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

run OF native women follow her example we need
not fear the Hawaiian Race will be extinct as
soon as was expected.
PRoIIFIc-The Lahui Hatoaii, native paper
makes the statement that there is at present
living in this district a native Hawaiian couple
who have had eighteen children, of whom eleven
are living. 1t describes the regular and orderly
life of these parents, and draws thence the lesson
that the Hawaiian people may yet increase. under
like conditions.
LUXURIEs.-Friel & Bush, the well-known grocers
of Fort street. imported by the mail steamer this
week (and We learn intend to be supplied by every
steamer with the same) some fresh salmon trout,
oysters in the shell, and celery-on ice. Our mouth
waters. even at the recollection Of these old-time
dainties. As Peter Pindar" says
1.-THE turnpike road to peoples hearts, L find,
Lies through their mouths, or | mistake mankind"
A HAWAIIAN Townsville December number
of the Friend continues the publication of Mr.. F.
W. Damon's Rambles in the Old World" The
youthful tourist gives the readers of the Friend his
promised narrative of some of the most striking
features on his journey from Geneva to Elberfeld.
Berne, Zurich, Basel, the Rhine, Strasburg Cathe-
dral, the Black Forest, Heidelberg and the Neckar
have afforded him happy Inspirations and form the
subjects of very beautiful and romantic descrip-
tive notices.
THE ZEALANDIA's LOST BoAT.-A boat was picked
up at Iona Iona, Fiji, on Nov. End, With the
name " Z~edlandia, Glasgow on the stern and
a report of the circumstance reached the Sydney
press in due course. In explanation, the Comman-
der of the Zealandia, Captail Chevalier wrote to
the Sydney Morning Herald during his last visit.
that tho hOat in nuaStion hod oooidonIolIv (,IIon
overheard from the steamer while exercising the
crew at Ere and boat stations, on June 18th last.
and owing to the state of the weather, the Captain
could not make any attempt to recover the lost
boat, which subsequently must have drifted 400
miles.
PERsOSAL.-By the mail steamer we note the
arrival of an old Residential. p. Everett, Esq,
now of San Francisco-whO arrived here first in
1916, from Boston, round Cape Horn. The same
steamer took to Australia, Jas. Campbell, the
retired sugar planter, and wife, who go ON their
travels around the world.
Mr.. A Brander, "a Tahitian noble-shall we
say-the son of a chiefess OF that island, his father
having been a well-knOwn English merchant),
arrived on the Mariana this week. On Thursday
evening he entertained a small party at the Ha-
waiian Hotel with music by the band whereat
some danced, and others enjoyed a petite souper.
Among the guests was her Highness the Princess
Likelike and the Hon. Mr.. and Mrs. Bishop.
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON PRIsoNs.-An Iuter-
national Congress will be held at Stockholm next
year, under the auspices of His Majesty the King
of Sweden, for the object of enquiring into the
condition of prison management and discipline in
all civilized countries of the world, and the Swed-
ish government has invited the Hawaiian govern
ment to send a representative to the proposed
Congress. OF course, the right man to send would
be our Marshal Hon. W. C.. Parke if he felt inclin-
ed to undertake the impo rtant position. At all
events, every Information on the'subject, as far as
this Kingdom is concerned, will be forwarded to
the Congress, and the documents and papers in
question are now being printed at this office.
MAsoNIc.-we find the following in the London
Times, of November 9th:
T Grand Lodge of reemaso in ireland has
passed the following resolution Whereas, the
Grand Lodge of Ireland has received official notifca-
ton that the Grand Orient of France has altered the
first article of its Constitution from its previous form,
and omitted therefrom, az one Of its fundamental
principles, belief in the existence of God and the i'm
mortality of the soul, the Grand Lodge of ireland
hereby resolves that the Grand Orient of France
having, by such alteration, rendered admissible as
of lodges within its jurisdiction persons who
do not believe in the existence of a personal Deity,
has thereby caused a breach in the foundations of
ancient Masonry, and acted in violation Of the first
great principle of the order, and therefore the Grand
Lodge of Ireland hereby declares that it cannot con-
tinue to recognize the Grand Orient of France as a
Masonic body, and it hereby directs all lodges work.
ing under the Irish constitution to decline receiving
as Masons any person hailing from the Grand Orient
of France or from any subordinate lodge under its
Jurisdiction An attempt has been made to identify
the order of Freemasonry in the United Kingdom
with infdel and revolutionary societies bearing o
similar name on the Continent. This Reputation
is likely to be regarded with general satisfaction"
Mr.. EDIToR:-The HaUaiidn Gazette of this
week in its remarks on a letter from an anonymous
correspondent of the S. F. Chronicle, tries its best to
put this rather hard performance upon the wrong
on account of perceiving q familiar sound,
80 O striking resemblance etc etc. Would it not
be advisable for the editor before making COMPARE
of style In writing, animus, etc etc. to take a