The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-08-22
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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Walker closes at the Post Office this after
noon at o'clock.
! Messrs. Lewis & Co., Hotel street, will
receive fresh fish, fruits and vegetables on
ice by the Alameda this morning.
The Hawaiian Lime Company has already
dispatched to the other islands and sold in
this city about 400 barrels of lime.
The Rev. 1. Goodall of Hamakua will
occupy the pulpit at Fort-street Church
tomorrow morning and evening.
gorgeous looking barber's pole has been
fixed in position outside the entrance to
the Union Saloon on Merchant street.
Mr.. A. S. Hartweu has lately presented
forty three Volumes and Major A. S. Bender
seven volumes to the Honolulu Library
and Reading Room Association.
His Majesty the King will leave Tues
day by the steamer Kinau for Wailuku,
Maui. After remaining there a few days
His Majesty will visit Kona, Hawaii.
Prisoners employed on the wharves seem
to have an easy time. One of them was
found yesterday at the old Custom House
wharf fishing, and had caught several fish.
The following are the receipts of domestic
produce for the week ending to-day: 1874
bags sugar, 4,470 bags rice ana paddy, SO
hides, 40 bags pia, 20 bales wool and 46 goat
skins.
meeting of the Eclipse Boat Club will
be held this evening at the usual place at
$50 o'clock. All the boat clubs seem to be
moving, with the exception of the Honolulu
Yacht and Boat Club.
The Hawaiian Lime Company will COM
mence burning next week the lot of lime
stone which the schooner Jennie Walker
brought from Fanning's Island. A small
quantity was burned yesterday.
At the present time there is an abund-
ance of ohias, or mountain apples, in the
market. Every morning a number of
young native boys may be seen coming
down Nuuanu Valley with large quantities
of this fruit.
dow is a cartoon representing the final
result of the race for the bat present ted by
Mr.. Dat. First comes the Oceanics with |
the Honolulus about length behind, while
the Married Men have come to grief at the
last jump.
The duties of the Japanese Consul in
Honolulu having rapidly increased, His I'm
perial Japanese Majesty's Government has
appointed Viscount Tadabumi Tori, Mr..
Toshiro Fujita and Mr.. Kakichero Naka-
yama to perform duties as Secretaries of the
Consulate.
On Monday at II o'clock noon, by order
of Hon. H. A. Widemann, administrator of
the estate of j. L. Richardson, deceased,
Lyons LeVey will sell in front of their
salesroom one pair of black carriage mares,
four saddle horses and two sets double har-
ness.
The house recently burned in Nuuanu
Valley, and owned by Mrs. Bachelor OF
was insured in the s2Hi ire Office
Of London, Englansd, for which Company
OlesSfs' u. ~ Macfarlane & Co. are agents
IA mis- city. A new house will shortly be
erected on the site by the Company.
Two performances will be given at EEyer's
circus to-day, one in the afternoon at q
o clock especially for the youngsters. In
the evening the final performance will be
given, at which there will be an entire
change of programme. His Majesty the
King and men. bers of the Royal Family will
be present, and expect to see the large
tented crowded in every part.
Yesterday morning a native named Ka-
,iho, in the employ of Messrs. Allen & Rob
nson, was working on the Esplanade re-
moving lumber. He was between two piles
bout ten feet high, when they fell in on
linn. His cries were heard by four other
natives, who were at work near the spot,
nd they Immediately went to his assistance.
lie was soon got out, and beyond a few
ruises on the face is not hurt.
The schooner Ehukai arrived from Waia-
IA yesterday, having on board an insane
ative man, Kanoa, who was formerly Judge ,
t that place. While the vessel was at
nchor at Waianae last Wednesday evening,
GARD. A rope was thrown out to him and 7
e was got on board safely. He is now
/ the Insane Asylum.
On Wednesday next at 10 o'clock the -
ltire household furniture at the residence
Mr.. E. P. Adams, Nuuanu Avenue, will
} sold at auction. 1t consists of black
alnut parlor and bedroom sets, fine paint g
gs, engravings, chromos, silver-pIated R
'eakfast and tea sets, also single harness,
dies saddles and side-bar top buggy.
dialogues giving full particulars will be :
sued. The house will be open on Tuesday,
e day preceding the sale.
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