The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-02-19

. Mr.. E.. Furgie the general agent of the Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company Of California is at
present in Honolulu. endeavoring to spread the
benefits of Mutual Life Assurance among the COM
munity. As soon as the embargo on passenger
traffic to the other islands is taken of, he intends to
make a tour among them. stopping for a short time
at each of the important centers Of population.
- Prevention is better than cure, and as
the doctors all agree physic is of little or no
avail in case of smallpox or other epidemic
fever but good fare and care are the saving IN
huences. And as these remedies are best applied
as preventative Especially the feed,-there-
fore, feed well on a good generous diet OF fresh
meats, good vegetables and groceries, prepared
in appetizing dishes and a tig for the doctors.
e There is some apprehension now felt for
the safety of the Pomare. Our foreign adVices
inform us that scarcely any part of the Solomon
Islands is now safe for vessels to visit" And
as Captain Trip was instructed to proceed with
the Pomare to these islands, he may have got into
trouble with the marauding savages of the Pa
puan Groups. However, as our immigrant YES
sells overrun their time, we will hope to see the
genial Captain and his craft back here in port
erelOng.
e The formation of Fort Street being com
pleted, Nuuanu Street is now receiving q sub
stantial cost of metal. The work has been
commenced at the lower end of the street and
has progressed as far as King Street. No street
in town has been more in need of repair than
Nuuanu Street for a long time past and those
who have drive through it, daily are to be con-
graduated that something is at last being done
for them.
e The Minister of the Interior has made
arrangements to dispatch the steamer Lehua as
soon as possible after the arrival of the mail boat
from California, to make a round trip OF the
ports to windward, carrying mails and cargo, but
no passengers. This arrangement will be a great
boon to the public on Hawaii, who are deprived
of their usual means Of communication by the
laying off Of the Likelike.
e The monthly meeting of the Young Mems
Christian Association was held on Thursday even
ing at the Lyceum. The ~propriety of appointing
Committees to visit the crews of vessels in port
and the lodging houses in town was considered,
and there was a conversational discussion on
some points of the many-sided Chinese ques-
ton" The condition of the streets and the un-
settled state OF the weather prevented several
regular attendants from being present.
e The agents of the steamer Septima, are
having built at the Quarantine Grounds, on the
reef, Il large shed, $50 feet long, for the accom-
mediation of the passengers of said vessel.
The shed will be enclosed with q high board
fence area of enclosure will be one acre, and
will be finished about Tuesday next. The $40
Chinese passengers, will then be landed and
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will be cleaned and fumigated.
V The bark Remijo has had rather hard luck.
She left the Sound for Sydney, but was compelled
to put into San Francisco on account of leaking.
Considerable repairs were made, including
the insertion of new timbers and coppering
and she again started on her voyage. A sue
cessIon of heavy gales were encountered when IL
days out, and the vessel strained so much as to
cause fresh leaks and hence her arrival in this
port. After obtaining provisions, water and a
little coal, she will proceed to sea.
- On Tuesday evening. the planets Venus and
Jupiter, both of which are now " evening stars will
be in conjunction. The conjunction will not lie very
close as Venus will be three degrees north of Jupiter.
There will be three conjunctions OF these planets
during 1881, the others being May 11th. and June
18th. Jupiter is now rapidly approaching the Sun,
or to sreak more accurately, the Suns apparent
position in the heavens. and as he will be in conjunc-
ton with the sun on 22d April. will be lost to our
sight some days before that date, after which he will
reappear as a morning star.
e Only three cases have been received into
the Queens Hospital during the past week. Two
of these are from Fannings Island, Ia and his
vile Luika. The former was at the hospital in
April last when he was treated for a scrofuIous
swelling of the knee. He was at the time quite
CuTeu, DuG Recently Tie swelling mas returned.
Ua is n Rarotongan Eiki who has been now for
over ten years in the employ of Mr.. Arundel at
Fanning's Island. He says that when the estab-
lishment there is broken up in May next he in
tends to return to his own country. The other
case is a child of nine years of age, Kaluawahine-
nui who is suffering from fever.
81 NJ. ]. Rose has just completed a carriage that
reflects great credit on our island manufacturers.
We have examined in times past. Brewster's best
work on Broadway, made for the wealthy aristocracy
OF New York city, and such a carriage, we feel
satisfied, in our judgment would compare faverably
with the best in those spacious sales rooms. The
design of this carriage is elegant,-the material is of
the best quality, and the artistic finish is fine and
delicate and we speak of it in order to express our
surprise, that our people of means should send
abroad for vehicles, that are in no way superior to,
or not equal TO our home man ufacture. and are less
economical ; and besides the buyers abroad are with
out the guarantee of perfect work, which is assured
by q responsible home manufacturer. We take
pleasure in calling attention &c Mr.. Roses fine work,
in which he is assisted by Mr.. Harrison, q very
superior carriage fnisher.
ARRIVAL OF THE MAIL STEAMER.-P. NJ. s. s.
Australia. Capt. Cargill. Left Sydney at 4:15 PM
on Jan. 9th, arrived at Auckland $50 P. NJ. on
Feb. LIST /; left next day at l A. NJ , and took pilot off
Oahu at $50 P. NJ Monday Feb. 18th.
She brings as passengers for this port, Mrs.
Phuger child and servant. Miss Purvis, Ed. Woods
and III. Woods. The day before the Australia left
Sydney was the anniversary of the foundation of the
Colony of New South Wales, and the steamer was
placed at the service of the Committee Of the Ami
versary Regatta as flagship for the occasion. After
the Regatta, Capt. Cargill received a pleasing token
Of the esteem he is held in by Watching and boating
men in Sydney, in the form of an epergne and a pair
of handsome side dishes in cut glass and silver.
THEFTs.-On Saturday afternoon last a native en-
tered a cottage near the southwest corner of Bere-
tania and Punchbowl streets. and after ~pocketing a
gold watch and chain and some money belonging to
one Of the gentlemen who reside there. proceeded to
try the locks of the other lodger's boxes with keys
which he had brought with him for the purpose.
The owner of the watch appeared on the scene at
this juncture, and the thief bolted through the back
yard and over the wall of the barracks, carrying his