The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-01-05
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FRIDAY, 4, IS

FRIDAY, 4NUAR 4, 1878.
The year 1878 seems TO open upon US with a degree Of bus
iness activity arOnnd and among us, which IS pleasing TO noie-
With the subsistence Of the stormy weather that prevailed to-
ward the close of Is77, our inter-isIand communications have
been more assured, aud with the new sugar crop just COM
mencing with the majority Of the plantations, and the extern
sion Of new enterprises in the same line, for all OF which the
necessary orders l. be filed urnishee trade for our business
bou,es work for cur draymen and Iaborers, and consequent
activity in the coasting trade generally. We regret, however,
to learn Of much annoyance and delay in this latter important
trauch Of service by the difficulty Of procuring sufficient hands,
competent and acquainted with the trade 10 man our coasters,
no, from any lack Of seamen either, nor for want Of wages,
which, taking all things into consideration, rule high, but from
preferance On their part for the irregularities Of a " longshore
mans life"
We regret to chronicle another disastrous fire last night in
our hitherto favoved city, whereby the entire contents Of The
store OF Messrs Along + Achuck were consumed, and proba-
bly, all the goods stored in the upper story and cellar entirely
ruined. They are said 10 have about $4,000 insurance on a
stock Of about $4,000 The building being a fre-Proof one
fortunately confined it, but has suffered severely, and is an
additional loss to the Robinson Estate, which lost considerably
by the fire Of the 18th ut.
Fears arc entertained for the safety Of the Brit bktne Mara
ma, which left here Dec % for Tahiti. She encountered very
heavy weather, and arrived OF Haimea, Kauai, leaking badly
Mr. Brander and the mate went ashore 70 procure help, and
the following day the vessel was not to be seen schr Mile
Morris was chartered yesterday to go in search Of her, and
sailed under command Of Capt. E. Wood. A late rumor re-
ports her at NaWiiwii.
Ia arrivals we have to report the Am bk Bueua Vista from
Hhoi leAkingj nav Ok LunaLlo from Burrards Inlet, with q
full cargo Of Lumberi Brit bk Madura from Jarvis Island, for
mornings Am bkine Jane A Falkinburg from Portland, with
produce and Iumberi p NJ 5 City ofsydney from the Colonies
Hsw bk r e wyIie and Am schr w F March, with assorted
cargo from San Francisco, and Am schr Jos Woney from the
guano Islands
The only departures since our last have been the Reynsrd
for Pannng's Island, and City Of Sydney foLsan Francisco.
Bark Buena Vista and bknte Monitor expect to sail tomorrow
for the Sound. Bark r C wyIie has a large portion Of her
cavgo from San Francisco for Bremen, and will load early
with produce here to complete her ladiug.
stmr 81 Paul is advertised to leave for San Francisco on the
slh, which, with the advertised arrival Of the ZeaIandia on
the same day, and The departure Of the Likelike will give US
certainly steam facilities not often enjoyed heretofore.
We learn this week Of the disposal by Nj spreekels Of his
interest in the waihee Sugar Co to Capt Jas Makee, and the
disposal by the latter of his stock in the Makee Sugar Co, Of
ReaIa, Kauai.