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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-10-14
A New Russian Torpedo Boat.

Exhaustive experiments have lately been
carried OIL at Constadt FIR the purpose of es-
tablishing the practical value of a new SUBJ
marine boat designed by Mr.. Dgevetski.
The preliminary trials in the Black Sea
were considered so satisfactory by the Rus
sian Admiralty that orders were given for
the construction of fifty of these vessels,
some being intended for the Black Sea, and
others for the Baltic. They are from Is
feet t, 20 feet long, and weigh 2 tons 8 cwt 8.
so that a war VESSEL can carry several of
them on davits in the usual manner Their
form is thnt Of a cigar. and they are pro-
PEELED by a screw, worked by the feet of the
four men who constitute the crew. These
men are stationed in the centre of the boat,
underneath a small glass dome, which ena-
bles the commander to see his direction.
Tn speed is ab ut four miles. and is consid-
cred ample for attacking vessels lying at an
Choir or appro ching. Under ordinary con-
ditions, the boat is entirely submerged, with
the exception of the glass dome. which pro.
jects above the surface The method of
sinking and raising is ingenious. Two iron
rods project, one from the stem, and the
other from the stern aud on each of these
is "a weight, which can be made to travel
backwards and forwards by means of a chain.
When the boat Is required to sink, the
We ght at the stem is moved TO the extreme
end of the bar This brings the head of the
boat down under watrr and the screw being
set in motion it descends at an angle with
the surface. When the required depth
(Which is ascertained by i manometer) is
reached, the weight is drawn up to the boat,
which then maintains a horizontal course.
When it is desired to rise again Do the sur
face, the stern is d depressed, by sliding out
the hinder weight ; the stem rises, and the
vessel is driven upward. Compressed air
sufficient for twenty-four hours is stored in a
reservoir, from which it escapes through a
regulating v-lve, the vitiated air being rem
dered innocuous by chemical means. Each
boat is furnished with a number of torpe-
does. which are secured on the outside in
such IA way that they c n be released from
the interior. The BIO t passes underneath
the keel of the vessel to be attacked. The
torpedoes are disconnected rise up to the
hull of the enemy, and attach themselves to
it by suction, for which purpose they are
furnished with gutapercha mouths. The
boat retires TO a 'fe distance, and the tor
pedoes are fired by Observation-Disclosures
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-10-14

THAT a vessel should be lost at the ell
trance to u port is at all times a matter of
some Importance to the business men of
the place and it appears to us that the
loss of the ship Niagara on Wednesday
morning Is a matter that should be ell
quired into officially, and as to which an
official report should be made public. The
Niagara being u British vessel, the usual
enquiry will be made by IA court presided
over by II. b. MS Commissioner here.
his, however, is not the sort of enquiry to
which we allude. 1t will, strictly speaking,
be a private hearing, conducted with
closed doors, and Intended Only to satisfy
the laws of another country, to whose
officials the results of the investigation will
alone be communicated.
The fair fame of a port is of actual
money value to all those whose business
Obliges them to use it. Rates of insurance
depend upon it, and in many cases rates of
freight also. The Government, at the
urgent instance of navigators ami business
men, is about to spend considerable sums of
money OH the improvement of the harbor.
The care of our principal harbor is recog-
nized as a national duty. We deem it,
therefore, a very proper thing that the
Government itself should cause all enquiry
to be made into the circumstances of the
stranding of the Niagara, with two distinct
objects i'll view-hrst, to defend the good
name of the harbor as one Easy of entrance
under all ordinary circumstances and
second, 20 ascertain whether my blame
rests Will III piiObJ WIN Il a 0ONSIn LIlchJ
official. These enquiries are made as q
matter of course in some countries, but if it
is deemed unnecessary to introduce a
similar practice here, the circumstances of
the present case are so far exceptional as to
render it desirable that the example should
be followedf for once. A pilot of experience
was on board when the mishap occurred,
and he, we understand, not only puts
the entire blame of it upon the ships
own people, but considers that the
circumstance warrant some suspicion OF
actual foul play. On the other hand the
officers and crew of the ship, and Others
founding an opinion upon their statements,
place the blame with the pilot, and if they
have no foundation for this it is, we think,
due to him that such steps should be taken
as will enable him to eXonerate himself.
This misfortune brings once more into
prominent notice the inadequacy of the
tug Pele for the work of this port. When
the present government very wisely de
clined to favor the investment of a large
sum of money in a new tug boat, it was
understood, that they would be prepared to
follow the custom of some other countries
and grant an annual subsidy to any one
who would properly take hold of the enter
Prise. For the sake of the future of the
port we sincerely hope that some one viii
be found with the pluck TO take hold of this
matter, which, with every year, becomes
one of greater urgency.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-10-14

