The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-02-24
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Myrtle Boat Club will shortly give
ball
Band concert at Thomas Square this
evening.
Mail closes for San Francisco Saturday
at II a. m.
Services at ST. Andrews Cathedral at
o'clock this evening.
The steamers Kinau and Likelike are
due tomorrow morning.
There was good attendance at the band
concert at Emma Square last evening.
Mr.. l.. ]. Levey will sell hay, corn and
potatoes at noon to-day at his salesroom.
The Honolulu Arion will meet for prac-
tice tomorrow at the usual place and
time.
Look here, Sam Macy, next time you go
to an entertainment leave those squeaking
boots at home.
Rev. George Wallace will hold bible
reading at $50 o'clock this afternoon at ST.
Andrews Cathedral.
The mail for San Francisco by the John
D. Spreckels closes at the Post Office at IL
o'clock Saturday morning.
Mr.. J. F. Morgan will sell at 10 O'Clock
this morning the househould effects at the
residence of the late William Tnrner, Ala
kea street.
Shortly after o'clock yesterday after
noon an alarm of fire was rung for fire in
the vicinity of the Post Office, but it
amounted to nothing.
The Belgic will be due here on the 28th
from San Francisco, and will sail for Hong
kong and Yokohama. Messrs. Hackfeld
& Co. are the agents.
Cashmere shawls in pink, cream and
blue; also handmade and woven shawls in
colors, black embroidered cashmere shawls
at low prices at Sachs store, 1O4 Fort
street.
If you want handsome black silk dress
or fine embroidered cashmere shawl or
scarf, go to Sachs store. These are i'm
ported direct from Paris, and will therefore
be offered very low.
They took a vote in Rolla, Mo-, recently
on the question of who was the Sweetest
girl in school," and as a result there have
been no fewer than twenty fights between
young men and old, friends and brothers
of the fair contestants.
$50 you believe in cheap whisky, do
your" Certainly do. Get the price of
whisky down to reasonable basis and
poor man like myself, with family to
support, would have more money left to
buy bread with n. Y. Sun.
Mr.. Pratt, the United States Minister at
Teheran, in a recent report states that
opium occupies the first place in the for
eign trade of Persia. It insures the largest
and most direct cash return to the pro-
Queer and, as natural consequence, the
area under cultivation is increasing greatly.
The two principal markets are HongkOng
and London.
Twenty persons in InowraclaW, Posen,
were recently attacked with symptoms of
trichinosis, and an investigation showed
that they were poisoned by eating the flesh
of trichinous ducks. In the opinion OF
many the flesh of ducks and geese that
feed on garbage is more likely to be filled
with parasites than pork is.
The regular meeting of the Honolulu
Literary and Debating Society was held
last evening with good attendance. The
subject was, Resolved, that Education
Prevents Crime" Mr.. John F. Smith led
the affirmative and Mr.. Hugh Gum the
negative. Quite a number of members
Joined in, but no vote was taken. Next
Thursday evening Mr.. Herbert Adams
will read an essay on The Stagnation of
Trade
Captain Cameron of the steamer Kilanea
Hou, which arrived yesterday from Ha-
wall, reports splendid weather along his
route and strong winds in the channel.
The repairing of the landing at Mahukona,
Hawaii, which was damaged by the recent
storm, was nearly completed when he left
on Wednesday evening. An American
whaling bark was seen cruising off the
eastern coast of Molokai on his way for this
port.