The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-05-15

to-day.
81 A pressure of advertisements cOmpeIs the
omission of important matters for this issue.
No late news from the irate Madame whose
fiery ebullitiOns are a matter of interesting record.
"A rose by any other name would smell as
sweet; . defender of the "innOcents" isn't bad.
- The accompaniment of Berger to RObertsOn's
comedy of Caste. as rehearsed on Monday last, was
not q success.
- Born in this city. on the 10Th inst. at the
shop of NJ. J. Rose, a baby watering cart. Maker
and handiwork are doing well.
- Too bad that the Chinese troupe les so sud-
denly. they possibly missed some exhibitions of
ground and lofty tumbling by HawaIians.
- We object, Aseu is not: he is having it done,
and by cosmopolitanic labor. the Occident, Orient
and Mid-Pacidc being represented.
- Why should the Harati be declared rotten
and suseaworthy when the unserviceable uood was
removed from her on the return from a late voyage.
- Lessons in reporting legislative proseed-
ings. may be obtained from the ADVERTISER report
ers, by ambitious aspirants to reportOrial honors.
s- The estimated appropriations for the COM
ing biennial period is s $780, 99. nearly half a
million more than the settled appropriation OF the
last like period.
Gs- People conchologically inclined had an
opportunity to crafty their taste in that particular.
for small sums, at the auction held by Barlow on
the 18th inst.
Captain Hubbard of the FalkiRburg, and
Messrs. Whitney and Robertson, have favored us
with copies of papers of late dates, for which we re-
turn thanks.
r<E- A VUYNDv CuarHcr WAn. e ,ba d;Hora.oo
between a swell on the reef and a swell on the Es-
planadei The wind raises the one, and the other
raises the wind.
Brownies BENEFIT.-The lovers OF the drama
should not fail to witness the performances of Mr..
Browne and Miss Leigh in the principal characters,
this evening at the theatre.
y Elder John G. Hook, who has labored for q
short time amongst the highways and byeways Of
this city, and with seeming good success, left for
San Francisco, by the ZeaiandiG, on the 10th inst.
- The Legislative Hall was densely crowded on
Monday last. Many of the passing Australians, \
availed themselves of the opportunity to listen to the
frequent outbreaks of the Hawaiian oratory.
e If the Messenger of the Legislature was a yam
kee he would have a number OF reserved seats for the
accommodation OF visitors. Single tickets rs cents
two for 81. There's where the ''perq" comes in.
&
Z e Did not the Hon. Mr.. Rhodes commit an
error when he intimated that East Indians could be
engaged for ten years, aud did be not forget that the
Hawaiian law forbids a contract for a longer term
than five years?
And the pent up enthusiasm of the old
man broke FORTH in umikundmdLolu umikuma-
mdhd, umikumamdlimd For the benefit of our
foreign readers we will mention that the above
is Kanaka for l3, IA, Is.
-
ACoIDENT.-On Wednesday, the 18th inst, while
engaged in discharging lumber. on the Buena
Vista, the chief officer and one of the men belong
ing to the vessel. were severely injured by a pile
of the lignous article falling on them.
Tf Centipedes are frequently seen in the reserv-
ed seats of the Royal Hawaiian Theatre. It is a.
contamination devoutly to be wished that the present
manager will devise a drug to extermiDate that and
other reptiles.
= ANEW E~LEcTIoN-Tbere will be an election of an
other Representative for the district Of Eva and Wal
amaze on the 18th inst, to fill the position made va
cant by the death of Fl. U. NAH. Mr.. Frank Brown
and s. W. Mahelona are the principal contestants for
the vacant chair.
2 COMMITTEE The following are the names of the
Executive COMMITTEES empowered to arrange mat
tiers connected with the horse races on the llth OF
of June James S. Lemon, A. McWayne James
Dodd. R. F. Bickerton, Captain Trip and John
Brown.
e By timely action there is no doubt but that
a series of regattas. sailing and rowing. and races.
swimming and diving, could be made to form a
portion OF the amusements OF the coming l1th OF
June. The fair sex enjoy the romance connected
with regattas. and why not give them I'm jour
pldisir.
e Smith says that the road-makers now occu-
ply a portion of their time in attempting to proper
ly solve the Is puzzle relating as a TACT, that the
mania has progressed so far. that the Superintend-
ant of Roads searches the pockets OF the prisoners
for concealed Gems before commencing the days
work.
FAIR The Honolulu Library and Reading Room
fair will be held, as advertised, at the
rooms of the Association on the afternoon and even
of the Goth inst. The fair sex have evinced con-
siderable interest in the affair. and it promises to be
brought 10 a most successful issue. Maile and other
green's suitable for decorative purpose are much de-
sired and persons wishing to supply the want are
requested to send the material as early as convenient
to the Hall on the 18th, the day before the fair. 4
THEATRIcAL.-Tbe company, of which Mr.. Edwin
is the star. essayed, on the evening OF the
10th inst, to play Robertson's well known comedy
of Caste. 1t was evidently pnt on in a hurry. and
the prompter's voice was distinctly heard through
out the performance. Many of the points were
for want of proper conception on the part of
the performers. A better study is advisable be-
fore again attempting to please the public. The
AOHoS "0o hHAA oo4 PfhON COS USNAe6
new management evinces no Improvement as yet
in the corps.
CARELEssEEss SoMEwHERE-A phaeton, contain
ing a lady and the driver. while passing along
one Of the principal streets on the evening of the
II inst, was run into by a buggy. driven by parties
unknown, and the complication resulted IN the
phaeton losing a wheel, and sustaining other slight
injuries too numerous to mention. In this connect
ion it might be well to draw attention to the fact
that several private carriages are driven about with
out a displayed Ii ght, and in go doing are continu
ally liable to accident.
e The New Zealand Herald states, under date
of Monday, April 18th. that the following informa-
ton relative to the movements of the San Francisco
steamers has been received by the secretary of the
general post Office The steamship australia left
San Francisco on Monday. 18th inst, under recent
for shortening the period Of transit
between London and Auckland. The mail steamer
should have left San Francisco on Saturday, 10Th
inst, but, for some reason unexplained in the tele-
graph advices, she did not get away on her proper