The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-09-06

late here, addressed for that ship. which indicates thai
she may be expected shortly.
- Our distinguished visitors Messrs. Gwin
Low. Money and McCoppin. sailed on their return to ssr
pleased with their visit. and expressing a desire to come
Heir Apparent, and the Cabinet Ministers were al ths
dock to bid goodbye, and the government band m attend
anee played appropriate airs.
The SHAPE OF A REsERvoR.-A correspondent
who claims to know whereof he speaks. says that il was
reservoir in the form of q square, but that in order TO Sc
water-over 7c0oOo gslIonsRthe walls should have been
constructed in either a circular or oval form. This
seems reasonable, and we are informed it is the plan
adopted in other countries.
LECTuRE.-A lecture is announced by Mr.. ii. S
Renton for next Thursday evening at the Lyceum, on the
subject of ." Contrasts of Life in Seven Cities" Mr.. Rem.
Stats and has testtmoniais ~ ysIne We unders<snd hs
has a large repertoire of lecture subjects, which should
lied. Three Barbarians-Aiari the Goth Genserie the
vandal Attila the Hun" with the enquiry-Weret they
IL.
ALALAUwA-This is the Hawaiian name of a
species of small red fish that occasionally visits the ISL
ands in large shoals. When full-grown they are known
week the esplanade and the wharves have been lined
ling for AIalaupOa. Formerly the superstition was
prevalent that the advent of these fish portended the
waiians to shelf that among other absolute ideas of the
pest.
+ LANDING APPARATUS FOR HAMAKUA.-A massive
derrick for the landing and receiving Of cargo has been
erected on the bluff at Honokaa, in the district of Hama
kua, Hawaii: It was planned and constructed under the
direction of Mr.. tombstone, Civil Engineer, and only
awaits the arrival of a six-inch steel cable from San
Francisco to go into active operation. We understand it
is on the plan of similar landing apparatus which have
been in successful use for years on the PERCEPTIONS coast
OF Northern California; ,o The he cost Of this valuable inn IN;
be paid by the government
e A public spirited citizen. whose heart was
ID the right place, occupied a portion of the evening ON
fhe Sd inst, by supplying the needed material and build.
Pancbbowl and Beretania sts.. which had been left I'M.
guarded by our vigilant and efficient Road Supervisor;
box lett in the pathway on the corner of Richards ST.,
and performed a few sommersaults over the handle. he
hole, like the Supervisor. would have remained in
Stdtu quo.
Hon. HENRY A. PIERCE.-This gentleman, for
many years Minister Resident of the United States at
these Islands, and for a time Hawaiian Minister of For
eign Affairs, is now residing in San Francisco. Recently
publican party for the position of Mayor offhat city.
t Sgt which SodS1ti honor or he ns,t aesii ad no1 b9 the T1 p prsssnt ans sod
the interruptions style in which candidates for Office are
1 pnOye to have beeD a wise an one NJ nlsh'S we doubt dou1btG not w he
would make an excellent Mayor.
The PLAGUE OF ANTs.-These insects (Which are
dignifed by naturalists as belonging to the genus ." Hy-
penoptera > have increased to such a degree in these is
holders. There are several vArieties, from the little
food to the garden ant, and the book ant, and perhaps
worst of all the larger sort that bores into and destroys
furniture and the sills of houses. This latter variety is
an importation from abroadEone of the evils resulting
powder, which can be obtained at the druggists. if scat
tered freely about the places frequented by these pests,
will be efectual in driving them away. 1t is worth while
trying.
KINDNESS REcoGNIzED.-On a former trip of the
KaSakaua. a stranger took passage for the Islands, for the
benefit of his health. Capt. jerks and wife did al. in
Their stateroom. He died on the passage: his name was @.
G.. Wayne OF Philadelphia. Capt. jerks wrote to his
member. SO highly did these parties appreciate the
kind services of Capt. and Mrs. jerks, that the William
framed testimonial, while his friends presented Mrs.
we note such expressions Of appreciation for services rem
dered, and their infrequency only renders them more
praiseworthy.-Me Friend.
