The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-04-17
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser .

Commercial AObertlser.
- SATURDAY. APRIL II.
THASks.-ours are due to Mr.. t. G. Thrum and
to iCoL. Norris, for late papers.
81 We learn that the Government is about to
lay $ good plank road from Kapiolsni Park along the
beach TO the main road, 50 that the Park viii be Aoeessi-
near the entrance to the PARK.
e The steamer from San Francisco is expect
ed to-day, If however. she does not arrive until after
n~ightfali. we are requested TO say by whitney kRobert-
son that s light will be displayed on her coming In sight,
at the outer telegraph station.
= The celebrated puzzle of Is. otherwise 81,
which has SO much enSrossed attention st the East. has
resched Honolulu. We hope that Whitney & Robertson,
who have imported IL. will not be complained Of for In
ducing insanity.
Nav BRIDGE AT Hno.-A new wooden bridge
has recently been completed over the waiakea. Itisnine-
ty foot span. substantially built, and will cost about
$4,000. We hear there is some talk among the people Of
water on the wAiAkea side OF HilO hArbOr.
STEAMER &" GUssIE TELFAIR."-This iron steamer
Of about 400 tons burthen, in the White Star Line. was
advertised to leave San Francisco for this port April 8,
and may be looked for at any time; 1t will be seen BY the
that she will sail on the return voyage April y.
- Professor Ketten gave another one Of his
very popular p~iAno-forte concerts on Thursday evening"
again, of course. to q fine audience. By particular re-
quest, the Professor. who sails for Aus.ralis by the
steamer due to-day. will this evening CIV" farewell
concert, at the Lyceum. See posters.
LETTER FROM HoxoLULU-The S. F.. Post of
March p, has a letter from this city by = passenger
who arrived here on the 25th February. The writer
seems, unlike some who visitus to have seen everything
cdeHT de rose, and in quite complimentary terms speaks
by names of individuals whom he has met, both in pub
lie and private life.
AMERICAN POSTAGE SrAMPs.-The public will be
pleased to learn that by order of the Minister Of the
Interior. an ample supply of Q. S. postage stamps will
be kept for sale at the Post Once. A new window will
where domestic and foreign stamps can be had on appli-
cation.
3 Among the passengers for the East from
New Zealand to San Francisco by the steamer was Father
Chiniquy, an ex-RomAn Catholic priest. He has made a
tour of the Colonies, lecturing on RomAnism. and is now
returning to his parish in Canada. He gave & free lect-
ue on TUESDAY evening in Fort street Church, which
was well attended. and in which he recounted some re-
markable experiences that had caused him to abjure Ro-
man Catholicism. "A
: KoHALA.-A correspondent writes that a humeA
to convey cane to the mill is nearly completed at Multi.
whereby they expect to make seven tons of sugar g day.
EARLY in the present month, an old native
woman was burned to death in e grass house at Multi
It seems that she was helpless, and being left alone
in the house, it somehow caught he and was burned
to the ground. Only the trunk of the womAn's body was
found unconsumed- ~
ADDITIONS TO THE LIBRARY.-During the past
week a number of books have been added to the library,
partly by purchase and partly by gift. Among these are
Dickens works complete in fifteen volumes; Jarves' His
tory of the Hawaiian Islands. and a handsome copy of
Dictionary, Unabridged, with Illustrations.
THE latter is the gift of Mr.. A.. j. Cartwright. The col 1
lection is steadily growing in interest and value, and at
the present rate of increase will soon become one in
(which the people of Honolulu can feel q just pride. /
COMPLICATIONS WITH THE MAoRIs.-The New
Zealand government is still apparently on the brink of q
native war, on account of conhscated lands. The lands
in question were confscated formally some fifteen or
sixteen years ago. but never taken possession of. Re
land by government, were INSTRUCTED by bodies of ma
m ITS ana an armed r force wa 6 n az o n nar PO on.h a.
far there has been no actual fighting, but both sides are
apparently making ready.
INSTRUCTIONS TO REPRESENTATIVES. meeting
Of the native voters of this district was called for Thurs.
dry evening last, at Kaumakapili church. for the under
course in the coming session. There was less than a
hundred persons present at the meeting, and the only
Keau. A number of absurd and impossible propositions
siderable discussion was had, pro. and con, of a repeal
of the liquor law, and the vote of the meeting was that
instructed to their representative to oppose the repeal.
Miss De VERE-This lady vocalist arrived from
New Zealand on Tuesday last. where she had concluded
a successful engagement, having previously made the
tour of tasmania, New South Wales and Western Austria
her talent, and her possession Of "a high and flexible.
eaqsP5II Slf tqsined. s0p sSe h SSis sstt snheR t eas fTlasniiy f Sssn
Signor GLORIA, Director of the Sydney international Or.
Patti. Miss De We're proposes to give one or more con.
certs in this city, the time and place of which will be
duly announced.
MUs1c-The Band will play this afternoon at Emma
Square, commencing at 43O P. NJ. The following
is the programme
March-The Elite. Ruhner
Andante-st. Jerome's Love, new .......-...B Beethoven
WAltz-V1sions, new) sung
Galop-Hurly Burly, new Faust
The next moonlight concerts will take place on Mon
day, April 10, and on Thursday, April %, at the usual
time and place.
THE CASE OF THE q" j. W. SEAvER. This bark,
which arrived at Hilo from San Francisco on the Sd inst,
brought as passengers a Mr.. Williams and wife. They
were both caught in the act of smuggling opium from
the bark, and being found guilty in the Police Court of
respectively for one year and three months. Under the
circumstances of the case, the Sheriff, Mr.. Severance,
the Attorney General; that ofieer, while fully approving
vessel. She had a full cargo Of sugar engaged at HiIo
for the return voyage, mostly from the plantation of the
Messrs. Hitchcock.
! IL a CHURCH FOR THE FIRST TIME.-Last Sunday
morning a large number of the recently arrived Gilbert Is
landers attended religious services at Rev. Mr.. Parker's
native church at kawaiahao. After preaching in Hawai-
ian, the Rev. II. Bingham, who has lived in Micronesia
as a missionary, made an address to the strangers in their
own language, to which they listened with great appar-
ent interest. Some of them it is stated, are from an ISL
and on which no teacher has ever landed, and. they there
fore heard the gospel for the 4rst time in = Hawaiian
Church. Thus the seed first sown here by the Mission
airy Fathers over fifty years sgo-bread cast upon the
waters-is now returning in a way little anticipated by
them or by those who sent them out from America.
REIEAsED.--Tbe Swedish bark Hermine which
arrived from Hongkong on the 2sth ult. and was placed
in quarantine on account of having had a case of small
pox on board during the voyage, was released therefrOm
on Monday last and was towed into port. The best of
care and precaution has been observed by the officers of
the Board of Health in regard to the destruction of any
clothing, &c. which might possibly conceal the con-
tagion. The sailor who had had the disease and who was
about cnnyaIescent on the arrival of the vessel. has ever