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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-08-25
Preaching on His Head.

At a meeting of the Upper House Of Canter-
bury Convocation the Bishop of Llchheld said
he wished to make an explanation with regard
to some remarks he made at the first meeting.
He had taken occasion to mention, among other
matters, as evidence If the growing ~extrava-
gance of the Salvation Army, the announcement
that the Captain of the Salvation Army in
Derby would preach the Gospel on his head for
ten minutes, and the Lieutenant on his feet.
He had received n communication from a person,
who he presumed was a member Of the SALIVA
ton Army, informing him that the meaning of
this announcement was very different from what
he 1.-THE Bishop supposed, and that what it was
ment to convey was that the Captain would
speak "on head " in the sense of speaking
about our blessed Lord. He did not explain the
other announcement about the Lieutenant
speaking on his feet. He was quite willing 90
give the Salvation Army the benefit Of this ex-
PLANTATION, whatever it might be worth, although
it appeared to him that this irreverent Jest on
the most sacred of all subjects was scarcely less
profane than would have been the performance
itself if ! it had taken place.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-08-25
CLIPPINGS FROM FOREIGN PAPERS
SUGAR IN QUEENSLAND.
The Superphosphate and Sulphur Pro-
ceases.

The Mackay Standard, of June 29th, pub
lished at Port Mackay, says I'm this district
at the present time trials are being given on a
considerable scale to the Superphosphate and
the new Sulphate processes. Each of these il
represented by gentlemen who have the advan-
tage of being thoroughly practical experts in the
art of sugar making. Mr.. Despeissis, during
the concluding month of last crushing season,
operated on several hundred tons of sugar in
this district, and the result obtained was such
as to give the most perfect satisfaction to those
planters who adopted the process. A sugar was
produced which was variously estimated to be
worth from e. TO "a per ton more than that
hitherto made by the lime process from similar
juice. Mr.. Despeissis left Mackay on a visit to
Manritius, and he has now returned to carry on
the introduction of his process to the planters of
Queensland, and we have no doubt he is fully
armed with all the most recent improvements in
his system of sugar making, and that he will
initiate the local planters into all the mysteries
OF his not very mysterious patent. On the other
hand, we have Mr.. De TOurris, who, though a
Young man, is thoroughly versed in all that APP
pertains to sugar.manufacture, and he comes in
Producing q new Sulphur process, the claims of
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-08-25
Meeting Of ,h. Nu,ua, TeIepbsD. Co..

The first meetin : of the above named company
was held Thursday afternoon at 3 p. NJ. There
were present Messrs. Henry Waterhouse, A. J..
Cartwright, C. H. Judd. j. H. Patty, NJ. Hyman,
C.. o. Berger, A. Jaeger, f. Pratt, 4. G.. Thrum,
c.. H. Wilson, Aug. Maertens, II. smith, s. Led
erer, P. c.. Jones, Jr., Robt. Grieve, A. $. Cleg-
horn, J. S. McCrew, g. w. Macfarlane, :. j.
Leyey, G. Carson Kenyon, - Burgess, A. Toler,
r. W. Laine, J. w. Robertson, Geo. Ashley, A. W.
Peirce, f. Foster, $. Hustace, L. n. Emerson, F.
Wundenberg, d, Dayton, J. A. Hopper, and J. NJ.
Monsarratt, representing over 1000 shares.
On the motion of Mr.. Cartwright, Mr.. Henri
Warehouse WAS elected chairman of the meeting.
j. NJ. MOnsarrat was appointed Secretary.
The charter was read by the Secretary.
Mr.. Cartwright moved that the charter be
adopted, Carried.
Mr.. P. C. Jones asked if there were a sufficient
number of shares represented in order that the
transaction of business be conducted according to
the proposed bylaws. On being satisfied on this
point the business proceeded.
On the motion of Mr.. J. n. Patty, the bylaws
were read, section by section, all of which were
passed with one or two slight amendments.
On tie motion of Mr.. ClegIorn, the first We'd
nssday in September of each year was adopted on
which to hold the annual meeting.
The bylaws were then adopted as a whole.
The Chairman announced that the next business
was the election OF a President.
Mr.. Jones nominated Mr.. Cartwright.
Mr.. Cartwright declined to accept the honor.
On the nomination of Mr.. Frank Pratt, the Hon.
H. A. Widemann was unanimously elected Presi-
dent.
Mr.. Jaeger proposed Mr.. Henry Warehouse as
Vice-President. Carried.
Mr.. Geo. W. Mtcfarlane nominated the follow
ing gentlemen as Directors, viz: i. J. Cartwright
VIM. G.. Irwin, J. Ii. Patty, A. Jaeger aud J. A.
Hopper, all of whom were unanimously elected.
After a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the
meeting adjourned.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-08-25

