The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-10-09
GIimpses of the Town and TownsfoIk Taken
From Advertiser Files of This Week
in Years 1860 and 1885.
FIFTY YEARS AGO.


ship brought out a bridge to run be
tween the vessel and the ice-house,
v hich is decided improvement and
will facilitate the work. Those who
have never seen the way in which ice
S discharged, should take a look at it.
Thanks.
We are again placed under obliga-
ions to our friend Macy, of kawaihae,
for another lot of those delicious 10
Iala potatoes, which can t be beaten
anywhere. Also to II. l.. Sheldon, Esq,
FOR specimens of upland taro, from his
and at Kona. This variety is not ex-
;elled by any of the swamp kinds. A
specimen sent. measures 162 inches in
ength, and weighs Il pounds. Where
such taro grows there is no danger of
famine.
Exports.
For NJ 'Kean s Island, per Agate.-14
;pars of timber. 400 lbs. nails, l cask
and 6 bbls. pilot bread, 81 bbls. POI,
$500 feet hoops, . bbls. and one cask
1our, 40 bags potatoes, 212 tons hay,
2l00 lbs. oats, Is wheelbarrows, 10,S75
feet lumber, IL boxes claret, cases
oock, l key whiskey.
Imports.
From San Francisco per Yankees
pipes brandy, 125 cases and 20 bbls.
bread. l case beads, 10 cases clothing,
pks. crockery, I'll cases cigars, 10
Eases chowchow, 10 nests camphor
trunks. 10 cases claret, l case cheese,
10 packages champagne, . eases clocks,
case combs, l20 tins crackers. $4,000
silver coin, $4,000 gold coin. 49 cases
lry goods, 4 cases guns, cases hard
ware. 100 bars iron, 1862 pkgs. mer-
ehandise. unspecified; eases notions
and toys, ) boxes opium, 10 eases
oysters, 80 bags oats. | case preserves,
eases perfumery, l case saddles,
cask soda ash. cases shoes, eases
stationery. / case straw hats, 100000
case shells, l case silver
-rumpets. boxes soap. , bundles sash,
| case TOYS. 6 chests tea, ii boxes tin
plate. / case tobacco, or casks and
cases wine. > bales wrapping paper;
total value, $4,000.
From Hawaii.
Our readers viii recognize the pen of
our former associate in the sketch of
an excursion over Hawaii, in another
column. From all accounts. we gather
that the eruption (of Kilauea) is fast
becoming quiet, though the lava may
for weeks give symptoms of life. Capt.
Berrill informs US that it had reached
the sea again near Wainanalii. and the
same wild connection of those antag-
onistic elements-ire and water-wit
messed there in January last, was being
re- enacted, though on a smaller scale.
New Advertisements.
Our readers will find THREE columns
or more of new advertisements in our
paper, embracing most of the new
goods on the way TO this port. That
dealers refer to our advertise
ments and make up their orders in a
great measure from them, we have
often been assured. Retail dealers
both i'll town and country will often be
saved considerable vexation and in
quiry by keeping the run Of the new
New Flour.
Mr.. Hughson. who now has charge of
the steam flour mill. has sent US a sam
pie of the new grinding. 1t is a choice
article. and better than any we have
ever seen from the first week s grinding
in former wears. No finer flour can be
asked for than what IS now produced
at this mill
Coffee Blight.
The market advices from San Fran
cisco are rather unfayorable to ship
ments Of our staple island products.
excepting only coffee, pulu, and sweet
potatoes, each of which show an ad
vance on former quotations. Of coffee,
however. we have little or none to part
with, and the probability IS we shall
soon have to import for our domestic
supply. as the Hanalei estates VIII soon
the culture Of it entirely,
owing TO the blight.
War.
The European news brought by the
Yankee is Of great interest. 1t is ar
Milan that the first great engagement
will probably take place Whenever
Napoleon thinks his forces strong
enough to march over the river Pc to
Milan. the Sardinians Will approach
that city from the east, while Napoleon
moves up from the south. ana Carl
bald attacks from the north How soon
this action would take place was uu-
certain, IS it would depend on the ar
rival of troops and equipments from
France, which must ali be in readiness
to move on rapidly and take advantage
Of any victory, or assist in any defeat.
As each army viii be headed hy its
IFg,re h. .