The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-03-10

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ALAsHoUsE.--The LGhui Hawaii Of this week
states that the HOola Lahui'' native Societies Of
Honolulu are accumulating funds for the erection Of
a Home for the Destitute
The latest accounts from New Zealand state that
the crops of those Islands have been greatly dam
aged by heavy rains. In consequence, there was q
rise in wheat on the Melbourne Market.
THE South Australian Journals state that the
Colony has been afflicted with a prolonged period Of
drought, which has occasioned very heavy losses by
failure Of crops and death Of stock.
On Thursday. February 9Th, the heat was intense
at Melbourne; a hot wind was blowing, and the
thermometer had risen to 980 in the shade. They
were then in the depth Of summer at the Southern
Hemisphere.
GOLD CoIN.-The Treasury commenced on the first
of the month to pay out gold under the Act passed
at the last session of the Legislature; 30 that in
stead of the gIut Of silver experienced for % many
months, we shall be refreshed with more than =
glimpse Of " the color = in the future.
I'VE have noticed sacks labelled with the ticket,
Goal for Stoves" and on enquiry we find that
coal now is extensively used for cooking and other
purposes in our households, where wood was for
merly employed. This is owing to the increasing
dearfh of wood on these Islands.
EXIT PELE.-H. B. NJ. 8. FantOme, which let
Kona on Monday last, reports that all was quiet at
Kealakekua, the " submarine eruption Of Feb
rusry Oath having. entirely subsidized by the 26th,
and nothing has been seen or heard Of it since.
Thirty-tWo fathoms we're found on the site Of the
eruption. . -r ..
Our late Special Correspondent with the Royal
Com4issioners in tho Island of Hawaii, wishes to
correct a mistake in bis last letter, where Mr.. Car
ter's name occurs instead of Mr.. Parkers, az it was
the latter gentleman who went on board the Kad-
uea to meet Her Royal Highness the Kings sister,
not the former, who as the writer stated, was then
at Waimea, with the other Commissioner.
Tue population of the Colony OF South Austria
liza, according to the returns OF December 3lst.
1875, was estimated at 2IO, 442 souls, of whom l07,
944 were males, giving an excess of 5,446 males
over the females. On February 18th. 1874, the
total population of the Colony was only IL,
366 souls. The Aborigines are not included in
the foregoing returns. In 1861, they were esti-
mated at 1869 souls.
DECISION UNDER THE STAMP AcT.-Yestcrday q
decision of the Full Bench of the Supreme Court
was rendered upon a case submitted by the Minister
of Finance and Messrs. Bishop & Co. The Court
held that
/. A Bank Check, whether payable to bearer or
order, is not liable to stamp duty.
2. A Promissory Note, for . less sum than Five
Hundred Dollars, is not liable to stamp duty.
8. A Certificate of Deposit, such as now used as
currency. is not liable to stamp duty.
SUICIDE OF A PRIsoSER.-Ah Nee, q Chinaman,
who had been in prison since 1874, (sent from
Kauai under sentence for assault with a deadly
weapon) was found dead in an clubhouse Of the
Oahu Prison on Thursday morning last, suspended
from a beam. A coroner's jury was summoned
and an inquest held yesterday by Coroner David
Dayton. 1t appeared that All Nee having been
employed in taking care of fowls and doing odd
chores about the prison premises, had INDUCED
10 some populations Of corn, which he obtained I'M
der false representations. Detected in this. he be-
came detected, and the verdict of the jury was that
he committed suicide.
A FRENCH translation was published some time
ago at Paris of the well-known historical work on
the Hawaiian Archipelago, written by the scholars
Of the High School Of Lahafnaluna, in the Island
of Maui. The following is the title of the French
edition of this important Hawaiian publication
'SKA MooLELo HAwAH-Histoire de P~drchipeI ha-
,odiien isles Sandwich). TeIte ct PRODUCTION, sVo,
Paris" AS appears from the title page, the French
edition contains the original Hawaiian text, as
we'll as the French translation. The French trans
Iator is our old friend Monsieur /. Remy, we be-
lieve. This book might be useful to Hawaiians
DESTROYS of learning the French language. 1t can
be obtained through the London Book Agents,
Messrs. Williams & Norgate, IA Henrietta street,
Covent Garden. w. c.. The price OF the book is
half a sovereign, English coin, exclusive of postage.
Our old acquaintance, W. & N, will oblige US by
sending a copy of the book to this Office.
[SoNE PEOPLE end a cup of coffee a very refresh
ing beverage, when they are suffering from thirst
while walking about town, and otherwise feel
disinclined to allay it by ~draughts of cold water,
or p~otations Of fermented and distilled liquors.
For persons Of similar taste, it must prove very
"handy" to be able at all hours to quaff an ex-
hilarating, but not inebriating. cup Of Sheyk
Omar of Yemen's decoction. at the Coffee Saloon
of Mr.. Fl. J. Nolte, corner of Queen and Nuuanu
Streets, which is a credit to the capital OF the Ha-
waiiau Kingdom. We have ~partaken Of our
FTnjdn-e-kdceh-cup Of cofee-in the first DiUdHs
of Stambool, Kairo, and Araby the Happy itself!
and we aver that our friend Notes decoctlon 10
second to none Of them in favor and aroma. The
enterprising proprietor ia q Burgher Of the old
Hanseatic City Of Hamburg, long resident in this
Capital, and really deserves commendation for
his endeavours to supply the public of Honolulu
with a pleasant wholesome beverage, In lieu Of
the intoxicating draughts of the tavern.