which appear to us to be so great as to form,
strong rival to the Superphosphate. We bova
seen the first sugars made by each process. aud
we can unhesitatingIy say that we have never
seen lime procee sugars to equal them. Con.
pairing one with the other, we are not prepor.,
to say which is the best, as their merits ara -
nearly balanced. In point of color the sampla
made by the Sulphur process has a slight ad-
vantage, but as this sample was made under IN.
personal supervision of Mr.. De Tourris, and ,bo
Superphosphate sample had not the same ad-
vantage, We are not prepared to award the SuI.
phur process the palm. That the two processes
will be brought into strong competition we ara
assured, and that the planters of Queensland
generally will reap considerable advantage from
this is manifest, as it cannot for one moment bs
questioned that either process is far in advance
of the old, and hitherto considered ~suficiep,
lime process. Difficulties in FORMULATION in n.
pans, tardiness in the setting of the colors. Or
trouble and loss Of time in drying III the centri.
fugals, are all matters of the most vital import
ance. For instance Assume that a mill has
1000 tons of sugar to make, to do which the
vacuum pan has to be struck four times in the
twentv-fUur hours the loss Of half an hour in
graduating ia the vacuum pan with each charge
represents two hours per day, on one-twelfih Of
the crop to be left untouched, of course assum-
ing that the crop is sufficiently large to keep the
mill fully employed. This two tons per day
would mean no less than about eighty tons q
sugar unmade at the end of the session. very
serious item, being equal To co, 900 less for the
seasons output than would otherwise be the
case. Any failure in the coolers or in the dry
ing process would also cause more or less loss,
and it will not be forgotten that any increase of
time required for the manipulation of the raw
material in the mill indicates IA proportionate in
crease of cost per ton Of sugar, and all practical
men know that steam is not kept up for nothing.
Again, the quality of the seconds and thirds
will bear materially upon the respective value Of
the processes, and the relative proportions of
first, second and third sugars is a matter worthy
of some note, although our experience leads us
to the conclusion that, as u rule, which of course
like all rules is subject 10 some exceptions, the
better the first sugars are the greater their guam
tity, and the better the lower grades. Density,
that most deceitful of old-fashioned ideas, is not
TO be complained of, most Of the Juice standing
at from 8 TO 10 degrees Beaume but the gen
eral remark is that the return Of sugar per
thousand gallons of juice is not equal to the
wishes, at least, of the mill owners, and we look
forward to the time, and AT no distant date,
when the saccharometer will give place to that
most exact of Instruments, the polariscope our
only surprise being that it's use is so seldom
adopted.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-08-25
Sisters of Charity.

A number If benevolent ladies, who are
members Of a religious order and deVoteu
TO the care Of the sick, are shortly eAPecIeu
to arrive on these Islands. We DOUBT not
that all classes and opinions u TINS com-
muuitv will be pleased to offer a welcome
TO n band Of good and devoted women VINO
come without any hope Of pecuniary reward
or personal distinction but solely inspired
with a sense Of duty towards their
fellow beings. They come to serve the sick
and the suffering, to comfort the distressed
and TO offer continued and kind ministra-
tfons TO those who may h- go need of help
ing hands. We find IL difficult to fully APP
preciate the spirit that would induce such
worthy people % leave their own homes
and their own associations in order to 50
devote themselves; but such is the fact,
and this country is 10 be the recipient OF
this noble spirit Of sacrifice. We are happy
10 be- assured that these noble ladies Will
not only give their attention TO the care of
the sick but also 10 the training OF those
who are well, especially to some of our
Hawaiian young women, in order to enable
them 10 become efficient and faithful nurses
for the care Of our suffering country people.
We nave many skilfuI and faithful physi-
clans in this country, but medical skill and
attention j. limited i'm action, and the good
nurse will amply supply the requisites in
the care Of the sick which the most skiiful
physician may not be able To meet
We hope that the attention Of some por-
tion Of the Sisters Of Charity, who may
honor and bless this country by their pres
ence, may be directed To- the care OF little
children and to the instruction and training
hat ought to be impaired 'o young Hawaii
an mothers. Civilization has come To them
without a suficiency Of that instruction
which belongs To civilized life This nation
has suffered and declined i'm past times in
its numbers not because there was here a
weak and sickly people, there being in fact
a robust and healthy people, but because
the babies are not cared for, and consequent
" there were more deaths than births. We
trust and pray that this state of things may
now be reversed and that the little ones will
receive all the maternal watchfulness which
is inspired not only by natural instinct but
by civilized experience AMI training. y
heartfelt and loving welcome will be ten
dered to the good and devoted ladies who
come to perform the duties Of nurses and
mothers for a suffering and ignorant peO-
pTa
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-08-25
The Opium Traffic.

