The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-03-13

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~ Messrs. Whitney & Robertson laid US under
obligations Tor files of late papers per last arrivals
y ELDER JOIN G. Hook, Evangelist. will q. W
preach in the Bethel vestry, sunday, March lAh,
ats /. N. All are welcome. Come.
\ CouEr.-In our Eastern Exchanges we read
that a comet is visible in the Southern hemisphere,
approaching our Earth. Have any Of our Island
astronomers observed the stranger?
~ We learn that the native Hawaiian Theo-
logical Seminary Of this city has recently received
a donation Of $500 from the Hon. W.. Hyde. Of
Mass and $50 from Miss 5 R. Sage for books for
the library.
Coon YIELD.-A field of some fifteen acres Of
cane at Honokaa, Hawaii. turned out at the rate of
about seven tons Of sugar to the acre. What
would Louisiana people say to that, with their one.
and one and a quarter tons TO the acre.
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HoNoLuLu RoAD-NAKxG-As exemplided the
past week, by gangs of prisoners this consists OF
digging out the mud and earth accumulated in the
cutters and throwing it back into the middle OF the
streets.
INFORMATION WANTED-We have received a let
ter from Mrs. Marcella Nicholas, at Virginia City,
Nevada, inquiring as to the whereabouts OF one
Mathew Nicholas, supposed to be in these Islands,
AAN NuO Will u SolhNAuluE ~ us aufduAoet
by, communicating as above.
~ The Hall of the Library and Reading Room
Association was crowded last evening with a we'll
pleased audience, to listen TO the lecture deliver
ed by DIR. C. t. Rodgers and the excellent
music by amateurs Our limited space forbids more
than this brief mention Of a very interesting and in
structive lecture.
WAIANAE-This plantation, on Oahu, is grinding
some one hundred acres q very handsome cane.
We hear it reported that one acre turned out of
FIRST sugars, at the rate of over 6 tons to the acre.
This is approaching to some of the best yields in
hohala-that ne plus ultra of districts for large
crops.
CRAZY CHINAMAN.-A Chinaman named Apana
was locked up one day this week as being insane.
His Chinese wife was delivered of a child, and it
was with difficulty that he was kept from murder
ing the newborn babe. He could give no reason
for his conduct, and was evidently insane. Opium,
perhaps.
MUsIC.-The Band will play this afternoon at
Emma Square. commencing at 4:3O P. NJ. The fol-
lowing is The programme:
overture-The Concert at the Court. .Auber
uIrovatore. 80. Verdi
selection-Prinee Methnsaiem. strauss
Grand ~March-RienZf. .......... new.......... Wagner |
Quadrille-rhe .Coote
HEAVY SURF--Coaslng schooners from Hawaii
report a heavy surf on shore all along Kohala and
Hamakua. During the early part of this week the
weather was moderate, but the surf at most points
was so high as to prevent landing freight. The
steamer Lehua was still at anchor off Hapuu, Ko-
hala, on Tuesday, awaiting an opportunity to dis
charge freight. |
NATIVE ENTERPRIsE--Last Saturday morning,
some fishermen at Kawela ION the northwest shore
of MolnkaiN hoviDo mazda a Ior0a baui m hat Iooa
'-of the fine fish called oio, resolved to bring them
to the Honolulu market. Leaving Kawela at six
O'Clock in the morning in a whaleboat, they
crossed the channel and arrived at Honolulu be-
fore shutdown.
-TS- No wonder the Gazette is in a quandary
with regard to what a =. mauageress " is. when it
earnestly desires - our lady friends " to designate
themselves in such a manner as to obviate the pos
sibility of a mixture of the genders. " Our " lady
friends will undoubtedly feel pleased at the keen
displayed. and some of them may turn
beneiactress and send a grammar and dictionary.
Nor FoRGoTTEN.-It is pleasant to be reminded
occasionally that those who in former years have
resided here and formed a part of our little Island
community, still remember us with kindly feelings.
DIR. r. W. Wood, who for a number of years resided
in Honolulu and praetised as a physician. and who
now resides at Jamaica Plains, near Boston,
Mass, has recently afforded us one OF these pleas
ant reminders by liberal donations to several of
our public institutions. These are-SI 900 for
Oahu College $500 for the Queens Hospital
and $500 for the pastor of the Bethel Church.
A SAVAGE ~PTG.-During the last week in Febru-
some natives went up in the mountain back of
Mani, to hunt for wild pigs, which are
somewhat plentiful in that locality. The dogs
raised a good-sized grunter and fastened to him.
of the natives ran up, thinking to dispatch the
when it got clear of the dogs and made a rush
for the man. He stumbled and fell. when piggy
seized him by the sloalder and bit a piece square
and then disappeared in the shrubbery. The
hurt was not mortal. bat the man will probably
hunt wild pigs with a greater degree of caution
hereafter.
THE LATE SToRM-The recent storm of wind
and rain commenced here February Path. In
.ooking over our California files, we observe that
1 similar storm, though accompanied with less
wind, commenced at Santa Barbara and all along
he coast of California on February 22d, the rain
all for the twentyfour hours ting to I.64
inches in Sacramento city. All along the Central
Pacific road as far as Truckee, snow fell generally {
n the mountains. For the present with us the
Weather has the appearance of being settled, with {
rood trade wind breezes. but the usual {
bad weather may be expected about
he 2lst inst.
THE RoADs.--What a fne opportunity was afford r
d during the recent muddy days to lay down +
lack sand and broken coral on our roads and I
treets Had this been done, generally and free
y. the next heavy rains would not land us in such /
cas- of mud. The black volcanic sand is plentiful
n the suburbs, and near at hand are whole mines .
( coral concrete, and experience has proved that t
be two combined make the best of roads, which ,
will shed water and remain reasonably firm under 7
be action of carts and wagons. But it seems the I,
practice is still to be adhered to, of lay i
ng down large quantities of plain soil in the |
treets. which on the first rains becomes of the
consistency of liquid mortar. Complaints and sug- Y