government, in Cabinet Council, has de-
teTmined, that, for the present at any rate,
no license shall be granted. This decision
has naturally thrown into "a state of per-
turbation these merchants, who have so
long been reapipg large profits by joining
in or abet'ing the prevalent defiance of the
old law As the government is not dis
posed TO relieve these unlicensed importers,
the liquors on the Pei Ho cannot be en-
tered inwards, and must therefore, be taken
away.
In our bonded warehouses there is also IA
considerable amount of liquor which is
claimed by people who have not licenses
and inasmuch as they did not get 1t out of
bond before October LIST, they cannot do so
now, being without the license required by
the new act. Neither can they transfer Ii
on board to other persons who may nave
licenses, because that would be etfecting a
a sale on the part of unlicensed dealers.
But il is possible that the government may
relax the rigor of Interpretation of the law
in regard 10 removal or transfer of liquor
already in bond in the names of Chinese
merchants. The Jaw allows of importation
for private use on the part of those who OBJ
tain permission to do SO from the Minister
of Finance. Some Chinese employers re-
QuiTe considerable quantities of liquor, be-
ing in the habit of serving il out with their
other rations to the men who work for
them in rice fields. The cases of such per-
sons, and probably of some Others deserve
TO receive fair consideration at the hands OF
the
We have in these circumstances another
evidence of the value of the new Liquor
law. 1t is no haSty and ill-considered piece
of legislation. On the contrary it is a we'll
devised and carefully studied design to re.
strict the trade in liquor within reasonable
bound and to break up the illicit traffic In
drink which has been so great an evil and
so great a scandal to the country. Those who
have SO thoughtlessly denounced the legis-
lature will be made by. the logic of facts Il
see that whilst the prohibitory law which
they cherished was an utter failure, this is 6
practical and efficient measure, for the de
vising and moulding of which, the learned
Attorney-Geneia al deserves the highest en-
conium.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-10-14
EDITORIAL ARTICLES.
From the Daily Pacific Commercial AdUer

From the Daily Pacific Commercial AdUeTtiser.)
THE table of domestic exports for the
quarter just ended, and for the nine months
January 1 to September 30 of this year,
which We publish in titis i5lIe, disclOses a
very satisfactory condition of affairs.
When the half-yearly table appeared in
July last, the large Increase of exports
which it showed was known to be partly
owing to thes fact that our great staple,
sugar, has been more rapidly brought for
ward and shipped in the early art of the
year than during the same periOi of 1881.
The nine months peri Cd of which we huve
now the record may be assumed to include
the final shipments OF the seasons crop,
and it shows a result as ompare with 1881
close approximating to that indicated by
the July table. There is a total increase in
the value of exports for the nine months
of 81, 571, 121.02, or 20 per cent. as compared
with the value for the like period last year.
Add to this S2S4 ,523. 35 the increase shown
i'm the last quarter of 1881, and we have a
total increase 81, $50, 646.37 for the twelve
months ending Both September, 1882. The
total export of those twelve months was
So, 1O1 ,437.S 81. This sum repre- ents the pro-
duce of the soil of this Kingdom which was
available for export. This is probably a
larger export per head of population than
any other country can show. This is the
record of the country which is ruined"
in which everything is going to the dogs
because Gibson AND Bush, Kaai and Pres
ton are the Kings Ministers, and because
His Majesty aud the representatives of the
people think it desirable that the religious
service of a coronation should be added to
the civil forms by which he was installed
upon the throne. This unhappy, %fOrlorn,
and ruined country produces for export in
one year S125 per head of population, men,
women, and children included.
Should we want other evidence of the
prosperity of the country, and of the
activity of her the Customs re-
venue provides it for US. AS recorded in
another column the income cOllecte at he
Custom House last week exceeded $50, 600.
The average of the past five weeks was not
less than $40, 600 a week. Yet we have
lately been told that trade is a state Of
stagnation because the King will not dis
miss his Ministers at the instance of some
ribald newspaper writers, the sound of
hat they fancy the whole people of the
country are roaring out the same tale.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-10-14

Everything is as regular as clock
work about my house." said Brown, who
was showing the splendors of his new
residence to some of his friends. Eyes"
said Fogg, cit is tick, tick, tick all the
time, L suppose" 8
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-10-14
LAX $ A vi A y /;
THE GREAT HERO Of the MALAYS.
By WALTER MURRAY GIBSON.
a ROMANCE.

