The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-31
Fifty Years Ago
From the Advertiser of August
26, 1858.

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Oahu ColleGe-The annual term of
this institution opened ON Wednesday,
the 18th inst. There are about sixty
scholars in attendance. In the col
legiate course there are five students
Six native scholars, from the Royal
school, applied for admittance, passed
very creditable examination, and were
admitted 90 the preparatory depart
ment. If they maintain their position
they will be entitled to pass through
the entire collegiate course. Their
names are: John NJ. Kapena, Josias
Kaaukai, Josias Waiolani, John Wind,
William Kalonalona. Daniel Naone.
Ball on Shipboard-Laste evening oc-
CURED one of those pleasant reunions
on shipboard, which have become so
fashionable whenever our harbor is hon
ored with the presence of a vessel of
war. The captain and officers of the
Havannah receive on board a large
company of ladies and gentlemen, with
that hospitality and polite attention for
which their previous visit to this port
had made them so well remembered.
Two novel chandeliers, each holding
cdHdieS- anu IOIuu0u pl Ud9OHtbS
and eutlasses, shed a brilliant light
over the gay scene. A raised dais near
the stern was erected for their Males
ties, Immediately over which was
transparency with the word "Aloha -
The old ship looked as though she ig.
nored entirely the grin, trade of war.
The Next Mail-We have been try
ing hard to work the idea into our
heads that 2 mail may arrive here any
moment, to relieve the lassitude Undue
ed BY an entire stagnation of local and
foreign news. The Raduga may come
along, but she had not arrived at San
Francisco up to our last advices, July
II. We must sit still then, chew the
cud of contentment and wait for the
Yankee and two mails, those of July
5 and goth. She would leave San Fran
cisco from the 10th to the Goth, and
will be due in all next week.
Lahaina respondence-News is a
scarce article here just now. 1t is dull
and hot, but the arrival of the feet,
which we may expect soon, will, it is
TO be hoped, create change. The
beershop keepers, as usual, are cleaning
up and getting ready for the fall sea
son; besides we are to have some of
the old stagers back again in the field, |
and. from present indications, we will |
have any quantity of beershops this sea
son on the beach, besides the sly houses |
that will spring up out of the limits; |
so that, if Jack does escape without |
spending his money within the limits, |
they are ready without. And now, Mr.. |
Editor, do you not think (for / do, and /
many others), that if we had two or
three licensed houses it would do away |
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and then if it fails, abolish the law
and let things take their course, as
now
The natives around Ukumehame are
hard at work building up their kalo
patches again, as you remember the
great tornado we had in February de-
,troyed everything in that neighbor,
hood. Natives who had plenty of food
this time last year are now in straight 4
aned circumstances.
The new Catholic church is about
finished and I understand it viii be
dedicated to divine worship on the Sth
IF next month. Some time ago
,coundrel threw large stone at the
bell and cracked it. The bell was Il
hanging under a tree near the road. 1t
was a bell sent from France and had
fine tone. They expect another with
IN organ. 3,
The whooping cough prevails among
he natives on this island to great
,xtent