The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-03-17

Is she window II Nessrs. J. Williams Il Co., the
photographers. are TO be seen two very fine por-
traits u Mrs !. I. Bush.
THE tramway on tie mail wharf has been aban-
doued- and haudcar1s are now used for the trans
port Of sugar. The latter answer the purpose
better than the wagons formerly in use.
Duane this week NJ. Ellis has sold thirty-siz
shares Of Inter Island Steamer Co. six Of East
phone Not a bad business fer three days.
Mo>s. FEEE. the Commissioner Of France. and
Count de LouvIeres, chancellor Of the French
Legation paid an official visit 10 the S~wiftsurc on
Wednesday and they were received with the Gus
TJM4rE honors.
Tar official judiciary organ Is not infaTibIe.
The judgment in the Queen Emma ease has been
reproduced IN a revised form, and below it, judg-
ment Is set forth in a case stated TO have been
heard in the October Term, 1888.
TIE building now torn down that stood on the
southwest corner Of Fort and Merchant streets.
was erected IN ISIS. The bricks Of which il was
built are the old fashioned size. nine inches long,
four inches wide and three inches thick.
We are requested to state that, Notwithstanding
the good time made by the gentleman who walked
to the Pah and back last Saturday afternoon,
there Is q native willing 10 back himself for money
TO make better time. Further particulars can be
had from the Manager OF the Commercial Hotel.
\ LARGE number Of people visited II. B. NJ. $.
/ S~wiftsUre last Saturday. It would be a convenience
to the public if a day were announced on which
this monster vessel would be thrown open TO them.
as was the case when IL. b.. NJ. 5. Champion was
in port.
HIS ExCELLENcY WALTER MURRAY GIBSON. Min
lister Of Foreign Affairs. His EXcellency John L.
Bush. Minister of the Interior. His Excellencv
John NJ. KaPens, Minister OF Finance, and His EX-
cellency Edward Preston, Attorney General, paid n
visit to the S~wiftSure yesterday, and were received
with the customary honors.
THE telephone is a great convenience, but when
one Is busy 1t Is rather agGravatng and inclined
TO make one utter sOme fOTcible adjectives when
rung up half a dozen times within Il quarter of an
hour, and no one to answer you. The mystery is
cleared up by calling on the 81 Central who viii
inform yoU it was 4 mistake.
wnES the whistle of the City of Sydney was
blown on Tuesday night a. she lay outside the reef
waiting for the mail, a boat was at once dispatched
from the Swiftsure. and the service of the crew
p~roffered and accepted in getting the bags on
board. This courteous act Will be fully appreci-
ated in this community.
LAST Monday evening. many of Mr.. c. J. Fishers
friends learning that he was intending to go to the
Coast on the City of sydney, met at his house to
bid him goodbye. The guests arrived about S
O'Clock and spent the evening, even unto the wee
sma' hours very enjoyably. Mr.. Fishel intends
visiting the Eastern States, and will be gone about
three months.
HIS MAJESTY visited H.. b. NJ. S. Swiftsure on
Thursday, accompanied by Col. Curtis z. Iaukea,
and Colonel J. II. Boyd. \ few minutes after IL
o'clock His Majesty embarked in the Admiral's
barge. in charge Of Flag Lieutenant Evan Thomas.
and was towed off by one of the ships steam
launches. The u. S. S. L~ackawanna and L. S. S.
Wachusett manned yards and saluted His Majesty
both going and coming. After the barge had
passed the lighthouse, the Swiftsure dressed ship
rainbow fashion, that is from jib-boom end to
spanker boom end, the Hawaiian ensign being dis
played at the main. On nearer approach, the yards
were manned, and the guns doomed forth a royal
salute. His Majesty was received by Admiral
Lyons. Captain Aitchison. and officers, and as he
stepped over the gangway the band played the Ha-
waiian national anthem. His Majesty remained
on board about three-quarters of an hour, and
evinced a deep interest III this really wonderful
vessel and her heavy ornaments. On leaving the
vessel, the yards were again manned and a second
royal salute was fired. The weather was extreme
ly favorable to a trip outside the reef, the water
being unusually smooth. In the absence of II. b.