In another column we publish particulars
of two raids made by the police in the Chi
nese quarters of Honolulu, That opium
Is largely imported into the Kingdom and
largely used there can be but little doubt,
and it is in fact known to be the case by
those whose official duties bring them into
contact with the opium business. 1t is gen.
orally thought that a great deal of the i'm
pOrtation Is carried on by foreigners who
sell il TO the Cinnamon ut an enormous pro-
fit, and they generally nave greater OppOr-
t~unities and facilities for smuggling; who
ever it may be, they are unfortunately far
more successful than they should be. An
other idea is that there is not so much
opium Struggled into Honolulu as there is
into ports on the other islands whence it is
reshipped TO this city by the coasting
teameTs and more often by schOOners. We
do not think there is any lack Of energy on
the part Of the officials in endeavOring to
suppress the traffic but their efforts are at
tended with almost insuperable difficulties.
and to successfully battle with the question
they must seek various modes of action.
With respect to smoking the drug it is
generally still more difficult TO obtain a
conviction. Take for instance the case re-
corded a. having happened on Friday night
and we can easily see what advantages the
law breakers had over the invading party.
Their rooms were so we'll protected and
guarded that it was absolutely impossible
to effect an entrance without their being
warned and without their having time to
remove all traces of their il
Iicit occupation. Among no nation
is the system Of free masonry
more marked than in the Chinese, each one
protects and looks after his countryman,
any sign of danger is noted from afar and
the tidings Of warning are carried, as if by
electricity, from one to another. At pres
ent il is contrary to the laws Of the country
TO have opium i'm ones possession, and as
long as his law Is in force, the authorities
are bound to endeavor to suppress any at
tempts that may be made to infringe it.
But it is a moot question whether the use
iof this drug is as injurious and baueful as
is generally supposed to be-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-08-25
Tramways.i

Facilities for travel and transportation of
produce are among the most notable signs
of progress Of 4 country. We in Hawaii,
both the Government and people, are keen
Nv alive To every reasonable enterprise for
promoting such facilities and opportunities.
Honolulu in particular has shown its spirit
in taking part in measures for material pro-
gress by its patronage of the telephone, and
the requirements of the people in regard to
facilities for transportation have been such
that vehicles for the conveyance of passen-
gers and packages have increased tenfo Id
in less than IA lustrum of years. This in
crease is so great that some of our main
thoroughfares are perhaps occasionally
numbered with the large increase of vehi-
cles and we will have to begin to cast
around for means to facilitate travel and
transportation on the highways of our city.
And now comes a gentleman ready to lay
down tramways and run horse ears such as
are run in multitudes of cities elsewhere,
and to furnish such mode Of Conveyance !
at cheap rates, say ten cents TO-
q round trip of several miles. This wCNS
be n desideratum hailed with satisfaction ~
a large proportion of our citizens, but, az
the same time, a privilege or franchise
which may be hailed with satisfaction by a
certain portion may be severely denounced
by another portion of the community;
therefore it has been the practice of this
Government, and in accordance with the
spirit of our free institutions wherever it has
been deemed desirable to open newhighways
or even to straighten or alter an old one, that
the citizens concerned, and living in the vi
entity of or bordering upon such ways
should express their approval by petition
or memorial, and it would not be deemed
fitting or proper for this Government to
permit a work of such a kind, however
highly appreciated by many, if it were not
called for and approved by a certain quorum
of parties Immediately concerned.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-08-25
A Modern Miracle.

A " miracle" has been performed in favor Of
the Baronne de Bremen. The lady in question
resides in an Austrian town. and here recently
she met with an accident, resulting ia the dis
location of her ankle. Fever ensued, her con-
dition grew worse, and the most the doctors
could hold out in the way of hope was, that at
the expiration Of three months the patient
might be able to leave her bed. The Baronne,
it seems, had special reasons for desiring TO DO
up and about within a week, and, without
neglecting the prescriptions Of her physician,
she determined TO try other means. She had in
her possession a small piece of linen, held by
her to be very precious on account of its having
been dipped in the blood Of Pope Plus TX.
This she applied to her foot, calling on the late
Pontiff to work a miracle on her behalf. On
the evening of the very same day, it is stated,
the swelling disappeared as if by enchantment
the feyerish symptoms vanished, the appetite
returned, and, to the exceeding joy of the pa
tent, the following morning she was able to
walk about and resume her customary avoea"
tons, being completely restored to health.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-08-25
Anonymous Writers.

