The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-01-03

Messrs. j. n. Dat, Jr. j. Co. will receive
orders for copies of the Christians number.
of the Wasp. 8E
The inmates of the Branch Hospital had
little luau on the Queens birthday, giving
Her Majesty (their aMother') three cheerr
and many wishes for her long life aud hap
piness. z
The first term of the year at Fort S treet
School will begin next week Wednesda y
The Principal desires that all parents who
intend sending pupils have them present
that day.
The mortuary report of the Agent of the
Board Of Health for December. which we
publish to-day, gives the total number OF
deaths in Honolulu during that month as
a, which is 16 less than the average for De-
cember in Honolulu since 1878.
The New Years social in the Bethel Vestry
was very pleasant affair for those who
really felt acquainted with those present
To make the affair more social people
should be introduced to each other, even If
for the occasion only. EefE
: The wreck and sails of the schooner Ke-
kauluohi were sold at public auction by Mr..
Deverill, the auctioneer, at Hanalei, on
New YEARS. Day for the benefit of the
underwriters. The wreck was sold to Mr.. s.
C. Allen for S12, and the sails, ETC., brought
S13S.
The Daily Alta California of Dec. 23d has
q number of bEevities concerning ''Kala-
kaua's Kingdom taken ''from the Hd-
,oaiian Republican" This must be some
obscure sheet published in some of the back
counties Of this Kingdom. 1t is not on our
list of island newspapers.
The wedding on New Years Day OF Miss
Lillian Baldwin, the eldest daughter of D. D.
Baldwin, Inspector-Gensral of Schools. and
Mr.. F. E. Atwater, son of w. o. Atwater,
Clerk in the land Office, was brilliant and
happy affair, and the P. G. ADVERTISER
joins in wishing the happy couple health.
long life and happiness.
The trial of the Hand Grenades on New
Years Day was as successful as the first one.
The test was rather more severe, as the fire
was allowed to burn longer and augmented
with doses of tar and kerosene. It was
completely extinguished, however, by
breaking q couple of the grenades into it.
Another trisl will be had this evening.
At a regular convention of Oahu Lodge
No. / K. of P, held On Wednesday evening,
Dec S1st; the following officers were duly
elected for the ensuing term. 7. r.
Lucas, C. c.; O. J. Mccarthy, v. c.; O. W..
Hart, p; Geo. Williams, K. of R. s.; ]. E.
Noble, NJ. of F.; Thos. Sorrenson, N. of Z. ;
Oscar Branch NJ. at A.; David Dayton, Geo.
Lucas and Henry Smith, Trustees.
The January number Of The Friend,
edited by Messrs. J. A. Cruzan and E.
Oggel, has been issued. The number opens
with a short article by the late editor, Rev.
s. G.. Damon, who commends tho paper to
the continued support Of his old friends, as
we'll as those Of the new management. The
additional space gained by making The
Friend a II page paper and widening its
columns is we'll filed with variety Of read
ing matter of interest to all.
As was foretoId in the ApvERTIsER of the
1st, the Zcalandia made her sppeara nee
early in the morning and quietly delivered
and took aboard the mail matter ready for
her. The delay in her arrival was due t.
''snow blockades," and the detention oi
mails on the Atlantic. There are generally
two such periods of delay during each win
ter; one at the commencement Of the season,
and the other towards its close. Probably
the opening of the S. P. R. r., will obviat'
this in the future.
A gentleman went into one of our harness
stores the other day, and asked to look at
some brides. His wife was going to prac-
tice horseback riding, and he wanted tc
purchase :her nice bride. The polite
proprietor hustled about and finally pro
duced a charming com bination of straps and
buckles. Here" said he, sis nice bride
for lady" Whereupon the would-be Gus
toner remarked, II don't want a bride FOL
lady,.I want one for horse"
A correspondent writing from Ashtabula
Ohio, U. S., says: 'Mrs. Titus Conn, widow
of the late Rev. t. Coan, Hilo, Hawaii, ha
been visiting her cousin here, Mrs. McGh
fert, the wife of our beloved pastor. Mrs
Coan is well informed upon all subjects re
iating to Hawaii, and has given u short ad
dress to the ladies OF the Presbyterian
Church upon the early history of the Sand
wich Island Mission. II was interesting, a
coming from one so long associated with th'
earliest efforts to ChristisniEe those far off
islands"