The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-09-04

g We take pleasure in noting the movements of
islanders abroad,-and see by the following clipping
that our friend West and wife. are enjoying them
selves in the old home.
"Mr. Gideon West, who left here about twenty
years ago, has returned. with his wife, TO visit his
friends in this country. He is looking as young and
hearty as he did when he last visited his native
place, over twelve years ago. Mr.. West In carrying
on . large manufacturing business in Honolulu,
Sandwich Islands. ~. s. Mar, Senti-
mel.
= e All the American newspapers seem to have
fallen into the same error regarding the ownership
and offering of the 8. s. Hochung. 1t is this
g that she is owned by Chinese Merchants and
manned by Chinese officers and crew." The fact is
that the crew and 6Iemen are Chinese, while the
officers and engineers are all foreigners. The whole
of the feet is similarly manned. The experiment Of
of q Chinese captain was tried on the Yantszs in
1876, but it proved q failure.
A New STEAMER-The C. r. Bishop arrived here
on Sunday last from San Francisco, after 9 splendid
run of 9 days and IL hours. She resembles. in
build. the Lmes Make. but is more powerful and
decidedly better fitted for the passenger trade. She
left on her maiden trip for Hama, Maui, on Thurs
day. Messrs. Foster & Co.. her owners. are to be
commended for their enterprise, and We wish them
full freights aud lots of passengers. The vessel is
named after our highly respected citizen, Hon. Mr..
C. R. Bishop, the banker, who presents some new
bunting to the beautiful craft. Success to our
Hawaiian steam feet.
81 Shortly after midnight ON Saturday the 24th
July, q fire broke out on the premises of Messrs.
Gordon and Gotch, George Street. advertising and
news agents, printers, SC. The premises were COM
pletely Quilted and the whole stock destroyed. The
following assurances are reported: North British,
Ell, 900; Norwich, 81. 900; London and Lancashire,
$4,000. The premises were insured in the United
States for s2, 900. Boakeis Photographic ware
house was also entirely consumed, and the stock in
Hodson s. Albury's furnishing warehouse was much
damaged by fire and water. The total damage to
stock and building is estimated at 10000 which is
covered by insurance. Messrs. Gordon & Gotch
state in a letter to their Honolulu correspondents
that back files of Sydney papers were destroyed,
which accounts for mining numbers.
In connection with the Hochung's visit to San
Francisco. the Bulletin states that the agents of the
vessel say that the steamer in question has no con-
nection with the establishment of a steamship line
between this port and Chins, owned by Chinese
merchants. She will discharge cargo at Honolulu,
with which she is principally loaded, en- route. She
has no passengers on board for this port. Macon
dray & Co., as soon as they were advised Of the
sailing of the steamer for Honolulu and this port.
requested the Chinese Consul General here to tele-
graph to the Chinese Minister at Washington to
bring the fact to the notice of our Government that
the President had never issued a commercial pro-
clamation with reference to Chinese vessels arriving
in American ports, and to ask that snch q procla-
nation will be made in q day or two. Without such
proclamation the vessel in question would be subject
to ten per cent. additional tax.