The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-07-28

not only the literary portion Of the work, but. be-
ing compositors, they viii also set mp and print
the whole paper, which viii be issued twice a
month.
\ whaleboat arrived here Monday morning
bringing word tllat two Of Mr.. r. W. Meyers sons
and q grandchild were sick with fever. Mr.. Meyers
chartered the Kilauea Hou to land his wife, son,
Mr.. W Aud. an himself at Kaunakakai. Dr.
Brodie also accompanied them.
The police are making anxious inquiries after a
party Of the name Of Brown, whose sudden de-
parture from these scenes was chronicled last week.
The increased anxiety a. 70 his whereabouts j. &C
counted for by the fact thar a hundred dollars re-
ward i offered to the party who viii return him.
A Chinaman belonging TO the Chinese theatrical
company now performing in this city got an ad-
vance Of $500 last week and attempted to skip the
{ country IN q sailing vessel leaving for the coast.
The police were informed Of the matter, John did
not go and thing, theatrical are not at i stand
still.
From the Kohala and Hamakua districts comes
the very welcome intelligence that there has been
plenty Of rain; at Kohala the planters have been
specially fortunate a. the heavens were opened I'M
interruptedIy for three days and nights, and for a
fortnight il rained every night Kohala stock Is
rising rapidly.
On the side Of the o. ,. ). Co.'S warehouse fac
ing the water, is i large sign board which extends
the whole length Of the shed and bears the name Of
the Company III letters about three feet in length.
At each end of this large sign board the name and
address Of the agenls is given. The work was
done by J. c.. Stratemeyer.
1t is stated that a subscription list has been
opened with 4 view to obtaining 4 guarantee that
will be sufficient to induce an opera company to
visit Honolulu and give i series of performances
at the Music Hall. The company il IS said will be
composed Of some members from the Tiyol IN San
Francisco, Harry Gates being first tenor.
Mr.. Cruzan leaves on 4 Summer vacation of six
weeks. after next Sunday. The Communion Sun
day which falls early in August, is postponed till
the first Sunday in September. Any members Of
the congregation leaving here for other parts of
the world will receive letters of Introduction to
pastors Of Evangelical Churches at the place they
decide to visit.
A German. recently arrived in Honolulu, who
has some talent in wood carving, is exhibiting
a specimen of his work at Mr.. Notes. 1t Is a
cocoanut she'll highly polished and carved with
figures representing Captain Cooks Monument,
native nuts. etc. The work is we'll done and the
rnament would make 4 pleasing souvenir of the
Hawaiian Islands.
Communications received from Paauhau state
that the crops there appear TO be i'll good condition
and the mill is turning out good results. The
tramway for hauling cane is almost completed and
the wire rope tramway will be extended to the
Government road so that the cane on the upper
side of the road may be easily and rapidly trans
ported to the mill.
A young man named Williams. working in the
ADVERTISER office had nearly ninety dollars taken
from under his pillow Sunday morning. He
placed il there on Saturday night when going to
bed and forgot to remove it in the morning. 1t is
curp,i=aJ tba+ rho Tbipaunon n nt nnada nm for
his neglect in removing the money as John has dis
appeared as suddenly as the money.
At the Oceanic 5. S. Co.'S warehouse, where the
Boston exhibits are being packed, a parcel care
fully wrapped up, was found yesterday morning by
Mr.. Clarke, who on opening it, found a rather di-
lapidated boot with two official labels which form
ally announced that this boot was the property Of
a certain literary man of this city. An essay on
the history Of this old shoe will be given at the
Fort street school examinations to-day.
There is considerable discussion as to the merits
Of these manilas that are being advertised far and
wide. The size and quality of Bolles' best beat
badly the balance, they are boxed by hundreds the
most convenient sized trade package and have been
specially imported to suit the requirements of this
market. The cigars are we'll made and of excellent
flavor the only fault being, if it is a fault, that they
are a trihe green, a fault that can be easily rene
died for those people who don't like 'em green.
Various sums promised towards the building
fund of the Young Mems Christian Associa ton are
still outstanding, and, until they are paid up ar
rangements cannot be made for altering the pres
ent vacant space over the cellar. 1t is proposed to
let this cellar as a store, to board it over and make
a good sized class room and build two bath rooms,
the floors of which will be covered with lead so
that no leakage can occur. About $500 more is
required to pay all the expenses of the proposed
improvements and alterations.
Part of the stone wall, in front of the premises
on King street lately occupied by Mr.. r. W. Laine,
has been torn down, and Mr.. Lincoln is clearing
the ground for the erection of two stores. The
buildings will be one story high, each store hav-
ing a clear frontage of % feet 6 inches, and a depth
of 80 feet, with a yard % feet deep in the rear. A
roadway, IA feet wide Will be left on the Waikiki
side TO give admittance to the dwelling which is at
tine back of the lot. The windows of the stores
will be filled with sheets of plate glass, and every
thing finished in frst-class style.
At the Royal School examinations Wednesday a
request was made for a newspaper that the pupils
might read some article from it. The ADVERTISER
man was quickly to the front with a copy of his
daily, and closely followed by the Gazette man with
his Weekly, the Press man hadn't got one and the
Bulletin man was looking out Of the window for an
item. 1t was suggested that the account of the
Chinese theater should he read but the opposition
paper men with their usual modesty objected to
what they called q sensational item, SO an indie
pendent subject in the shape of the article on the
Boston Exhibition was chosen.
An examination of the water supply from the
kOhala mountains at Waimea has disclosed the
welcome fact that there is a supply large enough to
furnish water for all ordinary mill purposes and for
fuming to the Honokaa, Paauhau and Paauilo
| r1a N "a tipns in HanaGra SbnulJ tho -r,np1- ba
conveyed from Waimea to the above mentioned
places, it Is more than probable that two new
plantations will be started, one between Kukui-
haele and Honokaa, and the other between
Paauhau and Paauilo. The land at both these
places Is favorable for cane culture and requires
comparatively little clearing.
On Monday Mr.. and Mrs. Unna, celebrated at the
Hawaiian Hotel, the christening Of their daughter
Else. A lunch was prepared in a magnificent style,
being one of the finest ever furnished by that ex-
cellent chef de cuisine of the hotel. After the