Originally published ia the Ha,0diian
language, and I0ritten especially for the
instruction and entertainment Of Hd-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-10-14

In another column appears III official am
nouncement of a decree by the King of
Portugal comforting Consular honors Oh
Mr.. Jason Perry. Mr.. Perry held the post
of Consul for Portugal here, but on the first
receipt of complaints by Portuguese labor
ers his Government requested him to re-
Sovereign, Mr.. Perry is entirely exonerated
from any blame in the matter, and the de-
cree is intended as q rehabilitation, and as
marking the sense of Mr.. Perry's former
conduct and services, now entertained by
by the Government of Portugal.
As far as this community is concerned
there never was a doubt on the minds of
any about Mr.. Perry as an exemplary citi-
zen and a faithful Consul. And, if he has
suffered abroad by the erroneous rumors
that found their way to Portugal, We are
all now glad to see this full recognition of
his services from the Government of his
country.
The recent arrival from China, the Pei
Ho, has on board, a lot of Samchu and
other liquors, and Chinese consignees of
these goods have made application to OBJ
tain importers licenses. Under the act now
in force the importer of strong drink must
have a license to carry on his trade, and
no one can pass an entry inwards at the
Custom House for such commodities, who
does not hold such a license. The law
moreover, leaves it entirely in the discretion
of the Minister whether he will grant or
refuse a license to any particular applicant.
In the case of all Chinese importers the
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-06-23

When anguished Paris in the dust lay prone
The German trumpet rang above her moan,
The clink of Uhlan spurs her temples knew
Her Arch of Triumph spanned their triumph,
too.
Not thus, o South! when thy proud head
was low,
Thy passionate heart laid open to the foe
Not thus, Virginia, did thy victols meet
At ADpOmattOX him who bore defeat
No brutal show abased thine hOnored State
Grant turned from Richmond at the very
gate
o Land, magnanimous, republican
The last for Nationhood, the first for Nan
Because thy lines by Freedoms self were
laid
Profound the sin to change or retrograde.
From base to cresting let thy work be new;
Twas not by aping foreign ways it grew,
To struggling people give at least applause /;
Let equities, not precedents, subtend your
Like rays from that great Eye the affairs
show.
That fall triangular, free states should grow,
The soul above. the brain and hand below
Believe that strength lies not in steel or
That perils wait the land whose heavy
throne,
Though ringed by swords and rich with til
tied show,
Is based on fettered misery below
For common interests and common rights
Where no caste barrier stays the poor mans
son,
TIL. step by step, the topmost height is won !;
Where every hand subscribes to every rule,
And free as air are voice, and vote, and
school
A Nations years are centuries Let Art
Portray thy First, and Liberty will start
From every field in Europe at the sight.
''Why stand these thrones between US and
the light 2"
Strong men shall ask "Who built these
frontier towers
To bar out men of kindred blood with ours ?''
o, this thy work Republic this thy health,
To prove mans birthright to a common
wealth;
To teach the people to be strong and wise,
Till armies, nations, mobiles, ROYALTIES,
Are laid at rest, with all their fears and
hates
Till EurOpe's thirteen Monarcfes are States,
Without a barrier and without a throne,
OF one grand Federation like our own
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-06-23

A SAGACIoUs DoNKEY.-In no part of the
world, probably, is tue patient animal, which
is too often treated with cruelty, so well cared
for as in Spain. In this country the donkey
and the mule are petted and become great
favorites, and among the peasantry they are
almost looked upon as members of the house
hold As showing the wonderful influence
which kind treatment viii exercise. espec-
iaIly on the donkey, we are told that Span
ish peasant who possessed one was il the
habit of jOurneying from his home to the city
of Madrid for the purpose OF conveying milk
TO the customers whom he supplied there
and every morning he and his donkey with
laden panniers went their accustomed round,
One day, however, the peasant became i'll,
and having no one to send, was in rather a
serious dilemma whereupon his wife sug-
gested that the donkey should be dispatched
alone. Accordingly the panners were hlled
as usual with the pans of milk a piece or
paper was attached, requesting customers TO
measure .helr own milk and return the cars,
and the donkey started of. In a short time
the faithful creature returned with the emp
ty cans, having duly performed his errand
and not only did lt continue TO do so iOr sew
eral davs, but its master afteTward learned
that it did not merely 90 the usual round,
and trust to the customers coming out To II
in the road, but had the sagacity % 20 up 20
their doors and ring their bells (Which IN
Spain often pull doWnWarD with Us mouth,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-06-23


