The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-07-03
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

DIR. Anderson has returned from
Kauai, and resumes his dental practice
in Honolulu.
The restaurant formerly conducted by
Mr.. Muldoon on King street, is now re
moved to 81 Nuuanu street.
The bluejackets of the three warships
in port, are in training for the regular
rowing races on the Fourth of July.
The entries of the Fourth of July
regatta close at O'Clock this morning
at the store of the Hawaiian News Com
| pany.
The Friend for July is published
This is very interesting number, anC
contains valuable information of many
kinds.
The bidding for fireworks, at Levey's
auction room yesterday, was very ami
mated and the whole were sold at COCO
prices.
Friends of the Myrtle Boat Club are
invited to witness the regatta from the
club house on the morning of the glori-
GUS Fourth.
There were only two arrests up to
10 80 O'Clock last night-one wahine fol
assault, and Frank Roche charged with
being drunk.
The annual meeting of Engine Com.
y ~ Ill l., =.
evening, July Sd, at the usual hour. A
full attendance is requested.
His Excellency Geo. W. Merrill,
United States Minister Resident, and
Mrs Merrill will be sat home" at the Le-
cation on July 4th from to p. m.
Kahului, Maui, is to have great fes-
tivities on the "Fourth," as we'll as Ho-
nolulu; and doubtless every town on the
Islands will be more or less similarly
affected.
1t is said that Melville will survey the
festivities on the Fourth of July from a
balloon, and then make a parachute
jump. The latter feat is expected to
take place about 9 a. m.
The Fourth of July celebration COM
mittee have decided to have rowing
race (single sculs) for the licensed shore
boats The boat-hOys are exceedingly
delighted over this decision.
We have not learned whether the
Samoan warriors, now on exhibition in
McInerny's hall, are Mataafa men or
Tamassese men; but they continue to
draw audiences, and that fact overrules
faction preferences.
A regular attendant during the sittings
of the Honolulu Police Court, sums up
the proportions of the nationalities OF
convicts as follows: Cinnamon go per
cent, natives 80 per cent, white men
and men of insignificant natlOnalities,
10 per cent.
The Literary exercises of the Fourth
of July will be held this year in the
Music Hall at 10 O'Clock III the morning.
The orator, Rev. E. g. Porter, halls from
the old and historic toWr of Lexington,
Mass. All who wish to hear finished
literary address, as we'll as a mastery
grafton, should not fail to hear him.
The Brenig block, at the corner Of
Queen and Nuuanu streets, is receiving
the usual and fashionable coating OF
cement paint The appearance is much
improved thereby. There are other
renovations going on in the lower parts
of the city, and among the Ornamental
tons is a new sign on the front wall o.
Messrs. McChesney's store.
1t has been observed by old residents
OF Honolulu, that dust flying around the
streets is in much greater volume anC
more annoying than was the case II
former times-say fifteen years ago. The
street improvements do not seem to keeE
pace with the increased traffic, and Mac
adam is somewhat at fault in not supply
ing a roadway suitable to the needs o
busy commercial centres.