The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-11-12
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The .. S: s. Brooklyn has left four de-
serters behind.
The King will go on board the Swift
sure at O'Clock to-day.
A rare chance for boots and shoes is
offered In Mr.. P. McInerny's closing out
sale. ''
A balloon signal was floating hiob
above the British flagship Swifts1re last
night. -''''
Annual meeting of Waihee Sugar Co.
this day at 10 a. m. at the office of g
Brewer & Co.
Letters from Mr.. G. c. Kennedy. Wal
akea, and Mr.. w. Y. Horner, Lahaina.
Will appear as soon as space permits.
The Reciprocity plantation begins tax
ing OF the new crop on the 10Th inst,
and the Hama plantation on the 1st prox.
Mr.. Geo. w. G. Jones has given Mr.
Chas. Meinicke full power of attorney to
act for him in business while absent
from the Kingdom.
Hama, Maui, experienced the earth
quake shock felt here on Thursday. as
we'll as HilO, Hawaii, as reported in our
| news letter from there.
Since the death of Mr.. Henry J. Hart,
there has been an opening for the right
kind of a man, to take out license fcr
shipping foreign merchant seamen.
The ship Daniel Barnes, hence for
HOngkOng, is anchored outside the har-
Dor, awaiting the apprehension of an
indispensable seaman who deserted.
Two Sc and $40 penalties were inn
posed for drunkenness, and haCkman
reprimanded for leaving his carriage off
the appointed stand, in the Police Court
on Saturday.
The grand fair in aid of Hawaiian
benevolent societies, to be held in the
| Honolulu Rifles Armory, is postponed
| from Saturday, January 9TH, to Wednes-
day, January 23d, 1889.
The brigantine Consuelo arrived off
| Diamond Head at o'clock last night,
supposed to be only nine days from San
| Francisco. She was to have left on the
I'd inst, four days before the steamer
Australia due tomorrow.
Hon. A. Jaeger will receive applica-
tons from and after 10 o'clock to, day
! and tomorrow, for orders on the Gov
| eminent Nursery for valuable plants.
| There is quantity of cinchOna seed to
| be distributed free to the right persons,
which would cost private importers from
| $50 to 800 per lot.
Rev. Geo Wallace yesterday morning
| in st. Andrews Cathedral preached an
! impressive sermon from the text, "Our
| conversation citizenship is in heaven"
He emphasized the Importance of high
standard of Christian morality. A very
| full choir of nine ladies and six gentle
men led the musical service.
| A gentleman lately returned from the
| Coast met Hon. Godfrey Rhodes, ex-
| President of the Hawaiian Legislature,
! in San Francisco. He was in the enjoy
ment of very good health, and inquired
| with much interest after, sending hearty
| aloha to, many old friends. The same
/ gentleman makes a similar report con-
corning Judge Hart.
Twelve arrests were made on Saturday
and Sunday, half the number being for
| drunkenness. A Portuguese man and
native woman were severally entered for
selling liquor without license. Two
hackmen were arrested for furious drIV-
ing, and the remaining charges are
"selling goods without license" and
"disturbing quiet of the night"
Word was received by the Minister Of
the Interior on Saturday that part OF the
water pipes across the Waikolu stream
had been carried away in a freshet, de-
| priving the leper settlements of their
supply of water. Mr.. w. E. Rowell,
Superintendent of Public Works, will go
to Molokai with mason and pipe layer
this evening to repair the damage.
ANOTHER ARTEsIAN WELL.
An Abundant Flow of Water-Subter-
ranean Streams Discovered.