The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-04-06

ARRIVALS AT THE HAWAIIAN HOTEL-WEEK END
ING APRIL 9TH:
VKnudsen and daughter, Kauai; Chas Lorange and wife
do; August Dreier, doi Capt C Latham, bark Progress;
Miss Harris. cityi Admiral A Murray, n P squadronj Nh
Murray, city.
II our note last week about the HHduel, we sta
ted that she was brought out by Capt. Green
This was an error. Capt. Bush was in command
She arrived in June. 1860, and was run in the
island trade for some months by her owners, and
then sold to Janion, Green d Co., for $50, 1000. She
afterwards became the property of the Govern
ment, by whom she was sold to Mr.. Wilder. She
was moreover built at South Boston, Mass. and
not at New Haven. Conn.
NATIVE SEAMEN.-During the earlier part of the
week several coasters were detained in port wait
ing for crews, seanen refusing to ship for less than
s25 per month, and some demanding even $50.
After hanging of for a couple of days. crews were
obtained for from $50 to S22 per month; but they
are apt to 60 but one trip and then leave. This
state of things is owing to the rates paid - long
shoremen,' - who get So per day discharging and
loading vessels. We have heard it limited that a
gang of Cinnamon may be procured from San
Francisco to do this work for much less wages.
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COOP CooKING.-It is an old saying that
d" Heaven sends the meats, but the cooks come
from an entirely different direction" Mine
host Herbert of the Hawaiian Hotel, mindful OF
the fact that the way to peoples hearts is through
their stomachs. has secured the services of Mr..
Leon Dejean. who has been the chief cook of
the Union Club of San Francisco for a number OF
years past. Mr.. Deean is highly spoken of as a
thorough artistic by gentlemen who have had
the pleasure of tasting his deliciously prepared
viands.
" Behold his breakfasts shine with regulations
His dinners are the wonder OF the nation
ALMOST A FRE.--Incipient fires are becoming
altogether too frequent for our staid eauanimity.
On Monday afternoon fire was discovered in a bed
room over the confectionery store of Mr.. Horn, on
Hotel street, under circumstances that cause grave
suspicious of incendiarism and burglary. Smoke
was observed to be issuing from the room, and
upon entering it the bedding, linen, mosquito net,
etc, of the large bed, and the bedding of a child's
cot were found on fire, and were almost consumed.
The bureau drawers were open, and all of Mrs.
Horns dresses gone. This fact leads to the suspi
cion of burglary. No member of the family had
been in the room since morning, and apart from
the suspicion indicated everything is a matter of
conjecture.
INCENDIARY ATTEMPT.-Sleepers were aroused
by the clang of the fre-aIarm bell on Monday
morning last. a little before one O'Clock. A fire
was discovered just beginning in a frame building
occupied by Chinese on Nuuanu street, near the
City Market, which was happily extinguished by
the police before much damage was done. An ex-
animation OF the building in the morning showed
that the woodwork had been well saturated with
kerosene oil, proving beyond doubt that the act
was the work of some diabolical inccndiary. A
leaden pill is a proper dose for such miscreants.
Let the police force be increased, if necessary, to
properly guard the town while people are sleep
ing, and such wretches are thus shown to exist
among us.
HAWAIIAN AMATEUR MINsTRELs.--This deserving
and rapidly improving corps of young gentlemen
intend to give a superior entertainment in about
two weeks for the benefit Of Mechanic Engine Co.
No. 2. The well-earned fame of this efficient fire
company. and the excellence of the Minstrels' per-
formances justify us in predicting that the even
ing's amusements will afford a rare treat to all
lovers of fun and jOllity. 1t is good for us all to
occasionally shake off dull care, and we know
that the old adage has it " Laugh and grow fatr'
Now, then, all We attenuated, disconsolate and
low-spirited, remember the nights when the Haw-
allan Amateur Minstrels promise to cater for your
amusement, and encourage them by your presence.
WE are not an aIarmist, but we feel it our duty
to call the attention of the community to the quail
iy of the water supplied for their consumption.
We have heard Of some cases Of sickness attributed
to this source. In the very low state of the water,
it cannot well be otherwise, and people should be
careful. We have not heard that any CycLOps
QuadricOrnus, Daphnea (AquG Pule1), or Septma
.SanguiSumas, q la Spring Valley, Kapalakiko,
have been yet discovered, but our
readers to discard their microscopes. For safety,
let the water be boiled, and set away for some
hours to settle before it is used. A less trouble
some and more speedy way Of rendering the water
cit for use will be to pass it through a proper filter.
4 Co., have these implements for sale,
and we believe the public will find them well
adapted for the purpose.
THE subject of a confederation OF the Polyne-
sian Islands has been frequently mooted, and it
may yet take place. Stranger things have hap
pened. The following extract from a speech of
Sir George Grey, in answer to an address by the
Mayor of Auckland, on behalf of the City Council
and citizens, at a public reception. will be read
with interest in connection with this subject: I'm
years gone by he (Sir George bad made up his
mind that Auckland was destined to be the
Empress of the Southern Seas. as her position was
better than any other. He received offers from
Fiji. Samoa. and other islands to be taken into the
Colony of New Zealand. 1t seemed to him that a
great federated union of the Pacific islands could
have been perfected with a government resembling
the late Provincial system. They would have sent
out their own Northumberland and had a
magnificent opening. for the young people were
nearly all splendid sailors. This scheme was
spOilt by the opening of the Crimean war. and the
ceding of the New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands
to France. Things had turned out exactly as he
had anticipated. The slave trade had sprung up.
and England has been Obliged to take what islands
she could under very Advantageous circum-
stances. Had the people at the time known of
these negotiations the popular voice would have
forced the Imperial Government to accede to
To the Editor Of tie Pacific Commercial Advertiser:
SHIN these times of water starvation, when
are daily warned and admonished to be |
careful and economical in their use of water. it