The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-06-27
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Australia will sail on Tuesday at
noon.
See mortgages notice of sale by Mr.
Morgan on Saturday at noon.
The list of tax assessors for the different
islands is officially advertised in this issue
The Hawaiian Social Club will give
dance at Gibson's hall on Friday evening.
Mr.. Camarinos was the only dealer to
receive oysters on ice by the California
steamer.
The Honolulu Social Club will have
dancing practice for gentlemen only this
evening.
A meeting of the building committee of
ST. Andrews Cathedral will take place to-
day wednesday, at 4 80 o'clock.
Rev Mr. Sellwood of Portland, Oregon,
is staying at the Eagle House, Nuuanu
avenue, where he will be happy to receive
his friends.
The legislative committee on the Chinese
question had the master carpenters giving
testimony as to Mongolian competition on
Tuesday evening.
Mr. Edward A. Keil replaces Mr.. NJ. H.
Bedolfe as purser of the Australia. The
new officer is thanked by this journal for
files and other favors.
The U. s. S. Omaha sailed from AGA
pulco, Mexico, June 18th, for this port.
Mrs McNair, wife of the commander, ar
rived here by the Australia.
A San Francisco man, arrived by the
Australia, is reported to project Direct
DRY of Honolulu-a much-needed work. as
the last one issued is out of date.
Manager Graham is determined to leave
nothing undone to ensure thorough enjoy
ment of the Complimentary band concert
to Capt. Hebron at the Hotel this evening.
Minnie Scholz, mentioned in our San
Francisco letter, improved visibly i'll health
on the trip to San Francisco, and it was
hoped that her disease might not prove to
be leprosy after all.
The committee of the Legislature on the
Chinese question will hold their third
public meeting in the Government build
ing this evening at 7:30 o'clock. The evil
dence of horse-shoers and painters will be
taken.
Mr. P. G. Camarinos, of the California
Fruit Market, has had built in San Fran
cisco and placed on the S. S. Australia two
capaciOus refrigeratOrs, and can import
upwards of two thousand pounds OF fruit
and vegetables on ice.
Captain Unger of Company B, Honolulu
Rifles, had a full attendance of his COM
mand at drill Tuesday evening, and the
company had a march out followed by
treat at the Elite Ice Cream ParlOrs. The
Captain is going away on the Australia
next week.
Three iron safes and the office furniture
of the Pacific Navigation Company, togeth-
er with a large amount of goods specified
elsewhere, also the lot and building and
lease of land near by, will be sold by Mr.
Levey, under instructions of the assignees,
on Friday at 10 o'clock.
Mr.. E. T. Plank of San Francisco has
been elected on the first ballot as President
of the International Typographical Union,
at the annual session at Kansas City, Mo.
Plank was once policeman in Honolulu,
having come off a whaleship, and six years
ago was on the typographical staff of the
ADVERTISER.
Items of General Interest" in a San
Francisco paper contain this one: " Aus
tralia and Canada are shortly to be united
by cable Z 800 miles i'll length" AS the
survey by the steamer Egeria, now pre-
pairing at Auckland for that and hydro |
graphic purposes, is estimated to take two |
years, it will be pretty long shortly
before the cable can be ready for traffic.
Mrs. Williams lecture on George Eliot |
was very we'll attended, and delightful as
all her lectures are. We regret that our !
space does not permit a detailed view OF
the subject, which was very Interestingly |
treated, the lecturer dealing both with the |
life of the author and her works. The |
next lecture of the course will be given |
Friday evening of next week on Tolstoi.