The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-10-12
Correspondence of the Pacific Commercial Advertiser
Monthly Letter from Europe-XXI.

LONDON, SEPT. lsT, 1910.
1t seems that the temporary erection here Of
Captain Cooks Statue for Sydney, described in my
last letter, has excited fresh interest in the Great
Navigator's life. The British Museum publishes a
long list of manuscript journals, letters, logbooks,
maps, charts. sketches and plans in its possession
relating to Cooks voyages, many of which are in
his own handwriting. The compass Of the EndeaU-
our was owned by the late ]. j. Bennett, F. Il. S.
An arrow supposed to contain part of the legbone Of
Captain Cook, brought here in 1924 by King Liho-
Tho, is now in the possession of Mr.. Adams, who
has received statements from Rev. Mr.. Ellis, Bishop
Staley and Kanaina. in regard to its genuineness.
Referring to the death of the Royal Hawaiian couple
here, Mr.. Ellis said, that they entertained a strong
presentiment of never returning to Hawaii. Nearly
the last word of Queen Kamamalu, when sailing on
the .aigle, were, " Don't you think that they will re-
member we killed Lono ?" Last weeks illustrated
.Ntlrs, contains q good engraving Of the Sydney
statue.
Several matters relating to the Pacific, we're
brought up in Parliament recently. Regarding the
execution Of q native of Tanna, New Hebrides, on
board H. NJ. s. Beagle for the murder of an English
man, a motion was made for instructions to British
naval officers, to define and regulate their authority.
to put persons to death, not British subjects. After
a long debate in which the English Captains action
was severely criticised, the motion was n~egatived.
10 reply to a question, regarding the status of the
Fijians, the Colonial Secretary stated that a Fijian
native was q British subject, and as such entitled to
engage himself as a laborer on plantations owned
by Englshmen or others in FIJI.
Our communication with the Antipodes is no
longer a matter of weeks or months. The Agent
General for South Australia, recently sent a telegram
to Adelaide, S. a. at 8 P. NJ. on Monday, and re-
ceived a reply here at 9.45 A. NJ. on Tuesday.
DIR. Otto Finsch, the ornithologist, will start this
autumn for Micronesia. He is sent out by the
Berlin Academy. Mr.. Miklucho Maday, the eminent
Russian traveller, has just returned to Europe, after
a two years. cruise among the islands of the Western
Pacific.
The commercial treaty between Hawaii and the
German Empire, was signed by protocol on April
23rd last, by Mr.. Carter and Herr Won Kusserow.
The ratification Of the same having now arrived
from Honolulu, it win be submitted to the Federal
Council for approval and then go into effect till July
31st, 1879. Before that date, this protocol will pro-
baby be replaced by a formal treaty. By the same
Germany receives the same privileges as the most
favored nations, n~amely-England, France and
Denmark; the time of credit for import duties is
fixed at six months, and German vessels are to enjoy
the same rights as those of the United States. The
treaty is to terminate in 1883 together with the
American Reciprocity Treaty.
The French steamship JunOn Of $50 tons. Capt.
Geo. Biard, sailed August 2nd from Marseilles on
her voyage round the world. She has % passengers
on board, of which II are French, Q Russian, 9
Swiss, 3 German, 1 Belgian and l Dutch, whose
object is to acquire q practical knowledge Of the
world, by visiting its most distant and interesting
countries. The voyage win occupy 10 or IL months,
including five months Of stoppages in the different
seaports with excursions on land. The JgnoR will
pursue the following route Marseilles, Gibraltar,
Madeira, Senegal. Rio Janeiro, Buenos Ayres, VAL
paraiso, Callao, Panama, San Francisco, Honolulu,
Fiji, Auckland, Melbourne, Sydney, New Caledonia,
Yokohama, Osaka, Shanghai, Hongkong, Batavia,
Singapore, Calcutta, Madras, Ceylon, Bombay,
Alden, Suez Canal, Alexandria, Naples and back to
Marseilles in June or July, 1879. As the time Of
stopping at the different ports viii vary according
TO the Importance Of each town, ITS attractions and
the beauties of its neighborbOOd, Honolulu and the
volcanoes will come in for q large share Of the traT-
elers' attention. The passenger fare is, according to
size Of cabin, $500 to $1,000 each. According to
last report the Junon arrived at Madeira.
The lecture delivered by Prof. Flowers last month,
before the Royal Institution on the Native Races Of
the Pacific has been published. 1t is q valuable
anthropologicaI work, containing numerous measure
ments Of skulls and skeletons belonging TO these
races. "In another half century" Prof. Flowers
remarks, " the Australians, Melanesians, Maoris and
most of the Polynesiaus will have followed the Tas-
manians to the grave. We shall well merit the
reproach Of future generations if we neglect our
present opportunities Of gathering together every
fragment of knowledge. that can still be saved OF
their languages, customs, social policy, manufac-
lures and arts Sir Julius Vogel, the Agent
General here for New Zealand, has just published a
book on New Zealand and the South Sea Islands
and their Relations TO the Empire" A new monthly
is announced at Paris under the name of "Annals