The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-02-18
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Special services will be held in ST. An
drew's Cathedral at $50 A. NJ, II A. N. and
1880 P. NJ.
The Road Supervisor is now busted in
patching up the roads about town, filling in
tine hollows and levelling off the bumps.
The grounds inside the enclosure at Ka-
kaako are being much improved by the fill
| ing up of the old fish pond. The work will
| be finished probably this week.
The name of the goddess 'Hiiaka" has
been given by the natives to the tug Alert.
The name is equal to the ''Pele,'' both being
goddesses.
Pref Wayland and wife, Col. C. H. judd
and Mrs. s. G.. Wilder sailed for Hilo yester-
day on the steamer Planter. His Majesty
went down to the wharf to sea them off.
Ash Wednesday to-day. The Lenten
season has commenced. It is appropriate
that our Chinese carnival should cease to-
| day.
The many friends of Captain J. NJ Dat
will be pleased to learn that he is somewhat
better. All hope that he may be out again
| very soon.
Some editorial matter, and several COM
munications, are omitted from this issue
to make room for matter that has been in
| type for some days.
Smith says that the talk about the cur
rency is likely to reduce it to the status of
the young man whom the old gentleman has
| Just kicked down stairs-it will be * below
par
| The net receipts of the lecture given at
| the Y. NJ. C. A. Hall last Monday evening
were about $40 The qualification of the
audience, if reduced to money, would
amount to several thousands.
| Z Mr.. D. D. Baldwin, the Inspector General
of Schools, visited the Royal School yester-
DAY, examining the scholars in the lower
| departments. Mr.. Baldwin expects to finish
| the English schools in Honolulu this week,
and then visit Kauai on a tour of inspection.
That "cold shudder" that the Bulletin
man says ran through the audience at the
| Y. N. c.. A. Hall the other night was inten-
siied by the appearance of the Guide m an
on the platform. The audience thought he
was going to speak.
| Mr.. George Spaulding, after many years
| residence on these islands, has, at last, made
up his mind to return to his home in Salem,
| Mass. BY the death of his mother lately he
falls heir to about $50, 900, which, with the
savings of quiet, industrious life, will
enable him to enjoy 1--WE hope) many years
of life in his native State.
At Messrs ". G.. Irwin & Co.'s may be
seen sample garden vase made from porous
lava, which is just the thing in which to
grow plant. The stone is porous enough
to permit water to ooze slowly through it.
thus affording drainage enough to keep the
plant in healthy condition. These vases
can be made Of almost any size, and are very
neatly finished.
The Myrtle Boat Club, at meeting held
at their boat-house last Monday evening
accepted the challenge of the Honolulu Boa
Club, to row them on the 26th of March
They declined, however, to risk the cham
pionship on this race, contending very justly
that they were entitled to hold that honor
until the annual regatta, on November 10th
His Majesty's Birthday.
One of the newly arrived Japanese died a
the depot yesterday. post-mortem exami
nation of the body revealed the fact that the
deceased died of heart disease. DR.. Webb
speaks in high terms of the skill and pro
fessional knowledge of the Japanese doctor
who has come with his countrymen to these
islands. It is pleasant to know that these
people will have competent medical helI
from one of their own race
1t is to be regretted that the Board of In
spectors of Animals should have so many
cases of disease presented to their notice
Not that they should be kept in Ignorance
Of any disease that may exist here amongst
animals, but that so much should be de
veloped. The sooner it is clearly realized
. by stock owners that it is to their best in
terests to report cases that they may hear o.
= know of, the better it will be for all.
SEINE of our local marksmen are quietl,
practising at the target, and in classical
shooting, with view, no doubt, Of giyinl
an exhibition of their skill before long
There a number of good shots in Honolulu
They have given up practicing hitting tn
side of barn, and are now ambition
enough to try the door instead. Seriously
there is some good practice displayed at tn
range at the Park almost every week, anC
some of the scores compare favorably Will
those made elsewhere.