The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-08-19

caused immense damage, although it only lasted
two hours. We take the following from an
account OF the affair given by a correspondent
who was on the spot In the harbor was a
large German bark; called the Don Guillermo.
loading copra for Godeffroy's firm. She was
about 700 tons measurement, and had already
some GOO tons on board. She got adrift from
her anchorage, and as the captain saw she was
likely to founder. he lowered the boats-two
boats-ons of which, tina; containing the cap
tain, mate, and six others, was lost. The other
boat escaped safely to land. The vessel found
cred shortly a~iterward, having struck a rocky
beach at 4 place called Sajomabu, but still within
the harbOr. The force of the hurricane can be
imagined when a boat like this Is lost, manned
by skilful mariners, within q land-loeked harbor
like that of Vavau. This native fleet was COM
pletely destroyed. On shore the damage was
very great. The hurricane seems occasionally to
have dipped here and there, breaking the cocoa
nut trees in two, tearing others up by the roots,
and crushing everything before 1t. 1t Is
nut trees have been destroyed, and, what
l. also of great value 10 Navau, more than
e-third of the orange trees. The large
{. itral church at Neiafu was completely wrecked,
and. inland, some thirteen churches were blown
down, also the boat sheds of the mission. The
iron off II ". King Georges house was carried
away into the sea, and altogether 1t Is estimated
the natives lost some 1900 houses. Mr.. Par
sons large copra-shed was blown down. contain
ing some $50 tons copra, all swept into the sea,
and considerable damage was also done to his
store and goods. He estimates his loss, we be-
lieve, Is e., 600"
One of the acts of the Board OF Health at its
last meeting was to raise the salary of the secre-
tary from $500 tn $500 per annum. This
secretaryship. whilst the Board of Health WIS
attached to the Interior Department, was merely
an extra service OF the chief clerk of that de-
partment. The duty of the SECRETARY now, be-
sides being that of bookkeeper and recorder of
the transactions of the Board, includes the duties
of an outdoor agent of the Board. Under the
former regime there was one meeting of the
Board of Health during the space of eight
months-under the present there have been
eight meetings during the space of three months;
so that there is evidently more work, for a secre-
tary. independent of new outdoor work which
has been imposed upon him.
We clip the following fIom a San francisco
contemporary as showing that capital is feeling
the signs of a coming political storm in Europe
-" 1t is stated that the Bank of England now
holds Sis. BOB, $40 in gold, the bank of France
S1S9, 453, $40 in gold and 1921, 535, 40 in silver,
and the Bank of Germany $3.50. 767, 500 in gold
and $40, 302, 500 in silver, The sum in posses
sion of the Bank of Germany is Appropriated,
as the bank never gives its statements to the
public. Here is an aggregate of $3.50, 262, $50 in
coin and bullion locked up and idle. 1t either
shows that the nations are unpredecently pros
porous, and have no use for this large surplus,
or it is significant of that sort Of uneasiness that
alarms capital~and withdraws it from circula-
ton"
King George of Tonga may boast that his
Government is ahead of that of t e enlightened
Hawaiian Kingdom in regard to a +publie works
policy" The rails and part of the plant of the
first Tonga Government railway have already ar
rived at Tongatabu; nor do the Tongans intend to
be behind US in other matters. Their annual
school examinations lately held ''for mum
bers, a~ttainments, attendance, behavior, " show a
steady advance on former days. Arrangements
to increase and improve the educational facili-
ties of the islands were in progress. Amongst
these, the erection of a Government College is n
prominent one. The foundations of the future
Tonga College were laid just about the time the
railway plant arrive !. The two events are en-
couraging symbols, the ono of the material and
the other of the intellectual progress of this is
land Kingdom, the counterpart in the South Pa
ciic of our own little country. Besides the
Government railway the Tongans have the adj
vantage over us on several other points-as for
instance, the all pervading Pake has not reached
them yet.