The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-11-05
LOCAL AND GENERAL.


pictures now on exhibition at King Bros
art gallery, Hotel street.
A meeting OF the Honolulu Yacht and
Boat Club will be held this evening at 80
o'clock at the club house.
Do not fail to view those elegant paint
ings by Strong and Tavernier now on exhi-
bition at King Bros art gallery, Hotel ST. =
Mr.. Ralph S. Smith, who was connected
with the Saturday Press as editor for
some time, is now editor of the San Mateo
''Times and Gazette
Her Royal Highness Liliuokalaai VIII
hold her usual monthly reception this after
noon between the hours of and o'clock at
her residence, Palama.
The Trustees of the Honolulu Library ami
Reading Room Association will hold their
regular meeting this evening in the Library
Hall, at half-past o'clock.
The assignoes of the bankrupt estate of
s. j. Leyey & Co. will pay on and after to-
day dividend of 10 per cent, at the Office of
A. J. Cartwright, Kaahumanu street.
Those persons DESTROYS of contributing
toward the expenses of the coming regatta
will find subscription list at j. N. Dat &
Co.'S store, in charge of Mr.. A. NJ. Hewett.
Atten ton is called to the fact that the
Woodyear Circus settles all bills owed by
them on presentation every Monday morn
ing between and II o'clock, at Mr.. J.
Dodd's Office.
The circus will be open this evening,
nh no orixya
Monday evening will be repeated. The per-
formance will conclude with the Maypole
dance and steepleehase.
We are showing in our millinery depart
ment the most complete assortment of the
la test styles in hats, bonnets, trimmed and
untrimmed, to be found in this city, and at
lowest prices. Chas. J. Fishel.
The sale of furniture, etc., at the residence
of the late Justice Austin yesterday was
fairly attended. The house and lot were
withdrawn, there being no bid. Messrs. E.
P. Adams & CO. were the auctioneers.
The barkentine Discovery brought twenty
five Chinese passengers from San Francisco
yesterday. Twenty of them were forwarded
by the steamer Kilauea Hou for Mr.. G.
AfOnG's planta ton, Pepeekeo, Hawaii.
His Excellency the Minister of the In
terror gives notice in our by Authority"
column that Mr.. W. Il. Seal is alone author
lied to collect water rates and dues
account of the Honolulu Water Works.
The PLANTERS Monthly" for October has
only just made its appearance. II is un-
usually large number, and contains The
proceedings of the late annual meeting Of
the Planters Labor and Supply Company.
Messrs. Lyons & Cohen hold their regular
cash sale at 10 o'clock this morning, when
they will sell, among other things, coffee
mill, an assortment of chairs, plated aud
gold jewelry, and two good carriage horses.
The steamer James Makee, which arrived
in port yesterday, brings the news that a
large grass house at Hanamaulu, Kauai,
WAS burned down to the ground last week.
A cane field close by was saved from de-
structiOn by a number of sailors from the
Makee, who did good work.
Now that the question of superiority in
yachts has been settled, we may be pardoned
the remarks that there is hardly room for
questioning who holds the championship
among Honolulu cIothiers. Our store is
the universal outftting depot for men and
boys. Our stock of Fall clothing, furnish
ing goods, hats and shoes is now ready.
Chas. J. Fishel.
Last evening about o'clock q gentleman
was walking down Nuuanu Valley road,
when just below the second bridge he heard
a loud screeching noise. 1t startled him,
and for some time he was unable to discover
the cause. Finally he discovered that
large owl had got caught in the telephone
wires overhead, and was trying to release
itself. 1t eventually did, and flew towards
the mountains.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
Honolulu Athletic Association was held yes
terday afternoon at the office of Mr.. Fred.
Wunden berg Only five members were pres
ent-jast quorum. After the minutes of
the previous meeting were disposed of, the
report of the Treasurer was read and ae-
copied. The meeting then adjourned until
Wednesday, November 18Th, al 3 o'clock
p. m.
The accident to DIR. and Mrs. Webb on
Tuesday night at the bridge leading from
the Waikiki road on to the Park road, near
Long Bridge, might have been of a serious
if not fatal character, and as it is not the
only one that has recently happened at the
same place, it should lead to removal of
the cause. The road itself is too narrow at
this point and the turn too abrupt, added
to which the timbers of the bridge have
been allowed to get wholly out of repair.
Instead of putting new flooring on the bridge
where it is worn through, we have been in
formed that a two-inch board has been sim
ply nailed on top. against which the wheels
of vehicles strike with more or less force,
according to the speed of driving. This is a
clumsy device and may lead to further acct