The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-12-21

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A PoEM on HAWAII SEG-From Ann BArbor. Michigan.
we learn that Mr.. s. @. Andrews Of that place. is about
publishing q poem by +. Bailey, ESQ Of Waikiki. the
title Of which will be. "HSwaii Nei; An Idyll Of the Pa
ciae Islands" II will be full Of descriptions Of the seen
cry. vierd tales. and poetic illusions b the traditions
and BsLs OF our Islands. II viii be looked forward 90
with interest by our citizens. II may be obtained, post.
paid, en- sending to the Publisher. with de prics.-psper
50 cts. cloth, 81 and will also be for sale by Honolulu
booksellers
MORE LIGHT wANTED.-A correspondent who frequent
ly has occasion 10 pass mp Emma or Port streets after
SHUTDOWN. complains Of the unlighted condition Of those
thoroughfsres, especially these long and extremely dark
winter nights when we are dererted by the moon. We
have referred to the matter more than once recently, but
with TO result: and we beg 60 suggest that a memorial
addressed TO the Anninter Of the Interior and signed by
persons living on the streets named. would unquestiona-
bly, be courteously received and. 50 far as il practicable,
the want would be promptly supplied.
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ANARRow EscArE.-LAst Monday forenoon at about II
O'Clock. smoke was seen issuing from beneath the build
ingoccupied by the boys department Of the Royal School,
on Emma street. The smoke rapidly increased I'm densi-
ty. and the fire would shortly have got Roadway. but some
carpenters at work near by came with crowbErs and rip
ping up the floor, the ~incipient conhAgration was sXtin.
guished. OF course the cause Of the FIRE Is unknown,
although it is surmised that some one Of the school boys
had been surreptitiously smoking a cigar and then threw
the still lighted stump under the schoolhouse, where
there was an accumulation of waste paper and dry rub
bish.
Go ABROAD FoE NEWS or HoME-The sydney Evening
Netos Says" His Majesty the King Of the Hawaiian Is
lands has, through his Foreign Minister, appointed Cap
tain Aud1ey CooSe his consul At Hobart Town for the
island Of tasmania. We are in a position TO state that
Captain Coote, acting on behalf Of a powerful syndicate
in London, will shortly dispatch n star Of civil engineers
TO the Hawaiian Islands for the purpose Of lookspitting
30 miles of railway proposed to be constructed in those
beautiful and hourishing islands. The industries Of the
.,,,V,t,y uudar fba arfstfng GOvprnment are being stead
lily developed, and where the exports now are only valued
at half n million sterling annually, there are good grounds
for supposing that in the course Of a few years the value
of the commerce Of the kingdom will be largely increased.
The area of the group Of islands is estimated at A,ssl,9O
acres. or about eighty acres to each inhabitant."
An EXCURSION ESTERPRIsE.-During several years past
we have noticed. both in American and European news
papers, announcements of Excursion parties 10 some
point of interest either at home or abroad, the plan being
thu the projectors OF the affair furnish transportation
and the necessaries of life during the tour, at 80 much a
head for the excursionists. Something Of the sort was
talked Of at San Francisco two or three years ago, a
steamer having been advertised to carry excursion par
ties to Honolulu and back, but for some reason the prob
ject fell through. Now, however. 1--WE hear that Mr.. Allan
Herbert, the enterprising proprietor Of the Hawaiian
Hotel. is engaged in maturing 4 plan for excursion trips
from San Francisco to these Islands. and enc which we
think if thoroughly made known in California will prove
a success. 1t is proposed 20 make arrangements with the
p. NJ. S. S. Co. in regard to bringing here and carrying
back parties Of tourists, and also with the owners OF
steamers here az TO inter-island travel, while the Hotel
will accommodate them during their stay In Honolulu.
II is estimated that the cost Of a ticket, which shall In
clude all necessary expenses for the round trip, will be
about $3.50. The interval between the arrival Of the
steamer from San Francisco and the departure OF the one.
from the Colonies bound to San Francisco, VIII average
about twenty days, which would afford ample time for
the tourist TO visit the great volcano Of Kilauoa and other
points of interest about the Islands. We learn that Mr..
