The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-08-03

application to him caused their arrest
and return to the vessel. During the
early morning of the 31st these two
men again swan ashore and escaped.
The defense claimed that Act IS, re-
lating to the landing of aliens, did not
include seamen, and further, that if it
should be so construed, it was a mani
fest injustice inasmuch as masters of
vessels would be compelled to keep
their seamen in irons, etc.
The defense made a motion of dis
missal on the above grounds. Judge
Hapai took the matter into considera-
ton but did not render decision.
The Lurline was allowed to clear and
the captain departed without giving
bonds. 1t is said that the Collector
General brought up the matter as a
test case. f. NJ. Wakefield conducted
the defense, while @. K. Wilder acted
for the prosecution.
Tourists to the volcano report XII
lauea something as follows: a huge
hole, q large volume OF smoke heavily
charged with sulphurOus fumes, and
intense heat issuing from Sundry
cracks in the old lava. Frequent and
ominous crackings resembling thun-
der are heard. The guide generally
chars stick or two as proof that Ma
dame Pele still lives, though remark
ably quiescent. Visitors who have
never seen the lava lake in activity
are well satisfied with their trip 1t
is stated that during the night of the
oath ult. Hawaiian sorcereSs-a ka-
huna from Maui-visited the crater
between 10 and IL pm. and presented
gifts to her, thus invoking her to
awake from her slumber and resume
her functions as goddess of fire.
The variegated plants and the walks
and steps of fern trunks are pretty
features of the coffee plantations for
twenty-thTee miles up the volcano
road.
Some of the guests at Peter Lees
tavern are as follows: Hon. John Ena,
wife and two daughters, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Beckley, Mesdames Deacon,
Perry, G.. y. Brown and Needham,
Misses Zoe Atkinson, Hattie Need
ham and Julia Perry, Prof. Henshaw,
Perkins, the naturalist, quite num-
Der of transient visitors, and host of
children who thrive in the cool noun.
tain air.
"rug" Wilson who drives the volcano
bus announces his arrival at the vari-
Gus coffee ranches along the route by
a blast on a bugle.
1t is rumored that the fine hall in
the new Spreckels block is to be used
by a lodge of Odd Fellows. The /. o.
o. F.'s of Hilo are not yet organized.
Mrs. Frank Cooke of Honolulu is
the guest of DR.. Wetmore.
1t is stated that the Claudine will
act as q substitute for the Kinau for
two trips after this one, making three
trips in all.
During Wednesday, July 31st, Mrs.
5. j.. Austin organized a delightful
picnic party to Cocoanut Island.
During the same day Judge Hapai
gave a luau to Hon. John Ena and
party.
Messrs. Castle and Wall of the
Honolulu custom house have been
busy in checking the books recently
kept by Collector Motley. 1t is gen
orally believed that carelessness in
entering accounts is the cause of all
the trouble.
On Saturday evening, July 9th,
dinner party was given at Kaiwiki In
honor of the birthday of +. NJ. Wake
field, Esq.
On the afternoon of July 9th all
HiIo was startled by sundry peals
from the fire bell. Men rushed up
the street, people hurried out of their
houses, in fact there was quite
sensation IN town simply because
workman was asceTtaining whether
the bell in the new engine house was
hung correctly.
The HiIo brass band of twenty-one
pieces will give a concert in the court
house yard during Monday evening,
August 9TH.
w. G.. Crook of Makawao is at his
coffee ranch in Puma.
III. II. Austin of Kauai, and w. a.
Mckay of Wailuku, visited Hilo ar
ing the week.
On Monday, July 29th, the
three-masted schooner Volante re-