The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-12-15

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tioneers' columns.
THE HAUNTED SHIP.-Our readers will remember
the curious story we publish a few weeks ago about
the ship Sierra -NeUada, which was here en- route
for Portland. We now hear that the Captain died
five days out of this port. This will confirm old
sailors preiudices and superstitions.
SUNDAY ON HAwAr.-The native people and
officials on the other islands are generally much
more strict in the observance of the Sunday law
than ut the metropolis. The report comes to US that
recently at Kau, Hawaii, the crew of a coasting
schooner were interdicted by the police from land
ing on Sunday, although they were short of food.
THE WAIALUA HooDLUMs.-On Thursday evening
last q number of hood!ums got over the walls Of
the Female Seminary, conducted by Miss NJ. E.
Green, and committed shameful rascalities. Two
of them were captured, the others escaped. These
rascals ought to be punished as a warning to all
of like kind,-and they have.
JOHN WILLIAMS, whose death at Eva on this is
land ct the advanced age of n years we chronicled
last January had. it appears, several children on
the Samoan Islands. The old man was one of the
sufferers by the Shenandoah raid in the Arctic in
1864. Recently, some 1921, proceeds of the award
to him from the " Alabama claims" fund was for
warded to his children at Samoa by the Rev. DR.
Damon of this city.
Music THIS EvEN1NG.-The band will play at
Emma Square, commencing at 1870 O'Clock. Fol-
lowing is the programme
Overture, ;Kossini
Quartette-The Hunters Farewell. ..Mendelssohn
Waitz-On the beautiful blue Danube. Strauss
Selection, Opers-The Grand Duchess ..Ofenbach
QuadrilIe-The AIhambra. .Riviere
Echo FantaSia-On the Alps, ..HeTiurih
Rofinff aFC nRW--
The next Moonlight Concert will take place on
Tuesday evening, Dec. IL.
EXCELSIOR appears to be the motto OF the day
in carriage building. AT West Il Chayter's, King
Street. No. "A can be seen a specimen of their
workmanship which really beats anything Of the
sort ever produced here. Besides the fine work
manship and beautiful painting tthe latter by Mr.. I.
a.. Harrison, who is an artist in his line) the
wagon may be truly described as a multum in par
10, and can be readily arranged in eight different
forms. The present is the only one of its kind in
the Kingdom, and made to order for Mr.. II. j.
Agnew, of the firm of Dillingham; q Co. Go and
see it.
IoLAsI COLLEGE The distribution of premiums
to the scholars of Iolani College will take place on
Friday, Dec. 2lst. after the announcement of the
result of the annual examinations, on which occa-
sion the scholars will entertain the company pres
ent with Rotations, and singing. The pro-
ceedings will m at Z p. m. IOlani College
is under the immediate patronage Of the Episco-
palian Lord Bishop of Honolulu. DR.. Willis and
a neatly printed circular before us (the work. we
are told, of some of the scholars Of Iolani College,
and highly creditable to tyros in the Typographer's
art) invites the parents and friends of the scholars
as well as the congregation OF the cathedral, and
all those who take interest in the progress of the
Episcopalian church in these Islands, to favor with
their presence the interesting proceedings of the
evening of st. Thomas Day. at Iolani College.