The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-05-05

viii not be responsible for any debts or charges against the
school. incurred after the date above named.
By order OF The Board OF Education,
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BRIEF MENTION.
ELEVENTH OF JUxE.-See notice Of a meeting to-
day of the Shareholders Of Kspiolani Park, aud all
others interested in having a days enjoyment on
the coming holiday.
Now is your time at the Great Eastern Auction
House. Whoever leaves the establish ment with
out having their auticipatiOns more than realized,
must indeed be hard to please.
CIRCUIT CoURr, HILo.-His Honor Mr.. Justice
MeCully of the Supreme Court and the Attorney
General sailed for Hilo on the steamer on Monday
last. to hold the May term Of the Circuit Court for
Hawaii.
Our NEW STEAMER.-Late accounts from San
Francisco report the new steamer building for the
Hawaiian government as progressing rapidly. She
will be as strong as the RTIaueG in her best days,
land will be ready for sea on time-the LIST Of July.
HAWAIIAN PORTRAITS AND VIEws.-At Nolte's
'1Old Corner " and at the Fort street branch. may
be found o sale some very pretty Photographic
albums of Hawaiian kings, queens and chiefs, and
views OF Hawaiian scenery. The views in and
about Honolulu are particularly fine.
4 THE May number of our Island Monthly, The
Friend, appeared duly on May Day. like a May
flower. The Rambles in the Old World, Of
of Frank w. Damon, are becoming more and
more interesting. as his old world experience
increases, and make The Friend very attract
tive;
NuSTC TITS ArTEp rOoU- The Govarnnanf Rand
will play at Emma Square this afternoon, COM
mencing at Al O'Clock. The following is the
programme:
FL Rossini
selection-La File de Madame
Selma REVERE
THANKs.-Ours are due to our old friend Capt.
James formerly a rOSiden. here, but now a
resident of Oakland, Cal, atpresent on his way
to che Arctic) for files of late papers also to
1 Capt. Grey, of the II. B.. Roberts to Capt.
Espinasse, late of the U. S. training ship James
to,on to the San Francisco Merchants Exchange
and to Purser Beardsly of the City Of San Franz
ciSo, for similar favors.
AUCTION IN PALACE WALK.-Last Monday and
Tuesday, Mr.. Barlow had large audiences at bis
sale of household effects OF the late High Chief
Kanaina. Pretty steep prices were realized fer
some articles, owing to the competition thougha
number of excellent bargains were obtained.
We are glad to learn that a number of articles Of
historic interest connected with the times and
men of the Hawaii of the past, were secured for
the public museum The blooded stallion brought
S725, understood to have been purchased for the
King. The goods were by no means all sold
during the two days,-although some $4,000 was
realized-and the sale will be continued at the
same place ION Monday forenoon, when will be
| ofarp6 silver and arOaEaru vvara pat-Olaca Gna
mats, etc.
{SHALL WE REMAIN NEUTRAL.-During the last
war between Russia and Turkey, in 1854, the
Ethen Hawaiian Minister for Foreign Afairs-the
late Mr.. Wyllie-issued a proclamation informing
the world that Hawaii would observe a strict
neutrality. That action on the part Of our gov
eminent was made the occasion for some merri-
ment at the time, but we are inclined to think
that the measure was q sound one. We are
reminded of the circumstances by the appearance
of a remarkable story in the S. T. Chronicle
of the 25th ult. to the effect that the Russian
Minister at Washington was intriguing through
Mr.. VIM Phuger, Russian Vice Consul at Honolulu,
to make this a depot for privateers of that nation in
the event Of England taking sides with the Turks
in the present European war!
I DIsINFECTINC FLUID.-Dr. Hoffman, has sub
mitted to us for trial a bottle of fluid compounded
by him after a formula recently received from
London, intended for use as a disinfectant in
every instance where foul and fetid air may exist,
such as sick rooms, c%esspools, drains, etc, etc.
1t was highly recommended in a standard medical
work, and we therefore felt that it could not be a
humbug, but we were not prepared to find it so
almost instantaneous as it proved to be in remov-
ing the most offensive smells. And an important
recommendation is its cheapness. In the peculiar
conditions OF our city during hot weather-to
which we have frequently alluded of late-this
disinfecting fluid will be invaluable, and we hope
to see it brought into general use.
(" MAGIC CEEAM."-To take away the stains from
our clothes, or our conscience, is a very needful
operation often times. The latter we leave to
Jour readers own devices but for the former we
can the Magic Cream Of ]. N.
Ingram, whose effects have been tried by people
here so successfully that our praise is superfuous. I
The inventor of the " Magic Cream" proposes to
leave this city for Lahaina, Maui, on Monday next,
by the steamer Kitdued, and from thence to 20 on
to Hilo and the Volcano, taking with him a supply
OF bis =" Magic Cream" for the benefit of windward
customers. During his absence his &" Magic Cream"
VIII be found at a. McWayne's, the druggists,
corner of Fort and Merchant streets. We tried a
few drops Of the " Magic Cream for a stain in
our old coat, and it looked so new at the spot
washed that we think if washing it altogether
with the Cream, " IN the full expectation Of its
being made a new coat entirely
"A BEAUTIFUL TEsTINoNIAL.-By the mail steamer
(which arrived on the Sd. inst. there was received
from the manufacturer in New York, tiffany a
! magnificent piece of silver. which may be either a
fruit container or a punch-bowl, as one is inclined,
valued at $1,000, and ordered from this city as a
testimonial to be presented to His Excellency the
Minister of Foreign Affairs. The bowl IL inches
across by 7 inches deep. ornamented on either side
with a winged representation of victory holding
the wreath, the American and Hawaiian flags, and