The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-10-05
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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the City Of sydney for Honolulu.
Dr. L. Aiming returned On Saturday by
the Kinau from his vacation trip on Hawaii
Messrs. Castle Il Cooke advertise for q
japanese interpreter, and give preference to
one who can act rs luna.
His ExcelIency Paul Neumann, Attorney
General. was to leave San Francisco for
Honolulu b. the steamship Mariposa, Octo-
Der 1st. His health is much improved.
Last Saturday, Kinney & Peterson, for
Frank Gilliland, defendant, in the b,sach Of
promise case, filed demurrer to tae COM
plant in the Supreme Court.
Mr. William NJ GiHard, of VIM. G. Irwin
* Co., returned on Saturday by the Kinau
from a two weeks vacation on Hawaii and
Maui. He looked all the better for his
trip.
The sale of japanese goods at Messrs. VIM.
q. Irwin & Co.'S store on Saturday last was
success. All the goods were sold at fairly
paying prices. Great interest was mani
tested in the sale throughout the day.
We have been Informed that there has
only been one appeal from the assessment Of
property values IN the district Of Honolulu,
and that is on point of law. This is highly
creditable to the Government Assessor.
Mr. c. Kahai, schoolmaster at Kaluaaha,
Molokai, recently fell from his horse and
broke his legs. He only lived few hours
after the accident. He had a pig on his
horse which caused the ANNA to shy,
His Excenency J. N. Kapena intended to
leave San Francisco for Louisville on Mon
day, September 20th. During his stay there
he went to San Mateo to pay visit to the
Hawaiian hoys who are being educated by
DR.. Brewer.
Mr. p c. Jones Will start new class in
bookkeeping this evening at 1880 O'Clock at
the Y. NJ. c. \. Mr.. Yarndley's singing
class viii meet this evening instead of Tues
day a the usual time.
The great Doncaster st. Leger race was
run in England September 10th. 1t was
won by Lord Hastings' Melton, ridden by
Fred Archer; Isobar second, Lonely third.
1t Will be remembered that Melton won the
Derby.
The Pacific Mail steamship City of Sydney
arrived in port from San Francisco on Sat
urday evening, about half-psst 9 o'clock,
and left again for the Colonies at s O'Clock
on Sunday morning. She brought twenty
one bags of mail for this port.
'sChrist All in All was the theme yester
day morning ut the Bethel Union Church,
Rev. L. G. Oggel officiating. The discourse
was based on the words Il am Alpha and
Omega, the First and the Last Rev. I'LL.
A very eloquent and impressive sermon was
preached.
At st. Andrews Cathedral yesterday, the
Bishop of Honolulu preached in the morn
ing from the text, (Which is the Great
Commandment of the Law In the even
ing Rev. George Wallace discoursed the
spiritual world. A number of officers and
sailors from H. 3. NJ s. Satellite attended
the latter service.
Mr.. Frank J. Ballinger, for many years
city editor of the San Francisco "Call, -
died on Monday, September 21st, from con-
sumption, at the early age of thirty-three
About year ago the deceased visited thes e
Islands in search of health, and during his
short stay made many warm friends.
Last week Mr.. John Crowder was sent to
Hilo by the Collector General of Customs to
do special duty as Custom House officer.
The Kinau brought the news that he had
arrested last Thursday Chinaman having
twenty six tins of opium in possession. The
opium was concealed in the tireman's quar-
ters on board the steamer Kinau. -
The Right Rev. Francis Redwood, Roman
Catholic Bishop of Wellington, New Zealand,
was L through passenger by the City of sgd
new. He is returning from ireland to take
part in the synod of Australian Bishops to
be held at Sydney, October l4ih. He is a
Marist bishop, and once held the Chair of
Theology in the Marist College, Dundalk,
Ireland.
On Saturday evening, Officer Mehrtens
captured an opium dealer named Ali Que on
Smith street. When the officer entered the
+ man 5 room the latter had a pair Of scales in
his hand. and on the table was "a half full
tin Of opium and a number of kukui nuts,
some full of opium. He vas weighing it out
for his customers, but had to stop and go to
the Police Station.
/ The Right Rev. DIR. Thornhill Webber,
/ the newly consecrated Bishop for Brisbane,
/ Queensland, was through passenger by the
/ City of sydney. He was rector of a church
at Holborn, London, for the past twenty
years. During the steamers stay in port
DR.. Webber was the guest of the Bishop of
! Honolulu and Mrs. Willis, at Iolani College.
/ He attended the early celebration of the
! HOLY Communion at st. Andrew Cathedral
Sunday morning.
Mr. T. L. Clarke has shown US some beau
/ tifuI designs of ferns, as we'll as the silver
sword plant and the Gnaphalium lueto-
/ album, the ''Eidelweisse" of the Hawaiian
( Islands, mounted on cards shaped as crosses
paIettes and leaves. The ferns and plants
are very prettily decorated with moses and
Hchens, and the cards make handsome
souvenirs of the Islands. They can be seen
at King Bros on Hotel street.
His Excellency the American Minister
Resident and Mrs. Merrill accompanied by
( His Excellency Walter NJ. Gibson, President
Of the Board of Health, visited the Sisters OF
! Charity at the Branch Hospital on Satur-
day, and were highly pleased at the order OF
7 the institution. They afterwards visited