The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-07-09
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hon. S. G. Wilder was reported on Sun
day to be improving.
The Z SIS Mohican sailed yesterday fore
noon for San Francisco.
Let somebody fire rocket from Punch
bowl for the rise IN sugar.
The baseball match between the Stars
and Hawaiis was declared off by notice
posted in town.
Our island letters show that the Fourth
was celebrated in fine style at various CEN
ters in the country.
The passengers held very pleasant en-
tertainment in the social hall of the Mari
posa en- route to this port
Six cars for the street railroad came bv
the Mariposa, also new whaleboat for the
missionary steamer Morning Star.
The revenue officers captured China
man coming off the Mariposa with few
smokes of opium in his possession.
Purser Thomas Smith of the Mariposa
has again incurred this papers obligations
for reports, files and other news favors.
A lieutenant of the COrmorant was over
heard telling his best girl Sunday night
that the ship would probably sail on Tues
day.
British blue jackets were severely pun
shing spirituous liquors from the bottle
under the electric light on Saturday
night.
Lieut.. Pears of the Cormorant is the
author of the gem, The Misogynists, ;"
but was so modest that he could not be in
duced to come before the curtain.
Rev. w. G. Harris, a missionary of the
Methodist Episcopal Church in the United
States, who Is designated to labor among
the Japanese on these Islands, arrived by
the MaripOsa.
A petition has been signed by nearly all
the business houses on Fort Street, to the
Committee of the Legislature on the Street
Railway, asking that the track be laid
through said street.
The island mails have brought more corr
respondence than can be handled for some
time. An interesting letter from Rev. E.
P. Baker on the Hilo Boarding School ex-
animation, received by a former mail, has
got out of date waiting tor insertion.
Billy Boyd, the notorious passport crook
of San Francisco, was on board the Mari
posa in flight for the Colonies under an
assumed name. The bookkeeper of the
Hawaiian Gazette had a long talk with
the fugitive, whom he knew in San Fran
cisco.
Besides the Commissioner mentioned IN
our San Francisco letter, bound for the
Melbourne Exhibition, r. l.. Miller, Lewis
Ginter and other exhibitors were on board
the steamer. There were also Hon. Field
ing Clarke and wife for Fiji. and Geo. G.
Milne and wife, Shakespearean readers,
booked for Sydney.
A pile of coal on the foundry premises
off King street was discovered to be burn
ing Sunday afternoon. Survey Engineer
White with hose reel and detachment of
firemen thoroughly drenched the heap.
1t will need to be watched now after such
a wetting, as the tendency to spontaneous
combustion will be increased.
Rev George Wallace on Sunday evening
preached historical discourse proving the
antiquity of the English Church. Among
other interesting facts he stated that recent
ly alease of land for 999 years to the British
Crown expired in England, and the pro-
perty reverted without question to the
English Church as the original lessor.
In the yacht race on Saturday, the Lorna
Doone crossed the finish line first, the
PoIli second, the Nellie third, the Van
dallas cutter fourth and the Pauline fifth.
The Pokii made the best time, computing
tonnage allowance, by about 10 seconds,
but she was protested against for running
foul of the Vandalia boat. AS matters APP
pear, Hatch and Dole's Lorna Doone gets
first prize and Baird and Whitney's Nellie
second.
The object of the entertainment to be
given at the old Cathedral building by the
st. Andrews Church Association tO-mOr-
row night, is to obtain funds for beautify-
ing the Cathedral grounds. The lecture
by Mrs. Williams, and the music under the
direction of Prof. Yarndley, should attract
a full audience, especially with the most
worthy purpose in view. Tickets are on
sale at the stores of J. f. Brown & Co. and
A. NJ. Hewett.
Welcome and designation services were
held in Central Union Church last evening
in connection with the arrival OF Rev. Mr..
Smelling, who is on his way to Ruk to take
the place of the late Rev. r. w. Logan In
the MicrOnesian mission, and the contem-
plated early departure of Mr.. Smelling and
Miss Little, the latter of whom goes to
teach in one of the mission schools. DR..
Beckwith, DR.. Hyde, Prof. Merritt Kew
s. E. Bishop and Rev. w. Z. Harris TOOK
part in the services.
st. Louis College.
The examinations will begin with the