The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-04-16
LOCAL AND GENERAL


The Kinau brought ten thousand bags of
sugar.
There was plenty of dust around yes
terday.
If you want to laugh and grow fat, read
the "Owl."
Y. NJ. c. A. bookkeeping class this eve
ming at o'clock.
Purser Thos. Smith has our thanks tor
full file of late papers.
Gents Indian gauze undershirts at 25
cents each at Fishel's.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. K. Alsip of Sacramen to
arrived on the Mariposa.
I His Majesty the King returned from
Hawaii yesterday on the Kinau.
A full line of gents straw hats of the
latest styles at rs cents at F1shel's.
Captain Sheppard brought the Mariposa
to the dock in fine style yesterday morn
ing Good boy Sheppard.
Mr.. Alfred WiIkie, an American tenor of
some note, was through passenger on the
Mariposa. He is to appear in Sydney.
A lot of stylish hats in black, white and
colored, at 81 and 81 25 each at the Popular
Millinery House, n. S. Sachs, proprietor.
The S. N. Castle sails for San francisco
tomorrow and will carry mail. We will
give the hour of closing in to-morrow's
issue.
A letter received by the Mariposa from
Burnley, Lancashire, England, speaks in
high terms of the Paradise of the Pa
clfc."
Messrs. J.D. Spreckels & Bros. have pur-
chased the bark Allen Bessie. The terms
are private. She is coming here to load
sugar.
The front of the Gazette" building has
been painted brown. When the new avn
ings are put up the place will look quite
neat.
Eighty-six boxes of white Star shirts
extra good, worth 81 % each, we will sell
during our sale at 81 % each; sizes 1611,
II, III, at Fishel's.
The latest sugar quotations are as fol-
lows: New York, April 9TH, Sugar, steady;
centrifugal, SO test, 5 ZIG; molasses grades,
4H413; refined, quiet.
/The Royal Hawaiian band serenaded
His Honor the Chief Justice Friday night.
His Honor likes to hear the band up there
for he is very fond of music.
Mr.. Henry n Castle returned to his
island home on the Mariposa, looking well.
He spent year in Berlin, and of late has
been attending the Harvard law school.
The Teachers Convention opens at 10
O'Clock this morning in the FOrt-street
School under the direction of Mr.. A. T.
Atkinson, Inspector General of Schools.
A large and well selected stock of milli-
merry goods, fine wings, fine birds, fancy
feather pom pons, choice flowers and fancy
edged watered ribbons. at Sachs store.
The Mariposa brought thirty-two bags of
mail for the Post Office. What with this
and the Island mails the employees were
unable to attend church yesterday morn
ing.
There was a change in the police force
yesterday. The watches are reduced to
two, in charge of Officers Larsen and Ala
PAL This will reduce the expenses very
materially.
Children's hats: childrens hats trimmed
and untrImmed in fine leghorn and fine
white Milans, also a good assortment in
school hats, at one dollar each at Sachs
store 101 Fort street.
Mr.. Fishel wishes to say that, owing to
his great rush of customers during his
special cheap sale of two weeks, and wish
ing to give everybody chance to buy him
self rich, his store will be kept open on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday till
p. m.
On her up trip the Mary Winkelman en-
countered severe heavy gales. She struck
a Southwestern March 31st in latitude 80
deg. min north and longitude 128 deg. 81
min. west, in which she lost fifty-nine bar
rels of molasses and five casks of whale oil. |
The deck received some slight damage dur
ing the storm.
Upon the arrival of the steamer Mari |
posa at Sydney she will be put upon the |
dry-dock for repairs and general over |
hauling. She goes on the dry-dock at the |
other end of the route, as dockage is free
there to vessels carrying the mails. new
main shaft, which was on board, will be !
placed in position when the steamer is |
docked.
Concert at Emma square.