The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-06-23
Island Notes
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Red stockings are fashionable among Hilo ladies.
The planting is nearly All finished at Honokaa
and PaaukAu.
DR.. Grossman has passed through Hilo en route
for Ksu and Kona.
The Hosokaa mill il still shut down. but viii
resume grinding on the 25th OF this month.
The weather for the last week has been very dry
aud warm. but to-day Thursday We had a nice
rain.
old Songs and Old Pictures, " an entertain
ment thus entitled viii be held At the courthouse
on the evening of June 10th, 1888.
All. in snywiss in sympathy with this movement
are earnestly requested TO use every effort to make
this proposed, entertainment a financial success.
The sehoolmaster is evidently abroad in Hilo,
judging from the following verbatim copy ofa Play
Bill that l noticed on the walls OF a building here.
A slight shock of earthquake was felt at Hilo on
Tuesday night. 18th instant, followed by ! smaller
One-the direction was from east to west and it
caused the houses to vibrate slightly.
To be the first of a series Of entertainments the
proceeds of which viii be held as a ueicleus (sicJ
to a sum sufficient to erect a comfortable public
reading room in a desirable location in Hilo.
The country from Hamakus to Hilo is very dry
and in want of rain. Planting Is being proceeded
VAN anu w. "a IA mas AAN I'm 80 tN"NT
are in very bad order, one bridge being closed FOR
traffic.
We would visitors 10 HilO TO visit
the hotel and restaurant of Mr.. Ku See, where a
good table combined with cleanliness (which is
next to godliness) and e~iyility can be obtained at
reasonable rates.
We hope the consumers of cod fish aud salmon
know that what they sat does not all come from the
Coast although packed in American boxes. We
have seen the fish caught. dried and packed on
Hawaii, when it appeared in excellent quality, and
'@ss as good as the imported article.
dOubtnrRQE7Ey in Hilo which, it is said, pro-
There is a tan1.. .oi fable value. Who
duces leather of a good .narke.i are some oil
runs it aud when the work is done p 'si,
mysteries that no man can understand.
with an order ON seven different occasions fou
no boss and only two children in charge.
IN We are glad to note that the Rev. Mr.. Tuth
has come amongst us with the intention Of sto
ping, and hope the residents of Hamakua will co
tribute to his support. This is the only district
Hawaii, l think, which has no foreign churc
- although Boosting of a large foreign population.
II The schooner Kauikeaouli arrived last week wi
a full cargo, bringing all the materirl for the ne
+ landing. Mr.. Lawrence has commenced work
p it, and judging from the looks of the materi
AN hhS"AhS IA ALL VI W.T. Les We =
safely say it will be a good job when finished Al
- one which was much needed.
On last wednesday:morning 4 slight altercati
occurred between a Luna, on Paauhau, and
IT, Chinaman, while hoeing cane. The Celesti
e. watched his chance when the Luna IA half India
was not looking, and came behind him al
- knocked him down with his hoe, and while aoy
II. dealt him three severe blows on the head, which
az any ordinary skull would have been instant deaf
d. but in this case will not prove fatal. The man
ger, Mr.. Jarret, at once secured the Celestial III
tied his hands up to a cross-beam in a house. viii
he went for the Sheriff, but On his return -four
F. the house vacant and its Acknowledged occdpai
gone on a tour from which he is not likely 10 r
turn. This puts me in mind Of an accident whic
occurred to a teamster on a Honokaa plantation
Some time since a man who halls from the land
l. shamrocks and potatoes was thrown from h
J. wagon, receiving a very severe cut on the side
OF the head, and when a few days after a friend sal
to him he had a narrow escape, he replied that
the cut had been on the side of his head where h
J. brain was, he certainly would have been killed.
wAILuKU, aAvI.
Father LeoRors, the popular Roman Cathol
pastor here, is expected back in July to the gre
joy of his congregation.
- At last the much wished for rain has put in
= appearance. Thursday evening We had a couple
hours of good, solid rain and there is every appea
ance of rain to-day the wind having shiftt
IF around to the south.
Monday is to be kept as a holiday by the plant
tons here, but no preparations are being made
celebrate the day. Numbers OF people have goI
to Honolulu to attend the funeral of II. II. II. Rur
II Keelikolani, and Of course will profit by their Wis
to Honolulu in order to attend the races.
Last Wednesday night between Z and g O'Clock
native named Pakui shot a girl Hail " severed
wounding her in the head, and then shot himsel
y The bullet penetrated behind the right ear. TT
N girl is in a precarious condition, but the docto
lie have great hopes of her recovery. A coroner's il
to quest was held Thursday on the body of Pakui al
+ the nerdict rendered was that he came TO his dea
by his own hand or by the hand OF some person
IA persons unknown. 1t seems that Pakui was ratA
a Eighty at times, and that he had been in the hal
4 of consuming great quantities Of liquor.