NJ. Commissioner, Major J. H. Wodehouse, who
was prevented by illness from being present, Theo.
II. Davies, Esq, II. b. NJ. ~Vice-Consul, was on
board the vessel during the visit, and returned on
shore with His Majesty.
THE following books have recently arrived for
the Government Library, being the balance of an
order gwen some Tune ago :-helth Johnstons
Royal Atlas: The Lowell Experiments on Hydraulic
Motors, by J. b. Francis Williamson on the Use
of the Barometer; GleamingS from Ornamental
Art. Newbcrry Russian Campaigns in Turkey, 2
ISIS; Street Tramways, Easton Smiths Topo-
graphical Drawing Coffee. its Uses and Cultiva-
ton. bv Hewitt Narrow Gauge Railways. Elem
ing Russells Barbary States Iceland, Greenland
the Farce Islands; Japanese Manners and r
Michelet's Modern History Michelet's
History of France; History and Disruption of
British India Fraser's History of Persia Russell's
History of Palestine Darwins Voyage of a
Naturalist Holley's Ordinance and Armor
Modern British Essayists. including McCaulay.
Macintosh. Jeffrey, Carlyle, Wilson, Alison, Tai
fourd. Stephen and Sydney Smith Helmholt's
Popular Scientific Lectures Ice Making Machines;
Electric Transmission of Power, bv DR.. Pagat
HiSgs Natural History of Man, by Quatrefages
Conservation of Energy, by Balfour Stewart;
Military and Religious Life of the Middle Ages
Stevenson's Lighthouse Construction and Illumin-
Submarine Warfare, by determinations
mander J. Barnes, U.S.N.; Treatise on Cast Iron
Pipes by Benedict.
THE Hawaiian Postal Money Orders which are
about ready for issue are models of simplicity,
rompactness and safety. Each order is in size,
about as large as an ordinary plantation draft,
and being printed on a strong linen paper can be
passed from hand TO hand without much injury.
The body Of the order contains in parallel lines of
and Hawaiian. an order on the Postmas-
ter at - to pay to the order of - at any
time within Il months from the date Of issue,
the sam Of - dollars - cents. Signed by
- Postmaster, with a space left for the receipt
Of the party to whom the order is paid. On
the right hand margin of the order are three
Of figures. The first column. in bold
faced type, represent dollars, from l to 80. The
second, dimes from l to Q, and the third cents from
to 9. These it will be the duty of the issuing
offices to punch out in such a manner as to desig-
the amount for which the order is drawn. As
for instance, if the order is for S45.25, the 40 and )
in the dollar column, the 2 in the dime. and the
) in the cent, will be punched. In addition the
amount Of figures written in the lower left hand
corner of the order have Il hole punched on either
side Of them SO that the order cannot be . raised -
Without detection. On the left hand margin of
order is printed the 81. fees " to be paid for the
Above and below this table Is a blank for
he date stamp Of the issuing and cancelling Office.
Duplicate stubs are attached TO the order, one
going with the order. the other remaining
in the book in the issuing office. On the
back Of each draft Is printed, in English
md Hawaiian. the few rules governing its issuance
md prcSentation. The whole get up of these
'rdcrs is very Ingenious and complete, and we
think they viii prove very popular.
THE STEAM WHALEE MARY & HELEN IN PORT
The steam whaler Mary x Helen came alongside
lac Likelike wharf yesterday morning at Z o'clock.
md after discharginS 800 barrels Of oil, and taking
II 30 tons OF coal and a quantity Of stores, she
sailed again at ( p. m. This fine vessel left New
Bedford on the 18th August. 1882. under the COM
nand Of Captain Smith. During the voyage and
,ruising. whales were seen three times and 300 bar
Of oil taken. She is fitted with auxiliary
of so horsepower, capable Of driving the
-cssel - knots per hour through the water She
las five boats Of the very best description for
Whaling purposes. and her fittings generally are Of
superior character, with a special regard for the
comfort Of the crew during the cold weather. For
ward. is a donkey engine used for heaving up the
.uchor and hosting the whales on board. The
aloon Is polished oak with rnament pillars and
panels, and abaft that, is the captains private
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