The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-06-24


The Bishop of Olba and Father Leo.
more breakfasted on board of the CHILEAN
war-vessel Pilicomayo on Saturday last
Don't forget the Arion concert to-mor-
row night. The Swiss warblers will be
there and give their last performance in
Honolulu.
statement of facts, regarding the
New York Life Insurance Company's
policies, is given in our advertising col
umns to-day.
An alarm of fire in Maunakea street
was sounded on Saturday evening about
10 pm. but the blaze was got under be-
fore the engines arrived. There was not
much damage.
The yachts Spray and Healani left
Saturday afternoon for Pearl Harbor land
returned Sunday evening. Those on
board had good time, and the sailing
was highly satisfactory.
The Planters Monthly for June is pub
lished to-day; and it will be seen from
the table of contents, advertised in an
| other column, that this number of the
popular Monthly is very superior and in
| teresting.
For the two days, up to 10 80 p. m.
( last night, the arrests we're Saturday
Mrs. Felter, for profanity; Gabriel, for
an assault on Pedro; and two DRINKS.
| Sunday-Varker, for an assault on con-
ductor.
Nearly all warm countries have the
"plague of flies" but the Hawaiian king
dom cannot beincluded among the coun-
tries infected with this pest. That is
probably the reason why there are so
few spiders webs-there being compare
lively few flies to catch.
The concert in aid of the Kaumaka-
pill Church on Saturday evening last was
very largely attended, and the whole
programme was successfully carried
out. We can only say that every lady
and gentleman who took part in the
proceedings, performed their parts to the
satisfaction of an attentive and appreci-
ating audience.
Hicks-Sa wyer's colored minstrels are
announced to perform in the Royal
Opera House, Honolulq, for a season of
four nights commencing on Saturday
June 20. The bOX-plan for season tickets
is now open at the office of Mr.. L. J.
Levey, auctioneer; and the box-plan for
| secured seats on the opening night, will
be open at 9 a. M. on Thursday next at
same place.
Advices by the Mikahala from Kauai,
state that the Kealia mill will start up
about three weeks. Koloa mill has
finished crushing for the season, and
Lihue mill will finish in about week.
| Hanalei mill has been closed for some
time, and the Company intend to put up
a diffusion plant to commence work
! about the end Of the year.
The yacht Helene went on cruise to
Pearl River Harbor on Saturday-leav-
ing at noon and returning in the evening.
There were on board: Hon. w. G..
Irwin, T. Whitney,-Baird, Captain A.
! G. Clarke and two officers of H. B. M.
s. Espiegle; also Capt, Mist and Misses
| Mist (2), Misses Atkinson ~, Misses
Wodehouse (2), Capt. w. F. Bates, Sam.
| Parker, and II. r. Macfarlane.
Kelekoma Kanoa, brother of Mrs.
! II. Defries of Honolulu and a son of the
! Rev. Mr.. Kanoa of Butaritari, is a
! through passenger on the schooner
| Equator. He was born at Butaritari !;
| but his father is native Hawaiian, alb
| sent about twenty years from this king
! dom. His father was originally a mis-
! sionary; but now owns large estate at
! Butaritari, and has retired from active
missionary work. He is, however, still
engaged in trading.
The American schooner Equator is
lying alongside the Oceanic wharf, and
is worthy of inspection by those curious
to know what kind of pleasure is in store
for voyagers in small vessels of her class.
An unusually large prOportionate space
is devoted to the cabin; and there are
iron davits for hosting the schooner's
boat, also unusual on the sides of small
fore-and-aft schooners. A promenade
| on deck will be somewhat difficult, es-
pecially in rough weather.
AS will be seen in our advertising col
umns, the Wilder's Steamship Co. have
arranged to dispatch the steamer Like
like to-day at o. m. on her usual route
for Kahului. Hama and way ports; but
she will carry mails and passengers for
Hilo, although no freight for that port
will be received to go by her. The
Lehua will also sail to-day at p. m. on
her usual route, but will take mails and
passengers for Mahukona. She will
take no freight for that port.
At st. Andrews Church, Sunday
morning, Rev. Mr.. Wallace preached to
a well-flled house, from the text
''Choose We this day whom We will serve
but as for me and my house, / will serve
the Lord" He spoke quite feelingly o.
the evils of intemperance, gambling and
profanity, and the increasing tendency
to undervalue Christian morals, and
urged Christians to stand by the faith o.
the Fathers and of the Church. Among
the audience were the officers and sea
men of H. B. Ms ship Espiegle.
The following gentlemen have beer
appointed as the reception committee
to arranee TOR suitably receiving Admira