The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-04-28

y DIyIDEyD Of $4,000 per share Of Star Mill
stock VIII be payable TO shareholders on .apphea-
ton at the Office OF VIM. g. Irwin * Co.
A CHINESE Employment Bureau has been opened
On MauEakea street. This is the first Chinese
agency Of the kind established in Honolulu.
The tide in the harbor was very low on Tuesday
about II 4. IA. The shoal between the quarantine
ground and the mainland was almost entirely IN
covered.
Mr.. SAMUEL Norr has had his store-front decor
ated with ONE very neat lettering that set forth
the fact that he but you'd better read his ADV.
CAPTAIS MCDoNALD, Of the steamer James
Makee, reports that at 1 O'Clock Sunday morning
last Mr. p. Isenberg had 20 acres Of cane burnt.
OS Saturday afternoon q number of boats belong
ing to the Leipzig and Nayesdnik INDUCED in short
races in the harbor.
The dedication services of the Y. NJ. c. A. took
place last Saturday evening as announced. They
were in the main very interesting and fairly at
tended.
Gov. DoMISIs returned Sunday from his trip to
Maui. His Excellency seems to have enjoyed the
visit exceedingly we'll, if We may judge by his ap-
pearance.
We have received a neat circular from Mr.. j. E.
Wiseman, the well-known business agent, in which
he announces that he is prepared to do even more
business than ever before.
"a DRIVER Sunday night hitched his horse and
cab so as to block up the side walk crossing at the
junction of Merchant and Fort streets. Drivers
are getting altogether too careless of late.
MR.. GEORGE Lucas Is having put n pace u very
handsome engine of the 8 Putnam - pattern. 1t
is calculated to furnish about 20 horsepower, and
is intended 10 drive the machinery in the mill.
TnE remains of the late Mr.. Charles Titcomb, of
Kilauea, Kauai were shipped Wednesday evening by
the steamer James Makee, to be inferred by the
side of his wife and children.
Mr.. GEORGE Lucas has secured the contract for
building three large brick store-rooms, makai of
the old Courthouse, for Messrs. Hackfeld & Co.
\ large number of men are employed on the foun-
datiOn.
No important business has been transacted be-
fore the Supreme Court for this week. The Court
has adjourned from day to day awaiting any new
business that may be brought before it.
The front of Mr.. George Lucas planning mill
building is being painted handsomely. The we'll
known prosperity Of the proprietor is evident from
the many improvements which he is constantly
undertaking.
DR.. Ct. A. RAwsoN of the Homeopathic School of
Medicine, who has lately arrived here from Chi
cago, has determined to commence practice in
Honolulu, and has his office and residence on Fort
street next to the Chinese Church.
THE next mail for the United States and Europe
will be dispatched by the City Of Toxic, which will
be due here from Yokohama on Thursday of next
week. She is 4 very fast vessel, and has superior
accommodation for passengers.
TIE libel case of the Kawainui Brothers will not
be tried during the present term before the Su-
preme Court. Neither is it likely that the similar
suit against the proprietors of the Gazette will be
tried this term if it passes up from the Police
Court.
A NEW barber shop has been opened on Mauna-
kea street by a Chinaman, after the pattern of the
best shops in the city. 1t Is provided with mirror,
hat racks and a regular BARRIERS chair, and the
walls are decorated with portraits of Hawaiian
and Chinese potentates.
HIS Majesty the King, the Captains and officers
of the German and Russian ships of war, after a
stay of about six hours at the Hon. j. a. Cummins'
at Waimanalo, arrived here on Tuesday night about
half-past 10 o'clock, by the steamer Waimanalo, all
we'll.
By reference to orr police report it will be found
that the Chinese coolies arrested for rioting were
discharged. The prosecution dealt leniently with
them in view of their want of acquaintance with
the laws of the country, and put them on their
good behavior.
A coLoRED man by the name Of Brady, shame
fully beat and very nearly killed his wife Sunday
night on Maunakea street. He was promptly taken
to the police station where it is hoped he will be
kept until he is unable to be so outrageously brutal
again. a
HIS Majesty Inc King, accompanied by the Cap
tains and some of the officers Of the German and
Russian ships Of war in port will leave this morn
ing, between 8 and 8 am. by the steamer Wal
manalo for WaimaIalO. The Royal Hawaiian
Band will be i'll attendance
LAST Saturday evening several white men, re-
Gently from the other islands and about to return
to the Coast, INDUCED in what may be called a
spree, and created a good deal of unnecessary noise
and disturbance. Such ROSTERS ought to be more
promptly cooled off in the Police Station.
SATURDAY night seems to be a time set apart
especially bv a certain class of roughs for carous-
ing and drinking. And we are glad to see that the
police authorities are doing good service in the
way of promptly arresting those who carry their
Saturday nights frolic too far.
THE PACIFIC COMMERCIAL ADvER Users staff have
the pleasure Of acknowledging the receipt of two
large and savory plates of salad, samples of a lunch
served on board the Russian man-of-war Neyesd-
nick Monday, and prepared by Count Robert Won
Oehlhaffen, the caterer for the occasion.
BY reference to our Police Court report it will
be seen that the Kawainui Brothers are bound over
for trial before the Supreme Court. And Mon
day afternoon it was authoritatively stated that
warrants would be taken out for the proprietors OF
the Gdzette, as it had published 4 translation of
the Objectionable article that appeared in the paper
edited by the Kawainui Brothers.
THE following menu was served on board H. 1.
r. NJ. S. Nayesdnik on the occasion of the visit of
His Majesty the King on Monday last:
~Crab-Fareeed, on shells,
Fish-Mayonise,
Lobster Salad-Fresh
Herring Salad,
Ham Glace,
Confectionery. Ice Cream,
Coffee, etc.
OUR daily contemporary stated Monday that the
Nettie Merrill . came into the harbor on Saturday
morning hying a new flag" which was g divided
into three compartments. two of which were
green We are requested TO state that the new
flag was not flying i'll the morning and that two of
the compartments are not green but blue. The
flag referred to was hoisted in the afternoon and is
the captains private insignia. 1t Is t~astefully
made OF red ana Diuc NliH Il NIlIt Tar III TIE utlu
Of red. The Bulletin man must be color blind.
AP,ETY of six ladies and gentlemen Of elegance
and leisure enjoyed u m nonlight ride on horseback
last Saturday night. The ladies were especially
noticeable for the Appropriate neatness of their cos
tunes. and the gentlemen were nobility attired.
The small cavalcade moved in a body, sometimes
with the whole six horses abreast, and curiously
enough a company of noisy rOughs, who had con-
gregated on one Of the street corners, mistoOk the
mounted promenaders for q detachment of mounted
police, and dispersed precipitately.
SHIPMAsTERs who desire to regulate their chro-
nometers. and residents Of the city who desire to
know the time of day accurately, may depend upon
the steam whistle at the mill Of Mr.. George Lucas
hereafter. That gentleman's son and manager,
Mr.. Thomas Lucas, has caused an electric wire to
be put up at his own expense, connecting the mill
with the Surveying Department, from which place
Mr.. Lyons has volunteered 10 signal the hour by
electricity TO the engineer al the mill, who will
thus be able to blow the whistle with the utmost
eXactnesS.
LAST Wednesday the new engine recently pur-
chased and brought from the United States by Mr..