The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-01-19
LOCAL AND GENERAL

( The British bark Banco. to F. A. schafer
Is Co., arrived yesterday, 129 days from
| Glasgow.
The Am. bark Caibarien arrived yesterday
% days from San Francisco. Had squally
weather the entire passage.
Captain Turner, of the briganEine W. G..
Irwin, which arrived yesterday, reports that
the wind boxed the compass - every three
days during the Twins passage down.
AS February LIST will fall on Sunday, the
Alameda will sail on Saturday, January
3Ist. Letter writer's and intending passen-
gers will take due notice.
The band will play this evening in honor
Of Mrs. Kinkead, wife of the Gov
ernor of Alaska, now a guest at the Ha-
waiian Hotel.
The foot race last Saturday at Kapiolani
Park between Cannon and Sims was won
by the former. much to the disgust of those
who had been confidently backing Sims.
The sunset last evening was particularly
fine, the rich, dark carmine of the sky con-
trAsting finely with the silvery whiteness of
the crescent moon just shove.
The I4ihua arrived last n light at Z O'Clock,
She brought 2,942 bags of sugar. The Cap
tain reports seeing water-spout one mile
from land between Paauhau and HoLokaa.
1t moved in onto the land and burst
fine lot of young bulls and dray horses
were landed from the S. S. Australia yester-
day. They are consigned to Henry Macf1r-
| lane, Esq. by the Auckland Stud Farm Com
pany and arrived in good order.
+ Mrs. Hampson, the evangelist, left yes
terday in the S. s. Australia for San Fran
cisco. A large number were at the wharf
to bid her goodbye and God speed. Mr.. R.
s. Scrimgeour had the honor OF being the
last man whose hands she clasped in fare
we'll.
On Saturday about $50 A. N. a very
bright light was observed to suddenly rise
in the east, in the direction of Waimanalo,
which lasted about three seconds. This was
seen in Honolulu, and the mountains in the
direction where the light appeared were
plainly visible. The cause was probably a
large meteor.
His numerous clients and innumerable
friends will regret to hear that Col. Russell
was suddenly taken i'll on Thursday evening
while on q visit to Waikiki and that his
physician has been obliged to forbid any at
tention to business on his part for the pres
eht. Col. Russell remains at the Park, be-
ing too i'll to move to town at present.
Gospel services will be conducted tonight
in the Y. 81. C. A. Hall by Pastors OggeI
| aud Cruzan. a general invitation is ex-
| ten ded, and young men especially are in
| vited, Services will be held every night
this week. Monday and Tuesday in the Y.
81. C. A.: Wednesday in the Fort Street and
Bethel Churches, Thursday and Friday in
the Y. NJ. G. A.; and Saturday night in the
Bethel. &
DR.. G. W. Parker, who acted as Secretary
of the Board of Health until recently, has
been elected Fellow of the Linnean So
! ciety of London, in England. Admission
| into this society, named in honor Of the cell
ebrsted naturalist and botsnist, Liuneus. is
| granted as the reward of work done for the
advancement of science; and this distinction
has been conferred upon DIR. Parker as a
recognition Of his arduous Iabors in the
] csuse Of science while living in Madagascar.