The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-11-23
0 MENTION.

BRIEF MENTION.
II A number Of articles prepared for this morn
iag's paper. are unsvoidsbly crowded cut
x Thursday uszt. November =. % Recognition
Day. and IL will be observed As a Ns,ioual Holiday
- There is no certainty q another mail from
the Coast before TIE arrival q the zeaiaAais. due
December "a
q The government brig Storm Bird leaves on
Monday for RO,amah Island. for another sSPply
oflAborers.
y o. TUESDAY evening. II R Il. the Princess
LHiuokLAni len the city on the steamer Likeliks, Tor
a temporary sojOurn on Maui
- The mex, mail for San Francisco, the Eastern
States and Europe. will be dispatched BY the 10
coming steamer City q Syiaey, due from the Colo
MES on Monday next.
y Messrs. Bolles s Go. have moved isto their
new ~hre-rroOf store. No. 81 Queen street, where they
have opened out 4 new and varied stock Of goods
adapted to the wants Of their ustomers, whom they
invite to call.
Our readers will notice The large display
"a z NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN ms MNtutAN = EalNAH
10 them will be found merchandise, groceries. &c,
adapted to the most varied requirements. Read
them, and you are sure 10 End something you want
- The attention Of owners and masters OF YES
sells engaged in the -eoastiug trade Of the Islands is
called to the BY Authority notice Of His EH.
the Minister Of the Interior. in to-day's paper. in
regard to side lights.
NEW Masonic HALL-The following were the sue
eessful bids for the erection Of the new Hall for HA-
waiiaD Lodge, No. 81, f. * A. NJ: Masonry and
Plasterer's work. J. II. Styles. IS 100; Carpenters
work, etc. G. Lucas, Sc .65O-total contract cost.
sl5.4OO.
TIN WEDDING.-0ur esteemed fellow ,ownsman
Capt. B. F. Whitney aud his lady were surprised
last evening by the visit ola number Of his friends,
who manifested their congratulations by a large
amount of tin ware,-bOih useful aud ornamental.
Everybody had a good time.
TELEPHoSEs.-These useful and amusing instru-
ments may be seen in full working order, at Castle
& Cookies, where the Agent, Mr.. c. w. Cooke has
one on exhibition. just the thing for plantation
managers to connect their dwelling houses with their
mills. The price is reduced to FIVE dollars.
I The PRESIDENTS PRoCLAMATION.-His Excel
lency the President Of the United States has issued
his Proclamation appointing Thursday next, Nov.
2S, as a day of National Thanksgiving. Our citi-
zens will unite in the services at Fort Street
Church. at IL O'Clock, and the sermon will be
preached by President Jones, of Punahou College.
80 The steamer Mokoli leaves her dock this p.
NJ, at 6 O'Clock, going expressly to convey Her
Majesty EouipIaDi 10 IInucIu1, Che mill r,acb
Nawiliwili at daylight-and from thence to Kapaa.
viii return from that port to Nawiliwili, leaving
again at 4 7. NJ. and will arrive in Honolulu at
daylight on Monday morning.
MALICIOUS MIsCHEF.-It is apparent that we
have a Vandal among us. Mr.. J. H.. Lynch nad a
nice sign painted on his awning in front of bis shop
on King Street, executed in Suatemeyer's best
style. On Thursday night some evilly-disposed
person bespattered it most p~rofusely with ink, or
a similar fuid-utterly spelling it. Such an act
merits the most condign punishment.
- The steamer Likeiike celebrated the Kings
birthday on her own hook. by getting up a race be-
tween three Of her boats, which resulted in a very
close contest. Prizes were awarded as follows:
Nihisumoe. Henry
hsului ............-. .
The officers of the steamer also entertained a
number Of friends at dinner on board.
CHANGE OF TIME-The Band, at Emma Square,
will commence playing hereafter at 4 O'Clock, on
Saturday afternoons, and SO continue until further
notice. Following is the programme for this after
noon
PolIacca, Cornet solo-IU Follow Thee. new. co.. Farmer
Quadrille-Under the Palms, .Kuhner
Selection, Opera-The FlederfnAus. new. ....... Strauss
Medley-A Musical Tour Through Europe, new. Conrad
This medley contains national anthems, popular tunes
and dances Of the different countries. Following il the
tour introduction; start from Germany on the railroad
to Austria: thence to Switzerland, TO Italy, 10 France, 10
Spain; then a sea voyage and a great storm; arrival in
Scotland; thence to England. 10 Russia, TO Poland. 10
Hungary, and back per railroad to Germany.
>
NAvAL.-H. B. Majesty's screw corvette Opal, 10
days aud % hours from Tahiti, arrived in port on
Wednesday last. Her complement Of officers and
men is 275, tonnage 1,S64, and horse power 800.
The following is a list Of her officers:
Gptain: n Hci-, : FTederifk g b h9bi9son
and A F Graves.
Chaplain and Tarai Ins,rlpior. ......... Rev p Matthews
Stdg Surgeon. Thos $ Burnett
Pdymdsy I'd Ttsdall
sub is%<ngHts ........E Shaw ana + S Farewell
surgeon VIM y breton
EagineSTs .Thos Russell, r 5 Kiernan and W wootton
INN Z. 80 800 go ~ muIIhs
BOdtslodtn. 81. D.. .JnO Robbins
CdrpeHter. .Jno Radford
MidShipm>n-S V S c Messum, W l. Elliot, A r StoddArd
and L Il Deuman.
OPIUN.-TbeD notorious cases respecting the snug
CLING Of this drug into the country, in which the en-
gineers Of certain steam coasters are charged with
being implicated, were thoroughly investigated in
the Police Court on Wednesday last. The story was
a long one, and the evidence very conflicting The
result was a committal Of all three persons charged.
Two hundred tins Of opium were quite a capture; but
the question recurs,-hoW much has come in without
capture. We are told however that the &" price Of q
smoke is now at double the price it was when
opium was licensed. May there not be tricks Of
trade in opium as well as in other commodities, and
- Ill III 49, A. -o.l.4g A.