The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-03-20
THE PACIFIC
Commercial obertlser .
SATURDAY. MARCH 20.
BRIEF MENTION.

BRIEF MENTION.
LANCE MAL.-The Post once dispatched 4SOo letters by
the mail steamer -tuStyalia on Tuesday last.
VMouthly meeting Of the Hawaiian Mission Chill
dren's Society at Judge Mecully's this evening
AZ Our thanks are due to Mr.. T. C.. Thrum aud
Messrs. whitney s Robertson for late papers.
COOP FOB wAILuKu.-By s. letter from the a~ourishing
town of East Maui We learn that some of the cane on the
Waikiki Plantation is turning out from six to seven tons
70 the scre.
Ea-AAdAms CArlottA Patti. who refused to sing for
Honolulu for fear that somebody IN San Francisco would
seize the receipts, is creating a great furore with her
concerts in Sydney.
ARKEsTKD.-In the 5. F. Aha Of Feb. Is, We read that
Theodore shillAber was arrested for assault with a dead
~ weapon on Louis Winters. The case was continued.
defendant being released on $500 bail.
<cooI. wEArHxR.-The wind on Tuesday night and
Wednesday morning was from the northward, and the
Thermometer Il seif-registering one) In town stood At
Sc. In the valley. two miles from town, it stood at Sse.
~ An adaptation from T. S. Arthur's temperance drama
Of Ten Nights in q Barroom, and called Father Come
Home. may shortly be produced by a new organization
called the Royal Hawaiian Dramatic Club.
MUSICAL HALL ASSOCIATION We are requested to say
that there viii be an adjourned meeting of the stock
holders Of the shove assoeiAsion. at the Shaee Of the
O'Clock. P N. A full attendance is requested.
THE SCHOONER " vND.r-This FAnning's Island packet
has recently changed commanders. Captain English re-
firing. Since he has been in charge of the Tirid. one
year, she has sailed 5000 miles in her numerous trips
between the island and this port. Captain English is a
thorough seaman and navigator.
81 Captain E. d. Crane, of the Hawaiian steamer
Lehud, reports Left KohAla March Is at 8 p. NJ; at $50
spoke American w~hAleship Progress, Captain LAphAm,
who reported that he was three months out from califor-
oil. The Preerss was bound to Keaiakekua Bay. Capt.
Crane also reports a heavy surf at Hapuu.
Z wELL-BoR1Ns.-Groun will be broken at KulAokahua
on Monday morning next. by the engineer. Mr.. A ID.
Pierce. for an artesian well on the premises of Mr.. A.
Marquee. This novel experiment will create a lively in
tsTsst, follow n yie tSs Of t. sRs Iagn1tad of IF 96s ss fact fe sSat a SeiSs
wells can be had on these Islands.
NEws.-Among the brief mentions of News of the
Week" in the Grocer and Country Merchant of San Fancis-
CO, occur these words: Proposed reciprocity treaty be-
tween Germany and the sandwish Islands" That would
indeed be news to us, We remember however that the
procity treaty With the United States.
i FAST RDISs.-we beg to direct the attention of the
heads of the police to the fact that Chinese are in the
habit of racing borses on the Palams road night and day.
Chinese with and without the usual caudal aPpendage
zIS, the Sn no{,Ss ws snq iS oS9sei a down. eaebS S one bf these Az.
ing Celestials, luckily without sustaining serious INJURY,
while the native police took no notice of the affair.
I THE OCEAN RAcE.-The brigantine ). d. S~preekels and
the schooner Claus Spreekels both left San Francisco at
Hilo. Each arrived of their port of destination at the
same hour-1 O'Clock A. M, and hove to until daylight,
reporting the same time, ten days and thirteen hours
passage. The report of the Claus will be found In our
from San Francisco than is HiIo. the brigantine must be
conceded to have won the race. Very close sailing,
however.
kauai IrEMs.-A valued correspondent, writing from
Nawiliwin under date of the 18th inst. says " Last Sun
day night. a Chinaman, Akanui by name, wishing to re-
turn to his native land took the hanging method for so
doing. and succeeded admirably: week before he had
WAS found dead in his cell at the prison on Monday MORN
employee of the Lihue Plantation. in a fit of love sick
ness, cut his own throat. He was not so successful rs the
Chinaman, and will probably recover.
So In a recent number of the Nevada city Transcript,
mention is made Of a search by agents of people who
have been feeced, after a certain @. W. Halleck, an alb
seconded 81 teacher of vocal culture" and musical instru-
ment agent. He appears to have got ahead Of the people
at these Islands, we are very liable TO be visited by this
some have entertained angels unawares,0and not unfre-
quently the other sort. The safest plan is to ask for
before committing oneself with strangers.
Mus1o-The Band will play this afternoon at Emma
Square, commencing at 430 P. NJ. The following is the
programme:
oratorio M~arch-David and Absaiom.. .LOnghurst
seiection-The Fiedermous. Strauss
QuadriIle-The Wedding. Strauss
The next moonlight concerts will take place on Tues
day. March 23d, and on Thursday, March 25th, at the
usual place and time.
GNP The following card from the unfortunates at Mo
lokai has been handed us for publication. 1t is the COM
position of one of the signers, who is educated in Eng
lish. Its publication may incite others to "go and do
I Mr.. EDIToR-SIR by the grace and power of AL
who has heard the prayers of His children,
through our Committee therefore, we return our
and gratitude to Hon. Henry Warehouse, j. Il.
Waterhouse, jr, and Henry Dimond. for their kindness
to the poor afflicted lepers, who are residing in the settle
ment of Kawaluna, KAlawao, Molokai. Have clothed the
men, women and children the number amounting 10.
EPHRAIM KANoE, | conn,ittae
g. X. KAAPALI.
Harra1nna Ko1aVuan Eahruarr DOth 1880 |