The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-11-02
LOCAL AND IERAL.

LOCAL AND ssIERAL.
There will likely be a party on hoard
the U. ). S. Brook YIN next week.
Two natives have just been appointed
to I'LL vacancies in the city police force
Mr.. Monsarrat offers to let the rooi-
dence lately occupied by Mr.. w, s.
Luce.
Bark w. II. Dimond did not oct awav
yesterday, but will probably Sail this
morning about 9 O'Clock.
Tenders are asked until Friday of next
week for the construction of an addition
to the reservoirs at the Hallway House.
The hotel will be illuminated as usual
tor the combined band concert this even
ing, and there will be dancing in the
main parlor
A Chinaman charged with malicious
mischief was the only arrest made, be-
tween the closing of yesterdays trial
docket and 10 p. m.
If the Gilbert Islanders would only
come in this morning, the Bulletin re-
porter could get an interview from them
on the Presidential election.
Honolulu philosopher, referring to
the candidacy for the mayoraltv OF a
woman in Chicago, says that women
are becoming tired of being hens and
want to be ROSTERS"
One of the sailors from the BROOKLYN.
In the aiding and abetting case. said his
mates and he were over their liberty.
therefore were on the alert" 1t was
not the g Alert" with big " A" that he
meant, of course.
In San Francisco, the Republican
party have nominated six ladies and six
gentlemen as candidates for School Di-
reItors. Among the ladies, we see the
name OF Mrs. Weaver, daughter of the
late Richard Armstrong of this city.
About twenty couples were present at
the monthly party of the Honolulu So
cal Club on Thursday night. They APP
peared to be having very pleasant even
ing, and Mr.. w. q. Ashley furnished
piano music OF the first order.
The Debating Society had an ami
mated discussion on capital punishment,
nearly all present speaking and most in
favor of the system. Next meeting the
subject will be, Resolved, that the
mortgaging of land is an evil to society,""
The Amy Turner brought 10, 900 cases
of coal oil. In Boston the price by the
case is 81 so, for $50 deg. test, while 10
deg. test sells for eighty-five cents a case,
or fifteen cents by the gallon. And yet
housekeepers here have to pay So so per
case for 80 deg. test.
Under the new law the offices of Fire
| Marshal and Survey Engineer OF the Fire
| Department are combined in one. Mr..
J. G. White, hitherto Survey Engineer,
has been appointed to the new office.
Mr.. j. w. Mcclure, late Fire Marshal,
finds that occupation gone.
Captain Alapai when he drew his pay
deposited it in a drawer in the police
station. Upon withdrawing and taking
the money home, he found that its
amount had diminished by $17. This IS
the second case of larceny OF cash at the
station within few weeks.
In rifle match at Virginia City, on
oct. 18th, the Nevada Rifle Association
team OF ten men, shooting ten shots each
at both the 200 and 500 yards targets,
with Winchester rifles, seven pounds
tmgger-pull, made total score OF 9O2
points, beating the worlds record.
It is stated in American papers that
the Chinese, in order to eVade the AM
erican exclusion laws, propose 10 eHroI
themselves as British subjects before
leaving HOngkOng. The same 'Hlns
may be done to effect entry mere. -
this event, it may become an lnterha
: tional question with England.
! All Ko. the Kohala opium culprlt VINO
was recantured after escaping his sen
tanca for 10 months, was sent to OahC
Prison on the original mittlmus. he
was not tried for escaping, as FesPoil
, sible cOuntrvman has engaged thaG !llE
fine will be paid, and he sent 10 ChlnS
; nv a vessel sailing about the TIN lhSV'
Owing to the first Thursday being the
. first day of the month, the meetlhe
the Fire Department preceded the u e
mos of the companies, when are HA5N
for the first Wednesday, ConsequenItII-
there was little or no business, Detot 49, S;s
BOARD OF Representatives. FlrsI ASs n''
tant Engineer Asch presided, WIN N 49,
s | we're present Second Assistant - 80 -
Secretary Henry Smith, and lalr d.
t tendance of members
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