The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-12-31

will be received into the Church. In the even
ing there will be union service. Mr.. Cruzan
will preach a New Years sermon, which will be
followed by an experience and inquirer's meet
ing in the vestry. The week of Prayer Will be
observed by Union meetings every morning next
week, at II O'Clock in the Bethel, aud in Fort
Street Church on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
and Friday evenings.
- The knights of Pythias gave a very
pleasant social entertainment in their new hall,
Campbell's buildings, last evening. Besides
the Sir Knights and their lady relatives, many
invited guests were present. Il. r. II. Princess
Liliuokalani and His Ex. Gov. Dominis honored
the knights with their presence, and took part
in the first quadrille. Dancing, which COM
menced soon after eight O'Clock was kept up
with vigOr to an early hour this morning, and
all present agreed that they had passed IA most
enjoyable evening.
v The .Ntcs Letter of San Francisco issued
a splendid illustrated Christmas number of 80
pages which came to hand by last mail This
publication is one of the finest treats that comes
to US from the Coast. 1t presents such variety
in its pages, so sharply, teresly and t~astefully
written. 1t is always lively and instructive and
in every paragraph bears evidence of eminent
journalistic ability. This Christmas number
of the .selUs Letter, that comes to us over the
sea, bears the Compliments of the Season.; -
which we return with cordiality TO our San
Francisco contemporary from our Hawaiian Is
land Home.
Eelr What may happen to the unprotected
female in San Francisco in broad daylight is
shown by the following incident which occurred
there on the 18th inst: 1.-TWO ladies who
alighted from q Market street dummy Monday
afternoon were followed down Seventeenth strees
by a lusty hoodlum. who kept up a signal cor
respondence with two confederates in a buggy
until Sanchez street was reached. Here the
thoroughfare was almost entirely deserted, and
after CHANGING around to assure himself of nom
interruption, the fellow who was on foot made n
sudden clutch at the purses the ladies carried IN
their hands. He vas successful in obtaining
one, after which he hastily jumped into the
buggy driven by his pals, which rapidly turned
the corner and disappeared before the ladies
could summon assistance. The purse contained
between $40 and $50.
E On Wednesday Kewiki, W., was charged
with giving liquor to native Hawaiians. Accord
ing to the evidence she went to the house of Ha-
leokamanu, W., at Cape Horn and asked for
something to eat, and then got Haleokamanu to
fetch a bottle of gin for which she found the
money. They and another woman named Ana
drank the gin, which made them intoxicated.
Ana's husband found her drunk and gave her in
charge, and she and Haleokamanu were wit
nesses in this prosecution of Kewiki. The Mag
istrate very properly dismissed the case. If it
is intended to prevent Hawaiians drinking liquor
Tho onIy uyou will ha IN fraat fhaOn a q tho CbiuaGa
are about their opium. The law as it stands is
little better than a farce, and appears to be only
put in motion when some native has a spite
an offender.
E~ The watch stolen from Judge McCullyS
house has been recovered. An officer of police
having occasion to visit the premises of a Chinese
iewelIer in Nunanu street, the latter, evidently
tearing that a search would be made, Voluntarily
the watch from a drawer, and also con-
Iessed that he knew whose it was, and that it
lad been in his possession for some tine. He
stated that it had been left with him for repair
~ a Chinaman who was working for the H. r. r..
20. at Mahukona. The Chinese interpreter
Akana, and the man who had received the watch,
we're sent together to Kohala, but did not sue
in finding the man whom they were search
ng for, as he had left that district for Kau some
wo months ago. They ascertained however,
hat he had bought the watch from another Chi
laman for $28 and ara now looking for him in
rider to get at the other man who is presumed
be the real culprit.
BEg@ We peeped in at the Music Hall last
Wednesday to see the young folks enjoy the
gotten up by Mr.. f. Browne, and
We can confidently say. that we have seldom
40, n nor .Ja1iobtad r,vpd ~ xynun0 DaopIa
The misadventures of the two sleepers under I
he narrow sheet, which was finally carried off
" a rat, brought forth shouts of delight and
The way table cloths disappeared and
candle rose and fell awakened the wonder and =
of the young minds. And all the u
ricks and surprises of the pantomime, which
off well, afforded continued entertainment. .
he performance of Columbine and of the fairy 4
ere ali charming. and the little ones were de- c
GIFTED to see the good young fairy ascend amid Il
be glories of a transformation scene in a celes- Z
al car. Miss Boyer's singing was one Of the b
elights of the occasion. and while she sang to a
lease old ears, she also succeeded in awakening
lie enthusiasm of the little folks, who stamped t
nd shouted for an encore, which was sweetly b
wen. The Keumi brothers, our two Hawaiian u
oys, are a great attraction in the trapeze. We
ave never seen athletes, of any race, perform .
it'll greater ease and nicely very daring feats 1
acrobatic exercise than these Hawaiian young II
ZEN. Mr.. Brown performs tonight at the Nh -
c Hall 1t is a benefit occasion and we re- n
eat the opinion of all who have seen his late a
erformance, that he deserves a rousing full "
ouse. !"
he Case of Manslaughter O. Board the ii
Steamer AMER Head. .