The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-10-02
TIE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2.
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

Or TIE WEEK..
- The trotting mare. Dolly Warden, took a
spin around the town alone last night. but was fin
ally captured by a police officer. Time. not taken.
- 1t is entirely untrue that the proprietor Of
this journal had anything to do with the meeting
of Hawaiian natives held at Kaumakapili on
Monday evening, or that he was present on the
occasion.
e Credit is due to the ability of our towns
man, Mr.. Montana, the photographer, for the pic
ture of her Majesty the Queen, which graces the
Directory published by Mr.. George Bowser, and
it is an unintentional error that places the credit
to Mr.. Taber of San Francisco.
- d. Mamaki, whose arrest we referred to in
last weeks ADVERTISER, was brought before the
District Justice at Lahaina on the 23d ult. and
committed for trial before the District Court at
its next session. The accused failed to obtain
bail.
~ Opium smokers who visit his Honor during
the present dull season are allowed a slight dis
count from the old rates, fines of $50 being now
imposed. The proximity of the rainy season also
encourages the compassion Of his Honor to end
vent in providing the erring ones with board,
oHN oohAh VI IL oPoSN VI bhttby -
at the Government Hotel.
The following is the programme for the concert
in Emma Square, at 430 P. NJ. to-day:
Slow M~arch-EmPress of India....--. ......."~Harraden
Oyerture-Bandit
Trio-The Mountafneer .Pacini
waltz-The -. .waidteufe
PoIka-A Good Kiss-.-~....-. ........-.......w sldteufel
By permission of His Elk. Gov. Dominis, the
Band will take its biennial vacation, lasting one
month, the Band will resume service in November.
due notice will be given.
The CHINESE QUEsT1oN.-Twenty years before
our San Francisco neighbors had discovered that
Chinese immigration bad undesirable characters
tics both in itself and in its effects on the labor
market British colonists in Australia had discuss
ed its evils and taken stringent measures to abate
them, and to stop the tide of Asiatic population
then setting in upon them. RepressiVe measures
however do not seem to have been altogether sue
cessful there. partly because the colonies have taken
independent action and each has adopted a dii-
ferent system. The subject seems to have been
forcing itself into notice again, and by last advices
we learn that it is probable a conference of repre-
s~entatives VI the several governments will shortly
be held in Melbourne to discuss the question.
A Hint AS To SUGAR BAGs.-The LeVuka CORES
pendent OF an Auckland paper gives the following
Information which may be of use here. II the
palm referred to will flourish on Viii. it may sue
coed here, and repay an effort to introduce it. The
writer says
=. The excellent bags, which at the present time
are used TO pack the manufactured sugar in, are
imported from Madagascar; but the palm. from
which the bag material is obtained, has been in
troduced into this country by the Hon. J. B.
Thurston. and is thriving; so that, at no distant
day, the bag manufacture will be undertaken on
the spot. II such work the Fijians are very ex-
ert-witness their mats, baskets, &c.-and with
the proper material in their hands. there can be no
question of their turning out a class Of bags equal
10 that now 10 USE"
n Two attempts at incendiarism have occur
red during the past week, the success OF which
might have led to serious consequences. On
Sunday morning at half-past one, it was discov-
cred that an attempt had been made to set fire to
the nremises of a Chinaman at the corner of King
and Punchbowl streets. The contents of a bottle
of oil had been poured on the verandah and a
light set to the place. This was fortunately seen
and put out at once. The attempt however was
repeated on the morning of Thursday. Another
corner of the yerandah was chosen on this occa-
sion and a serious fire was very nearly caused.
By the time that it was discovered the fre had
taken such hold that had there not been two
buckets with water in them ready at hand, the
place must have been consumed. The advantage
of strict compliance with the IRE regulations
which requir3 two buckets to be kept in a COD
spicuons place in each tenement IN the city was
demonstrated on this OCCASION in Q very decided
manner. The additional precaption also Of keep
ing water In the buckets adopted by the occupant
Of the premises which had this narrow escape is
worthy of imitation.