The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-03-25
LETTER No. 7S.-LoNDoN. Feb. 20, 1882.

the Hawaiian Ambassador 10 The Court of Portu-
gal, accompanied by Miss Carter. arrived in the
White Star steamship GermaIne at Liverpool on
the 18th instant. He came 10 London next day,
and is now staying at the York Hotel, in Abe
marle-street. He will probably proceed to Lis
bon in course of this week, going by way OF
Paris and Madrid.
TRANSIT OF VENUS.
Although the results of the British observations
of the transit of 1874 nave long since been made
known, the full account ot the observations them
selves have only recently been published under
the editorship Of Sir George Airy, the Astronomer
ROYAL. In he introduction he INFORMS us, that
after Captain NOW Colonel rupman had com
pleted the reduction of the parts relating TO the
observation districts Of the Hawaiian Islands.
Honolulu, Kailua, Hawaii; ami Waimea, Kauai.
lie left England in the autumn of 1880, leaving
the preparation of the reports from the other
stations to be personally superintendent by HIM
self, the whole being completed last June. This
wears transit takes place on December 9th. At
Greenwich the Ingress only will be visible at 2
D H. as Venus sets at $50 pm, while at Homo
lulu the Egress only will be seen at $50 am,
the sun rising at 6 80. After this there will be
no other transit of Venus till the year 1904.
NOTES AND ITEMS.
Vice Admiral Stirling, late Commander-in
Chief, arrived at Plymouth on the 1lth instant
by the West India Mail steamer from Panama.
Prince Henry Of Prussia will Join the staff OF the
new corvette Olga. Captain Won Seckendorf, in
july next for a IA months cruise to the prin-
cipaI ports on the east coast of South and Central
America and in the West Indies. Some time
ago | wrote that SIR Arthur Gordon, Governor of
New Zealand. would visit England during next
spring, but | now hear that he has abandoned the
intention, having decided to remain IN the colony.
Late advices from the West Indies stale that the
caness are now ripening fast and reaping
operations are beoInning, while the planting of
the Young crop is expected to be eqnal to last
years. viz 50, 900 htds. The first excavation
on the Panama Canal was begun on January 10Th
at the station of Emperador before the Govern
ment authorities, and the town of Panama cele-
brated the event by a fete.
NAVAL AND SHIPPING.
Admiral Lyons arrived at Callao from Panama
and left on the 18th with five other ships of the
squadron on a cruise for Caldera and VALPARAISO,
to arrive March Both. The Russian Government
has determined not to recall during the present
year any of the vessels on the Pacific station, but
also TO dispatch thither the irlgate Duke of
Edinburg and the cruiser Zabiaka, at present
stationed in the Mediterranean. The Duke of
Ediuburg passed through the Suez Canal last
week. 4 telegram from PernambucO, dated 9Th
inst, states that Il collision occurred between the
Mauna Loa (Hawaiian0 from New York and the
Ethiopian at Maclio. The steam yacht CeyiOn
arrived at Singapore en- the 7th inst. and sailed
for Manila on the 9th. She Is 20 days behind
her schedule time and viii not reach Honolulu
before the first week of April. from Yokohama.
The Adolph cleared on the 2d instant from New
Castle for Honolulu. r. b.