The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-11-18
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LETTER No. 93.-LoNDoN, October 18th, 1892
PERSONAL NOTES.
Colonel Charles Judd arrived at Liyerpool lasI
week by the White Star steamship Britannia from
NV York. lie had several Hawaiian youths il
charge, who are to be educated in this country
Alter a short stay here he proceeded to Brussels
and Paris. Hon. III. \. p. Carter is still in Ger
many. lie is now visiting Berlin and Dresden,
having been much benefited in health by his stay
at Swalbach. He intends to return to Honolulu
by the December steamer. Major George Mac
farlane is expected to arrive here before the end
oil the month. ON his way to Lisbon, rs Special
Commissioners of Emigration. Prince Henry of
Prussia sailed on the 10th instant as nm officer on
board the German corvette Olga on an eighteen
months cruise to Madeira, the west coast of
Africa and the North American ports. This
voyage is intended to complete the naval educa-
ton OF this Prince, who in all probability will be
one day invested with the supreme command Of
the German navy.
HELIoGRAPHs.
Some years ago reference was made in these
letters to the heliograph, or sun telegraph, as a
practical means of communication between the
islands of the Hawaiian Archipelago, in default
of q submarine cable connection. understand
that the Hawaiian Government purchased n num-
Der OF these Instruments here last year, but it
seems that so far no attempt has been made TO
put them to active use, probably for want of
trained operators. Professor Alexander, of the
Hawaiian Government Survey, has these instru-
ments now in use.-EDIToR p. G.. AL As a
proof OF the efficiency Of this little instru-
ment, the following interesting experiment in
signaling by sunlight may be mentioned, which
has recently been made by the British forces
in Egypt Colonel Keyser assembled one OF
the great pyramids near Cairo, and setting
up a photographic mirror. reflected a ray of sun
ahinQ oil tho 70 AIA-o.l.o
fully 100 miles. The signals, appearing like pin
points of brightness. were distinctly readable on
the coast. and took the form of Il message from
Sir Garnet Wolseley to the Khedive. As the
widest channel between the Hawaiian Islands
that oil leiewaho, between Kauai and 0abu-is
only some 20 miles across from point to point, it
is evident that the heliograph is quite able to
transmit messages between all the islands while
the sun shines.
PARAGRAPHS.
DIR. Emil Riebeck, a German scientist, is now
on an expedition around the world, principally
for chronological and anthi biological studies. He
has just gone from India TO Australia, from
where he will travel by way OF New Zealand,
FIJI, and Honolulu to San francisco. lie brings
letters from Professor Bastian. The Governor of
fJis message states that the value Of exported
sugar, which last year only amounted to G23 .252,
will this year be considerably more than double,
and within three years will exceed the aggregate
value OF all other exports. The next Congress of
Universal Postal Union takes place at Lisbon
in 1884, and it is expected that the Hawaiian
will be represented. Two important
measures will be proposed: an international agree
ment on postal money orders, and another on
subscriptions. The French Govern
ment is urging an agreement with England on
the question of the annexation Of Raiatea, as it
is feared that Prince Bismarck has designs on
this island.
NAVAL NEWS.
Admiral Lyons in the Swiftsurc is new at
Callao. The Sappho was expected to return to
from Honolulu the end of the present
The Triumph, late flagship in the Pacific,
arrived at Plymouth on the I'd instant. after a
four years commission. The new steel corvette
sailed this week for the Pacific station.
to relieve the ThetIs.