The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-07-28

June, being LIZ inches at the Gov
observatory in Honolulu,
but with few exceptional districts
the whole group is still suffering
from an insufficiency of rain.
The Customs statistics for the
quarter ending June Seth with
comparative table of exports for
six months, 1891, compared with
corresponding period 1890, were
published IN our issue of the 10Th
inst. The total value of exports
for the quarter amounts to $780,
735, of which s1,799, 1874 was sugar,
the next item in the order of values
being bananas, which represent a
value of $685.
The exports of the first half of
1891 show an increase over the
corresponding period of 1890 of no
less than 1905 tons of sugar. The
large increase in the sugar export
took place in the first quarter of
the year, and was due to the efforts
of the planters to push forward
their output before the damnatory
effects of the Nc Kinley tariff began
to act.
At this present writing most of
the plantations have finished grind
ing for the season. It is impossible
as yet to foretell the total produce
of the year, but it will probably
not differ largely from the last, or
about 100000 tons.
On the 10Th July, IN the evening,
the large freight warehouse at the
depot at Kahului (MauD was found
to be on fire. resulting in total loss.
The loss included the warehouse
with a quantity of building material
and ten freight cars belonging to
the Kahului Railroad Company,
and most of the merchandise land
ed the same morning by the Like
like from Honolulu. The fire was
confined to the building in which
it originated, mainly by the fire
proof Custom House, which pre-
vented it reaching to Chinatown.
The Honolulu Electric Light
Company are progressing with
their building on King street
They propose to supply their
customers with both light fol
houses and motor power as well.
Building goes on briskly in
Honolulu, two handsome blocks
Roblnson's and Brewers being al.
most ready for occupation and 6
third, Cummins', nearly complete
as to outside.
A number of rather singular
burglaries have taken place il
Honolulu throughout the whole O
the month. Singular, because thu
scene of operations was generally
chosen within couple of hundred
yards, sometimes that number O
feet, of the police station. Sing
uIar too, that the most unpromisins
premises were those attacked
) warehouses, professional men,
offices, where cash transactions ar
not so multiplied as in retail stores
a restaurant ON a small scale, fur
n1ture dealers, etc. The sam
I hand and foot, appear in every
: case. A broken window, a guam
tity of half burnt matches, ends O
cigarettes, and in one instance
traces of lighted candle, clumsil,
attempted desks, torn and scat
tered papers "of no value to an,
one but the owner" and the prin
of bare foot, are the marks b,
which this most active, and We
almost harmless burglar is to b.
recognized.
Intending tourists will be gla'
to learn that the new Volcan,
House will be opened in september
r This will be a really first elias
} hotel with saddle horses and car
: riagcs for hire, hot, cold ant
natural sulphur baths Away
ready, billiard room, reading room
and every convenience. Touris
parties Will now be able to spend
week or month in comfort on tn
brink of the crater and enjoy no
only a splendidly healthy climate
: 400 feet above the sea, but al
ever-present yet ever changing
. view of the greatest wonder of tn,