The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-08-02

-OunO interesting.
The number Of passengers who
eft the Islands for San Francisco
during July was 100, while the
number of those who arrived from
that port during the same month |
was 161-leaYing an excess of de
partures over arrivals %. The
number of persons Chiefly Asiatics)
who departed from the Islands for
China and Japan was 81, and the
arrivals from these countries during
the same period were Is; leaving an
excess of 46 departures, chiefly Chi
nese. The State of Oregon added l
passenger to our population, and
British Columbia added 6; but
there were no departures for these
countries during the month of July.
The net excess of departures over
arrivals was 68; but at this season,
the departures usually exceed the
arrivals.
The exports of sugar during July
amounted to 1885, 82 lbs, valued
at 81, 780, 1887; of rice 448,80O lbs
valued at $50, 1880 but the heaviest
shipments are always during May
and June.
The traffic on the city tramways
increased considerably during July.
The total number of passengers car
ried in July was $685., and cars are
now running over all the Company's
lines--the last route having been
opened on the Oath July, and con-
Meeting the Hotel with Nuuanu
street via Alakea, Fort and School
streets. The total receipts on all
the tramway lines in July amounted
to $5,447.8O.
Regarding the Oahu railroad, the
line that will connect Pearl
river with Honolulu, the works are
being vigorously pushed and the
turn tables, frogs and other smaller
fittings received from the United
States, are now on the ground. The
arrival of the Deutchland from Ger
many is now anxiously awaited, as
that vessel brings all the rails for the
line which has about IL miles gra-
ded and ready to receive them. The
station buildings are not yet erected
but plans are being prepared for
these structures.
The recent riot stopped certain
kinds of business only day, and on
the day following work was resumed
everywhere and now goes on as If
nothing had happened to interrupt it.
The schooner @. III. Topper ar
rived from Vancouver, British Col
umbia, on July 28th with about 100
miles of submarine cable and land
telegraph wire and fittings. There
is between forty and fifty miles of
cable, and over fifty miles of land
line. This advance shipment will
complete the distance between the
islands Of Maui and Oahu via Mole
kai, including land lines over por-
tions Of all three islands This will
be a large instalment of the entire
line; and the portion named is ex-
pected to be completed, so far as
laying is concerned, by the 9th inst.
The more distant islands of Hawaii
and Kauai will be connected later,
and as soon as the balance of cable
arrives. On the island of Oahu the
connecting point will be at Coco
Head, about twelve miles distant
from Honolulu which will be con-
nected by land line. The poles for
the land lines also arrived by the G.
Fl. Topper, which will sail from
Honolulu to-day or tomorrow to
lay the cable as above outlined.
In the issue Of the ADVERTISER of
the 9th July, very full summary
of events up to that date was given,
and the above is only an addenda
for the week that has elapsed since
then.
In conclusion it may be stated
that the public health is good, and
business of all kinds is about as
usual.