The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-12-31
THE T. g ADVERTISERS
CORRESPONDENTS ABROAD.
LONpON LETTER, No. -.
LOSDON. New -, ISL.


ORDER OF ENrtOLaNSt.
On the 2nd instant, Mr. 4. H~ofnuug. the
I COMMISSIONS Of Emigration for the Ha-
waiian Kingdom at this place, specially
delegated by His Majesty King KalaLaua,
invested Lady Bra-sey az her residence, -
Park lane. with the jewel and decoration %
J the Royal order Of Eapiolaui, instituted
I'm the name 90 the Hawaiian Queen 90 he
bestowed ON those distinguished iu art,
science and letters. 10 viii b. remembered
that during the Kings visit o. Edinburgh,
he personally invested Mr.. Bishop tuse
, Miss Isabella Bird, with this Order.
After the ceremony Mr.. Hoffnung was en-
tertained at luncheon by Lady Bras-ey, OF
whose book, "Thc Cruise Of the Sunbeam
which contains such charming sketches Of
Honolulu and Hawaii, il may be appro-
pirate 20 state here, there have already
been sold 10000 copies In the popular six
penny edition
THE ATLANTIC WHALING FLEET.
The united catch OF .he eleven steamers
Of the Dundee fleet, engaged in whale
fishing this season, was only IS whales.
producing 500 tons Of oil, against IO77 last
year, valued at Et5,OOO, n wretched result,
and also - tons Of bone. Owing TO scarcity,
bone will rise materially in the market, the
latest quotation being over e7OO per ton.
MOTIF on SUGAR.
According to late advfces received from
H~avarnah, an abundant sugar crop is ex-
peeted in Cuba this year. The French and
Belgian beet crop, although deficient in
quantity, is in general, satisfactory, the sap
being pure and the saccharine yield
superior to what was expected but in Ger
many and Austria the damage by frosts
seems sto be serious, and complaints are
made both as to quantity and quality.
THE ST"EAM-YACHT CEYLO
About whose cruise around the world,
touching at Honolulu, my last letter con-
tanned full details, arrived at MaTseiIles on
the 18th inst, and embarked n number Of
additional passengers. She has now on
board n crew of $50 all told and some 10
passengers Cinstead of 100 as originally pro-
pOsed). including n few invalids and 10
ladies, married and otherwise. The Daily
Ne1Cs has n special correspondent on board,
and Mr.. c. f. Trip, who was special
artist for the Graphic during the Zulu and
TransvaaI wars, is also n passenger on
board and will send sketches of all places
and peoples visited during the cruise. The
Ceylon will pass through the Suez Canal
about the middle of December.
NOTES.
This weeks Illustrated London NelCd
November 10, has n page full Of illustrs-
lions of the recent laya flow from MaunA
Lea, copied from n series Of photographs hk
Mr.. Dickson and accompanied by a deE
criptive article by Mr.. AT. Atkinson. TIE
35th volume of the international Scien-
tifc Serfes,r just published, is ProfessoE
Judd,s book on /" Volcanoes; what they are
and what they teach,' with SO illustrationst
Among the latest acquisitions OF the depart
ment OF NJ. :. :. in the British Museum
are a number of charts and maps ilIustra-
ting the voyages and surveys of Captain
Cook and others, 176O-SO, early maps of
Australia and New Zealand, etc. Mr..
Francis has just issued n book entitled
"War, Waves and, Wanderings including
n cruise in the Lancashire Witch" in
which yacht IL will be remembered, Sir
Thomas Hesketh paid \ visit TO Honolulu
last year
The British Commander-in-Chie in the
Pacific, Rear-Admirnl Stirling, will at last
pay his long delayed visit To Honolulu.
The Triumph arrived Mt COquimbO tine end
OF last month, and on January 10th she will
leave the coast Of Chilli for Honolulu,
thence to Esquimault. H.. NJ. :. Emerald
made a cruise to the Solomon Islands
and New Britain last month, with Sir
Arthur Gordon on board. H. VI. >. Espi-
egIe, q, Capt Bridge. and the screw cor
Cart. Dale, have both left for the Aus
traliau Station. The latter will relieve the
Emerald, Capt. Maxwell. The Russian
fleet in the Pacific has now been greatly
reduced. The squadrOu now comprises the
Prince Pojarsky, StTelock, PiastOOn, Neist-
nick, Asia and Africa, with Rear-Admiral
AsIanbegoR on board The ATLANTA, MOhT-
man, Master, sailed on the 3rd instant from
Liverpool for Honolulu.