The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-02-03
NOTES.

We omitted to mention in our official notice
of the receptions given mt the Palace on Satur-
day last that Her Majesty the Queen received His
Imperial Japanese Majesty's Env oy Extraordin-
airy and Minister Plenipo:entiary, His Excel
Iency Sugi Magoshichiro and suite, after the
reception held by His Majesty the King.
From the officers OF the Limier, we learn that
the report at Acapulco at the time she left there
was that n party of gentlemen representing the
American trans-isthmus Canal Company had
been engaged in an examination of the route pro-
posed. and that they had decided to abandon
the American scheme, and join with De Lesseps
in his plans for n canal. One third OF the De
Lesseps route had been placed under contract.
The Boston Journal of Commerce gives the fol-
lowing directions for making a %tre-proof door-or
one nearly so-that may be useful TO remember
in this country of wooden buildings. Door to be
made of two or three thicknesses OF pine woods,
matched, crossing each other either ut right
angles or diagonally. Then 10 be sheathed with
tin nailed on securely. and fitting snug to the
wood everywhere. If such a door shuts tightly
into It's frames it will be found to resist heat for
Il very long time. None of the plates Of tin
must be s0ldered together. They must all be
nailed.
Whoever wants a malicious Islander pnblishe
agaiist his neighbOr, cannot get the 1hI-efe Ia
pnbiish il right away from the manuscript. Bnt
Il he viii send i. over TO the Coast and have il
appear there in some dirty sheet, Inc editor =!
which does not know or care whether 1t IS true
or false. so long as the SANDER is spicy and goes
for some prominent individual, and then have a
copy of it sent TO Mr.. Atkinson, he says lie IS
willing to publish il as news. He knows well
that some OF the dirty minded men who support
his views. prompted the villanous, aud utterly
untruthful article published i'll the Ny. Herald,
and which he republished.
We understand that a oonsnltatlon mas oeeh
held bv the Commanders of the respective men
of-wari in port with regard to pursuing the search
for the Suez. IN view of the British steamer {.
~ Hook being due from Portland gia San Fran
cisco. and also of the L. ). s, Wachusett being
on her way, they decided that the most iudicious
course to adopt, would be to wait until news had
been rece. we'd from the Coast by these expected
yasseIs. In order to allay anxiety, We may re-
mind our readers that about 20 months ago, the
p VI. :. S. City of New York was II days over
due. the delay being caused by a broken crank
min. to make one in mid-oeean being tt work OF
considerable time. The C. T. Hook may be
looked for any day this week.
The February number OF The Friend contains
A letter from Mr.. J. f. Il. Marshall OF old time
memory. in which he relates his experience IN
conducting the Polynesidn after Mr.. jarvis had
returned to the United States,
And / had rash!y acceded TO the general re-
ouest to step into his shoes, and enter upon the I'M
tired field of journalism, and had issued my hrst
number with an imposing prospectus in which !
assured the Hawaiian public, that having put my
hand TO the editorial plough, / did not intend TO
look back, but snOuid speak the truth without fear
or favor. despite all dangers or threats from any
who composed that empest in a teapot sort oil com
munitv-and before my second number could be
issued. nv printer tthe only one within a radius OF
MANY thousand niles got on 4 glorious spree ahd
and nv newspaper enterprise, begun with such q
dourish of -trumpets, uddenly and inglorlously
collapsed
Rather hard times on Mr.. Marshall.