The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-04-30

present condition of the American mercantil
marine on the last page of Frank Leslie's Illus
trated paper of the 9th inst, entitled 1.-THE fc
ton that theirs is an American Flag on the Seas.
On one side is a picture representing q the flag
under which the first settlers arrived in America
Spain, Portugal, and England in the van Will
France close behind. On the other hand is al
illustration of = The flags under which Americans
go abroad in 1881 showing tourists on tht
wharves making for vessels carrying English
French, German and other national flags, but nc
Stars and Stripes any where in view.
- The monthly meeting of the Honolulu
Cricket Club, will be held in the1Pacifc Hose
Co.'S Rooms, on Wednesday evening next, at
half-past seven o'clock, TUESDAY, the usual
date, being appropriated to "Pinafore >
practice.) Amongst the business of the
evening will be the question of adopting the
rules which were approved at last meeting. The
condition of the cricket ground will no doubt
also occupy the attention of the club. There is
to be a general beat up" with the view of
bringing the whole club together for once in a
way, and each member is expected to remind
| every other member whom he meets on Wednes.
day, that he is expected to turn up at 7.30 p. NJ.
sharp. The President, Major Wodehorse, has
promised to take the chair, and notice of the
meeting and a copy of the proposed rules will be
sent by the Hon. Secretary to each member of
the club.
p Somebody gave evidence lately that
jealousy was a passion which, above all others,
made a Hawaiian beside himself. Experience
does not show that the Hawaiian is at all singu-
lar in this respect. Four Cinnamon were
arraigned before the Police Magistrate last
week for assault and battery. The wife of
one of them went to get her supper at Ilama's
eating house where her father, who is a Hawai-
ian, takes his meals. The father seems to have
feared mischief and told her to go home, but
she preferred to take her own way. Presently
the husband came in, but as her supper was
then ready she tried to persuade him to wait for
her. He however went of, evidently greatly
incensed, and presently returned with three
companions. They attacked llama and one of
them wounded him with a knife, making blood
flow. This result seems to have quoted the
jealous husband. The man who used the
dangerous weapon was fined So and costs and
the charge against the others was dismissed
- The British Commissioner, Major j. II.
Wodehouse, has paid an official visit to Kauai,
to investigate several complaints of ill-treatment
made by men who had entered into contracts to
work on the Kilauea Plantation. The result of
the Commissioners investigation is to show that
that there was no sufficient foundation for the
grave allegations of the compliments, and that
ANYTHING, to which they might have been excused
for obiectiAg, had already been remedied. Be
sides the complaint addressed to the Commits
sioner, there was an older grievance to investi-
gate. The friends of the complainant had, in
this case, moved the British Secretary of State
to interfere in their affair so far as to request the
Commissioner to make an enquiry. Their con-
tracts for a fixed period seem to have been the
sore point with the complainants, and though
they could not claim that they had entered into
them otherwise than with their eyes open, the
Manager of the Plantation has voluntarily can
celled these contracts, and they are now working
as free men, and can leave their employment
whenever it becomes distasteful to them. Some
people are of opinion that white labor on plan
~tations, when obtainabIe, is more valuable, cost
for cost, than any other. His many opportuni-
ties of observation have led Major Wodehouse to
a contrary opinion; so perhaps if the Manager of
Kilauea should find his men disposed to take
wing, he may not feel that he is any loser
thereby.
~ The U. S. S. Pensacola, Flagship of the
American squadron in the Pacific, and bearing
the pennant of Rear Admiral Thomas Ii. Stevens,
arrived in port at 6:30 P. NJ. on the goth inst,
Al DAYS from Callao, Peru, Uia Hilo and Lahaina.
Admiral Stevens is accompanied by his wife and
laughter. The Pensacola is of the second rate,
1000 tons tonnage, displacement 5000 tons and
carries % guns following is a list of the officers
attached to the vessel
Rem A~duirdJ-Thoma H. Stevens.
Cap'ain-Bushrod 3: Taylor Commanding: ST.
ieatse1ntsMar B. Bufford; Flag Lieutenant.
Duncan Kennedy,
RI NJ. Mason, Admiral's Secretary.
John NJ. Hawley,
" Thoma- Il Stevens, Signal Officer.
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Mdshtpmcs-F. R. Heath.
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ASS. e -1gfneer-George ". stivers
Ass. s rgeCa-S. A. Brown.
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Assissant E. lgia5er-J. P. Stewart Lawrence.
a :s:ant S@Sgecs-A. 9. H. Russell.
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y Professional and business men who may
be asked to act as referees in connection with
civil causes tried before the Supreme Court, will
do well to study the remarks of His Honor Mr..