Herbert proposes TO leave for San Francisco by the steA-
mer of the sd inst. with a view 10 perfecting arrange
ments and thoroughly advertising this Hawaiian ENour-
sion Enterprise. We wish him every success; for every
thing that will tend TO make our Islands better known
whereby their capacities and resources will be properly
appreciated by the rest Of the world-should be encour-
aged and supported.
HAsrY BURIAL OF THE DEAD.-our law I'm regard TO
COroner's inquests is very defective on one point, in that
1t is made the duty Of nobody 10 report sudden deaths or
Of deaths where the cause is not clearly apparent. In
this city the regulation Of the Board Of Health requiring
a burial permit and the furnishing Of particulars ~ 10
the cause Of death. covers the point. but everywhere else
outside OF Honolulu the utmost laxity prevails. Recently
at waialua, OF this Island, the natives had n feast OF iHau,
at which there was a large gathering, and a good deal OF
gin and okolehAO was consumed. The morning following,
one Of the party, named Oriopio, who was apparently a
hearty, healthy man, was found dead on the yeraDdah Of
the house where the feast was held. A coffin was at once
sent for, and without reporting the death 10 the Coroner
Of the District, the body was placed in it just az IL was,
Vim AMF NEhhNH Ou III Will Wv hA-A -N@ A@AH 49, NA'H
away and buried. Sometime after, II was rumored that
there had been a quarrel during the night 81 the feast.
and that the deceased had been thrown or pushed over
the yerandah. Deputy Marshal Dayton fully investigated
the matter, when the facts were elected a. above stated.
except that there was no evidence that the deceased had
been assaulted by any one. But the point 20 which we
desire 20 call the attention Of the authorities aud pros
pective lawmakers, is the importance Of an amendment
to that portion Of the Civil Code referring TO inquests,
whereby IL shall be made imperative on any one who
shall be coguizant Of a sudden or uneIplsined death 10
report the same 10 the Coroner Of the District, in order
that the case may be thoroughly investigated. They do
these things differently in other countries. and notably
in the Colony Of New Zealand. In about every issue Of
the newspapers there, we observe whole columns taken
up with accounts Of inquests Of persons the cause Of
whose death is not clearly apparent.
THE KETsroyE sALoox.-on Thursday Of last week
process was issued in the Police Court on the complaint
of the Attorney General against the proprietor Of the
above named liquor saloon, asking for q revocation Of HIS
license and the forfeiture Of the bond, for an alleged in
fraction Of the terms Of the bond. a. contained in the
words: Now, therefore, IL during the continuance 81
this license the said shall not contribute 10 the yio-
iation Of any Of the laws Of this Kingdom" etc. The
case came up for trial on Tuesday morning last, the Attor-
ney General appearing for the Crown and J. M. Davidson.
ESQ, for the defendant. At the outset, counsel for the
defense made the following motions, which were sever
aIIy overruIed: Il. To dismiss the cause, the Court
being without Jurisdiction over the subject matter Of the
suit. ?. To continue the canse until the charge against
Henry Bradley for smuggling opium IS disposed Of. I.
To dismiss the suit. because the penalty for smuggling
opium il defined and admeasured by law; the bond sued
on has no reference to revenue laws, and a breach Of the
conditions Of said bond cannot increase the penalty for
smuggling. 4. Notice Of an appeal 10 the Supreme Court
for a trial by jury. 3. To dismiss this suit because the
law and the proceedings herein under said Jaw are In yio-
lation Of Section nine Of the Constitution, and tend to
deprive defendants Of their property without due process
of law. 6. The license and bond should be construed
together, the only causes Of forfeiture Of the bond being
enumerated in the license" The Court having overruled
these points, counsel noted an appeal 70 the Supreme
Court in banco, on questions Of law only. The testimony
for the prosecution was brief and TO the same effect a. on
the first hearing Of the smuggling case; whereupon the
Court declared the license Of II. Bradley revoked, and his
bond forfeited. in accordance with the terms Of said
bond, as follows: Otherwise, upon proof being made 20
the satisfaction Of a common magistrate. without the in.
PREVENTION of a jury. the penalty mentioned In this bond
shall be forfeited, and the license Of the said this
day granted, shall be void" Further proceedings in the