The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-12-06
THE PACIFIC
COMMERCIAL obertlser

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6.
BRIEF MENTION.
- A letter from Philadelphia. next week.
~ Particular attention is directed to to-day's
new advertisements.
ERRArrx-In The discourse printed on our
last page, for David read Daniel.
re- The water will be shut OF from the city
to-day, for the purpose Of cleaning the reservoirs
from 6 4. N. till 6 P. N.
~ The Rev. DR.. Thompson, Of Detroit. Mich.
will preach at the Bethel Church tomorrow (Suu-
day. morning.
SUPPLEMENr.-For much interesting reading
matter. together with a letter from Europe aud a
full Resume OF the foreign news-see supplement
with to-days paper.
A NEW Book on THE IsLANDs.-From our valued
European correspondent we learn that a work en- the
Islands is shortly to appear in London, from the pen
of the Hon. Godfrey Rhodes, of this city. Its ap-
pearance viii be looked for with no little interest.
CHILD DRowNED.-At Kalihi valley last Tuesday,
a Portuguese child, two years old, being left by the
parents in charge of an elder child which went off to
play, rolled down a bank into the stream. and was
drowned,
I ENCOURAGE HOME TALENr-Mr. p. n. Makee.
the manager of Waihee Plantation. has for sugar
boiler a full-bloOded native Hawaiian, named ka-
hinu. We have seen some specimens of the sugar
(NoS- / and p turned out by him. which is equal
in grain aud color to any made on the Islands.
THEY Don't FORGET HAWAII NEI-The Ameri-
can Board at Boston has recently donated for the
cause of Education in these Islands the following
sums; For the Female Seminary. Waialua. Oahu,
$1,000 for the Girls Boarding School, Hilo,
Hawaii, $1,000 for the Theological Seminary,
Honolulu. $500.
DEATH OF ADMIRAL REYNoLDs-This officer. who
when in command of the o.. S. S. Lancaster in 1878,
made such a protracted stay in these waters, which
led to something like a protest from Mons. De Varig-
ny, Kamehameha VS. Minister for Foreign Affairs
has recently deceased. He had been retired for
several years.
= RAINFALL FOR NovEMBER.-The record shows an
ample amount of moisture during the month, and
the prospects are that the total for the year will
equal that of lS74-some 40 inches. The follow
ing is the report for November
AT DR.. R. McKibbin's, Beretania street,. 1852 inches.
At Mr.. W. ": Halls, Nuuanu avenue ........ 4.es
At Mr.. j. X. Wilder's, Nuuanu valley........ 9OS "
/PERsoNAL.-Among the passengers arrived by
sthe mail steamer on the I'd inst, we note the
name OF MT. watson, OF the nrm OF MlfrleeS.
TAFT s. Watson of G~lasgow-his second visit to
these Islands. Also among old residents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. t. Warehouse, Hon. p. ~Isenberg, j. C
Glade, A. s. Hartwell, Mrs. S. N. Castle, G. W.
Macfarlane, c. P. Ward. and others.
MUs1c-The Band will play this afternoon at
Emma Square, commencing at 4 P. NJ. The follow
ing is the programme. prevailing sickness per-
mitting)
overture-Fra DiavoIo. .Auber
waltz-stories of the Vienna Forest. Strauss
Our Review Miehaeiis
uet-Athia..''-. Verdi
SUIcIDE.-Last Saturday morning, two Cinnamon
called at the Station House with some food for a
Chinese friend who was confined for deserving bound
service. In a loaf Of bread brought by them was
found a piece of opium for their friend. They were
arrested for the ofense of furnishing the contraband
drug. On Sunday morning, one of the opium sup
pliers was found dead in his cell, having hing him
self with his own cue during the night. Attention
was directed to the remaining two, and during the
day the one who had been arrested for desertion was
found to be making preparations to follow the exam
pie of his deceased friend. As a precautionary mea-
sure, his tail was removed, and he still lives.
ENTERTAINMENT AT KAwAIAHAo CHuRcH--We
are requested to say that Prot. R.. G. Wells. the
balloonist, will give an entertainment at The
above Church this evening. at u O'Clock. con-
sisting of accounts of thrilling adventures in the
OH II VII Az ARf ~ v INV NhtH fANiaN
Oxide, or what is known as laughing gas will
be administered to a few persons. and some ex-
%periments will be shown in electricity. The
Professor also says he will suspend a person in
the air by the air ] The prices OF admission will
be 81. and rs cts for the galleries. We learn
also that Mrs. Wells will lecture to the ladies
on PhrenolOgy, at The same place on Thursday
evening next
4 KAwAIAHAo CEMETERY-A correspondent asks
us to call attention to the dilapidated and dirty
condition of the cemetery grounds adjoining the
KawaiahaO Church. and compares the same I'M
favoTably with the neatly kept appearance OF the
Catholic Cemetery on the WAIKIKI road. We pre-
sumo the disreputable appearance presented by
the former grounds is owing to the fact that
:. what is eVerybody's business is nobody's bust
ness The affairs Of the Church building aud
grounds are. we understand. managed by a Board
of Trustees. Perhaps their pride in this matter
might be aroused by a personal appeal. Over a
year since, any futher iuterments were forbidden
in the Kawaiahao Cemetery
LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED PUBLIC HALL.-This
will not of course be finally decided until after a
definite proposition has been made and acted upon
hear that there is considerable discussion on the
question. 1t is argued by some, and with con-
siderable business. that a site should be chosen in
a business part OF the city, so that the lower
story of the building can be let for stores. thereby
providing a fund to keep the whole in repair.
Another advantage of this plan would be that the
Hall itself would be elevated from the ground. and
thus ensure fresh air. Various locations have
been suggested, more or less eligible for the pur-
pose. We understand that Mr.. J. F.. Pickering.
the welEknown professor of music. has been com
missiOned to prepare and submit plans for the pro-
posed building.
DEATH OF HENRY THoMPsoN.-In the s.. T.. Giro
1licle of Nov. Is. is an item to the effect that a body,
identified as that OF Henry Thompson, a lawyer,
found floating in the bay on the morning of the
18th. Mr.. Thompson was "a native of this city, a
son OF the late Samuel Thompson, and his mother.
sisters and brothers reside here. A letter re-