The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-04-21
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"A friend, whosessuggestions are always good,
asked the question-why the General Post Office
did not have a ' window set apart for the sale of
stamps and the registering of letters ? Men
tioning the matter to the Postmaster-General
he told us that every effort would be made to
provide conveniences for the dispatch of bust
ness in his department. We would add that at
the time the law office was to be built on the
east side of the Post Office building n protest
was entered by that department against the space
being filled mp, but. as we all know, without
avail. The Bethel street front of the building
can be fitted up for the purpose, but applicants
will be exposed a good deal to the weather.
We have had placed on our table a Synopsis
of Hawaiian ferns, taken mostly from Hooker 4
Baker with additions and lamentations adopting
1t more especially to the Hawaiian Islands. By
Edward Bailey This is n very carefully pre-
pared work on the Filicea of the islands, and its
appearance will be welcomed by all who have
made & ferns " a study. Since Mr.. f. Lidgate
published his short synopsis some years ago
there has been no attempt made tn describe sys-
tematically this very interesting class Of plants.
The list of known varieties in the Lidgate cHta-
logue embraced about 120 varieties but now.
thanks to the researches of a few persons who
have made the subject a study there are l49
varieties mentioned by Mr.. Bailey. In addition
to Mr.. Bailey's list there has been found on
Maui q most beautiful and distinct variety Of
Asplenium, which has been named at Kew
Gardens "Lencosteoides from its resem-
DltlIC = . .ACOSttLtAfts 1nOSt huO i lulllld
with the s~u7ject will understand how distinct
this variety is when it is described as " strongly
Aspidioides in general appearance, size. ETC.,
but having the sori held in an involuore formed
by the turning over of the extreme point of one
of the ultimate divisions of the frOnd. The
author prefaces his work with the note all
known Hawaiian ferns are embraced in these
descriptions" y statement in which, in view of
the fact that there are one or two varieties at
least that have not come under his observation,
will bear qualification.
e7n Star of March 10Th, will be of interest to
very many of OGr readers
THEATRE RoYAL.-If anything could more than
another have justified the comments of the 81 =
of yesterday upon the educational value of the
operate stage, 1t was the performance Of II
TrOvatore by the Montague-Turner Company
at the Theatre Royal last night. We have no
space at our disposal in to-day's issue to partic-
ulariZe, and must almost limit ourselves to the
expression of opinion that from first to last il
was a brilliant success. 1t goes without saying
that Miss Montague, the talented prima donna,
was superb as LeonOra. That was simply what
every one, who knows the lady, expected. But
it was a most agreeable surprise to those who
had seen Miss Davenport in the light airy char
acter Of Fillina III Migncn, to find what a thor
ough conception, both in acting and yoealiza-
ton, she displayed of the heavy part of Azucena,
Miss Davenport's histrionic and vocal range is
magnificent solo at the close of the third act.
pitch of enthusiasm. nor the duet and trio