A CHINESE NIHILIsT.-Last week a Chinaman
was received at the Oahu Prison from the district of
Kan, Hawaii, under peculiar circumstances. 1t appears
own countrymen at Kau, who testified before the Magis-
secret society among the Chinese iaborers in the district.
and sugar mills and the robbery of the proprietors. The
compliments in the case being themselves the owners Of
fields OF cane, felt alarmed for the safety of their pro-
perry, and so complained of the nibilist leader. The
Magistrate ordered the prisoner to give bonds TO keep
being an impossibility in his case, he is kept in prison.
A CHINESE PAUPER.-A Cbinaman employed as a
laborer ON one of the plantations on East Maui was re-
Gently discharged, from service as useless, he having an
apparently incurable sore leg. Arrived at Honolulu, pen
ulleS III WltnOut All III IA country, u CndTlthDly
disposed countryman got contributions on his behalf
from the resident Chinese to the amount of some $50.
into the Queens Hospital, but he was refused admission
unless responsible parties would guarantee payment for
his care and treatment at the rate of 81 per day, as his
complaint might probably last for many months. The
was no use to try that, for chinamen would never contrib
strange that the Hawaiian government should refuse 70
take care of the man gratuitously. Querey Would the
attendance for an :" outside barbarian under similar cir
cumstances?
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COL JAMES G.. FAIR.-This gentleman who in
company with R. V. Dey and others of Virginia City, Ne
vada, it will be remembered paid the Islands a visit in
June last, having returned home, is announced in the
Daily Territorial Enterprise of August Sd, as having been
extremely well pleased with all he saw here. A three-coI-
umn article in the Enterprise describes a visit to the vol
cano of Kilauea, the people, the scenery, and other mat
tiers of interest. We quote one paragraph:
Mr. Fair ' IS well pleased with the natives. He met
King Kalakaua and many members of the royal family
and officers of the Government and found them all that
says he, lone very soon forgets all about their race and
Highly isir educated and 4 speak EngIishGsand probably half a
dozen other ianguages-as well as they do their mother
pri4-r" by all the people, both native and foreign born.
Islands. and every man was ready to do his utmost to
MAKE his stay agreeable and to afford him opportunities
surrounding country. The Colonel concludes his eulOg-
as good as those of the Hawaiian Islands"
OBrTUARY-The intelligence of the death Of
Mr. Joseph P. Cooke was received by us on Saturday
morning last, too late to more than briefly announce the
fact in that issue. But the decesse of so well-known and
universally respected q member of the community de-
serves more than a passing notice. Mr.. Cooke was q
native of Hawaii nei, having been born in Honolulu on
the 18th of June. 1888. His parents were MI. A. 8.
Cooke, of Danbury, Conn, and Mrs. Juliette Montague
Cooke. of Sunderland, Mass, who arrived at Honolulu
under the auspires of the American Board OF Commits
sioners for Foreign Missions, in April, 1897, and who
were the first teachers of the Family Boarding School
established in 1889 for the education of the children of
the Hawaiian chiefs. This was continued some ten
years, and here the subject of our notice associated as q
scholar with the high chiefs, four of whom became sue
cessively Kings of Hawaii. Governor Dominis and the
present Minister of Foreign Affairs were also school
fellows with Mr.. Cooke, and by all his school mates he
was loved and esteemed for his kind and genial qualities.
He was also a scholar at Punahou and at Yale College, TO
which latter institute he went to complete his education
in 1860. On returning to the Islands he became con-
nected with the mercantile firm of Castle & Cooke, In
which his father was a partner. We cannot do better
than conclude our notice with an extract from the Friend
Of this month :. From the time of his c"enection with
the house in 1868 he has been known in this community
as a clear sighted, active and upright business man.
He was active and influential in the Fort Street Church,
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