The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-09-08
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Honolulu Rifles will hold their usual
weekly drill this evening at 100 o'clock, at
their arDlOry.
The regular meeting of Geo. w. De Long
Post will be held this evening at the Post
room at 7:30 o'clock.
The Mariposs, due this morning, will
bring fresh fish, fruits and vegetables for
Lewis & Co., Hotel street.
Tie senior crew of the Honolulu Yacht
and Boat Club commenced training last
evening for the November regatta.
Captain and Mrs. J. G. Ayres have been
spending few days at Col. Judd's Lihue
ranch. They returned yesterday.
Tie will of the late Hon. Mrs. Bishop be-
queathed $4,000 to Io,ani College This has
been invested for the endowment of
scholarships in perpetuity.
Mr. Walter HILL Principal of the Reform
atory School, left yesterday morning for
Koolau to enjoy well-earned vacation of a
week. 1t is the first in nine years.
The Rev. George Wallace. Major II. C.
Dane and General Secretary Fuller left yes
terday, by way of Eva, for trip around the
island. They will be home tomorrow.
Hack Inspector Macy caught policeman
coming out of saloon on Sunday morning
with two bottles of gin he had purchased.
The policeman has been dismissed from the
force.
Otis Wilder, son of Mr.. j. h. Wilder,
leaves for Kahului this afternoon, where he
will take charge of one of the two loco
motives running on the Kahului and Wal
luku railway.
The following have been elected officers
of the United Chinese Society for the ensuing
year: President, G. Alec; Vice President,
Goo Kim; Secretary, Ii Cheung; Assistant
Secretary, G. Winam; Treasurer, Lau Chong;
Assistant Treasurer, Vim Quon.
The steamer c. R. Bishop arrived from
windward yesterday. While taking in
paddy at Waimanu beach, Hamakua, Ha- |
wall, last Friday afternoon, the ships boat |
was capsized and one of the sailors, Kaianui, |
was drowned. The weather was very rough |
at the time, and the man was never seen |
again.
A Chinaman was arrested yesterday for |
keeping a victualling house without q
license since July %. 1885. On the license |
he showed to Officer Fehlbehr there appears |
to be some difference in the date on the |
stamp and the one at the bottom of the |
license. |
The steamer Likelike takes the place of |
the Kinau this afternoon, and will run over |
the Volcano route. The Kinau was hauled
on the Marine Railway yesterday afternoon, |
in readiness for work to be commenced by |
the machinists who are expected on the |
Mariposa to-day.
Last Thursday evening a grand ball was /
given at the Kohala club house, Hawaii, |
by the members of the club. The interior /
of the building was beautifully decorated |
with Hawaiian flags, ferns, bananas and
sugar cane. A string orchestra was in at
tendance and dancing was kept up with |
great spirit until past midnight.
In the Supreme Court yesterday, before
Mr.. Justice Preston, in the estate of Kali
uli, letters of administration were ordered
to be issued to the widow, Kalaomalu, under
a $500 bond. The accounts of Hon. w. G.
Parke, assignee in the bankrupt estate of ].
L. Rosenberg, were examined and approved,
and he discharged and bond cancelled.