The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-09-04

played GU, his hand before you say who is euchrsd-
g. The lumber business is all the time looking up,
and in the hands of such live men a. Allen s. Robin
son, It 10 going to look up still more-mind what We
say.
e Next Saturday is the day set down for the
trial of the speed between Mr.. Agnews' Comma
dere, and Mr.. Nj .Clellans' Oliver. The sport
will take place at Kapiolani Park.
e. Mrssrs. Whitney i Robertson with their
usual urbanity. favored us with late files of
Colonial papers on the arrival of the Zedlandid-
| The Purser conferred ON US a similar favor. We
tender thanks for these kind attentions.
LIBRARY & READING RooM AssoCLATIoN.-The
members of this organization are reminded that
| the annual election for officers will be held at
their rooms this evening. and that it is o matter
of Importance that there should be u full
attendance. .. .-. 49,
81 We hope soon to learn that Hon. Mr.. 8. G.
Wilder has taken in hand his Hamakus Railroad and
Hawaiian Steamship projects. He makes the steam
| whistles ring merrily in our hsrbor, and we want to
hear the snort of his iron horses racing over our rich
sugsr-bearing lands.
- The Board of Immigration has instituted
inquiries to be made into the circumstances
attending the recent tragedy at Kapapala. Kau.
A gentleman conversant with the language of the
South Sea Islands has been dispatched to the scene
OF the tragedy to take down dispositions.
F Amongst the passengers that left per lea
Landid was Marshal Parke. He goes to meet his
wife and family in San Francisco, and to escort
them TO their island hume. We shall welcome his
return. Deputy Marshal Dayton is charge d'afaires
during the Marshal's absence.
ROYAL Internationally was the And an
niversary of Her Royal Highness. the Heir APP
parent. The band played in the early morn
! ing at Governor Dominis's residence, and in the
afternoon. Her Royal Highness took passage in
the @. r. Bishop to Maui, where she will remain
about two weeks.
g Did you ever eat broiled young turkey, about
half grownf 1t Is about the most delicate meat
dainty in the world, as sworn to by q party Of gas
tronomes the other day ut Herbert's Hotel. 1t beats
canvas back, brook trout, antelope loin, or any other
bird. Herbert has some more at ten dollars q week,
and no grumbling
81 The Rev. Mr.. Larkin is in town, who comes
by permission of Bishop Alemany. to assist Mon
seigneur Maigret in the erection and establishment of
Q church or chapel to foreign Catholic
Worshipers. We are happy to welcome Father Lar
kin, who, among other duties. will establish an Eng
lish school for the instruction of our boys
Mus1o.-The Band will play this afternoon at
Emma Square, at half-past 4 O'Clock. The follow
ing is the programme
onaise-Torchlig Procession. Faust
-Cavatina-Torquato Tasso ..Donizetti
PoiEa MazurEsNAipin Rose. strauss
Qusdrille-German Songs .siewert
The Band will give an extra concert on Mon
day evening next, September 9th, in the Hawaiian
Hotel grounds.
CoRREcTIvE.-The Friend in commenting on our
reports of the Legislative proceedings, and parti-
oularly in alluding to the Immigration bill, falls
into q slight error. We are accused of not giving
any outline even Of the provisions of many impor-
tant bills" If the writer of the comments will only
refer to our issue of August 14th he win find the bill
published in full with comments on same. In the
following issue we also alluded to the yetoing of the
bill, and expressed our regret thereat. We fstter
ourselves in having given publicity to the outline of
all important bills and also the debates on same. +
GB- Steam has been introduced into our job
printing establishment. A six horse power engine
now runs our power, and job presses. which saves
q great deal of toiling and sweating human labor.
When men propelled the crank at the ay wheel,
they had often to rest their weary arms and backs.
and make long pauses. delaying the issue OF the
paper, but now the iron workman can put all our
seven presses in motion at one time, and run of
the two thousand edition of the P. G. A., the four
thousand edition OF the Kuokoa. and the twenty
i've hundred edition Of the Friend, In half the
time formerly required. and besides. can execute
with greater dispatch and nicely all the bill heads
circulars, posters. cards. and other job work that
may be required, and enable the publishers to
charge fol-. the same at lower rates than before.
LAST MONTHS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS we give the
mortality report of this city for the month Of August,
1880. The total number Of deaths were AZ. and Of
this plumber the startling intelligence is presented
that 81 were Hawaiians. Of whom % are reported as
having died unattended. These are sad, and a. it
may appear, discreditabls facts. OF the causes Of
death, II are reported a. unknown; consumption. z;
heart disease, 8; dropsy, z; and debility, 6. OF the
deaths amongst the Hawaiisns there are 8 under l
year. and 10 under 20 years. or nearly one-hslf the
total had not attained their majority. This is de-
p~lorable. to say the leastof it; and every effort should
be made by the Board of Health to correct this sad
condition of the people. In the comparative state
ment. 1880 shows more than double the number of
deaths in 1876 for the current month. though the
population 10 considerably less. In 1879. the num-
Der Of deaths were 80. The condition Of the dying
Hawsiians, unattended, is . subject that win excite
universal sympathy, and should be remedied.
lssv essE rs- HEALTH DEPARTMENT.,
erg -qr.-74 Honolulu, Aug. 81, $780,
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