The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-06-21

Platt Of the City q -Nec York. Merchants TX
change, San francisco, and to Capt, Nordberg Of the
barkentIne Eureka, for files of late papers.
Construction OF PIASErs.-Look out for an in
t~eresting sight in the heavens at daylight on the
morning OF June 80. when the planets Mars and
Saturn will be only about S minutes apart. AT
IL O'Clock in the forenoon, they will be nearest
within about one minute--but can then be seen on
ly through a telescope.
MusIc.-The Band will play this afternoon at
Emma Square, commencing at ~halfpast 4 O'Clock
Following is the programme:
overture-Light Cavalry .suppe
o........- .Donizetti
waltz-vienna Strauss
Selection-The FreischutE .........-...... .......Weber
Polka-For Friendship. .Lieois
An INSANE MoruER.-Last Wednesday morning q
young native woman on Fort Street, in a sudden fit
of insanity, bit her two-months old infant on the
head, taking q piece out of the scalp larger than q
dollar and as clean cut as If done with a knife. She
had to be choked before she would desst from biting.
A physician was called and dressed the infants
wound.
STILL THEY CoME-The disciples OF Menus will
have another opportunity of worshipping at his
shrine on or about the 18th of July, for by advices
received by us a portion Of the stock company OF
the California Theatre will visit as as will also
the Vaidis Sisters, Steuart Sisters, Charley Reed
and a select company from another San Francisco
theatre, on or about the same date. If they have
merit they will succeed, if no merit, then no sue
cess.
FROM CHLNA-By the way of San Francisco we
learn that the British Governor of Hongkong
had decidedly set his face against Coolie" emf
grafton. A clearance had been refused for the
German bark Jacobine, which vessel was to pro-
coed 10 Whampoa to take in Chinese passengers
for Honolulu. 1t is said the application is still un-
der consideration. The Steamer Alaska was 81
days TO Hongkong from San Francisco, including
detention at Honolulu.
wuERE ARE THE AMERICAN PArRIors.-Only two
weeks more. and the : celorious Fourth - will be
here, but SO far we have heard no Preparation what
ever to celebrate the day, Time was, when Honolu-
lu fired s~alutes. listened to orations. feasted at luaus,
and let off fireworks on the anniversary of American
independence. Has King sugar indeed wrought
such q change in the spirit of our dreams as that we
have lost all regard for the !" Spread-Eagle 81
AsHoRE-The P. NJ. S. S. Co.'s Steamer City Of
Ne,D York managed to touch on the reef at the
western side of the passage while coming in on the
night of the 10th inst, and remained aground until
10 A. NJ. on the 18th, when assistance was rendered
and she aoaed from her unpleasant position. No
damage has been reported as having resulted from
her remaining in statu quo for ten hours, and she left
at 10 A. NJ. on the 18th, on the journey toward Aus
tralia. We wonder how much water there is on the
bar at low tide; may be the pilot could tell us now.
! THE JAMES MAKEE.''-This is the name of
s. Co.'S new steamer, bestowed in honor of
one of our well-known and pioneer sugar planters.
She made the passage from San Francisco in 10 days
and % hours. The new boat is Of a fine model and
gives the impression of solidity and strength.
Early during the passage she lost three of the fans of
the propeller, but for which accident she would no
doubt have made better time. We understand that
d spare propeller belonging to the Kilauea Hou will
be utilized for the present on the James Make, I'M
Ill a new one can be procured in San Francisco.
Commemorative were in error in our last in
stating that there was no regulation as to the load
ing of drays. Chapter 27 of the Session laws of 1875
that "No vehicle licensed to transport
reight shall carry more than one ton of two
pounds. for each drawing horse or other
animal, under penalty upon the licensee of double
icense.r The law is a good one, but we are in
,lined to believe it is often violated.
In the instructions to masters OF vessels pro-
seeding 10 the Pacific Islands in quest of laborers,
n the third paragraph as to terms. for " bed,
read bed clothing.
LABOR IN SAMoA.-We find that agriculturists OF
he Samoan Islands (who are mostly GermaDs) have
o import their laborers, as we do at the Hawaiian
stands. By o recent letter from Apia, we learn
hat besides the production of Cobra, or dried cocoa
there are q number Of sugar plantations al
eady started and about 1,400 laborers employed,
which have been imported from the various Pacific
slands-New Britain, New Hebrides, the line Is
ands and elsewhere. The planters of Samoa have
out all the time looking for laborers among
he different islands. They obtain these people on FIVE
ears contract, at 81 per month and found. their
says the writer, being of the most meager kind,
nd their clothing of course almost nil.
Drum AGAIN.-There was landed from the City
T .New York, on Monday last, among the other
two ordinary looking chests, but without
anne or address. One contained a lot Of Chinese
arpenter tools, the other some clothing. But on
examination these innocent looking chests were
,uni to have, the one O false bottom and the other
llse sides, in which we're snugly concealed
together some sixty tins of opium. And now the
authorities are quite ~solicitous to
now who is the owner of the chests, who, strange
o say, doesn't come forward and claim his property.
- The cry is, still it comes. Yesterday some 222
ms of opium were discovered ON board the schooner
Girl, said to have belonged to the stew
I'd. a Chinaman. Government must have quite a
Of the drug on hand.
THEATRICAL-The performances at the theatre
ave contributed in a great degree to assist our res
Tents in Willing the hours away during the week
as the opportunities given to " laugh and grow
At "have been more in number than for a long time
revious. On last Saturday evening the perform
nee given by native artists only, was not as well at
as it should have been considering the wea-
her and the attractive bill rendered. Those who
vent were satisfied. On last Tuesday afternoon the
performance Of the Victoria LOTUS
and another performance in the evening
" the same company, was very well attended, STAN
ling room only being all that was left at an early
,our. The erformances of the various artists were
veil received, and the actors themselves felt well
pleased at the generous acknowledgements from q
ruly appreciatiye audience. Messrs Frost and
Davis, the managers of this Troupe, may congratu-
ate themselves upon having done all they agreed to,