The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-09-19

shot by b. +. BOtleS, who IN the character OF Nimrod
is now enjoying himself IN the hunting grounds Q.
Nolokai- -
ACHEAP DRuxk.-In one of the beer cases tried
this week in the Police Court, a witness testified
that he invested IS cents in a pitcher of beer which
he drank at once. and which made him " omiort
ably drunk, so that he was content and wanted
no more. -
SPoTs on THE SUS.-A London journal states that
Mr.. Richard Tyrer, writing from Mansfield, says
there are now some magnificent clusters of spots on
the face of the sun. The one to the west. by far the
finest Mr.. Tyrer has seen for some time, consists of
an oval depression of the IhotospheTe. with longitu-
dinal parallel riffs widening out st intervals. Viewed
with q tolerably high power, it is an object Of great
interest. -
THE BEER Business still continues brisk in the
Police Court. and prices have an upward tendency.
During the past week one woman, convicted Of selling
beer under mitigating circumstances, was fined S15;
one man was fined $50, and took an appeal to a
justice of the Supreme Court another was fined
S76 and paid it and there are two cases pending TO
be decided to-day. -
SUBoRSATIoS OF PERJURY.-Yesterdsy in the Po-
lice Court, on the trial of one of the beer cases, three
witnesses-two men and one Woman-yoluntarily
came into Court and stated that they had testified
falsely on the previous day, and that they had been
persuaded to do so by one Wahineaua, who was in
terested in the beer business. Mr.. Wahineaua was
at once arrested for subornation of perjury, and will
be tried at the October term Of the Supreme Court.
A EUCALYPTUS IN F~LowER.-Somebody has asserted
Ahst this popular Australian tree has never been
Known to blossom in Hawaii mel. Mr.. r. Levers
Informs US that q eucalyptus ON the premises occupied
BY him on Alakea street is now in blossom The tree
is some thirty feet in height. 1t win be interesting
10 note whether the seeds will be perfected, so as to
terminate. Certain vegetables which have been in
trodu,ed here, produce seed in abundance, that will
not however terminate.
REAL ESTATE To-DAY.-This will be a " regular
field day " in real estate, as will be seen by refer
ence to auction notices. First there are the old
Court House premises, offered at an upset price OF
$50, 900 then % house lots at Makiki, eligible
sites for homesteads, to be put up one at a time, at
an upset price of $l20 each then the desirable
property known as the Agricultural Societyis
Gafden, at the head of Emma Street; and last, the
dwelling house and lot at the en- trance of Pauoa
Valley, formerly the residence of Mr.. Stephen
Spencer. -
n Music THIS AFTERNooN.-The new arrangements
FOR open air concerts in Emma Square gave general
satisfaction last Saturday. The band will play this
afternoon, commencing at half past four. The fol-
lowing is the programme
Temperance Crusade March, (by reQuesD- $500. Berger
Selection, Opera, La Dame Blanche. ..............B oildicei
The Beauty Of the Alhambra, Waltz. .Minasi
Singers Pleasure, POLKA. strauss
III w IA Moi Kalakaua :. .......s..u re-.
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