The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-05-29
THE PACIFIC
Commercial AObfrtlsrr.
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BRIEF

SATURDAY. MAY %.
BRIEF MENTION.
~ The artesian well runs we'll.
81 The way to Hindustan. Follow our roads.
Dusr-Tbe metropolis beyond The beat of the
water-cart is getting TO be a dusty affair.
81 The Legislative Assembly adjourned st 2
p. m. yesterday until one O'Clock on Monday.
81 a good showing-our efforts for the month
of May over S5S6,0o0.
y The Princes Own bawled last Monday
night, at the Armory.
Required, pro bono p~ubicO; a more cult
waited parke.
Es- The FIRE wardens should keep an eye on the
locations of the large lot of coal oil lately arrived.
81 AT 3 O'Clock this afternoon the new Palace
! will be inspected, and the Armory visited by the
members of the Assembly.
@- The Queen of Night beamed brightly upon
Berger and the Band during four evenings of the
past week.
q Kappa plantation takes OF a crop of be-
tween thirteen and fourteen hundred tons Of sugar
this year.
81 See new advertisement of Bowley Bros. and
of stock.
81 The Attorney G. neral's disquisi ton on
printing yesterday. did not display the same abili-
ty in that science as a previous peroratiou on the
subject of law.
The present disease amongst horses and
which seems to have spread amongst stock on the
other islands, is known as Strangles, and is not
necessarily fatal.
81 The doubt regarding the helmet was removed
hu 0oular ohearvat ion hint tha a rlol. 49, 10 n raa
degree an artists fancy though on a ground work of
fact.
Gs- We are in receipt of a copy of Sanitary In
structions for Hawaiians, by Honorable w. NJ.
Gibson. but are compelled to withhold a review
until next week.
The Legislator who objected to an inspec-
ton of troops on the grounds of the intricacies of
their movements, and the ignorance of legislators
on the subject of drill, ought to jobs the volunteer
corps.
e The bill for taxing deceased estates is OPP
posed by the Hawaiian members of the legislature.
The proposition to only tax estates valued at over
1000. savors of class legislation.
The Legislature last Saturday voted itself
its usual free ride about town to inspect public
buildings with the additional treat of a visit to
Marquee artisan we'll and a free drink OF its
water.
e Dr.. E. Cook Webb, late Chief of Staff of the
hOSpiBai Ou dIu . , ~ 1.e duO WuO OEluRS |
with him a well established reputation as a physi-
clan and gentleman. has arrived amongst us and
we are pleased to add, intends to practice.
N- Mr.. Glendon's bill to repeal the master and
servants law was finally disposed of on Thursday.
being reconsidered and indefinitely postponed by
a vote of "a to IA. The respectable vote against
it was sufficiently alarming to justify immediate
efforts to put so important a statute upon a footing
that shall place 1t above criticism.
m D.. 49, 4A-
that a portion of cane in the field, on the planta-
ton of Hon. q. A. Widemann, was burned on the
evening of the 9th inst, but was almost immedi-
ately gathered and ground. so that only a slight
loss will be incurred. The Waimdndlo will prob
ably bring definite details.
Gs- We learn that the Rev. E. E. Hall. of
the South Congregational Church Of Boston. is on
his way to Honolulu. and may arrive by the next
steamer. Mr.. Hall is one of the representative men
of America, and as preacher. editor. and author
has been ever conspicuous as an eloquent advocate
of human rights and freedom OF thought.
W5- Now that the bark Ha,eaii and brigantine
Storm Bird are both in port. and as most of the
individuals who have been lately employed on the
service are also here, an official en-
quiry as to the method in which our immigrants
are procured will no doubt be interesting TO the
public when published.
MAsoNrc-The regular monthly meeting of the
Lodge LIE Progress de fOceanic. will be held at
:heiT Hall on Monday evening next. May 3lst.
There will be a special meeting of Hawaiian
Lodge No. 81. F and A NJ, on Tuesday evening
next, June LIST. Visiting brethren in good stand
are invited to attend.
MUsIc.-The Band will play this afternoon at
Emma Square, commencing at 4:30 P. NJ. The fol-
lowing is the programmes:
Overture-The vestale. .spontini
B~allad-Empress and Queen Wallace
seiection~Anns Bolena, new .Donizetti
Cornet Quartet: .Mendelsoohn
Palka Mazurka-Teresina Faust
NAvAL.-H. B. NJ. Ship Rocket, 464 tons burthen,
at this port on the 9th inst, 80 days from
Victoria, Be. She will probably remain here 10
and then return to the original point of de-
psrture. Following is q list of the officers:
Lieutenant and Comnldndtr-v. B. orlebar.
Observation-Disclosures s. Nedham.
Chief E~ngineer-Robert Anderson.
Sub-Lieutenant-H. b. Dillon.
Sur1eoH-John Mackie.
Assistant PdymGster-Henry j. Coling.
~Gunner-James Areivitt.
Assistant EH9iaeer-W. NJ. White. ,
E- The Hawaiian Evangelical Association be-
its annual session at KawaIahao church, Tues
day. at le a. N. Delegates from the various Island
Associations. and Sunday School superintendent.
will report what have heen done during the past
year. and plan for future labor. 1t is expected
Rev. T. II. Rouse. of Makawao. will preach on
Missions next Sunday evening, and the Rev.
l.. Jones, of Punahou, on Foreign Missions, {
June 5, in Forth street church. Sermons will be (
in Hawaiian at the sametime on the same
subjects in Kawaiahao and Kaumakapili churches. /
a class of eight students will graduate this year c