The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-03-12
LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Kinau sails for windward at four
O'Clock this afternoon. She will return on
Friday.
If you want to buy a canary that will
sing, go to ]. F. Morgans salesrooms,
Queen street.
Baseball will be booming here by and by
when my cousin comes" says Manager
j. w. Smith.
The Post Office dispatched over 5000
letters and LOO packages of newspapers
by the Mariposa.
Her Majesty the Queen and suite leave
for kailua, Hawaii, on the steamer w. G.
Hall to mOrrOw morning.
At noon to-day Mr.. j. F. Morgan will
hold two sales of real estate and tqro lands
at his salesroom Queen street.
The "Owl' for March is out and a first
class number it is too, full of puns from be-
ginning to end. Get copy at Hewetts.
Sir ]. B. Thurston has placed before the
Victoria Premier lis views with regard toa
reciprocity treaty between Victory and
Fiji
Mons. Leon BelIquet who arrived on the
Australia has been officially announced as
Chancellor of the French Legation at Hon
Olulu.
Mr.. A. NJ. Hewett has postponed his
visit to San Francisco. His agents from
whom he heard by last mail wished him to
go later.
The Blue Ribbon entertainments on Satur
day evening was well attended. An ad-
dress was delivered by the Rev. Mr..
Adams.
Tenders for the erection of an engine
house tor the Fire department should be
presented at the Water Works Office before
noon to-day.
Jack Burk, the pugiist, and Lawrence
Foley of Sydney have been matched to box
to finish with two-oz. gloves on May 1st
for So, 500 side.
In one of the quarantine Hotel cottages
are several children. On Saturday the
one of the little things.
The Convention of the Protestant Epis
copal Church OF America has passed a
resolution permitting marriage with de-
ceased wife's sister.
Applications for foreign money orders
per Australia close at o'clock this after
noon. The mail closes at IL o'clock to-
morrow morning.
The Mariposa did not leave for San Fran
cisco until 10 o'clock Saturday night. She
took from here heavy cargo of domestic
produce and good passenger list
The Mariposa had on board six thorough
bred horses, recently purchased in Sydney
by Mr.. T. K Newton, and which are being
taken to San Francisco under the care OF
their owner.
Two Seventh-day AdventistS are on trial
at Halifax, Novia Scotia, for performing
labor on Sunday. Their defence is that
Saturday and not Sunday is the Sabbath
of the Lord"
1t is believed that in the event of Russia
becoming involved in European compiled
tons an attempt will be made by China to
recover Manchooria, on the northern
frontier.
Mr.. M McInerny has moved into his
new store corner of Merchant and Fort
streets. 1t is one OF the handsomest IN
town, and in the windows are displayed
choice assortment of goods.
The Pacific Islands Trading Company
has been registered with capital of f12o,-
900. The object of the company is to pur-
chase the business carried on amongst the
islands by Messrs. Henderson, Macfarlane
q Co. of Auckland.
1t is reported that there exists in China
powerful syndicate of HOngkong and Can
ton merchants, who intend shipping large
of Chinese to the northern terri
tory of Australia. The report, which ap-
pears to be we'll founded, has created quite
d sensation.
On Friday suit of ejectment was hled
in the Supreme Court, returnable at the
April term, by the Minister OF Interior
against the trustees of the estate OF Hon.
Mrs. Bernice Pauahi Bishop. 1t is test
case and involves some $4,000 acres OF
land.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, in the
course of an address delivered at the open
ing of a new church at Bethal Green, Lon
don, February 21st, said that the chief evils
of the social condition of those residing IN
the East End of London were drink and
early marriages.
Two members of the New South Wales
Assembly had standup fight in the smok-
ing room attached to the building. One
called the ether a - (adjective) liar, and
the aggrieved one retaliated with his fists
but got the worst of it. The fight lasted
three minutes, when the honorable mem
bers were separated.
We clip the following from the New Zea-
land Herald" of February 9th: The
Taranaki Herald" states, from private
advices, dated Honolulu, January 18Th,
local gentleman was informed that 6. V.
] akins, who recently absconded from