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


mise of more of that condition.
Thanks to Quartermaster L. J. Nahora
Hipa and bride for cake remembrance to
the printers.
Mr.. J. H. Reist will shortly introduce a
new rowing skif for himself to the Myrtle
Boat Club hotiIla.
Mr.. z. Y. SqUires, the inveterate oppo-
nent of Chinese ascendency, died at Wal
alua early this week.
The list of polling places and boards of
inspectors for the ensuing special election
of Noble is published officially elsewhere.
A blue-jacket was noticed inspecting a
good-natured policeman's uniform and
badge at street corner Wednesday night.
Messrs. G. West & Co. are going to ex-
tend their borders to include the premises
now occupied by Mr.. McCarthy's billiard
rooms.
At the meeting of the Myrtle Boat Club,
Wednesday night, Hon. L. A. Thurston
and Mr.. Jamie Wilder were admitted to
membership.
The Hotel will be dressed in variegated
light for the complimentary concert to
Capt. Bourke and officers of H. B. NJ. S.
Hyacinth this evening.
AS most of the officers and members of
literary committee will be otherwise en-
gagged this evening, there will be no meet
ing of the Debating Society.
The salute from the U. S. S. Omaha or
Wednesday forenoon was in honor of
visit paid on board by Hon. iona Austin,
Minister of Foreign Affairs
A grand opportunity, for anyone con-
templating to go into stock-raising on
large scale, is offered in the advertisement
of Mr.. Geo. w. c. Jones' extensive and
heavily stocked estate in the Kau district
on Hawaii
Pursuant to advertised call the Chamber
of Commerce met on Wednesday. A letter
of coincidence on the death of Hon. S. 6.
Wilder was adopted. The Chinese ques-
ton was deferred for discussion until 10
o'clock on Thursday.
Mr.. Graenhalgh in his clearing-Out sale
offers fine opportunity of getting books,
stationery and fancy goods at low prices,
while his auction sale on Thursday and
Saturday evenings Will be simply throwing
the doors wide open for rich bargains.
Invitations were issued yesterday for
ball at the Hotel ON Friday evening, in
honor of Captain McNair and officers of
the U. s. S. Omaha, in anticipation of their
projected departure. Nothing will be left
undone to make it one of the most brilliant
events.
Ward meetings of electors for Mobiles
will be held at the appointed places at 30
this evening. Secretaries of meetings that
cannot be reached personally by our re-
porters will confer favor by sending re-
suits to this office through telephone or
otherwise at the conclusion.
At eight seconds, eight minutes, after
eight o'clock on the eighth day of the
eighth month of eighteen hundred and
lightweight, n roaring procession of liberty
men passed through the streets to the
water front The Bulletin must be held
accountable for the disturbance IN having
carried scientific chronology too far.
Hackman Blackburn of the Unite Car
ciage Co. drove three naval sailors out to
the Kalihi Brewery on Wednesday. While
Blackburn was inspecting the process of
beer brewing with much interest the lads
ran away with the hack. He telephoned
to the Station for police to intercept the
carnage pirates, but complains that no
heed was paid to his request Later he
met the team on the road and secured 1t
the sailors running away at his approach.
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