WISE WORDS. y Othing comes of violence.
Without grace the works of the law are
naught.
Happiness is always the inaccessible castle
which sinks to ruin when we set foot on il.
No furniture is so charming as books. even
if you never open them or read a single
wor6.
The power to do great things generally
arises from the willingness TO do little
things.
In all sciences the errors p1ecede the
truths, and it is better they should go first
than last
Without courage there cannot be truth.
and without truth there can be no other vfr-
tue.
We judge ourselves by what we feel capa-
bic Of doing, while others judge US by what
we have already done.
He who comes up to his own idea Of great
ness must always have had a very low stan
dard Of it in his mind.
instruction does not prevent waste OF time
or mistakes and mistakes themselves ara
often the best teachers OF all
Beware what you say Of others, because
you only reveal yourzcIf thereby A man
doesn't think TO look behind the door unless
he has sometimes stood there himself
Experience always leads 20 modesty when
wisely used. Ituever leads to boasttul con-
fidence or to self-idolatTy. It has been 900
often rebuked TO claim iRfaIlibility, and too
often Inundated to set up prlmacy that
may not 5e challenged.
Sometimes there are living beings in na-
ture as beautiful as in romance. Reality
sUrpasses Imagination; and we see breath
ing, Frightening and moving before our eyes
sights dearer 90 our hearts than any we ever
bebuld in the land of sleep.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-06-23

The tallest trees on the globe are said to
be in Australia. a fallen tree in Gippsland
measures four hundred and thirty-five feet in
length and in the Victoria section two forest
monsters are now standing, one Of which is
estimated to be two hundred and thirty-five,
and the other four hundred and fifty feet in
height.
In Skowhegan, Maine, there is an immense
russet apple-tree, over four and one half feet
in diameter. 1t was planted in 1862. Seven
feet from the ground five huge branches put
forth, each averaging some thirty five feet in
length, The entire top is about sixty-three
feet across and the average yield of apples
has been about thirty bushels yearly.
In 1928, an enormous black walnut-tree
blew down near the sight of the present viii
lage of Silver Greek, in Southwestern New
York. 1t was hollow and eighteen feet of
the but-end was sawed off, rooted over, and
fitted for a saloon. Ten OF twelve persons
could easily stand within at the same time
although so majestic in proportions, the shell
was thin and light, and, after remaining for
some time as the wonder of the region it was
carried to several of our Atlantic cities
where it drew crowds daily. and, ultimately,
it was transported across the ocean, and ex-
hibited in London, Paris, and other Euro
pean cities, where it was represented as a
specimen of American vegetation.
The largest chestnut-tree in the country is
said to be growing on the farm of Solomon
Merkle, in Berks county, Pennsylvania. It
is described as being forty feet in circumfer-
ence at the base, and is estimated to contain
seventeen cords of wood. Steps are fasten-
ed between the limbs, by means of which an
easy ascent can be made to the top.
Trees of enormous proportions are men,
toned by the ancient writers among which
were the far-famed cedaIs of Lebanon. The
mountain was probably once covered with
giant forest composed of this noble tree but
when Solomon built bis great temple thirty
thousand men were sent among them with
their axes, and the glory OF the renowned
Lebanon fOrestiwas soon Ieveled to the dust.
Only few specimens are now left standing,
and these are NV much smaller than
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-06-23

what resembling that of the milk-weed, ex-
udes in abundance. Most vegetable Juices
of this description are nauseating or poison
Gus but the milk of the cow-tree is said to
be sweet and nutritious
In the West Indies there is another curious
production, termed the cabbage tree. 1t is
a large tree, from four to six feet in diane
ter at the base, and generally rises straight
as plumb line to a height of from one to
two hundred feet. Scarcely leaf or branch
puts out until near the top, where it assumes
different color, and thick cluster of light.
leafy branches, about fifteen feet in length.
set out in all directions. The light, ZEPHYR
like beeeze causes these lofty branches to
rise and fall in gentle undulations, like an
immense plume of feathers but in times of
high wind the tall trunk sways about and
bends over as though it would bow to the
earth. Above the crest of waving plumes,
crowning the summit of all, is the cabbage :
the taste of which closely resembles the com
mon vegetable of the same name, raised in
our gardens. As every one of these wonder
full cabbages obtained destroys the life of the
tree, it has become very rare and costly
dish, prepared only on some grand entertain
hiCAb VI bIC IACA anu Tie bltlo Is DrODaDlV
not far distant when this already rare tree
will be unknown among the living existence
of vegetable productions.
Some Of the most remarkable examples of
vegetation found on the globe are produced
in China. Among these is the tallow-tree ::
small tree with brilliant red and purple
leaves. When seen from a little distance it
presents strange and beautiful checkered
appearance. The blossoms are yellow, and
the little white grains of vegetable talIow,
which are enclosed in husks, are picked out
and manufactured into candles.
The most universally used wood in China
is the bamboo. This is an immense reed.
which enters into all the occupations, trades
and professions of the empire Chairs. ta-
bles, bedsteads, and nearly all the articles of
furniture. from that of the humblest fisher
man to the richest mandarin, are fashioned
from this material; and by splitting and
grinding it is worked into ropes, cords, and
twine, and it is even manufactured into sail
cloth and manor pro,o hI,v No troo 90, ,o,-At-