The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-10-26

OLD TTxEs-Ii IS reported from the WindwaTd
tha; in The words Of Tie early ChinamAn.- Hlo
BE GENE, meaning ihereby that the Pluvial gods
had taken out the plug.
HEArTlT ExERCisE we learn tia, aboa, the
beginning Of the month. Mr.. Laproil viii open the
Gymnasium st The Hawaiian Theatre which was
so successfully eondactei for some years past by Mr..
Derby. Mr.. LaprOl Is undoubtedly 3 good gym.
mast. Parents will DO well 70 take a note Ct this.
MAsoNIC-Membsrs OF Lodge Il Progress de
F IOeeanie, Nc ia. \. aud A. :. Rite are
hereby requested 10 attend a; a regular assembly Of
Of SAID body az their Lodge Room on King Street,
GA Monday Evening Oct. IS. 1875. al $50 ?. n.
Business OF Importance, viii come before the
Lodge.
- Proposals are invited by Hawaiian Ledge No.
=, F. * A NJ, for building q hall foT the use ef
the Ledge. Tenders for the work. according to the
specifications in the advertisement. will be received
a, the ofsee OF E P. Adams. Esq, Chairman Of the
Building Committee, where the plans may be seen
until the 4th Of November.
HooPISa CoUdH-This disease has for some
weeks past prevailed among all classes in Honolulu,
natives aud foreigners, and We hear has also spread
upon other islands. People who have lived in the
E4sAcEA AuA&S4 oA1tS1 ALoH Nc MS2ls ~ nc
mention of this violent. eonvulsive cough, returning
by fits at shorter or longer intervals.
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PuBLIc SAFErY-The safety OF the public
living in the suburbs-and in the city as we'll
will be much assured by the recent action Of the
Minister OF the Interior in taking measures for the
construction Of a new reservoir at Makiki Valley.
Nothing could be stated more assuring of safety
to property holders than this Of which we have
official authority.
The SUPPOSED STARVATION IN KoNA-A cores
pendent tan intelligent native) writes US as fol-
lows In regard to the reported famine in this
district. the drOuth has really caused much dis
tress, but a. the season reyolves we are getting
quite over it. Potatoes and melons are becoming
quite plentiful. The young men OF the district,
who don't care to stay at home and work for their
own and the old folks living, have mostly gone to
Kohala, to engage as laborers on plantations"
We HAVE thought, on more than one occasion,
that we were remiss in our duty as public journal
lists in not alluding to the matter and manner of
the two native newspapers published in this city
the only two purely Hawaiian in fact that are
published in the country. An editor is Of course
supposed to know everything; and we will there
fore expect to be pardoned for protesting to know
Hawaiians. Hereafter look out for some funny
revelations.
KoNA when we shall get anotheri The last
real Kona was at least ten or twelve years ago.
Old residents can remember in those days when it
used to rain so pleasantly in the months Of Octo-
Der, November and December, drizzle drozzle for
two OF three weeks in succession. During the past
weeks and up to Thursday last we had appearances
that warranted the most weatherwise and ancient
Dronbets 70 nrediet :. an old fashioned kona.v But
it did not come-and we doubt il it will ever come
again. In this case it is not {" Mclean man +" but
China man. that has apparently changed every
thing-climatei included.