The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-02-17

in renewed health and spirits.
LAUNCHED-Tbe tug Pee, which has been
hauled up for repairs, was launched from the
Esplanade on Tuesday last, and will be ready for
service again during next week. The Pele will
be twenty years old next July, and is almost as
good as new.
New STYLE OF DvoRCE.-In the GaSette's ae-
count of the Term of Court at Kauai, we are
informed that a - continual decree of divorce was
granted" in a number of instances. Perhaps.
though, a thing OF that sort may be handy for
future use.
"A New CoAsTER.-The new schooner CatdriRd
EApidni Long, built by Mr.. ]. Murdoch for Mr..
1 Charles Long, is intended for the route between
Honolulu and Koolau. She is well and staunchly
built, measures 40 tons ~burthen, and is calculated
for carrying a large load Of sugar.
JUSTICE AT HILo.-Letters from Hawaii contain
serious charges of incompetency and fayoritism in
the local court of Hilo, which argue q very unsatis-
factory state of things there. Ne beg to suggest to
our correspondents that a properly couched petition
to the Judges Of the Supreme Court is the best
course to be pursued.
GYMNAsIUM.-On Monday evening last, a num-
Der of ladies and gentlemen were present by
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nastics, and expressed themselves as highly
pleased at what they saw. We are glad to learn
that our young men are beginning to appreciate
this valuable aid to physical development.
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\ HooLA LAHuI.-It is gratifying to hear of the
truly humane operations of the native societies
which are known by the above title. Their men,
bers very quietly and unostentatiously but effect
ually search out among the people those who are
sick or in want, and gratuitously supply them
with medical attendance, food and clothing. We
have heard of numerous instances wherein this
heaven-born charity has been timely and judi
ciously bestowed. "Inasmuch as ye have done it
unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have
done it unto me-" =
A LONG PAssAGE.-The bark NJ. B. Roberts,
which arrived on Thursday evening from San Fran
cisco, was tWenty-eight days on the passage. owing
to head winds for the first seventeen days and light
winds and Gains the remainder Of the time. The
longest passage on record was that Of the bark
Comet, some years ago, which vessel Disguised Capt.
james Smith by occupying t~hirty-fve days on the
"trip down.
In A former issue of this paper we called attention
to the dangerous habit of carriages, and especially
those on hire, going at full speed through the streets
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with side-lights. But a few evenings ago, a party of
ladies and gentlemen walking along the sidewalk
were in danger of being injured by such a carriage
passing close to the curb-stone. We again call att
tention to this dangerous habit; or must the cossa-
ton of it wait until some one, woman, or child, is
severely hurt?
SAD FATE.-The San Francisco papers of the Sd
inst. relate the story of two boys, carried out to sea
by the tide in a sail boat, which was upset in the
rollers on the bar, and the boys, after clinging to the
bottom for a time, relinquishing their hold from ex-
haustion and drowning. One of these boys was
young Barbee, who it will be remembered by our
readers, arrived here in the schooner KATE Bldckis-
ton, Capt. Peterson, on the 25th of April last, from
San Francisco via Waimea, Kauai, and not ON q
I" hired ~plunger,' > " with three companions" &C.,
as set forth in Wednesdays Gazette. One of the
lads relatives (who are in good circumstances fol-
lowed him here and returned with him to San Fran
cisco, and now we hear that his adventurous spirit
has led to his death.
WANTS To BACK OUT.-Seyeral years aimee, q ma
tive leased to a Chinaman o number of extensive
and valuable taro patches, for a term Of twenty
years, at an annual rental Of S25-ten years Of the
rent being paid in advance. With the money thus
obtained the native built a shell of o wooden house,
but which is quite unfinished, and having no more
money, went to work On his own land for the China
man at S1.50 per week. The latter is planting rice
in the former taro patches, and of course has got a
remarkably "good thing" This makes the native
owner of the land unhappy, aud he is consulting
native legal talent with q view to breaking the
lease. The probabilities are that be will incur use
less expenses that will sink his wooden house, if not
indeed his title to the land at Kalihi.
WHEREIN WE DIFYER.-The Ga<eite says that
% there has been considerable discussion regarding
the wording of the Stamp Act" Where! Certain
" not in public. "a shreWd lawyer might, per-
haps, following the letter of the law, declare that all
receipts under it belong to His Majesty" A lawyer
who should so declare would be the very reverse Of
shrewd. "The intention Of the Legislature was IN
questionably," &C., but, it " furnishes another in-
stance of the hasty and imperfect manner in which
some Of our laws are enacted. - and il was passed
{" without probably ten members knowing its de-
Where then does the intention come in; It
90 was brought in during the last few days Of the
session." &c. 1t was brought in during the first
week in September, and the session closed On the
Both of that month. The Hon. Mr.. KaAi introduced
it, but it was understood that the Hon. Mr.. Preston
was its author, and the legislation Of the session
which emanated from him, well known as q :" shreWd
will bear close examination. And we have
no doubt that, as claimed, " the wording Of this law
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