The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-11-18
II II IL &.

Brudder Atkinson of the Out-and-Out Club shed
the light of his luminosity on the world at large
Wednesday in a long editorial. the gist of which was
that the law III regard to stations is nearly a
dead letter" Particularly Sec. l, Act 1868. As
the law spoken OF was repealed in 1880, it is quite
time it's sections were defunct.
The following note appears i'll the Alta: ''Messrs,
George J.. Theobold & Co., 419 California street,
announce that they are authorized to receive sub
sc~riptions for $500, 600 Hawaiian Government six
per cent bonds at 102 per cent. Principal Gnd in
terest payable in San Francisco in U. S. gold coin.
Prospectuses and forms of applications can be OBJ
tanned at their office, or at the Nevada Bank of
San Francisco"
The bulletin recently published by the U. 8.
Census Bureau states that in 1880, there were HAT
Hawaiians and SOC other Polynesians in the United
States.
..They" have it that the Auditor-General and
the Interior Department are at logger-heads. As
usual Z" they are the victims Of q hoaX-or the
manufacturers of one.
We would call attention to the advertisement of
the Anglican Church Chronicle in to-day's 2. C.
ADVERTISER. The new paper will be issued on the
first Saturday of each month, and will be q useful
and instructive addition to the current literature
of these islands.
A NEW BUILDING MATERIAL.-The Sydney Morn
ing Herald of 18th July writes Another addition
to the resources of the colony of Fiji has been the
discovery at Suva of a new material for building
purposes. 1t is called by some fossil coral" and
is found on a small island in the Bay of Suva; en-
nldSSe 1T is soft, and easily cut into cubes; on eX-
posture it hardens, and looks very much like fire
brick. 1t has stood satisfactorily the tests applied
to it during the short time it has been known, and
q large order is given to a gentleman by the Fijian
Government for cubes of it. 1t may be decomposed
coral which has become compressed by natural
action into q solid mass, but it is worthy of the at
tention of some competent geologist.
Mr.. Atkinson, who got muddled on American
politics, when taken to task by us he admitted that
he knew nothing about 9 the intricacies," and we
might add, the simplicity of American politics, has
since engaged the services of /" an American" as
an expounder of American politics and as apologist
for his ignorance, but by the intimate reference to
British local politics, We opine that this Amer
lean - was from the " ould country The writer
'sAn American" must be the harum scarum editor
of the Gazette himself, for he makes one of his
never said a word as he stated aboute Paul
Neumann mot Newman - being a candi-
date for the Senate" either State or
s. r. Merchant. about the desirability of Mr..
Neumann as an advocate OF reciprocity in the
Senate. The letter is evidently written by the
chap who ~confesses that he knows nothing
about American politics, or why suppose that any
citizen Of America could be candidate before the
people, for the Senate (of COngress?) The bray
discloses the donkey under the lions skin.
NEW LINE OF STEAMSHIPS BETWEEN SAN FRAN
CISCO AND LIvERPooL.-A line of steamships will
shortly be established between San Francisco and
Liverpool, which it is thought will divert some OF
the traffic Of the Southern Pacific. One iron steamer
Of $500 tons has been launched for this service at
Middlesbrough, and another is being built. Mer-
chants complain of the extortionate charges of the
railway companies, particularly Of the Central Pa
cifc line. 1t is stated that the railway claims the
right to charge, say, Merchant A $500 for a carload
Of grindstones. and Merchant B 5000 for another
carload coupled behind AS car. The merchant 800
miles on the road nearer to New York is forced to
pay for his freight being carried past to San Fran
cisco and returned, although the car may be
switched OFF at his door on its way westward. They
had, it is alleged, threatened to crush one firm I'M
less they ceased shipping part of their goods round
the Horn. The merchants. for their own protection,
have resolved on establishing a steamship line, as
sisted by an English syndicate representing a mil
lion sterling.-S. +. Alta, Non. 18th.