The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-09-25

poke, at noon tomorrow.
Captain Houdlette's habeas corpus
case Tor Chinese passenger is continued
till 8 O'Clock this morning.
Mr.. J. S. Bartholomew leaves for San
Francisco to-day, to see what is delaying
the inter-island telegraph cable.
The Interior Department is still busy
gladdening the hearts of Government
creditors with warrants on the Treasury
The surviving Chinaman, charge with
completely in the Puma murder, has been
lodged in Oahu prison for safe keeping
against his trial.
Honolulu Social Club had but a small
attendance at their practice last evening
A member explained that they could
only have a large assembly every other
week.
The Bulletins correspondent at Koloa
reports Mr.. Cropp still in critical con-
ditiOn. Also that two Japanese there
have been fined 500 each for unlicensed
liquor selling.
Mrs. Annie GrOcott, relict of the late
James GrOcott, of Sydney, and sister of
Mr.. George Lucas, of this city, died at
Uralla, New South Wales, on August
18th, aged 81 years.
The three hundred and sixty Chinese,
ex S. S. City of New York, will remain
in quarantine till Friday, which will
make twenty-One days since the steamer
sailed from Yokohama.
Mr.. ]. o. Carter is going to Boston,
where he has not been since 1S47. He
leaves by the Australia to-day, his first
departure from the Islands for eight
years, and will be absent three months.
Bon voyage.
Attorneys are requested to settle ac-
counts in the Clerks office, returnable
to the Finance Department, before the
end of the quarter. Bills payable at the
Office may be presented on or before
Saturday, Goth inst.
Officers of the Waimea Sugar Mill Co.
for the ensuing year are: Mr.. H. w.
Schmidt, President; Mr.. W. d. Schmidt,
Vice President; Mr.. j. +. Hackfeld,
Treasurer; Mr.. H. Lose, Secretary, and
Mr.. H. +. Glade, Auditor.
A London despatch of Sept. 9Th to the
Auckland papers says that "Messrs.
Spreckels Brothers are building two new
steamers to be placed in the trade be-
tween San Francisco, Hawaii, New Tea
land and Australia. They are to have
speed of Is knots per hour"
A company of British blue jackets
from the Hyacinth marched through
town with their rifles from the Hawaiian
Rife Associations ranges on Monday
evening. Their easy precision and per-
feet time without music on the march
formed a valuable object lesson to all
beholding Hawaiian volunteers.
Two natives had an affray on Hotel
street shortly before O'Clock last even
ing. One threw a tumbler and hit the
other below the left eye, inf1icting very
ugly cash. The first one Was himself
badly cut and battered about the face.
They were taken to the Station, where
DIR. Rodgers was called to dress their
wounds. One'of the men was released
later, his mate being held for assault
and battery.
u Mr.. James Cockett, of Molokai,
former student of Iolani College, will be
married at IL O'Clock this morning, at
St. Andrews Cathedral, to Miss Stella
K. Namakaeha, who studied at st; An
drew's Priory. The ceremony will be
performed by Revs. Alex. Macintosh
and III. III. CIoWen, and reception Will
be held afterward. The bride Is rela-
tive of the late DOwager Queen Emma
Three new pastors have been recently
installed over the Evangelical Churches
in Waimea, Waipio, and Paauhau, on
the island of Hawaii. They were stu
dents of the North Pacific Institute. Two
others are now preaching at Laupahoe-
hoe and Puula. At the recent meeting
of the Island Association six new stu
dents were examined and approved.
They will enter the Institute at the De-
ginning of the next term, October Sth.
Ex-King Malietoa and the two chiefs
led into exile with him are returning TO
Samoa from Germany by the steamer
Nurnburg. 1t may be that Germany
| will reinstate him in the hope OF thus Sc
| curing the good feelings of the Samoans.
The steamer Nurnburg is one OF the
North German Lloyds line running 10
New York, and if she has not been CHAR
tered for one of the Australian routes the
returning King is coming this way
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