The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-10-14

Mn. wnAY TAruon will give hi. eight frce organ
recital in 81. Andrews Cathedral On Tuesday even
ing. October II. assisted by Mrs. j.. Lavlor and
Professor J. W, Y%arndIoy.
somr Mistakes frequently made in times Of
Revival" will be Mr.. Cruzan's theme sunday
morning at Fort street Church. In the evening
there will be a union service. Sermon by Rev. -.
c. Damon. ID.
TIM waxworks will be open the whole q this
day. A the matinee this afternoon the school
children will be admitted at reduced rates 80 a.
70 give the little ones a cheap treat. The evening
performance will commence precisely at : O'clock.
AT the meeting called last night At the Armory.
to mike arrangements for celebrating the Kings
birthday on the 10th November. an executive
committee 81 thirteen was appointed TO prepare a
programme 81 entertainment the committee TO
report progress at a meeting 90 be called al use
same place in one week.
IL the Supreme Court yesterday he case Of
James Mcclure vs.. Robert Briggs and j X. Mills,
garnisheo occupied the greater part OF the day,
and resulted in a unanimous verdict for the do
PENDANTS. Mr.. \. =. Hartwell appeared for the
plaintiff. and Mr.. ;. Dole for the defendants.
TIM badges TO lie worn by express drivers are
now ready and are being issued along with the
licenses to lie granted under the new Act
Tor Marshal las received Information that A
Chinaman named Tuck ON, fell OF a bullock wagon
at Heeia. on Thursday and Was killed-the wheels
Of the wagon going over him. An inquest Was held
verdict, " accidental death,
DuRrSo Wednesday the nee amongst the grass in
Manoa valley ran down almost TO Punebowl but
Yesterday il appeared 90 be going over tho hills
into the PalolO valley. The inhabitants OF Manoa
valley must have lad IA trying time. The tire ~
believed to have originated in the burning 81 some
brushwood.
Ir seems from the report of the Claus s~preckels
aud the Hope that thoy were both caught in the
same cyclone. On September 10 the Claus Spreckels
was overtaken by the stormwind strong from N,
i'm latitude 1920 n. Longitude 1880 w. The
storm paased over her. ending with the wind from
the 5. Forty-eight hours later the Hope took the
gale from the NV. ending with the wind from
$. W. The progressive motion OF the cyclone was
from Sc. to NV. and it moved at about 10 miles
per hour. rotating in a direction contrary to the
hands of a watch. The Niagara must have en-
countered another storm Of a like nature.
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The billiard match on Wednesday attracted a
GREAT crowd TO the Commercial Parlors. Both COM
petitors played well occasionally, but the on
lockers made too much noise for anything like a
fine display of skill to be possible. The players
pulled mp and passed one another alternately
several times. and the yells which greeted these
feats, or a good break, or some really good stroke,
were sufficient to make a Roberts or a Cook make
a foul stroke, or miss enc. Shortly after nine
finished a good break. and the score stood
275. Saunders 2i5. Saunders was n
favorite in the betting both before tho event and
during the evening. Nevertheless the native won
by a n~inety-six Of points e
MIR hBO. IltAN ~ bibiEhA NiAfi hib W a. III
Francisco a sample Of the street hydrants i'm use in
that city, which commends itself at once ia all who
it. The hydrant forms an ornamentaLf
hollow, cast iron post about two and n half feet
high, with a hinged cap. On one side is a threaded
coupling To which Il hose can be attached. Upon
-urninp hack the cap. "A handle is seen that con-
trolls the valve through which the water can he adj
TO the hose. With the hydrant comes the
proper elbow aud fittings Tor connecting 1t with
IN the edge of sidewalks, ana at the corners OF the
in lieu of the /" fire plugs now IN use,
hey would enable the dremen TO find water much
quicker than they can now, and, incidentally
make first-fate seats for weary pedestrians or a
'igilant police.
New Regulations as to the importation and
forage Of gunpowdcr have been issued by the Min
of the Interior, and are gazetted IN full in to-
paper. They differ from those which they re-
,lace in an important particular. They allow
Quantities, up to 80 lbs, Of powder TO be kept in any
Substantially constructed brick or stone building,
nut preserve the old restriction TO 10 lbs in regard
O all wooden buildings. The exact words OF the
regulation describing the buildings in which 90
bs Of powder may he kept are; =" any brick or stone
ire-proof building IL is 10 be doubted whether
nv such thing az a q" ~ire-proof " building IL TO be
ound in this Kingdom. The phrase is, however,
common use here to designate a building with
on-combustible walls whose roof il covered with
ron or states, and whose windows are provided
iron shutters. No doubt such n liberal inter-
rotation of the word will be admitted by the Min
ster in connection with these regulations.
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THE following is Captain Robertson's statement
n regard TO the recent fatal accident ON board the
tmr. IL. Reed -" On the trip of the stmr. w.
|. Reed from Hilo to Kau, September %, 1882,
hen off the Puma Coast. obout / o'clock noon, the
,ea ther being squally, the fore-boom jibbed 10 star
and knocked the cook, Lee Yin Wong (who
.as sitting on the top Of the galley, overheard
lso a native sailor, named Kahelea, was hit and
ably stunned. bat not knocked overheard. The
ngines were reversed, and the steamer headed TO
rindward as soon as possible, but the Chinaman
id not rise to the surface he must have beon
tunned by the blow. We saw his hat floating i'm
he water, but though we made all exertions TO
him oap1I acc nothing af him Tho IOnTu =
20 feet long, and the steamer was running be-
ire the wind at the time the preventer guy
arted when the squall struck her. The man had
cen warned not to sit on the galley, as it was in a
place at such a me- Signed j. X.
Master Of w. IL. Reed"
EARLY Yesterday morning a ship was signalled 4
# this port with topmasts gone. Pilot Mcintyre
ent ont to her, aud shortly after the tug Pele
,ok her in tow. and brought her in. She proved 4
be the American ship Hope, Curtis master, from
Blakely, bound for Valparaiso, put in here for
August II, with a full cargo Of lumber.
ad good weather until September IL, when, in
.titude 1920 N, longitude 1922 W., he encount-4
a cyclone, the wind blowing a hurricaneF
the n. Hove to five hours, the wind haul-t
* TO NV. Then calm for a short time, and got
he gale again from the w. and S.W. for four
ours. The barometer fell to 2S'G5 inches during
re storm. In the first part Of the gale, lost the
remost, maiumast, miZzcn topmast and bowsprit,
it'll all the sails and rigging, Carried away the
eering gear and lost deck load overheard.
ripped a great deal Of wafer. but tho hull re-
aimed tight. Assoon as the ship got clear OF the
clone, commenced TO repair damages. Get up
ry fore and main mast and b%owsprit, and rugged
rds. Rove IA new steering gear, and bore up for
e Islands, being then in latitute 1922 N, longi-
de 1913 w. On the 18th spoke British bark
inksfeld. from Newcastle, England, 124 days out,
San Francisco. The Banksfeld remained by
e ship for "a hours, and sent spare spar on
ard. Had pleasant weather to the Islands.
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An old, grey-headed Hawaiian walked into a
saloon last Saturday, aud turning to a group
HE countrymen said: Il have prayed for thirty
ars that all liquor might be tdbu to native and
reigner alike or that all might be made equal
law, and the one-sided law be removed. Now
at it is done, our King is going 10 try M and
low you will try to please him. From the time
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