The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-09-08
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There was no business in Supreme Court
Chambers on Friday.
There are some special intimations in
the list of Sunday services.
Some brisk showers of ram fell on Fri
day, with extremely muggy weather be-
tween.
Chief Justice Judd and family have re-
turned to town from their country resi-
dence at KualOa.
Mr.. F. A. Schaefer has been Secretary of
the Queens Hospital for twenty years up
to the present month.
The steamer Kaimiloa had steam up last
evening, and the engine worked all right
forward as we'll as backward
The rain of the past few days has brought
out heavy vegetable growth on top of a
pile of road material on Palace Square.
Palama was left dry a short time on Fri
day while Superintendent Wilson was
making test of the Lillha street main.
The Myrtle Club boat race comes off at
$50 this afternoon, the two six-oared and
one fOur-Oared crews contrasting the honors.
Miss Zoe Atkinson has been appointed a
teacher in the Royal School to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of Miss
Prescott.
The COllectOr-General gives notice of the
change in rate for storage of spirits for ex-
port, made in accordance with an Act of
the present Legislature.
There seems to be an undue number of
Chinese loafers Obstructing the sidewalks
these days, not only in Chinatown but else
where throughout the city.
1t is hard to grasp the amounts given by
Mr.. Cartwright in his advertisement, re-
presenting the business and standing of
the Equitable Life Assurance Society.
Official notice is given of hearing the
application of Lam Chock for discharge
from his debts, to take place at Supreme
Court Chambers on Monday, Oath inst.
Three drunk" entries made up the
police register till IL o'clock last evening.
The last one arrested was also accused of
assaultlng a young lad from the barkentine
Eureka.
The clay pigeon shooting match, for sill
yer cup presented by Lieut.. Hamilton of H.
B. NJ. S. HyacInth, will come off at Lish-
mans pasture at o'clock sharp, entries
to be made on the ground.
The electric light gave out again about
eight o'clock on Friday evening, on account
| of the water pipe bursting near the Half
| way House. Supt. c. B. Wilson went out
Immediately to attend to the necessary
repairs.
The total corrected amount of the APP
| preparation Bill on second reading is
So, 1878 lib SO. Of this $4,000 is merely
| provisional on the insufficiency of certain
! item, for the required purpose, such as
running expenses of steam tugs, etc.
| Several native fishermen were plying
| their vocation for small fish under the bow
! of the U. S. S. Vandalia Friday afternoon.
! They were very successful in their catch,
| from which it is evident that the Vandalia's
| bottom is thickly numbered with corals.
! Coral formations are the natural abode of
small varieties of fish.
The milk-shake business is growing
| apace in Honolulu, dispensers of the re-
| freshIng beverage frequently running out
| of supply. In Chicago there are many booths
| on the sides of the streets where the best
| of buttermilk is sold on draught. For some
| types of constitution buttermilk is not only
! agreeable but very beneficial, and our
diaries might try the experiment of put
! ting it on sale as beverage.