The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-12-20

land was burned. The incenuiary was caught
CALENDAR roR lssO.-The ADVERTISER Annual
Register and Calendar. full and correct, will be is
! sued next week.
A. o. Q. T regular meeting OF Foresters.
will take place next Tuesday evening, 23rd. inst,
al the Knights of Pythias ball, on Hotel street.
BASE BALL-A picked nine from the LaekGtranna
will play a game of base ball with a like number of
our local base ballists, on Christmas afternoon on
Kulaokshus plains.
- Before our next issue, CHRISTMAS will have
come and gone. Therefore we take time by the fore
look, and offer to our patrons the compliments Of
the genial season, and wish them ell = MERRY
CHRISTMAS
sPeople who insure their lives, should remem
Der, that by living in the midst of filth and sickness
breeding rubbish they do not enhance their claims
in the least. if death should ensue and the agents Of
the companies discover their negligence. Verbum
sap.
MusIc.-The Bard will play this afternoon at
Emma Square. commencing at 4 P NJ. The follow
ing is the programme.
Overture-FrA Diavolo. .Auber
-D9ni5etti
Msrch-Turtish Review .Michaelis
TRIMMING TRKE.-we note that many of our Cit
liens have apparently accepted as correct the theory
put forth by Us last week, that too much foliage was
a breeder of malaria-as during this week we have
noticed a good deal of trimming of trees going on in
the city. Although much has been done in this re-
spect, much more remains undone in the interests OF
wholesome air and free ventilation.
fCREDIrABLE.-The street s~prinklers were placed at
the disposal of the Mr.. c. w. Hart, the overseer of
the street department, on Thursday aud Friday last.
to be used in laying the dust during the time the
afraafa were hainO sWaDt The Offering of the shrink
lers for such a purpose. being entirely voluntary, re-
Aects credit on the owner, and is appreciated by
those cognizant of the action.
RUMoRs OF Waffle rumors of an impending
outbreak between China and Japan continue. News
at San Francisco Nov. q by steamer is to the effect
that both countries are well prepared for war. They
only want, on each side, a master mind fit to ergan-
iZe plans and take supreme command. 1t is openly
asserted that China and Russia have made q compac
with each other, iu special view of war with japan at
an early date.
AN luxurious L~IBEL."-The Gazette Of this
week in one OF the stale puffs Of which its local column
is made up, deliberately utters the falsehood that our
drinking water has been ascertained . to contain
some poisonous foreign substance" The worst than
can truly be said Of the water supply of this city is
that it contains,-as is the case always with water
running in open conduits.-s certain amount Of
vegetable impurities, not poisonous substances"
But the Gazette has frequently proved that its editor
does not comprehend the significance of terms.
SILVER WARE.-Of late years the Americans
have been making wonderful progress in the manu-
fseture of silver ware. The mandatory at Middle
town, Conn. has become particularly celebrated in
this line, articles from their establishment having
attracted much attention at various expositions Of
the Worlds industry and art. This evening at Bar
tow's a large invoice of the heavily plated ware of
this company will be offered at auction, whereby
those wishing to make their friends Cor themselves)
q handsome Christmas present, in the shape of q tea
or dinner set, or a separate piece, will have an oppor-
tunity seldom enjoyed here-more particularly as the
sale is understood to be without reserve.
[AR AND LIME.-The editor ofthe Gazette. who APP
pears to have star on his heel, - finding that the Board
of Health is so g sullenly supine - as not to burn tar
in the streets when he recommends it, discharges his
gun and his " duty a" in another direction. The
Board are to ''cause everybody to put at least a
half a bushel of lime into every cesspool, and to scat
ter lime wherever there is a damp place. 1t happens
however. that there is no lime to be had 10 town.
Of tar, however, there is a good stock. and some of
our citizens-presumably " old tars Having COM
bined to purchase a lot of the resinous substance.
and having obtained official permission, amused
themselves last evening by filling the city with full
ginous clouds. So much for tar-feathers will now
be in order.