The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-11-19
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Kauai had oceans of rain last week.
His Majesty's grand ball takes place
at the Palace tonight.
The Mariposa took hence a mail of |
Alp letters and l ,123 papers.
Saturday was a lovely day, giving hopes
of the same day being fine this week.
Mr.. Levey sells Mr.. w. r. Seals
horses, carriages, etc, on Wednesday at
noon.
A beginning has been made in clearing
the weeds off the baseball diamond at
Makiki.
There were many visitors to the Brit
ish flagship Swiftsure in the roadstead
yesterday.
Mr.. Morgan holds two land sales at
noon to-day, particulars appearing in
advertisements.
Official notice is given to-day OF the
at Kauluwela, in this city.
Box plan now open at Mr.. L. J.
Levey's for the grand benefit exhibition
Tuesday night by the Silbons.
An exchange says the Spanish Gov
eminent will impose heavy poll tax on
Chinese going to the Philippine Islands.
'Drunk" was the only charge put on
| the Station book Saturday and Sunday,
! but it was down more than dozen
| times.
A large two-story Chinese store is go
| ing up on the corner of King street
and Moanauli lane, beyond the Chinese
theatre.
H. 3. NJ. flagship Swiftsure sails for
| Acapulco tomorrow. She will be ac-
| companied for ten days cruise by The
| CormOrant.
A fine Autograph of President Cleve-
land bidding farewell to the Chicago
baseball team on their departure tOl
Australia is displayed in the Hotel cor
ridOr.
H. B. M. S. Hyacinth left here tc
annex Cooks Island to the British En-
pire, according to a remark dropped by {
gentleman at a prayer meeting the Othel
evening.
Material is being taken in from thu
stone crusher at Moiliili and dumped OF
Beretania street, signifying that tn,
rough places are to be made smooth will
maCadam on that thorOughtare.
The steamer Likelil1e leaves at p. m
. to-day for Hilo, via Kahului, and othe
| Maui ports, and also touching at Lau
( pahOehOe. Returning via the sam
ports. Due here Saturday morning.
5 fire started in the steamer Eva
: cargo of bananas at 10 o'clock Saturda
2 night. The alarm from the Bell Towe
k had ONLY sounded few strokes Whe
the telephone announced the fire out.
I The Waialua races run over Frlda
i into Saturday. Our report IS croWde
L ont bv matter prepared ahead OF 1t. IL
i Waikiki races came off all right, but OF
) promised report is delayed Tor this lssu
o, The Planters Monthly for Novemb
y contains a splendid exhibit OF the plan
H ing business in this country, IN the !,
Gr ports produced at the meeting OF Il
planters Company. See the table
contents elsewhere.
u,
st, Hawaiian woman and her two ch
nd dren are on the outward passenger list
the Takasago Maru. They are going.
= see their husband and father, the natl
preacher who went to Japan for medic
treatment by DR.. GOtO.
Miss Alice Payne will be married
IT. Mr.. Thos. McTighe, in st. Andrew
ar Cathedral at z 80 o'clock this evenir
bv Rev. Geo. Wallace, assisted by ~
'as ii. H. Gowen. The ceremony VIII
'er repeated afterward in the Roman "a
- olic Cathedral.
20 The Kamehameha School defeated
oil. Royal School boys in match OF =. ga Z,
7 nf hail on Friday. They were three to Il
at the end of the seventh inning, out
DIV Rovalists then wilted and became e'
J Is victims to Kamehameha's torces'