The opposition of our Wednesday con-
temporary generally shows Characteristic
which belong TO the spirit of men who ave
been disappointed rs office seekers and the
public very naturally come To the cOnclu-
sion that what they read in its columns is
written by men of that class. Influences
of this sort are, however, not always correct,
and if the names of our public writers we're
all suddenly disclosed and appended to the
articles they nave written no little aston
ishment would prevail, and a. to- some of
them, there can be no doubt that the al
almost universal remark would be, "Well!
/ did not think tina he would write i'm that
style" Neither would these people, some
of whom are stated to be to all appearance,
quiet, religious men, adopt the style they
are addicted to as anonymous journalists, if
they had to append their names for publ
cation to their articles.
For instance, which of them would be
ready to put his name to the article in We'd
nesday's issue which characterize the inyi-
tation given to gentle and noble hearted
ladies To come here, and nurse the sick and
miserable OF our population as a thing
which should bring shame to the face of
the man who issued it, as a thing contrary
to all consistency truth, Justice and consti-
tutiOual gOveTnment''-as a thing that puts
TO blush all that the writer is pleased to
designate "the expedients of the past" in
tending TO select an epithet which is, in his
view, as Opprobrious as it possibly can be?
Whence such animosity To the amicable
and devoted ladies, that the mere invitation
to them to come here for sacred charity is
thought worthy of being denounced As the
erOwning sin of the life of a great sinner?
If the name Of the writer of this scandalous
TRADE were before the public, would not his
friends be astonished and sadly ashamed of
hin
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-08-25
BROWN.
How file Escaped and why the Police Didn't Find
Him,

1t is now about a month since the prisoner
Brown, who was undergoing 4 sentence of twenty
years imprisonment for murder, made his escape
from a gang of fellow-prisoners who were at work
near the wharves and over whom he had control
as luna.
Brown has now had plenty of time and opportu-
mites for escaping from the Kingdom, and as he
was successful in evading the vigilance of the po-
lice, there is no object to be gained by keeping Sc
cret the mode of his escape.
1t will be remembered that alb nut the same time
the Portuguese immigrants had arrived by the
HankOw and a large number of them were shipped
by schooner and by steamer to the other islands
plantations. Brown evidently thought he wonld
like to go as well and accordingly commenced his
preparations by undergoing the ordeal Of a clean
shave. Having by this means made himself almost
unacceptable he took still further precautions,
and, throwing aside his male attire. he donncd tina
of a Portuguese woman, and thus arrayed with
thick shoes, full and homely skirts, the customary
handkerchief tied around his head and with his
features darkened t. reese. III bic TIA brUuzsd brow Of
the Portuguese beauty, aud i1ti u bIby ia his
arTnS-or without a bIby no PJrtu 5usse woman
could be cOmplete-he walked felrlessly and un-
suspectedly aboard the steamer that conveyed him
to other shores. 1t Is feared that some cruelty
was practiced on the babe so as - IN IKE it cry un-
ceasingly and thus give Mother BIZ Sn an OppJr-
tunity of keeping her head bent closely over her
little one in the endeavor to soot!ie its suferinss.
Who husbanded Mother Brown Is not known bat
he successfully. evaded the lynx-eye1 detectives
and is now at large Notwithstanding the rumoTs
that were circulated after his departure that Brown
was still in town.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-08-25
Out of Door Amusements.

Hawaii possesses one of the finest eli
mates in the world, the heat OF the tropics
being tempered by the cool trad winds
which blow regularly during our summer
months. Some parts of the country are hot
ter than others where they do not receive
the full force of the cool winds and Honolu-
In is at times placed at this disadvantage,
yet taking into consideration our local eli
mate all the year through there are but few
days when the heat is too oppressive for out
of-dOOr recreation and amusement in the
mornings and the evenings, by those who
are in the prime of youth. Yet how many
associations, clubs and societies have been
formed from time to time with the object of
starting cricket clubs, gymnasium rooms
musical societies, boating clubs, and others
and how long do these club continue in
their lingering existence. When first initi-
ated the members are full of life and energy
eager for practising or engaging in matches
or rowing contests, but gradually and sure
" the attendance of the members dwindles
down to next to nothing, subscriptions be-
gin to fail and the organization collapses.
There are notable exceptions to this state
of things and these exceptions need encour-
agement. There is the Myrtle Rowing Club
which, with its small number of members,
is bravely fighting an uphill battle. TIL
baseball clubs also seem to multiply and
increase I'm number and to possess a healthy
rivalry which bodies a long continued eXis-
tence, aud it is to be hoped that any that
may be defeated will not be discouraged by
such defeat but will buckle on their armor
and struggle for conquest with renewed Wig
or. We are glad to find that there is a gen.
tlemau i'll this town anxious to encourage
healty rivalry in out-of-door sports and that
he has offered a prize for competition between
the two local clubs, and very wisely indeed
he inserts a condition that such prize is to
be used for a specified purpose, thereby OBJ
waiting the danger which often arises, of
young men losing the true interests of sport
in the greater desire Of gaining money and
thus degenerating noble and manly games
into n semblance of gambling transactions.