The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-07-19

Members Of the Amateur Musical Society vii
please take notice that The weekly rehearsaIs viii b
discontinued until the first Friday in September
next.
One IN FIvE.-0ur reporter says, that at about
daylight one morning this week, while going down
town to market, he met five men, four Of whom were
Chinese These four were undoubtedly the "a early
birds =" and the fifth, a Hawaiian, was the worm.
CoRREcTIoS.-We we're in error last week in stat
ing that the Hon. w. C. Parke vas chosen as a
member of the Executive Committee Of Trustees Of
the Queens Hospital. Mr.. Parke retires. and the
Hon. A. S. Cleghorn takes his place.
Z PERsoNAL-By the steamer Zealandia, which
arrived last Monday, we notice as passengers the
return of several of our Island residents, among
them Hon. Chas. R. Bishop, Mr.. Jos. P. Cooke, w.
r Castle, Esq, and others.
DIsCHARGED.-Ah Lana and All Kama who were
arrested as ~accomplices Of Ian 81 Sung in smuggling
opium were discharged, after q hearing before the
Police Justice, the evidence proving them to be the
victims ofdeceit on the part of the willy Ian 81 Sung,
the real OWNER of the drug, who by pretending sick
ness induced the others to carry his bundles on shore
for him. 1.-The Heather Chinee is PECULIAR
OAAANSS VIZ 0AO IL
to have opium, and they are very ingenious but not
skillful always in the modes which they adopt to
obtain the drug. A lot Of salmon in barrels. where
in opium was concealed. is the last instance dis
covered. How much has passed beyond the knowl-
edge of our astute customs authorities in various
concealment is a subject upon which John China
man will keep his own counsel.
DON'T BE IN A HURRY AN old English author
has some sensible thoughts which come to mind with
singular appropriateness just now. A stranger ar
rived in Honolulu quite recently, quoted Sheridan to
US as follows There are a set Of malicious,
prating. prudent, gossips, both male and female,
who murder characters to kill time who will rob q
young woman or man Of their good name without
the least thought Of the eternal consequences In
connection with the ideas above expressed, we re-
member that a person is present in this city, who
has been accused Of serious crimes, which ~investiga-
ton shows to be without foundation.
ROYAL HAWAIIAN THEATRE.-This institution
has really taken q new start, and q very reputa-
BILE one, reminding us of the renditions of Mr.. |
Maeder and Miss Rena last year in pleasant
comedy. Last Thursday evening the sometime
expected company from the California Theatre
made their appearance before q full and thorough
ly appreciative audience. Mr.. Wells, the manager,
seems to quite understand his business. We pre-
dict for the company a successful season. The
company make their second appearance this even
ing in the charming comedy of Devotion" and
the musical farce of Family Jars" Three enter
tainments will be given next week-Monday, |
Thursday and Saturday-which will no doubt be
properly appreciated by our theatre goers.
WATER WoRKs.-Attenti is directed to the no.
tice by the Minister of the Interior in to-dsy's
paper in regard to water rates. subject that inter-
all residents of Honolulu. Heretofore there
has been no thoroughly understood system of man.
of the Government Water Works; it looks
now as if a change may be expected, and the gov
get its rights. Rate payers will doubtless
try to secure theirs, in the meantime. The water /
We learn. will be turned on at the Makiki reservoir
IA Tuesday next. The prospects are that there will
be an ample supply of water quite coming up to the
expectations of those who urged in the beginning
he carrying out of this enterprise. The plains of
kulaokahua-formerly known as the Waikiki plains,
will, under the influence of irrigation afforded by
he Makiki water works, be made to blossom with
aud be speedily built up with home
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