The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-05-12


t feet OF earth, and that pretty solidiy compacted
? too. Time was when there was a well IN thu
? street nearly opposite Colonel Aliens present
e residence. and the cutting down OF the grade
1 viii probably discover II again. The new grade
wall throw the drainage Of the street towards
Richard, and the Improvement promises {" be 3
valuable one.
We notice a number Of mango and other fruit
trees and some flowers and shrubs in and about
the city are covered with mould, blight and
fungi, which, in some instances are destroying
the plant. These parasitic pests whether animal
or vegetable may be readily destroyed without
much difficulty Il proper remedies are applied.
When trees are badly infected they should be
busted with hot lime. II the lime is cold It is
useless. When the blight or mould has just
begun to show itself it may be destroyed by
burning sulphur underneath the tree on the
windy side, so that the smoke will blow through
the leaves and branches. This will kill not only
the fungi in its early stages Of growth, but also
destroy any harmful insects, caterpilIars and the
like that may have fastened upon the limbs.
We paid a brief visit to the reading room of
the Y. n. c.. A. Tuesday, and were much
pleased with its quiet, cosy air, and its GOODNESS
and quiet. A couple of good sized tables were
well covered with the daily and weekly papers
published here, and a number of well known
periodicals attracted our attention. For amuse-
ment there is back CANNON, checker and chess
board and a box of dominoes. Pen, ink, pencils,
and paper are provided, and one can pass the
time away pleasantly and prOftably in writing
TO absent friends or reading the n-ws. Adjoin-
ing this room Is one devoted to music a fine
organ standing ready for use, and next to the
music room is an Office on the desk OF which, is
the visitors book. Across the hail is the yet uu-
finished space which we hope, ere long, to find
utilized. The whole aspect of the interior is
pleasing, quiet and we'll adapted to the purposes
for which the building has been erected.
The anglican Church Chronicle for May
has just been issued. Under the editorship of the
Rev. Alexander Macintosh and the Rev.
George Wallace, it has certainly become a most
valuable factor in furthering the legitimate pur-
poses of genuine religious organization. There
are some opinions expressed, which are, it may
be said, slightly at variance with the most pre-
valent public judgment, but such errors are
always on the most generous side of the subjects
considered, and in accord with a true spirit of
Christian charity, both towards individuals and
associations. There is nothing unfair, bitter
or acriInoniusly critical in the whole paper. The
style of composition is excellent the prevailing
tone of thought is sincere, and highly creditable
to the good cause, which the anglican Church
Chronicle is designed to promote.
Nuuanu, above Beretania street, may GER
tainly be called our Van Ness Avenue. On both
sides of the street are handsome residences, with
truly beautiful grounds in front planted with
tropical shrubs and trees and many varieties of
perennial flowers. Here a number of the lead
ing business men of the city dwell, and evidently
take much pride in making their houses not
only comfortable, but also beautiful in external
appearance. In the evening, just after 8 O'Clock,
the broad thoroughfare is filled with carriages
carrying passengers from the business portion
of the city to the various residences, and re-
turning empty. On the occasion of an enter
tainment in the Music Hall, or any evening meet
ing which is attended by the elite of society, there is
always a considerable hustle in this quarter of
Honolulu. Gentlemen dressed with scrupulous
care, and fair ladies dainty arrayed in costly
apparel, may then be seen stepping into cabs
and driven rapidly away. 1t is among the re-
az aVk- -, fIr- Alak 5000, H.
private parties are continually being given.
Each tries to excel the other in the splendor of
his receptions and the luxury of his establish
ment. and in these particulars few people in the
world have better taste than the rich residents
of Honolulu.
Chamber sittings in the Supreme Court have
become frequent of late, the Chief Justice being
obliged to sit on other days besides those regu-
larly set apart for hearings and rendering deci-
sions, viz, Tuesdays and Fridays.
The work in the Judiciary department has
greatly increased with the increase in the vol
ume of business transactions, the appreciation
in value in all kinds of property, and the open
ing up of new enterprises.
In addition to the work of hearing cases and
points argued the Chief Justice has on his
hands, at present the revision of the text of the
4th volume of Hawaiian Reports now being
printed.
The last Legislature was asked for an appro-
prlation for a short hand reporter, but it was
refused. Now the need of one is felt, for, while
other departments of the Government, the Int
rior, Custom House, Post-ofice, Marshars
Office, the Judiciary is called upon to do q large
ly increased amount of business without addi-
tional. A stenographer is much wanted.
There is a certain class of men in this COM
munity who imagine that they are above criti-
cism and privileged to do merely as little or as
much as they please in a private or public capa-
city. When any one condemns their conduct
for the good of an institution or an association,
which might be made to subserve great moral or
religious purposes were it not for their misman-
agement they Immediately pose as martyrs
before the public without attempting to justify
themselves. "Oh,'' say they, "we are truly
charitable and do more good in q week than all
our critics do in a whole year. 1t is outrageous
that we should have such slurS cast upon u.s.
This sounds very much like the language of a
great rogue, who, when charged with the theft
of some spoons and sundry other delinquencies
and brought before an ecclesiastical synod for
trial declared, that he was so much more pious
than those appointed to try his case that cit
sacriligiOus and outrageous for such I'M
worthy sinners to investigate the charges prefer
red against him." And when twenty witnesses
in establishing his guilt and no defense
could be offered he got down on his knees and
that those, who had made him a martyr
because of his superior virtue might be forgiven
the iniquity of bringing about his conviction.
when he had finished his charitable suppli-
cations and was about to rise from his devout
position the very spoons he had stolen fell out
Of an inside pocket, where he had concealed
IHclhi upon III nOOI /,
There has been some talk about effectively re-
the Employment Bureau of the Y. NJ, !
c. a. 1t has been very plausibly commended
that this branch of the ASSOCIATION is, and has
been, quite useless. Indeed it has been alleged !
some of those who have applied to the En- l
ployment Committee for assistance in procuring
work, were treated with not only cold indiffer-
ence but actual effrontery. Their applications /
seem to have been regarded as troublesome, and 1
he applicants frequently complain that they are I
Questioned always with an impertinent, and !.
often with an insolent, staggering tone of !
critical contempt. With this sort of manage .
nent it Is scarcely surprising that this bureau of /
he Y. NJ. c. 4. has been useless, or compare
lively so. There may, of course, have been a d
instances wherein certain individuals of the /
Employment Committee have slightly aided a A
ew parties, whom they either took a capricious t
interest in or considered useful as tools, o
nut the hard, disagreeable fact still re- -
mains that the Employment Bureau is a h
allure. However, while the reformation of ."
bic broncb Of fha Y NJ n 4 iG np1ar oo1