The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-12-11
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

NOTES OF THE WEEK.
HoNoLrLU CoNN,NuERY. No. / KNIGHTS TENIgAR
At meeting Of this body on Thursday evening
al the officers were reelected for The ensueing
year.
ToNsoRIAL Esr~ABLsHNENr-Mr. Dagle. just
opened on For, street. opposite odj Fellows Hall,
has fitted up 10 attractive style. aud offers the al
ditional inducement Of a free bOot-blaek.
ns- The regular monthly meeting Of the Ha-
waiian Mission Children's society. will be- held
this evening, at the residence Of r. &. Jones Esq.
Nuuanu Avenue.
A CHRISTMAS TUREEY-A writer in the .Nito York
4 U0rld predicts that a leg or wing Of the European
Turkey will be carved of before Christmas and
served to the EmperOrs Of Russia and Austria.
TnE COMING ELECTION W hear that a public
meeting will be called during the coming week. TO
select candidates TO represent Honolulu ia the
next session Of the Legislature. This district sends
four members.
MOONLIGHT CONCERT Last Thursday. beginning
in storm. ended in one Of those delicious. calm.
cloudless moonlight nights for which our climate is
noted, and Berger's band attracted crowds to Emma
Square to listen to first class music.
SuPPIENENr-We print in a supplemental sheet
with to-day's paper, The sermon preached on Ameri-
can Thanksgiving Day, (Nov. 25th) by the Rev.
DIR. Damon OF this city. Il will bee found well
worth reading aud preservation.
#TnE NEW "NErrrE MERRnIn"-Th beautiful
vessel, building by the Messrs. Foster for the
owners Of the Pioneer Mills at Lahaina, is fast APP
preaching completion, and will be ready to launch
probably within "a fortnight.
CoLLIsIoN.-Yesterday the bark Buena TIsta. in
coming into the dock with considerable headway on,
having just cast of the tow Of the PETE, carried
asay the ~jib-toom Of the iron bark .HgIaia. lying
alongside Brewers wharf.
SUGAR FROM LAHAINA.-The schooner .Nilie
Merrill, on the last three trims has brought 1858
kegs Of sugar. On her arrival last Wednesday the
captain reported 200 cabin passengers,-which
turned out to be kegs of No. I, C. I.
DECEMBER TERM.-The winter term Of the Circuit
Court for Maui and its dependencies commenced at
Lahaina on Tuesday last. Hon. c c. Harris, First
Associate Justice, sailed on the RIlauea on Monday.
to hold the term, Mr.. E. Preston. Deputy Attorney
General, prosecuting for the Crown.
Music THIS AFTERNooS.-The band will play at
Emma Square this afternoon, commencing at four
o CLOCK. rOIOWlnB lS the programme:
Ks Moi Kalskaua, Marcel. Berger
Grand Selection, Opera, The Last Days Of Ponpen. .PetreIa
stoertha' maia' ..i.I. ''hosar
In silk and Satin, Polka Mazurka, ew..........."...Fau
BURGLARY.-The residence Of Mr.. NJ. b. Beck
with, in Nuuanu Avenue, was entered on Sunday
last, while the family were at church. The thief
rummaged through the drawers and trunks, and
succeeded in finding 1926 belonging to SC ne chart
table Institution, and decamped with the Din. The
cook Of one Of the n~eighbors observed a l. ltive boy
leaving the house during Sunday fore loon. but
nothing occurred to excite his suspicion Of theft
Gazette.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNISG.-During the storm early
on Thursday morning last, the spire Of the native
church at waikiki. near the cottage Of the late King,
WAS struck by lightning and slightly damaged, the
rain putting it out. The vane on the top Of the
spire was thrown by the force Of the shock a dis
lance of several hundred yards, and the pole on
which it stood was neatly split from top to bottom,
the fluid descending to the ground on each side Of
the building.
Runs THE MACHINE One evening this week,
an individual who was evidently drunk clear through
staggered into the station house, and after ~steadying
himself for a moment against the office railing
OaiOmNN ~ AN ONPNJ ANf9h" INV "fh - fHN
crous attempt to be polite inquired, Essay, DIDO
you run this here-hic-machine p That official mo-
destly acknowledged that he sometimes had that
distinguished honor; and it being pretty apparent
that the stranger was unable to care for himself, he
was taken in and provided with q nights lodging.
LUAUs AND LIQUoR.-The practice has become
quite prevalent Of late Of persons giving what are
called luau parties, at which liquor is freely fur
nished not only to foreigners but natives as well.
The police authorities have expressed the determine
ton to put a stop to the practice, and commenced
operations on Wednesday last. On that day there
was a luau party in the neighborhood Of Moanalua.
and a number Of natives got intoxicated. On Thurs
day the person who gave the party was fined $50,
and warned.
AccIDENTs.-On Wednesday 4 horse attached to
a wagon standing on Fort street got his head gear
foul Of one of the long shafts Of the wagon. caus-
ing him to back, and finally overturn the vehicle,
in which a lady was seated at the time. With some
difficulty she was rescued from a perilous position
in dangerous proximity to the horses heels, and
fortunately without serious injury. On The same
day there occurred two runaways with wagons.
but we have beard Of no persons being injured.
ONCE MORE, ALMOST A FmE.-The narrow es-
capes Of Honolulu from the deyouring element have
been numerous. Yesterday morning again there
was almost q fire. On opening the Office Of the
American Consul, in the second story Of Mixes
Block, it was found that the bottom Of a wooden
~spittOon filled with sawdust and the floor beneath it,
had been burned through, and the fire was at work
on the floor timbers. It is supposed to have pro-
ceeded from q lighted cigar thoughtlessly dropped
by some visitor at the Office, which had commune
Gated to the sawdust and thus slowly burned all
night.
IA LAHUI HAwAH-This native weekly news
title signifies The Hawaiian Nation"
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