The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-10-25

BRIEF MENTION.
THE REGULAR monthly meeting Of the Hawaiian
Mission Childrep's Society will be held this Satur-
day evening at Punabou.
HORSE RACE IN PRosPEcr.-we hear that another
match between the California gelding I" Jimmy"
and another horse is on the tapis. and viii shortly
be announced.
TRIM YouR TREEs.-The season Of the year Is
approaching when we may expect rainy and stOr-
my weather, and therefore we renew our annual
advice TO householdcrs to trim their trees and
strawberry.
PHYSICIANS IN ENGLAND.-An English medical
journal complains that the social position Of doctors
in England Is far from satisfactory. In the army
aud navy it says it is simply shameful, and in civil
life he is considered by the aristOeracy as only a sort
of upper tradesman,
RksPITEp,-The native woman Keirhanaiwi Da-
Wis. who was couvicied al the July term o. the Su.
preme Court Of the mHrdei OF Akela. a Chinaman,
at Wailuku. and who was sentenced - he hanged on
the last Friday Of this month, has. by A'resolution
of the Privy Council. been rrspited until further
action shall be taken by that body.
PosrPoNEp.-The case Of Capt Brown Of the w
u. Meyer. who was last week convicted in the
Police Court Of smuggling one lin Of opium at the
house OF Chas. Cash on Maunakea street. has, on
the motioH Of the defendant been continued until
the January term of the Supreme Court. Capt.
Brown has given bail Tor his appearance D the
sum of $500.
Crazy. The native Kahoomanawanui. who
we reported last week as having cut hs throat aud
been taken to the hospital Tor treatment. died on
Monday night. Every Effort was made TO save his
life by Drs. MeKibbin aud Hutchinson, but as last
as the wound was sewrd up the frenzied man per-
sisted in working his head so ms to tear out the
stitches. He was quite evidently insane.
MusIc.-The Band win play this Afternoon OF
I,~.o O~,o~o q on - NJ ~
lowing is che programme
MSrch-Blaek Peter..... ........"....".... suppe
Grand Fantasia-Irish Melodies. tnewi...".... Masnen
Polka Mazurka-A Passing Thought, new 49,. Gung1
Vocal Galop-The Jolly Bachelor, new -. .standhsft
The next moonlight concerts win take place on
Monday. Oct. 9th and ON Wednesday Oct. Goth.
at the usual time and place. 4om
"WAKE, SNAKES l'-Among many other institu-
tons OF their native land which our delectable
Chinese friends are striving TO make us acquainted
with, are snakes. In discharging the A. G. Dick
ermdn from Hongkong. a live snake. some 22 inch
es in length. made his appearance from among
some frewood last Saturday. A supply OF those
creatures in our woods and vallies would nicely
supplement the Monaghan element. But some
body standing by didn't "a bit resemble Mother
Eve in stopping TO parley with the Serpent, but
smote ii to death at once.
King STREET EXTENSION ago several
subscription papers asking for 81 contributions
for the above purpose were left at different Offices
in the city. where those so disposed might leave
their mites. We are informed by the acting
treasurer, Mr.. John H.. Patty. that the sum Of $l2a-
so in all was paid in to HIM on this account, and
that after the project of extension Of the above
named street was abandoned by the Minister Of
the Interior the said sum was paid to that
official to be used in improving the approach to the
Park, whenever that may be undertaken.
WASTING WATER .-Referring to q notice which
appears elsewhere in to-day's paper by the superin-
tendent Of Water Works in regard to the subject
which heads this item, we remark, that tho govern
ment is compelled to issue this notice on account Of
the frequent and excessive waste Of water In the
night time, which has been observed all over the
city. The actual amount of water drawn from the
reservoirs during the month has averaged over Two
millions of gallons per diem. while the actual CON-
sumption in Honolulu, under the rules. is but one
million of gallons per diem. The present waste Of
water at night is so great that in the case Of q fire.
there would not be q sufficient supply in the
reservoirs for the use OF the fire engines.
PERsoNAL.-we had a call at our ssnctum ono
day this week from Mr.. Geo. Macfarlanc, Of the frm
of Geo. b. Macfarlane g. Co Of Glasgow, Scotland,
a well known shipping and commercial house Of that
city. They were the owners Of the Eskbank, and
other vessels in the same line. Mr.. Maofarlane has
spent some weeks in travelling about our islands and
looking into our resources, and expresses himself
much pleased with our agricultural prospects for
the future. He returns East by the incoming
steamer from the South. We understand that Mr..
Watson, of the Glasgow firm Of Mirrlees, TAFT &
Watson, machinists, who paid us a visit some two
years ago, is likely TO call this way again during the
coming winter months. We like to see these repre-
sentatives Of foreign capital coming here and getting
acquainted With us and our surroundings, for we are
satisfied that they cannot fail, on due examination,
to see the advantages TO accrue in investing here,
A PRINTING OFFICE FOR SALE.-At length this
government, after many years of loss, both 6nan-
cially and morally, has concluded to retire from
l. nrtnffnO hn0tnna n~1 -Hl . L. - N
O'Clock noon sell TO the highest bidder ia front of
Aliiolani House, the entire s. plant " Of the Hawai-
ian Gazette, the buyer to take possession Jan.
/, 1880. Nothing can be more unwise than for
governments, in this age, to dabbIe 10 printers ink;
and although we are not 80 ungenerous as to ac-
cuse the present Ministry Of any connection with
the-the-chap over the way-yet the fact ~unfortu-
nately remains that it was government material with
which government and people were being damag
ed, during these years. As We have taken occasion
to remark heretofore. the business Of printing and
publishing newspapers is the poorest paid in these
Islands. and the best luck we can wish for any
one is that they won't have the Gazette plant
Knocked down 10 them to-day.
The SwIM.-The race between a Scctchman and
a native Hawaiian for 500 a side, came of as
previously announced on Saturday last at about
5 p. M. in the presence of a large concourse Of
spectators. who were however mostly natives.
The distance from the end of the Esplanade to
the stake boat off the lighthouse aud return
about half a mile,-was done by the native In Is
minutes. ns opponent coming III Two minutes BE-
hind him. From the start IL was quite evident
that the native was the best man in the Hawailan's
native element. for he at once took the lead and
maintained it throughout. AT the stakeboat, be-
ing well ahead, he 8 trod water " for a while, and
remarked to those in the boat that he wasnit the
least bit tired or out Of breath. aud then launched
ont again for the wharf with his peculiar hand
overland stroke. The Scotchman was evidently
a very fair swimmer but we have yet TO see any
nationality that can successfully compete with the
natives OF the Pacific Islands In either swimming
or diving. The easy won victory Of their country
man was of course the occasion for great excite
ment and enthusiasm among the assembled Haw-
aiians. male and female.