The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-07-03
LOCAL AND GENERAL

quarterly meeting on Thursday next.
The list of tax assessors for the different
islands is officially advertised in this issue.
Messrs. C. Brewer & Co. are paying a
quarterly dividend OF two dollars per share
on their stock.
The Kohala Sugar Company are paying
dividend of $40 per share at the Office Of
Messrs. Castle & Cooke.
Waikiki Sugar Company's stockholders
are again rejoiced with. the declaration OF a
dividend of So per share.
Hon. Dr. Wight made the forcible re-
mark on the mind-reader's carriage ex-
plot, That man must have an eye in his
stomach"
Palace square received q much-needed
cleaning on Friday, but, like many of the
streets, every scraping leaves its.surface
more rugged.
The Legislative committee on the Chinese
question had the. master carpenters giving
testimony as to Monaghan competition on
Tuesday evening.
The late Geo. Engelhardt's property on
Queen street was not sold by Mr.. Levey,
as announced, 1t having been Withdrawn
by the executors.
Mr.. Edward A. Keil replaces Mr.. Nj. ID.
Bedolfe as purser of the Australia. The
new officer is thanked by this journal for
files and other favors.
A dividend of one dollar per share on
the stock OF the Hawaiian Agricultural
Company is announced payable at Messrs.
{. Brewer & Coz office.
The U. S. S. Omaha sailed from AGA
pulco, Mexico, June 18th, for this port.
Mrs. McNair, wife Of the commander, ar
rived here blythe Australia.
San Francisco man, arrived by the
Australia, is reported to project Direct
ory of Honolulu much-needed work, "a
the last one issued is out of date.
DR.. Carter and Mrs. Halstead and son of
Waialua arrived at the Hotel on Wednes-
day. The doctor came up TO meet his
brother Henry c. from New York.
Minnie Scholz, mentioned in our San
Francisco letter, improved visibly in health
on the trip to San Francisco, and it was
hoped that her disease might not prove to
be leprosy after all.
c. A. Feistcorn, who was lately detained
here by the police on a charge that was not
prosecuted, of obtaining his passport by
Misrepresentation, proposes to appeal for
redress to the United States Government.
Mr.. p. G. Camarinos of the California
Fruit Market, has had built in San Fran
cisco and placed on the S. 5. 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
ruand at drill Tuesday evening, and the
company had march out followed by
treat at the Elite Ice Cream Parlors. The
Captain is going away on the Australia
to-day.
Captain Kibbling of the schooner Halea-
kala claims that his vessel beat the
schooner Moiwahine on their last trip to
Hawaii by nearly half an houI to Kohola-
lele. The captain of the Moiwahine says
that one of the masts Of his vessel was
cracked, which necessitated the reehng OF
the sails.
Mr.. E. I. 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 whaleship, and six years
ago was on the typographical staff of the
ADVERTISER.
Messrs. Sorenson & Lyle announce their
!. agency for these islands for the thoroughly
: tested Marine Germicide Paint the best
protection extant against the fouling OF
vessels bottoms. This paint is used exclu-
sively at the Mare Island Navy yard, and
it is said will be adopted altogether by the
United States naval authorities.
A moderately large audience assembled
at the gaily illuminated Hotel to enjoy the
band concert Wednesday night. There
were many encores during the perform
ance, and so delighted were the foreign
visitors with the native singing, that Band
master Berger was constrained to grant
the unprecedentedly large number of six
Hawaiian songs.
Items of General Interest" in San
Francisco paper contain this one: Aus
tralia and Canada are shortly to be united
by cable 800 miles in 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 well attended. and delightful as
all her lectures are. We regret that our
space does not permit 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 this week on TolStoi.
Prof. Scott has been the only teacher
asking leave of absence TO attend the Ma
tional Teachers Association. Teachers