The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-10-07
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Mr.. JAEGEn's property in Nuu.nu valley, known
AZ the Coady premises, was sold by auction on Sat
urday to Captain Mist for Sc, 200.
Afriend writing from Ohio, u. S. A. says: The
P. c. A. is a handsome paper. and not a whit be-
hind any of eur city papers in its type, paper. etc,
and its articles whether original or selected see
in it many familiar Names"
The following remarks which we have been per-
mitted to copy from a letter from Jersey, received
in town by last mail will interest many Of our read
ers Il am glad to hear that the Hawaiians are
taking a step in the good direction in establishing
an Agricultural Society. 1t is very certain tina
were it not for such Societies our Jersey breed of
cattle would not have attained their present prom
inence. 4 # American amateurs and statesmen
are coming over monthly and picking up, regard
less of cost, our best animals, both heifers and
COWS, so that really good ones are getting rather
scarce. X 4 do not know whether a pair could
be got self-colored-tlia is all one color-as tina I
fashion has now passed off; good milk, and butter
yielding points being thought preferable, both by
the Americans and ourselves"
The following lettings which formed part of
our London correspondents letter of August
Both, were omitted in Yesterdays issue The
Council of the French Legion of Honor has
issued a regulation, with 4 list Of II foreign deco
rations, including the Royal Hawaiian Order of
Observation-Disclosures of which are henceforth to be
displayed without the appropriate cross suspended
from the ribbon, As III seems that the owners of
these foreign orders (all of which have red ribbons,
or at least a red cdgins) have cOntrived TO initiate
the coveted French decoration. The city Of
Adelaide, South Australia, intends building a
monster dock, with an entrance 100 feet wide,
wharf frontage of $1,000 feet, dSpth of channel
30 feet at low water, and a total area of &c acres.
The cost is estimated 1T s350,000. The republic of
Costa Rica joins the International Postal Union on
January list 1883.
Tho correspondent ut Naples Of Ld Perseverance,,
A Nilanese journal. writes thus about James Booth:
:. In our military college Of the Annunciat ion,
James. son of kinS Kalakaua of the Sandwich Is
lands, who as you know, has been educated there
since last year, has, during the last few days. gone
through the eXaminat iOns for passing from the
third to the fourth course. l have had = convcrsa-
ton with one of his instructors who told me that
his examination mad surprised them all, not only
from his having thoroughly learnt So much, the
instruction in which had been given IN u language
he was but slightly acquainted with, st least until
a few months ago, but also from his having written
in their presenc9-On q theme there and then given
TO him-an essay in Italian without an error of
anv sort. His talents are of a high order, and his
modesty is equal to his genius. And for many rea-
sons it is well that he should have this special
nraiss which he has merited, no. withstsnding the
Unusual conditions in which he has followed for a
var. a course in the military school Of Naples"
The above bears date Naples, July 25th, last.
Commencing at midnight on Sunday. tie Rev.
II n. Parker amused himseif by tol!ing the death
kneu q! tine restriction ON i:.s .ai2 Of liquor to Ha-
waiians on tbs bell of kawai1hao church. and
caused considerable sensation amongst the few win"
were awake tn hear it. The prevailing idea "aA
that some prominent ciief or chleiefs was dead.
Bv this proceeding the Reverend gentleman made Il
farce of two solemn things viz Of the ancient
and honored custom o: telling 4 church bell
when a human soul il passing away. and Of
the religions services which were hSld On Sunday
i'm connection with this change of law. and the fer
vent pravers that have 1een Offered dat il may
hiring about. what it, promote designed \ decrease
in the inordinate use of liquor by the native race.
4 detachment of the police by order of the Mar
shall went 10 ascertain what this infraction of
Chaptcr 40 of the Penal Code might mean. and
found the officer on the neishhorins beat and a
representativ of this journal v.inly seeking in
formation ON the suhject, the Revd. gentleman
having locked the door of the belfry behind him.
The performance was kept up ill about % minutes
past II,
Under the heading j.. A Plucky Voyage, Iron IAN
English scientific journ2D has the following re-
marks on the experimental voyage lately made by
CAPTAIN Whalley Nicholson and others III a Ber-
thon collapsible lfebOat, an account OF which Will
he found on the first page of this paper - An act
az courage and daring which merits full recogni-
ton al our hands has recently been performed by
two British officers. one naval and the other mllit-
arv. in the public behOof. Elsewhere in our
columns will be found q document Of more than
usual interest, telling a plain unvarnished tale.
This IA copy of the log kept by Captain Harvey,
R.N.. and his brave companions during their late
hazardous expedition in q Berthon colI2pslble
boat. undertaken with a view Of testing Its sea
vorthiness. 1t is pleasing to find, as in Egypt,
the sister services were working harmonlously
together, although for far different ends, the gal
LIANT officer having been accom- panied by Captain
II. WhaIIey Nicholson, late Of the SIND Foot. In
undertaking the expedition, the two officers with
their crew were voluntarily fulfilling a mission OF
duty in the cause of humanity at the FISK OF their
lives. the object being To- test To the utmost a
means of "a viur life At sea Whereby others might
aeduire full confidence in tle invention. All
honor and thanks are due "a Captains Harvey and
Nicholson for At least giving as evidence that.
whether it be in small or great undertakings, we
have true and brave men amongst us in either SER
ready TO risk their lives that otners may be saved
The Berthon boat claims to be one of the most
important Of recent life-savins inventions. 1t has
been largely adorted by the English and French
navies, but as private shlp0wners arc not Obliged
by law to provide more than a certain number of
boats in proportion 20 the tonnage of their vessels,
the invention has been neglected where 1t was
most needed. Five Berthon boats, each capable
of carrying 80 people, can be put in the space oecu-
pied by one wooden boat barely able to hotd 40.
The boats have eight longitudinal alright com
partments. will float when full of water, and have
earned the highest enconiums for their ~buoyancy
and manageabiIity in bad weather from those who
have had experience of them,