The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-01-27
NOTES.

The inter-island steamer C. r.. Bishop left
this port at Is minutes before noon on Wednes-
day, with instructions to cruise on the track of
steamers bound from San Francisco TO this port
on the lookout for the missing steamer Suez
now sixteen days out from San Francisco. In
case the Bishop saw nothing of the Suez she
would continue on TO San Francisco. where she
may be expected to arrive about the 9th of Feb
ruary a day or two prior to the sailing of the
City of New York on her next regulax trip down.
AS the steamship Australia that left for the Col
oDies one day in advance of the Bishop for the
Coast will reach her destination three days
before the Bishop does San Francisco, the agent
there of the Suez will know of her non-arrival
by the 9Th or 9Th of February. In specializing
upon the causes that have detained the Suez, We
opine that she has met with some accident
to her machinery that has compelled her TO
trust to her sails entirely, for some time, as a
motive power. She is barkentine rugged, hav-
ing three Rasts, but her spread of canvas, as in
all vessels having steam as the prime mover, is
only sufficient to steady her in q sea-vay, and
would be of little use in forcing her through the
water with any other than a fair wind. That
she has not had favorable winds for these
Islands is presumable from the fact that with
such, and under sail only, she ought to have
arrived here before this. The bark Helen w.
Amy whose report we publish elsewhere-left
San Francisco a few hours ahead of the Suez,
with a fair breeze from the NE, which she held
for five days. During that time the course was
about the same as the steamer track, but she
saw nothing of her. During the rest of the
Almy's voyage the wind was from the
Sc. and E.S.E. hauling to 5. II the SueZ
has become disabled on her way down, the pro-
liabilities are that the accident occurred whom
some four or five days out, and when about two
thirds of her voyage was accomplished. If so,
the chances are that, with the wind from the
south and east, veering to south, she would drift
- kha nnrfh op6 raef of tho IGlan6a-In which
case it would take her a long time to get back
again without steam. She is well provisioned,
however, and carries a large quantity of eatables
as freight ; and as she has the means of making
an abundant daily supply of fresh water, her
passengers and crew would not suffer from
hunger or thirst, even if she were out some
months. 1t is within the range of possibility
that the barkentine Ella, which is now five days
overdue, may have come across the SueZ, and
staid by her to render assistance. In any event,
we can only wait and hope for the best, con-
graduating ourselves upon the fact that the Suez
is a stanch boat, ably differed, and fitted with
every appliance to meet every emergency.
In the last letter from our European Core
spondent, which we publish in to-day's weekly,
it will be noticed that allusion is made to q
native journal published by the Fijian Govern
ment, called "Na Mata,' for the purpose OF
acqainting the native population with the actual
sanitary condition of the Islands. In it "muct
useful advice of a practical character is given tc
the native parents !" and sit appears that il
districts where this advice is acted on, the in
crease in the population has been most marked
Our correspondent adds "that the Hawaiian
Government would do well to follow this prac
teal precedent" We know that they have dom
so, and, in 1880, caused to be published here fo
distribution amongst the Hawaiian, a volume o
"Sanitary Instructions for Hawaiians,r which
is full of practical suggestions in regard to thu
use of medicines, especially of those simple
that they are accustomed to use. The book has
in the case vs. 6 dsEgasss9f sSHhbaseq T.