The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-11-05

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Only eleven days remain till the Kings
birthday, yet there is no sign of the
usual regatta
A party of eight young men took a
water excursion to Pearl Harbor and
back yesterday.
Mr.. John F. Smith is a grass widower.
and is going to sell his furniture dav
alter tomorrow.
Mr.. Sachs is out with announcement
OF holiday goods, offering them at lower
prices than all rivals.
Harry Saylor, Hotel street, offers a
change OF dinner every day, with choice
dishes for breakfast and supper.
Two Chinese have been arrested Tor
stealing $25 worth of effects from the
residence OF MIR. IL. K. Macfarlane.
The Captain and officers of the U. S. S.
brooklyn give an Eat home" with dane
ing, on Wednesday next, from to 7:3O
p. IN.
The steamer Likelike brought ten
lepers from Maui on Saturday, and a
number OF lepers will be transferred to
Molokai to-day.
The London Standard urges that Eng
land should establish Pacific prOtec- |
torate in order to anticipate the desires
OF France in that direction.
Mr.. J. N. s. Williams notifies planters
# Of -,
presses-the same kind that has given
perfect satisfaction at Kealia.
Prof. Berger will give several pieces of
Sir Arthur Sullivan's opera music at
Emma Square this evening, and the
bandsmen sing three native songs.
An opposition electric call for carriages
has been put into the Hotel, to compete
with that of the Hawaiian Hotel Carriage
Co. for some time past in operation.
There was a fair attendance at the
mems temperance meeting in Brewers
block on Saturday evening. Several of
the local clergy addressed the gathering.
While the two Hopkinses were prowl-
ing round for kerosene oil on Saturday,
himself with a smoke of opium, and
took him IN charge.
DR.. TrOusseau is having a fine, large
| catamaran built, on the model of a
| famous craft OF that class in New York.
| MIR. VIM. Roland is the builder, and
| beautiful job is expected.
Mr. John T. Dare is one of the Repub
| lcan campaign orators in San Francisco.
He will be remembered as a member of
one of the Gibson Ministries of 1886, of
brief and inglorious tenure.
It is expected the U. S. S. Brooklyn
| will be ready to resume her voyage
under sail for New York before the end
of this week. Messrs. Sorenson & Lyle
have the finishing touches to put on the
ship.
The police were a short time ago in
structed that restaurants are allowed by
law to serve meals all day of Sunday,
meaning until Y O'Clock midnight.
None of them have as yet taken advan-
tage of the privilege.
Saturday and Sundays arrests com
prised three for drunkenness, two for
assault and battery, two for larceny,
and one each for trading without a
license, furious driving, "nium IN pos
session and violating Sun IS #-
junction has been made a ae
corner of Beretania and naaou streets,
between the Hawaiian t. 1904 a. and the
Government road mater a.. rack. Ihefe-
by broken stone will b. ned IN ana
the tramway's construc Oh ZOO u"
Waikiki.
National flags were flying ard q salute
was fred at noon on Saturday, III honor
of the Japanese Emperor's tblrty-siXth
birthday. Mr.. Taro AndC Consul OF
the Empire, was serenaded ln he morn
ing at his residence by tt Royal Ia
waiian Band.
A large number of American citizens
and those eligible for citizenship regis
tered at Mr.. Graenhalgh's on Saturday
for the poll tomorrow. Registration
will be allowable at the poll for those
previously unable to present themselves
Deputy Marshal Hopkins and Captain
HOPKINS made round among Chinese
stores on Saturday afternoon, and found
, in five of them an excess of kerosene OIL
stored amounting to ITO cases. The
LYeoal allowance is ten cases, but forty
4 were found at one store, twenty at
another, and SO on.
The sixth organ recital at Kaumaka-
Inili Church comes off on Friday evening
Of this week. Princess Liliuokalanl and
. Miss Patch, the latter the new music
teacher at Kawaiahao Seminary, are
nromised to sing, and it is expected that
Mr. Ficca, bandmaster of the Brooklyn
will play a clarionet solo,