The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-08-07

Civil Court yesterday, causing an afternoon
| sitting.
The track on Beretania street is being
! for immediate use.
Hereafter meetings Of the Honolulu
| Athletic Association will be carried On with
a quorum of FIVE members, instead of twenty
| FIVE, as heretofore.
Three white men have been arrested and
locked up on suspicion of being concerned in
the robbery at n. Loning's house, Wednes-
day night.
The baseball match between teams repre-
senting the ADVERTISER and Saturday
Press will take place tomorrow morning
at nine O'Clock, at the Makiki grounds.
Messrs. Sorenson & Lyle successfully
placed in position yesterday the new flag
pole in the Government building yard. 1t
will be remembered that the old one was
| broken in two by the late storm.
Marshal Soper paid visit of inspection
yesterday afternoon to the Chinese theater,
which has been undergoing extensive alter
atoms in the interior.
Another grand masquerade party will be
held at the Yosemite Skating Rink, Septem-
Der 25th, also grand May-pole dance. This
is by request of those who took part in the
last one.
While Deputy Marshal Dayton and Officers
Fehlbehr and Marcos were conYersing near
the scene of the late fire, as to it's origin,
the hose pipe suddenly burst and each got
thorough drenching.
The sale of furniture and house and lot of
Mr.. w. s. Luce's takes place at 10 o'clock
this morning. Free buses leave E. o.
Halls corner at 9:I5 and 9:45 O'Clock.
Lunch viii be served at the house.
The old store on Nuuanu street, occupied
for the past twenty years by L. J. Mossman,
is being pulled down. A two story building
will be erected on the site, to be used by
Chinese as tailor shop.
A young native boy, i'll all intoxicated con-
dition, caused quite disturbance on Maun-
akea street last evening. He broke the
door of Chinamans store, but before he
could do any further damage, was arrested
and locked up.
The one-armed prisoner Cahill is now
adorned with a ball and chain, which he
finds ather uncomfortable. He tells Cap
tain Trip that if they send him to the
Insane Asylum he will run away from the
place and take ball and chain with him.
Remenyi, the violinist, is now giving con-
certs in South Australia. Miss Downing,
soprano, and Mr.. Himmel, tenor, who sang
at his series of concerts in this city, have
left him, and will return at once to America,
via Honolulu.
By command of His Majesty the King
large number of invitations have been issued
for the grand ball at the Palace this even
ing. 1t promises to be very brilliant
affair. The Royal Hawaiian Band will be
present in its full strength.
On Saturday morning at 10 O'Clock, by
order of Messrs. Macfarlane & Co., Mr.
Adams will sell at his salesrooms 80 cases of
Bass ale in quarts and 80 cases in pints.
This ale, which was bottled by Foster & Co.,
is in fine condition.
Following are the officers of the Chamber
OF Commerce for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, A. j. Cartwright; Vice-President, Theo.
a. Davies; Secretary and Treasurer, H. R.
Macfarlane; Executive Committee, VIM. G.
Irwin, s. G. Wilder, F. A. Schaefer, 7. II.
Davies and P. @. Jones.
The Hawaiian Stone Company, for which
Allen & Robinson are agents, is now pre-
pared to furnish lime in quantities to suit.
This is good chance to patronize home in
dustry.
For the past two or three days our streets
have presented very deserted appearance.
There is general complaint of very little
business being done. The arrival of the
Kinau this morning and the Mariposa to-
morrow may make matters a little more
lively,
By the Japanese steamship Yamashiro
Maru large consignment of Japanese Curl
osities, silks, crepes, dressing gowns, etc.,
was received. Early next week they will be
exhibited in the rooms above Messrs. VIM.
G. Irwin Co.'s offices, due notice Of which
will be given in the columns of this paper.