The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-11-06
THE PACIFIC
O0mmere1alA0bert1se .

OUmmert1al A0bert1ser.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1880.
NOTES OF THE WEEK.
The October term of the Supreme Court ended
on the Both ultimo ; we publish an abstract of the
proceedings from the 18th ultimo. in this issue
- The boat race, on the 18th. is probably off.
but 500 has already been subscribed for q sailing
regatta.
In our advertising columns will be found the an
nouncement that the concert in aid Of the Bereta-
mia Street Schools will come of on Saturday next.
Through pressure of other matter we are obliged
to hold over our London correspondents letter, fore
ign news, and many items Of interest.
e No doubt that's so ; about the " squeezed
orange But be careful how you tread on the
peel,-you might slip mp.
E Never mind about the ~prosody. If the
rhymes hit. that's enough.
e Opium smugglers and dealers should take
advantage of the provisions of the copartnership
law and register, thereby escaping the individual
liability.
- A contemporary says 1.-THE partnerships
are ~hurrying on the publication of their notices,
&c. but forgets to add in the columns of the
| ADvERFIsER and EXPRESS"
- The Chayter building on the Esplanade.
has been leased to a Chinese Company. for 20
years, at $1,000 per annum. To be used as a rice
mill.
Justice Wilcox now assumes the judicial posi-
ton Of Judge Bickerton in the Police Court, the
latter gentleman having left in company with Messrs.
Preston, Jones, Hatch. and Brown. for Hawaii. to
attend the Wsimea circuit.
E8- Hurrah for the Band : Our Band returned.
refreshed and inyigorated, plays for the public
next Monday evening in the pavilion at the Ha-
waiian Hotel. The evening will br pleasantly
| moonlit and the good music of Prot. Berger,
will add to the evenings delight Go and ill the
Hotel balconies which are free to visitors.
We learn that after the leave of absence OF
N. Daloz expires he proceeds to Malta. to which
Consular post h.. has been appointed and that
the French Gov" nment. has appointed NJ. Feer,
late chancellor of the French Consulate at Ham
burg, as Consul and Commissioned OF the R"Pub-
lie of France in this Kingdom. His time Tor de-
parture for Honolulu rs not yet announced. And
We are happy to learn that NJ. Ratard. will continue
here bis duties as Chancellor.
COMING THEATRIcALs-Following are the names
Of persons engaged as the stock company for the
Honolulu Musical Hall, aud who will arrive by
the Australia; Miss Eva West. Miss Eliza Long,
Miss Ebsrle Messrs. Chas. B. Welles. Henry NJ.
Wilson, w. C. Crusbie. (Komikal Krosbie) J. N.
Frankur. The leader of the orchestra is Mr.. Chas.
Schultz; Scenic Artist, W. T. Porter; Machinist,
s. Gulliver.
- The recent disclosures of opium SNUG
Cling reveal the persistence of the dangerous traf-
&c and 90 to show, that the fascination Of large
profits is so great. as to provoke risk upon risk.
But the sad thing to our observation is that for
eigners are chiefly engaged 10 the illicit trade.
Tn. persistent talk of the street. aud some detect
i've intimations, point to several influential parties
in cur mercantile community; as implicated in
opium smuggling. We will not give a name to
suspicious but it is sad to know that the foreign
er is impugned by the foreigner, as the chief cor
rupter of Chinaman aud Kanaka alike by the I'M
lawful Introduction of the drug. And wheu pun
ishment is meted out, it is to be hoped that the
most influential pdrticeps cri,ninis will have to sat
isfy the broken law.
THEATRICAI--The Alaska Minstrel Troupe gave
their opening performance at the Royal Hawaiian
Theater on the evening Of the 30th nit. and in
presence Of q large and fashionable audience. Ac-
cording to the programme the = trouble p" COM
meuced at 7.x5 and exactly on time the curtain
rose and displayed the artists arranged in minstrel
srder, T. G. Clifford acting as interlocutor, J.
Powell, bones, and J. Ives. tambo. The FIRST part
of the programme consisting of ballad aud
chorus singing was interesting and Wilson. Powell
and lives received recalls for their efforts. The
intermission between the first aud second parts of
the programme was very agreeably filed by the
orchestral performance of a Sheep-shank polka.
Excelsior jig, by E. Shanahan, was the next event
worthy of note. and the saltatory qualifications of
the performer were simply immense the dancing
being truly :" light and fantastic" A bone solo
by Ives received q merited recall. Wilson's war
bling was good as was also Powells remarkable
remarks regarding racing and cruising. Shana-
hans professor Shanahan he should be dubbed)
clog challenged the admiration Of connoiseurs and
he was the recipient OF vociferous applause. The
" Essence . by Thorn was not dressed to the
character but the acrobatic eccentriSkies intro
duced, took we'll. and received applause. The
sketches were well rendered. ard showed
that Jack Tar is well able to appreciate
the comical side Of life. and act it.
The performance as a whole reflected credit ON all
engaged, and afforded the audience present a very
agreeable evenings entertainment. Messrs.
Bennett, Weber, and Clifford, the committee of
management, should feel well pleased at the success
vRh;eh attended, fhofr aGnrta