sIaku. was sold at auction on Saturday the 9Th inst
under foreclosure Of mortgage. and brought $500.
Mt. Henry COrnwell was the purchaser. and IT Is
thought that in bis hands the property will return
a good ~interes, on the purchase.
vANoALIsN-Somebody presumably hOodlums
have recently been committing acts Of vandalism.
the result Of pure eussedness, In breaking benches
and iRjarirg trees in Emma Square. II Is fer
ventIy to be hoped that they may be caught in
the act, and turned over TO The tender mereies Of
Judge Jones.
FRox HrLo A correspondent writing under
date Of the 9th inst. says: We are having fne
weather for cur crops. The Spencer Plantation
finished grinding yesterday also a few days since.
the PAukaa Plantation. We have had within the
past few days several smart shocks Of earthquake.
Kilauea is very active, but no light from Mauna
Loa."
DELicIoUs-our friend the skipper Of the AoGie
he modesly objects TO seeing his name in print
left on the sanetum table the other day several
lunches of those delicious grapes that grow At
Lahaiaa. The " second city Cf the Kingdom was
once noted for the abundance Of this fruit pro-
duced there, but King sugar has changed that
now, and eibowed the vine out Of prominence.
AN Old REsIDENT.-The notice Of the death OF
D. E. Curtis, which appeared in our last and was
copied from the Gazette. contained an error. The
deceased was GO years Of age, having been born
In Charlestown, Mass, in 1908. He came 20 these
islands in 1925. in the same ship with the late DR..
Rookie. and had resided here ever since,-a period
Of ~ffty-two years.
THEATRE-The FIRST appearance of Miss Rena
and Mr.. Maeder before a HonOlslu audience on
Thursday evening last at the Royal Hawaiian
was a perfect success. The house was slled with q
fashionable aud appreciaiive audience, and al
though our people are not, rs a rule. very easy
to please in matters theatrical, it is safe to say
that in this instance they were decidedly pleased,
with both the principal performers and all con-
cerned. The arrangements OF the stage also, were
novel and tasty, the garden scene being p~articu-
larry aumlreu. a new anu httfdCiiVe Oil - OF
fered for this evening (see ADVERTISEMENT and we
congratulate the theatregoing public upon the
Inauguration of a season of chaste and elegant
dramatic entertainments by the talented perform
ers, Miss Rena and Mr.. Maeder.
JUsr RECEIVED per City Of New York. an
invoice Of small rustic cabinet frames TO &c the
cabinet pictures Of His late Royal Highness VIM. Pitt
Leleiohoku taken by Dickson. Also on hand and
for ~sale-pocket albums. No. /, containing pictures
Of the Hawaiian Kings and Queens from Kameha-
meha i to our present beloved Sovereign, Kalakaua.
Nos. 2 and 8 containing Island views and scenes.
16 pictures in each book, a book weighs only an
OF and can be easily mailed to the United States
and Europe giving abroad a good idea Of how the
principal places Of interest look here. Also for
sale friedrich Vehling's home made matches; they
are excellent and fully equal to the California
block and Boston 8 card matches. Buy, try
and be convinced. Encourage and patroniIe home
industries and save money to the country. For
sale at A. L. Smiths cash store, A Fort st. (Hono-
lplul.
KAMEHAMEHA DAY.-Tbis national Hawaiian
holiday in commemoration of Kamebameha i.
occurs on the Ilth Of June, and from present
appearances will be celebrated with unusual
spirit. The grand park which has recently been
laid out by an association OF our citizens, between
Waikiki and Diamond Head, will on that day be
opened by His Majesty in person. with
appropriate ceremonies, and receive its title
KAPIoLANI PARK.w An attractive programme Of
and other Inducements 10 entertain the pub
lie appears elsewhere in to-dayis issue. The
military will be out, accompanied by the Band,
and a salute will be fred by a park of artillery.
Picnics and social parties may be expected To
abound in the neighborhood of the Park, and we
to see a large attendance Of pleasure
seekers. The efficient committed of arrangements
are assured will furnish accommodation for
ladies, by the erection Of booths, &c. Full par
ticuIars will appear hereafter.
The QUEENS HOSPITAL has been enlarged by the
erection Of an additional building, in which foreign
ers are now received. when afflicted with sickness,
while the main building is reserved for the sick Ha-
waiians. 1t has been suggested to us that charita-
bic members of the community might be happy to
articles Of little use to themselves, such as
bid pictures. albums, and such bdgGteLlss, in order
10 add somewhat to the comfortable and cheering as
pect of the interior of the new building, recently
erected, in which foreigners, as we have remarked,
are received. A mere trihe oftentimes serves to d.
the attention of a poor sick person. whose eyes
md thoughts will remain rivetted for hours on some
Did picture hanging on the wall Of the nick cham
per, or the chamber Of death, as the case may be.
We are sure that many Of our readers. especially
hose of the gentle-hearted and gentle sex, would
lerive real satisfaction at the reflection that some
Did picture Of which they were tired, had become a
,ource of distraction or solace near the bedside Of a
lick or dying fellow being. Those gentle-hearted
nooDla of either GpY have an occasion ~ "a