The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-11-08
FIFTY YEARS AGO.

ever brought to these Islands. They |
appear in healthy condition, and during !
the voyage have occasionally sung some
of their matehless songs. These birds !
are common in England, but seldom
met with in America. They have long
been famed for their popularity of
choosing the night for singing, and as
soon as domesticated will doubtless
charm the neighborhood They are now
at Captain Hackfeld's residence. By
the same vessel, Doctor Hillehrand re-
ceived a thrush, which is also a fine
songster, and Messrs. Melchers received
large number of canaries, whose ae-
tive warbling is noticed by everyone
passing their store.
Quick Time.--The news brought by
the ''White Swallow on the eth, is
the quickest yet had. The New York
mail was delivered here in thirty seven
days.
Honolulu Amusements.-It has been
said that the civilization of nation
is expressed in the character of its
amusements. If this saying is true, and
if the games of marbles, flying kite, etc,
are emblematic of high state of civil
further room for the advancement of
the native race. Bat and ball is being
introduced among the natives and bids
fair to become a favorite game.
ization, we think there must be little
OLD Residents.--We notice with pleas
ure the return of two of our former
I residents, S. Peck, formerly in the ship
chandlery business at Lahaina, and
V Chas. Il. Hitchcock, formerly editor of
/ the Polynesian, and at present Hawai-
j ian consul for the port, of San Fran
cisco. Both of these gentlemen notice
great change since their residence here
| and think that Honolulu gives every
evidence of going ahead instead9of
:. backward, as some will have it, that
we are going,
An omnibus.-We note the appear
ance in our streets, having arrived by
the Raduga, of an omnibus for the us
of the Punahou scholars. 1t is light and
airy. has seats for ten inside besides
outside passengers, and is a great inn
provement Upon the old wagon. An
omnibus arrived, gas coming and a
steamer expected next spring! We wait
impatiently to see proposals for an cleo
trio telegraph, railroad, submarine
tunnel or two and balloon express.
A Good Swimmer. - The schooner
Margaret, from Kauai, picked up, on
Friday morning last. at distance OF
some six or eight miles from Barber q
Point, a native boy by the name oil
Kamocone. a deserter from the whale
shin Franklin Cd, which left this por
the day previous. The boy had felt
little homesick when he saw the greer
mountains of Oahu growing dim in thu
distance, jumped overheard and strucl
mt for the land, then about twenty
miles distant. He swan all night, ant
r at daylight was within half mile O.
r the shore. Here, however, he was op
: posed by q strong current, and afte
buffeting the waves for while in
vain endeavor to reach the beach, h
e discovered a sail in the distance, sey
i eral miles to leeward. He accordingl
@ changed his course for the vessel, an
). at nine O clock Friday morning wa
!, standing upon her deck, apparently bu
little the worse for his fourteen hours
p swim.
= Those Elephants.-Our new laws ar
J. being applied with vengeance on eV
o ery Branch of industry. A query nov
h arises, ain the following spicy morse
e we find on our desk, which for an an
a swer, we pass over to the custodian
s. of the revenue:
Y Mr.. Editor:-It being the law of
% this kingdom, that passengers can
6 not land their baggage without
h permit, I would like to know II
the Elephants shortly expected will
l. require to obtain a permit to land
their trunksS
i PRINTERS DEVIL.
IL A Card.-In the exercise of my dutie
5. the past week as commercial reporte
N of the Polynesian, I obtained from
IS reliable source information which
N deemed would be interesting to tn
TT public, and hearing the same confirme
ID by other parties, handed it in for pull
LEGATION with other matter, gained /
the same way The information wa
to the following effect:
"The Eliza & Ella has been ottere
SO per ton to proceed to st. Barthol
new Is Bay to load with skeletons
Il, whales, such as bones, ribs, jaws, etc
~ of which there are several cargoes Their
1t is to be ground UP for bone dus
20 which contains the fertilizing prlneip
he of gua1o. and is in great demand IN I'll
y United States and England at abol
q, $400 per ton. "--Polynesian.
i, Captain Lunt met me today in I'll
40 street and threatened to use person
al NlOlencB bONdIu III pau HubiAS
20 ton, at the same time stigmatizing n
20 with the most opprobrious epithets +
ST thus insulting his vessel and himsel
The report was current on the stree
A. and was published as a commercial T
40 port, but as Captain Lunt denies it,
no cheerfully take it back, ] am not te
~ riied by his threats of violence, and
,s not feel disgraced by his abuse.
nt Lombard, Ingols.
oh The Flour Mill.-This institution
bo doing a great business the present sc
~. son. and it is estimated that no lie
M than $4,000 bushels of wheat win pa
nd through its hoppers as the result of I'll
IN wear 8 harvest, which is nearly douh
q the amount of 1858.
nd Died.--In Honolulu, Henry #. POI
is aged twenty-seven years, of the firm
G. A. & II. +. Poor of this city and 3
ire of BENZ. Poor, Esq, of Boston, Of viii
,rs city he was a native.
ON. strayed or Stolen.-A few pigs viii
Ice were turned loose in the kalo patch
la, Of Nuuanu Valley, upwards Of ye
Is ago for the purpose Of propagate
their species and destroying insects.