The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-09-27

arrival from San Francisco.
az Foreign jurors summoned for the October term Of
the Supreme Court are not required 70 attend at the Court
House until further notice.
"BoSE AND MUscLE."-That is what the Gzsese calls the
recent importation Of Chinese. FIngernGils and cues
appeared to predominant in a recent cartoon representing
the operation of printing the Gaseze
81 The regular monthly meeting of the Hawaiian
Mission Children Society will be held this Saturday
evening at the house of Marshal w. c, PArke, on kukui
street, at 80 O'Clock.
BOARD OF HEALrH-we beg to call attention 10
the recently revised regulations Of the Board Of Health
for the city of Honolulu, under the head Of BY Authority.
If faithfully carried out, they should prove effective in
preserving the public health-so far as human precau-
lions can accomplish that end.
The CHINESE STILL CoNE.-The bark " LpAigenia :" from
whsmpoa, Chins. arrived here on the 21st instant, after a
passage of 81 days. bringing 2lT Chinese. 23 male and A
females. In consequence of light winds the vessel was
detained within four hundred miles of the harbor for
fourteen days. A Chinese boy aged ten years died ON the
passage.
TIE CIRcUs-The sawdust arena has been well patron
Used during the last week. and the performances have
pleased and satisfied all who attended. The matinee on
Thursday afternoon gave the little ones an opportunity to
enjoy the antics of the clowns, and all seemed to enjoy
themselves hugely. An entire change of programme for
this evening including many new acts.
81 The rear portion of the Chinese Theatre is the
ground upon which the native Hawaiian and heather
Mongolisns meet and smoke. Lessons in the Hawaiian
language are given to the uninstructed Celestial, and he
in return gives specimens of ground and lofty tumbling.
Together they are seemingly a happy family. and much
patronized by foreign lockers on.
EoUINocrnL.-Last Monday, the 22d, the sun passed
the equator, southwark, being what is known as the su-
tumnal equinox. We have been accustomed to stormy
weather on these semi-annual passages of the sun-gales
and high tides and rain storms-but the seasons of late
$1,000 l1a I'D raaa-.Iy- aa.r, 80 he a. Zt AF sDfpt -
But following the recent hot weather we may expect to
catch a cold norther ere long, with chilling rains.
LARGE CooKRoACHEs.-A recently arrived European en-
ployed as a cook in e Honolulu restaurant was astounded
one morning on finding two craw-hsh on his kitchen ia
BILE, placed there by his employer, to be cooked for break
fast. They were alive and kicking. having just been
caught. He having never seen such creatures before,
thought they were big cockroaches, and banged them to
death with a roomstick.
LOST AT SEA-The Captain of the Bark Il. c. WyRe,
(which arrived here on the 18th instant from Hamburg.
reports that at six O'Clock on the night of August I'd
while in latitude 39o S, So W, a seaman, Carl Hon-
meester, fell from the yard arm into the sea and was lost.
Every attempt was made to rescue him but to no avail.
as the wind was blowing a heavy westerly gale at the
time. He was 80 years of age and a native of Prussia.
THE DOG PorsoNERs.-The three persons, Narcissus
Perry, John Silva, Jr, and Kanana, arrested on suspicion
as being the distributors of the poisoned meat which
caused the sudden taking of of so many CANNES, were
brought up for trial before the Police Judge on the 26th
inst, on a charge of malicious mischief, and Judge
Jones, after hearing the evidence for the prosecution,
the defence offering none, committed them for trial be-
fore the Supreme Court.
MusIc.-The band will play this afternoon at Emma
Square, commencing at 80 p. NJ. The following is the
programme.
March-Albert Edward. ..Levey
- .Flotow
cornet POlka~Lov and Truth .Weicher
The second moonlight concert will take place on Mon
day evening next, Sept. 29th. at the same time and place.
FAST DRIvING.-Complaints having recently been fire.
quent about the reckless manner in which drays have
been driven along the streets of the city, we learn that
the Minister of the Interior, with his Characteristic
promptitude in matters of public concern, has given in
structions to the owners of all such vehicles that they
must not go beyond a walking pace, within the city linn
its. Such a regulation was eminently necessary. for the
nuisance of trotting and even at times gallopping drays
was getting to be a dangerous one. 1t will be remember
ed that the advertiser called the attention of the authori-
ties to this subject last week.
MASONIC DEp1oAr1oN.-The formal and public dedica-
ton of the new Hall of Hawaiian Lodge No. 81, F. Il, M,
in the upper story of the building erected on the corner
Of Queen and Fort streets, will take place ON Tuesday
evening next, at the hour of 80 p. NJ. when the brethren
expect to see their friends and acquaintance. The Hall
is a roomy and airy one, the best and most comfortable
for large gatherings in the city-outside of church bull
is a decided credit to the enterprise and man.
agement of the Lodge to which it belongs. This institu-
ton, under it's late and present officers, has been a useful
conservator of public morals in this community-as have
also several other kindred organization.
OPIUM SMUGGLING. The arrival of the Barkentine |
j. A. Ealkin5urg from Portland, Oregon, on the Goth in.
slant, brought to this port twelve Chinese passengers,
and also another lot OF opium. The usual Investigations
by the Custom House officials, revealed twenty-six cans
of the drug, secreted in a chest and stored in the galley.
1t was also ascertained that the chest belonged to the
Chinese Steward, and he, together with another Mongo-
liam brother. likewise suspected, were both arrested.
The case came up for trial on the 22d instant, and the
steward alone was found guilty and sentenced to six
months imprisonment, while his celestial companion
was discharged, proof not being established as to his
guilt.
NAvAL.-The U. 8. Steamer Alert arrived on wednes-
day morning last, "a days from San Francisco, having
made the passage under sail and experienced light winds
the entire distance. She is q third rate vessel, with q
complement of LAG men, carrying four guns. She regis
tiers GAL tons. Following is a list of officers:
Gommdnder-C. L. Huntington. |
Executive O6iceT-Wm. Watts.
Lie.aenants-H. {. Hunter. R. G. Peck.
E E 4 4. aag'assr9A a. e. s ER z
p A. Paymaster-Jos T. Addicks.
Mastcrs-A,J !. Dabney, W. P: clason.
Ensfgns-R. II. Townley, F.H. Holmes.
Kidshipmen-G. w. Brown, L. NJ. Garrett. c. H. Har-
low, R. S; sloan, W; A; Thorn:
Paymdaer's CIerk-G. S. Gregson.
CdTpentT-h.A BneW.
BodtSsCdin-T. Sheesn.
MORE PoRTUGUEsE.-We learn that the British ship
Scottish Chief was reported by last advices as shortly to
sail from Liverpool, under engagement to touch at the
Azores, for several hundred immigrants for these ISL
ands. The fact of her sailing will be received by the
next mail from the East. The natives of the Azores
are said to be sgriculturists almost exclusively, and
therefore more to be desired than the mixed lot of me-
chanics-cobblers, thinkers and all sorts-who came by
the Ravenscrag. But yet they are all far more desirable
than the male Chinese who are now crowding the streets
of Honolulu, for the reason that the Portuguese are a
home-creating people, which the Chinese are not. The
latter have many admirable traits as to patience, industry
and thrift, but they have apparently no idea Of what con-
stitutes the family. without the family. no nation can
be truly civilized. The normal condition Of woman in
China, as is well known, is that of absolute servitude OF a
most revolving nature. In the countries of Europe and