The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-11-23

standing the stormy weather.
The steamer Kinau leaves at 4 O'Clock
this afternoon on the Volcano route, and
the Likelike sails on Tuesday.
There will be no band concert this even
ing, the band being engaged to play at the
reception to Chief Engineer Mott.
His Excellency Governor J. 0. Dominis
and Hon. A. S. Cleghon returned from
Maui on Saturday by the LikeIike.
The weather was so rough along the
coast of Kauai that the steamer Planter
could not take on passengers at several
places.
a knotty puzzle is often where to buy
cheapest and best goods. Anyone that
has dealt at Marchant's has solved that
knOtty puzzle.
A detachment of sailors and marines
from H. B. NJ. S. Constance attended high
mass at the Roman Catholic Cathedral
Sunday morning.
The trial of the twenty three Chinese
arrested in the late raid on the Chinese
secret society will come off in the Police
Court this morning.
Messrs. Lewis 81 Co., Hotel street, ask
for orders to be left early for the fresh
fruit, fish and vegetables they will receive
by the Alameda to-day.
On Saturday Messrs. f. P. Adams & Co.
sold two pieces of land at Laiemaloo, Koo-
lau, Oahu, under foreclosure of mortgage,
to Mr.. Cecil Brown for $475.
His Majesty the King has received an
autograph letter from His Majesty Dom
LUZ, King OF Portugal, translation of
which will be found in our BY Authority
column.
Mr.. Edward c. Bachelor who has kept a
general merchandise store at Wailuku,
Maui, for several years, died at that place
last Wednesday. He was buried the fol-
lowing day.
We are showing in our millinery depart
ment the most complete assortment of the
latest styles in hats, bonnets, trimmed and
untrimmed, to be found in this city, and at
lowest prices. Chas. ]. Fishel.
In our by Authority column will be
found notice from the Minister of Int
rior calling for tenders for the removal of
the cast-iron water pipes and fixtures be-
longing to the Government, now stored on
the Esplanade at the footOf Nuuanu street.
On Saturday morning Mr.. n f. Burgess
found about fifty pounds of honey in the
steeple of the Fort-street Church. He took
it to his place of business on King street
and it will be sold the proceeds to be given
to the building fund of the Kaumakapili
Church.
At the meeting of the WOman's Christian
Temperance Union held Friday evening,
one of the papers read was an historical
account of the Society from its foundation
to the present time. 1t vas prepared by
Mrs j. NJ Whitney, the President of the
w. c. 7. T., and is highly spoken Of.
A sailor named Kelai, belonging to the
Kinau, dropped dead on the deck OF the
vessel at fifteen minutes past 10 o'clock last
Friday, while she was at anchor at Maa-
laea Bay. He had been assisting in one of
the steamers boats in getting freight
aboard, and no sooner stepped on deck
than he fell down dead. He was much
respected by Captain King and officers of
the Kinau.
A telephone message was received yes
terday morning from Waialua stating that
the Rev. A Clark, Government school
teacher at that place, was in a low condi-
ton. Special prayers were offered for
him at the conclusion of the morning ser
vice at ST. Andrews Cathedral by the Rev.
George Wallace, and the Bishop of Homo
lulu left at , O'Clock in the afternoon for
Waialua.
The Pahala plantation, Hawaii, has be-
gun crushing, and the yield of this season 5
crop promises to greatly exceed the esti-
mate About 1000 tons sugar will be
made The experts who reported upon
this property for the Hawaiian Agricultural
Company put the extreme limit of pro
duction at 900 tons, which shows that ex-
perts may be mistaken. The working
force on the plantation is 325 men.
All the steamers and sailing vessels on
the Interisland trade report heavy weather.
The southeast trade wind has been very
strong, and the city has felt the force of it,
but no damage has been reported. Heavy
rain has fallen at intervals for several days
past to the great benefit of trees and
shrubs. which were beginning to show
signs of want Of moisture. Grass will soon
begin to Sprout over stretches of country
which had become parched by the wind
and sun. Altogether the outlook for the
season is excellent, although planters
would prefer a spell OF dry weather at pres
ent to enable them to cut the cane cOnve-
niently