The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-12-24

~ The great storm which occurred in Eng.
land from oath u 26th November was almost
coincident with violent weather experienced
here.
ES- Hoeola IVY was committed to the insane
asylum on Wednesday. DR.. Fitch, in his evil
dence before the Police Justice, described her as
"a perfect maniac and not safe to be at large. -
~ The London Times in an article on the
rumored intention of the French Government
TO annex the Heryey group to their colonial pos
sessions says that France is barred from such a
| course by an existing treaty with Great Britain.
Eg- John Burke pleaded guilty before Judge
Bickerton, on Monday last, to a charge of selling
merchandise of foreign product and manufacture
without a license. He was condemned to "A fine
of $40 with So costs, or i'll default, 80 days i'm
I prisonment.
Ey- Bishop Willis has just left for England
| on a mission in promotion of the interests Of St.
| Andrews Cathedral, Honolulu, and the Bishop
| of Singapore was expected about this time in his
diocese, returning from "A similar mission, on
behalf of st. Andrews Cathedral, Singapore.
feY- Our enterprising fellow-townsman Mr..
Jas DOdd will, on Monday, place at the service
of the public five new omnibusses which will ply
for hire within the city and suburbs. The stand
for these 'busses will be at the corner of Hotel
and Fort streets, and Mr.. Dodd will issue tick
IL cts at the rate OF nine 1Or q collar, one OF which
will pay for any journey within the city limits.
LEI In our by authority columns will be
found the official list of polling places and of
presiding officers for the ensuing elections. 1t
should be noted that there will be no election at
Waipio on this occasion, there being no properly
qualified persons to conduct an election, under
the existing law, in that district.
ESy- The Treasurers of the Building Fund Of
st. Andrews Cathedral have in hand, as proceeds
of the late Fancy Fair, after payment OF all eX-
penses, the sum of SO, 166. 40. Her Majesty the
Queen Dowager Emma, will also have a further
handsome contribution to make 10 the fund, be-
ing the proceeds of articles not sold during the
Fair.
IF The handsome stallion, Young Venture.
is advertised to stand for the season at the home
stead of Mr.. c.. b. Miles, Makawao. We have
seen Young Venture, and do not think that any
of our knowing ones in horsetiesh will question
our verdict when we say that this is one of the
finest models of a horse that we have seen in
these Islands. .
E- In consequence of 4" information received"
Il police officer, Aqua, kept a watch, the other
day, on n native named Enoka and caught him
as he came away from the store of All Wo at the
corner of King and Maunakea Streets, carrying
four bottles of gin. Enoko turned Kings evi-
dence and he and Nahohelu both deposed to re-
peated purchases of gin at this store. The case
was heard on Thursday and resulted in All Wo
DtluB me |IoO VII ~O'f'
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Y- A Concert in aid of the Oahu College
Building Fund is to be given on Friday evening
next in the New Music Hall. From the pro-
gramme, which will be found in full in our adj
columns, We are led to expect u choice
entertainment for the lovers of music and of
good recitation. Besides these attractions the
object to which the funds are to be
will no doubt aid IN ensuring Il full and
fashionable audience.
~
Rsy" Our accurate and painstaking Commits
sioner of immigration says in his Report that
the province of Bengal . holds thirty millions
of people" 4 census was taken in India in
last, which showed the population Of
Bengal to be 6S, S2J, 920. As the Commissioner
would have strengthened his argument by giving
the higher figures instead of those be Guessed at,
or trusted to Il treacherous memory for, We have
here q very nice gauge of the credit that Is due to
the contents OF his Report and his utterances in
general.
sr An impudent robbery was committed on
Saturday last in Beretania Street, at the house
Of Kealoha. Kealoha and his wife were in the
house at the time. and hearing a noise in the
went TO see what caused 1t and found a
man, whose ndme proved to be KamaanaO, rum
maging a trunk. The culprit ran for 1t, but was
and given into custody by Kealoha. A
ring and one earring were found on him by Of
McKeague which were identified by the
prosecuting witnesses, and Kamaanao Is now
serving n ten month > sentence AT nara LABOR.
--
RE- Some articles stolen from the cottage
to Mr.. 2. c. Jones, which was found
TO be on fire on the 31st October last, were
traced TO a native boy named Kaloa, III the
employ of Rev. Alex. Mackintosh. Kaloa, on
being brought before Judge Bickerton last week,
sentenced to a years Imprisonment with
hard labor, and q fine of SO. No direct evidence
to connect him with the presumed act of incen-
diarism by which the fire on Mr.. Jones pre-
misses was caused was elected, but the account
be gave of the way in which he spent the night
before that fire occurred was found to be untrue.
- John Hapa, for a little enterprising trade,
sentenced on Monday last to a years penal
and q fine of $40. He is "A bold, and
at the same time, q lazy thief. Observing that a
which he found locked mp, contained a
bedstead, mattress ard four pillows, he went
about until he found q purchaser for the lot at
80. He took the purchaser and his wife to the
house. the lock of which he had broken, and
there gave delivery Of the things, a few hours
before their owner returned from a three weeks
visit elsewhere It is not surprising, under the
circumstances, that he was not allowed much
time to enjoy the fruits of his enterprise.
-
- Shortly after the bark Kalakaua arrived
in port, Capt. jerks missed from a drawer in hs
a package containing S47.30 which had
been given to him by Consul Severance, in San
Francisco, for a man named Pahao, who ought
to have come in the vessel as a seaman. On
Monday the steward of the Kalakaua was charged
with stealing this money. The only evidence
against him was that ne had told the cook that
he wanted some money to buy a mosquito bar,
that afterwards, without having drawn his
wages, he paid away a $40 Hawaiian note when
purchasing some articles at Mr.. Warehouses;
store. 1t appeared that the drawer containing
the money was not locked and that after the ar
rival of the Kalakaua here, various persons had
been in the Captains cabin. The Magistrate
dismissed the case.