The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-07-12
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The weather is very moist for the season
The mixed jury attends Supreme Court
to-day.
The Ladies Altar Society meets at three
O'Clock.
The steamer Iwalani is to have new
boiler.
The Hawaiian Social Club meets at the
usual place this evening.
Two of the stolen passports were before
the Police Court yesterday.
There will be missionary farewell ser
vices on board the Morning Star at 80
o'clock.
Mr.. R. More offers to let his fine cottage
on the corner of Piikoi and Beretania
streets.
There will be electric illumination of the
Hotel premises for the band concert this
evening.
Grading operations have begun on Ala
kea street in advance of track-laving for
the street cars.
A good chance to get fodder is offered in
Mr. Levey's sale of 800 bales of California
hay at noon to-day.
st. Andrews Church Association meet
ing will be held at 80 this evening, at the
residence of Rev. A. Macintosh.
New frame buildings are going up to fill
the burnt blanks on the north side of new
Smith street, next to King street.
The southeast corner of Hotel and Nuu-
anu streets is much improved with the sub
stantial new building just erected
A four-masted bark was reported Is
miles west at 6 As last evening This is an
unusual class of vessel in these waters
The Beaver lunch saloon will be temper
arily conducted ia the store next door
while its present quarters are being re-
paired.
Mr.. Harry Byng has struck a bright idea
in announcing his business in connection
with his recent brilliant success in original
minstrelsy.
The Debating Society will hold its weekly
meeting in Oahu Lodge room this evening.
A miscellaneous programme is in prepare
ton by the committee.
Notices of appointed days for proving
claims and electing assignees in the bank
ruptcies of A. K. Palekaluhi and Lee
Hop Co. are published in this issue
The designations by wholesale from Pa
ciic Hose Company were accompanied
with the reason therefor that the resigners
were dissatisfied with the conduct of the
Fire Department.
Some of the worst falls in the sidewalk
on King street near the bridge will be
obliterated with the raising of the grade at
that place. Owners of houses left with
ground floors away below the level of the
street are beginning operations for raising
the buildings.
At downtown clearing house for Cos
sip it was asserted and disputed that the
Honolulu saloons averaged receipts of
from 5000 to 81 900 per day. A man who
had been in the business said that four
years ago the heaviest amount taken by
any saloon was 81 800 month.
The Myrtle Boat Club had meeting
Wednesday evening. The following Off
GERS were elected: President, Alex. Robert
son; Vice President, W. c. Wilder, Jr.
Secretary, T. w. Hebron; Treasurer, G.
T. Wilder; Captain, J. L. Torbert; Trus-
tees, w. c. Wilder, Jr., w. E. Rowell, A
w. Carter.
A petition is being circulated among the
Portuguese, asking the Legislature to in
crease the appropriation, passed at 81 200
for the two years, for Portuguese Inter
prefer to the Courts. The position as yet
being vacant, of course nobody knows that
good man cannot be got who would be
Il, - f~,v. hos o-x,ion
At meeting of Hook and Ladder Co.
on Wednesday evening, Mr.. w. E. Her
rick rendered his resignation as member,
instead of accepting which the company
voted to place his name on the roll of hon
orary members-a distinction well earned
in twenty-seVen years of faithful service.
during which Mr.. Herrick filed the most
important offices.
1t is suggested that the malcOntents who
have left different fire companies should
organize into a Protection Company for
saving goods from fire and water. Such
an organization would probably be encour-
aged by property owners, while 1t would
be free from liability of disputes over by
drants, and withal might hold the balance
of power, with its fifty new votes, at De-
partment electiOnsi
The following are the officers of Oahu
Lodge No. 1, X. of p, for the ensuing
term: Frank Godfrey, c. c. (re-elected);
S. c. Dwight, V. c.; G. w. Hart, p: Jas.
Collins, M.-at-Arms and A. Lowell, L. c.
The other officers, holding over into the
new term, are j. c. White, K. of R. and s..
Henry Smith, NJ. of E.; John D. Holt, M.
of F. Deputy Supreme Chancellor David
DAYTON installed the newly-elected officers
at the Castle Hall of the Lodge last evening.