The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-11-02

- One Of the fortnight e%ojillion sOcials given
by Ar. E A Williams, came OF last evening al The
usual place. and vas well attended.
- At the auction rooms Of Mr.. c. :. Barlow,
viii be knocked down, to the bigbes, bidder. q ane
lot Of japanese Carios, on Wednesday next. See
advertisement IN another column
SEWING Bags Br SrEAM-This A. N. Hewitt &
Co. are now doing =; their establishment on Hotel
Street, nearly opposite Walters Family Market. A
tiny engine gives them abundance Of power, and
the work IS run through az a remarkable rate, and
On reasonable terms See advertisement
RE0ArTA-We are requested 10 state that = meet
ing Of those interested in getting up a Regatta FOR
the 18th inst, CHis Msjesty's Birthday will be
held s, the Araory this evening. at hAlEpas; seven
o'clock We hope this meeting will set the " ball IN
motion " for the arrangement Of other patriotic and
appropriate celebrations CT the day.
ONIssIoS.-In the list Of names, which We pub
lished last week. Of the committee appointed at the
meeting OF German residents to take preliminary
measures for the Reorganization Of the German Club,
that Of Hon. II. a. widemsnn was not furnished US.
The Gazette. while copying our item might, at least,
have made the addition.
QCITE a MAIL~-With our population OF probably
not over 1000 Americans and Europeans, Oh all
the Islands, il is a remarkable fact that the Post
master General sent East from his Office per lea
ldndia 3OO5 letters. Somebody here has evidently
what an old English author termed " the devilish-
itch of writing More power to their elbow.
say we.
THE AMATEUR MISsTREIs-This really deserving
Troupe of young Hawaiian singers will give q per-
Torrance at the Theatre this evening. We have
often spoken in their praise. and they are worthy OF
all the commendatiOn that has been bestowed. The
Troupe have just returned from q months trip to
windward, and they all join in the most hearty
thanks to the people Of Wsiluku. Hilo and Kohals,
for the liberal patronage and kind reception be-
slowed upon them during their Visits to those places
DROP LETTERs.-ToWn residents who correspond
through the POst-ofSce, should bear in mind that all
drop letters are subject to a one cent stamp for each
half ounce. Attention TO this trihing matter may
often prevent ~vexatious delay.
We would also state for the information of par
ties corresponding with Australia and New Zealand.
that twelve cents postage is levied on all letters Of
one-half ounce or fraction thereof, and on newspapers,
two cents.
Musical CoNCERT.-We learn that Madame
fJennie Claus will give a Musical Concert OF the
Royal Hawaiian Theatre on next Saturday evening,
the 9th inst, on which occasion she will be assisted
by a number Of accomplished amateurs, who have
kindly volunteered. Tickets, can be procured at
the stores of DR.. Hoffman,. a. McWsyne, and
Whitney & Robertson. Those who have heard
Madame Claus need no further assurance Of the
rich treat in store for them.
MUsIC.-The band viii play this afternoon at
Emma Square, at ~half-past four O'Clock. The fol-
lowing is the programme
arch-Welc ..Kuhner
Fantasia-In the Spring Time, Becker
Gavotte-Musette, 'onen9ach
WaItz-FOr .Waldtenfel
The next moonlight concerts will take place at
Emma Square on Tuesday and Thursday, Novem-
Der 9Th and 7th, commencing at h~alfpast I O'Clock.
SIDE LIGHTS BURNING.-The attention Of masters
and owners of vessels plying in the different chan
nels between the Islands is called to the law requir-
ing side lights to be shown by all vessels. The i'm
portance of e faithful observance Of is provisions
must be manifest to all. "Look-outs,'' even the
~sharpest, are not to be depended upon at all times,
and as the commerce between the Islands is rapidly
increasing, the danger Of a collision increases in the
same ratio. Look out for your side lights and
thus diminish the chances Of some terrible catastro-
phe and loss of life. We are informed that lately
there have been several narrow escapes from collision
in consequence Of no 6 aide Lights burning.
WOULD You DO TT?-This is one of those
questions which we PROFOUND to every individual
male reader of the Advertiser. A few days ago a
suspicion of opium smuggling from ?. NJ. steamer
upward bound, got into the head of a Honolulu
Custom House official. So he watched ; but it
appears that the smuggler. who was a foreign
woman, a resident, had u confederate, also a
woman, who got scared, and gave up the tin of
opium on the spot, in a very wemanly manner
by throwing it from under her pettcoats. She
forfeited the bail-$l5O. Another party-also q
foreigner-a late arriVal-sOmebody connected
with the "Shelse Laundry" is reported to be i'm
plicated in the opium smuggling business. We
don't think that any body who has had much ex-
perience in the country would care to speculate in
opium. u.
Fowl EPIDEmcs. - Aside from the troubles
among human beings in the shape Of coughs and
colds, which are so thoroughly disseminated
throughout the community that a reference to them
seems superfuous. the fact is that animals are
quite as badly troubled as men. Even the domes-
tic fowls are just now subject to a singular cpl
demic, which is quite destructive. In conversing
with DR.. HOFFMAN, on the subject of the epidemic
among fowls. he remarked that the same disease
was about two years ago, as will be remembered
by our readers, and at that time he dissected some
hens and found that the disease was an enormous
enlargement of the liver. Thereafter. when one of
his hens were attacked with the disease, he admin
istered one or two grains of calomeI, with gener-
ally favorable results. We hear of a gentleman
recently who had sixty nice barn-yard fowls. By
the mysterious epidemic, which has been prevail
ing among tue birds. he lost thirty. and ascribes
the safety of the last half of his flock to the dosing
with calomel.
RThe following letter from the Minister Of Pub