The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-10-17

on the ,aierI TO keep our goods QTy.
The lightning was incessant and thun-
der uncommonly heavy: cloud appear
ed to be right overhead; Some hail
Pitt, making preparations for Hawaii,
came to wooden house on the point.
Jan. 12th.-Wind very light: early in
| the morning Pitt began to move All
the small vessels were out very early.
At noon Pitt, Mr.. French and Mr.. Ell
well were on board and the vessels un-'
| der weigh. Still in sight at sunset off
Diamond Hill. Reports say, and 1T is
believed true, that during the thunder
and lightning of Thursday night, the
collins containing the bodies of Liho-
Tho, Kamamalu and Kalaiia were TAX
en- from the cemetery house and put on
board the schooner Medford, to be car
| ried TO Hawaii.
n Jan. 14.-Breakfast, dined and supped
bon fresh beef.-Kaahumanu says she is
going to Hawaii to live, that Oahu is
too wicked for her. Report says Pitt
| told Boki it was good for all the chiefs
| to go to Hawaii and leave Oahu to
| the whites.
16th.-Waianae and Waialua schools
are in the village for the examination
of their proficiency in literature. They
| began to come in last Saturday; will
probably go out next Saturday or Mon
day.
Jan. 20th.-Went In the afternoon to
see the examination of 500 scholars.
Mr.. Bingham observed ITO some one
| that over 5000 were examined yester-
day. besides today. One chief told
! Capt. Ebbets and me that of his own
people from his lands 800 were exam
ined, and three-fourths of them were
from the opposite side OF the island
Jan. 2sth.-Brig Waverly arrived 10
days from st. Barbara: cargo, horses,
sheep and a calf Confirms the news
that Capt. Cooper will lose all he has
earned. Reports a, Mr.. Smith had been
at California, having crossed the
Rocky mountains and arrived at ST.
Gabriel: had left and gone to Column
bia river, to which point posts had
been established all the way from St.
Louis.-Trade dull on the coast.
Jan. 30th-Dana landing goods
Temple opening store The king, Ka-
ahumanu and Boki went on board H.
B. NJ. S. Blossom which arrived three
days ago from Monterey. Mr. Jones,
Capt. Meek and Bryant Were invited
and went. In the evening display of
fireworks was exhibited at the point.
Feb. sth.-Capt. Beechy and officers
of the Blossom, Mr.. Jones. Capt. Meek
and others went up to the plantation
at Manoa to a dance got up by the king
for the qualification of the gentlemen
of the Blossom.
Feb. 12th.-Schr. Astor came in from
Maui, bringing the melancholy news of
the death of VIM. Pitt. The news of
the sad event was sent from Kailua
in Gov. Adams schooner which made
it four days in arriving here. He died
at O'Clock in the afternoon of the
Sth.-A party of the officers of the
Blossom and residents had a fine ex-
cursion to Waikiki, where they had
dinner served up in native style; luau
the first dish.
Feb 1S.-The people paid but very
little attention to the Sabbath today.
Several who We're among the most at
tentiye, females too, were here and at
the wooden house and on board brig
Kamehameha; others walking to and
fro; but few apparently attended
church.
Feb. 19th.-Heavy thunder shower
early in the morning; a squally, rainy
day.-Capt. Steel of the Harbinger had
a man leave his boat to go on board
the Blossom, having got into her boat
for the purpose of getting away. Capt.
Steel put him in the fort. Capt. Beechy
sent and took him out, and took him
off on board the Blossom, kept him an
hour or two then sent him back. No
comment.
Feb. 28th.-Brig Harbinger went out
with a light wind from north.-Triton
French packing goods to go on board
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. bought two sets
platedware of Mr.. French for which he
gave $50 Diculs sandlewood.
March 2nd.-StiIl packing goods for
shipment by the Kamehameha, some
also for Kauai.--Boki up at his sugar
mill Tin Manoa) attending to making
sugar
March Sth.-Dana & Temple gave up
the store yesterday; times dull.-Mov-
ed certain goods to white store and
part of paper out of Kaiuli's house.
The king rolling nine pins every day
with a perfect rabble.
March 22nd.-Ship Ocean came in
Two or three vessels up at Maui.-No-
tice was handed round in Mr.. Charl |
toms hand writing, to inform those |
who wished licenses the next six |
months that they must pay for the |
same on or before the second day of |
April next, signed "Manuia.' 1 wish |
the consuls would mind their own BUSH |
ness and let government affairs alone. |
May 2Sth.-Weighing sandlewood; got |
sixty-f1ve piculs good wood. Messrs. |
Thompson and Hunnewell also weigh !
ing.-Bold preparing to go to Waia- |
lua; said he would give the wood for /
the debt as fast as we would find YES
sells to take it away.
June 27th.-At daylight sail ho'' was |
heard; no foreign vessel having arriv-
ed since May 18th, all were anxious to |
go off. I went with the pilot 1t proved |
to be the English ship Tinemouth, |
Capt. Cole. rs days from Canton. The |
Louis Augusta, Martin. also arrived, a
Dutch brig, the first colors of that ma
ton ever hoisted here
July 4th.-A beautiful day.-At three