The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-01-22

- Our ~neighbor got a bad seat last night at
the Music Hall, and growls this morning about the
gas.
q The translator Of our Saturday contemporary
copies our translation of The Princess Regents adj
dress without a word of credit.
- Major Geo. W. Macfarlane accompanied
His Majesty the King on his tour, as one of his
staff
y Our contemporaries have amplided our report
of the State Dinner, by help of the revision of
parties participating.
@ By the mail on the Goth inst, copies of the
steamer edition of the P. C. ADVERTISER, containing
a biographical sketch of His Majesty Ind other mat
ter, were forwarded to all our Consular representa-
tives abroad and 10 all American Consuls on the
route of His Majesty's proposed tour.
Y. NJ. C. A-The monthly meeting of the
Young Mems Christian Association. vas held in the
Lyceum on Thursday evening. The business was
mostly of a rostine description. Some discussion
occurred as to the appointment OF another colpoI-
teur to go amongst the Chinese, but no decision
was arrived at.
- The discharge of guns on Punchbowl on
Thursday morning, shook down a large quantity Of
the plaster ceiling at the south end of the room in
Aliioani Hale in which the Supreme Court holds its
sittings. From the appearance of other portions OF
the plaster, it seems probable that a good deal more
will have to be taken down in the process of repair.
Fortunately no one was in the room when the fall
took place.
e Saturday, Goth inst. will be the New Years
Day of our Chinese fellow citizens. being the first day
of the first month of the seventh year of the reign of
His Imperial Majesty, the Son of Heaven, Kong Shu.
The new year will be known for business purposes
by its name in the Sexagenary Calendar, Sun Gee
and reckoning from the beginning of the Chinese
Annals it will be the 451Sth since the first Chinese
Emperor began to reign.
CRIcKET.-A match is to be played to day between
the Second Eleven of the Honolulu Cricket Club and
the Pacific Cricket Club. The following are the
teams Honolulu Cricket Club, Second eleven, Z.
w. Holdsworth, John Lishman, Robert Lishman,
J. M. Dowsett. j. H. Wodehouse, Jr., G. s. Comfy.
f. NJ. Swanzy, p. Sullivan. g.. R. Scarborough. W.
NJ. Giffard, and H. E. Whitney (Captain). Pacific
Cricket Club, j. Buchanan, j. Clark, r. Moore, w.
Roe, J. Stowe, l.. Aylett. F. Ives, ]. Wright, ]. Ash
hOEtus D.. OllleU IL .. cTFJ kSuplulu.J
- The Hawaiian Government Brig. Stormbird
was towed out by the Pele. on the forenoon of
Thursday. She takes as passengers an Ameri-
can gentleman, who has settled and married in
Jaluit, with his wifs and child. She also takes
home a Gilbert Island woman, who has on account
of i'll health been released by the lady 10 whom
she was engaged as a servant. This girl has been
two years in this country and her mistress writes
of her, that in letting her go away she is closing
her right hand, !" so faithful and attentive has she
proved.
81 The musical aud literary entertainment for
the benefit OF the Library and reading-room. at the
Music Hall last night, was a gratifying success.
The house was filed. Among those present were
H. r. Fl. the Princess Regent, and H.. r. H. the
Princess Likelike, along with His Fxcellency j. o
Domlnis. and Hon. A. S. Cleghorn. Our
talented amateurs Mrs. Patty, Mr.. C. o. Berger,
Mr.. James Castle, Miss Herbert and the Amateur
Musical Society. called forth hearty applause.
Mrs. Paty's Cuckoo, Cuckoo wfs heartily en-
cored. But os we wI;te at the hour of going to
press, we cannot dwell on particular performances.
But Miss Mohrig won II foremost position in public
favor yesterday evening, as u delightful vocalist.
Her perfect, clear tones, and the sweetness OF her
vocalization charmed every ear, so that she was
thrice vociferously encored and we doubt not
that when this yon ng lady appears in a concert
for her OWE benefit. our generous music loving
community will give the charming young vocalist
a bumper. Her perfectly simple, pure and I'M
affected style of vocalization, must satisfy every
ear that knows anything OF true music. Prot.
Ovens accompaniment was noted as in admirable
taste. and our Prot. Berger welded the maestro's
baton with his usual ability.
INSURANCE CAsE.-A case of some interest to
shipowners and to Insurance companies was heard
on Thursday before the Chief Justice and a foreign
jury. On the evening ol the 9th June last. the crew
of the "Eugenia NJ. Briggs" then moored in
Huelo bay. finding that thu vessel made water
faster than they could pump her ont, abandoned
her. Next morning the vessel was still riding at
her moorings, and the crew went aboard and cut
her adrift for the purpose, as they allege. OF
"saving the cargo which consisted Of lumber
and of railway iron. The vessel was insured by
two policies, one of which ran from Dec. 9Th 1879
to June 9th 1880" 1t was on the evening of the
latter date that the vessel was abandoned by her
crew, and it was on the seventh that they cut her
adrift from her mOorings. The action was against
the insurers under this policy. and they raised the
defence. that it had expired before the abandon
ment. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiffs.
The mere fact that Il crew, thinking their lives in
danger. &C ashore from a small vessel lying in an
exposed bay, does not of itself constitute a legal
abandonment of a vessel and the subsequent
action of the captain in taking possession of. and
voluntarily s~tranding the vessel, takes the affair
entirely out of the category OF abandonment.
The voluntary stranding, If justiGable (Which, I'M
der the circumstances. may be d%oubted.) was a
general average act'' and claims arising under it
can only be legally adjusted in accordance with
the law OF average.
Island News.
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