The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-09-07

evening at Fort Street Church.
A NATIVE named Kepahoni. while walking along
Hotel street last Thursday, was suddenly attacked
with a severe pain in the stomach, and soon after q
large worm was observed crawling out of his mouth.
The native bystanders manifested much fear, and
predicted that something serious was sure to happen.
FIRE WARDENs.-At the regular monthly meeting
of the Honolulu Fire Department, held on Thursday
evening last, at the room of Mechanic Engine Co.
No. 2, the following gentlemen were re-appOinted
Fire Wardens for the ensuing year
District No. 1.-.".-..H. 1. Nolte.
+" 2.......Henry Hart.
" " 3..--....Jacob Hock.
" 4........C. b. Wilson.
DEATH OF A BANDsMAN.-The funeral of John
kahswakena, a member of the Hawaiian Military
Band, took place last Monday. He joined the Band
when organized in 1870. and remained a prominent
member till his death. He was for some years Solo
Baritone player. By his decease, Mr.. Berger loses
a good man and an excellent musician, and the
Band a genial member.
MUsIC.-The band will play this afternoon at
Emma Square, at 5 O'Clock. The following is the
programme
March: 'Apollonia" .Kappey
Overture. opera: !" Nabucco Verdi
ElQhIc. opera. LUCIA .DOulZettI
Waltz Beautiful Italy, where the Lemons bloom "
Selection. opera: The Sonnambaia, by request. BeiTiiini
QuadriLle: THE Bats Strauss
The next moonlight concert will take place at En-
ma Square, on Tuesday evening, Sept. 10, at half
past seven o'clock.
A CONCERT AND TABLEAU took place at the Armory
on Thursday evening, the performers being the Laie
Hooulu Lahui Association. The proceeds (or the
benefit of the Association) were small, there being
but a slim attendance. The ma nagers of the affair
should have seen to it that q correct announcement
of the place was given to the public. The GG=etts's
statement that the concert would take place at the
Theatre probably misled some who would have at
tended.
QUEENS HosPITAL.-We would direct particular
attention to the notice which appears in our adver-
Using columns regarding this Institution at once
the pride and boast of this midi city. A very
important meeting of the Corporation will take place
this day week. Life members, particularly, are asked
to bear this subject in mind. 1t is one thing to be
benevolent in giving aims to the poor, and quite an
other to properly superintend the distribution of the
same.
The HEATED TERM That is what they call it in
the States. 1t has been " ~fearfully hot - in Honolulu
for a fortnight past. the Thermometer having on some
days at 2 p. m. gone up to 85 degrees. But they
easily beat those figures in New York and Chicago,
and the people there die of sunstroke-unknown
here. If the papers are to be believed they have,
during August, scored over one hundred degrees for
days together. But we can beat them in the line Of
mosquitoes, and give them odds. What should we
do. think you, friends, if it were not for the Trade
Winds
The " MoKoLu."-The latest advices from San
Francisco inform US that Mr.. Wilder's new steamer,
JMokolii, would leave for this port on the 26th ut.
This would make her now out twelve days. and she
may be looked for hourly. The steamer is intended
for the circuit trade of this island. and will be made
generally useful. The yMOkoIii is named from a small
island formerly belonging to Mr.. Wilder, situated on
the Koolau side of Oahu. Tradition says that a
young chief named MOkoalii was at one time put on
the island as a punishment for some misdeed, and
from this incident the island took its name.
FROM THE ARCTIC.-The schooner General Har-
ney, Trip, arrived at San Francisco Aug. IA, and
reports at st. Lawrence Bay the brig TTmandra for
San Francisco, and schooner Industry in the Arctic.
No report. The following is a report Of whalers in
the Arctic to July 11th: Bark R~ainbOu, 8 whales
bark Sea Breeze, 8 whales; bark Harker, Q whales
bark Coral, 8 whales; bark John HorLand, l whale
brig ". II. .AHen, 1 whale; schooner C. NJ. Ward,
l whale; schooner Lolita, l whale.
It is reported that the Indians have had no success
in taking whales. and that, consequently. there was
very little whalebone to be procured by trading.
An MPosToR.-For the last three weeks a ma
tive Hawaiian has been playing a shrewd conf
dence game somewhat new to this latitude. The
following is The style in which he does business
To one. be represents himself as pilikia for want
of money to pay freight on a horse per Likslike; to
another. a pitiiul story of the death Of a favorite
child, and no means to give it a decent burial
etc. etc. By these and similar stories, he has col
Iected some SIS or $50 from kind-hearted people
about town, under promise that be would repay
the money loaned at a given time. Inquiries show
that the man is an imposter. From his mode of
operating. we think be reads the San Francisco
papers. Look out for him!
NAvAL-On Wednesday last the British steam
corvette Opal, Il days from Esquimalt, b. c.,
arrived en- route for Tahiti. The Opal is composite
built, Of 1873 tons, carrying IA rifed guns, and a
ships company Of 234 men. She will remain in
port for about two weeks. The following is a list OF
her officers:
Grptqfa-Fred. Charles Bryan Robinson.
Lie4asnantS-John Hanham Henderson, Harry l.. Ross
Thos. q. s. Robertson, Arthur I. Graves.
Narigqting LietHeRdHt-George 5. Ralph.
Chaplain and Napdi HstrHot0T-Rev. Fred. jeremiah
Matthews. Ma.
,SfgF Surgeoa-Thomss s. Burnett.
chief ERginoeT-George Fullerton Bell.
Observation-Disclosures TsdAll.
S~fTgeoa-williA Z. Breton, NJ d.
En~insrs-Thomas Russell, Richard S. Herman, Vim
W. WoOtton.
Sub ielteaaHts-Eyre II. Shaw, Frank As Farewell
Assistqat PaYzaaster-Charles Henry Allen Ward
Mihipmen-Samuel 5. V. c. Messum, ". L. Elliot, A
?. Stoddart. Launcelot b. DenmAn.
GaHner-Thomas Murray.
B0GtslcdiH-John Robbins.
CrrTentr-John RadfOrd.
On Thursday morning the usual salutes were
exchanged.