The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-03-11
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Acknowledgement Ashford returned on
the Australia.
The Friend for March has been re-
ceived. 1t is a trife spicy this month.
Bound copies of the Planters Monthly
for the year 1889, can be obtained at this
Office.
Many thanks Capt. McCulloch for late
news favors. Knew you would beat the
steamer.
The bark j C. Pfuger was only eleven
days on her last trip from Honolulu to
San Francisco.
No. "a ,3S5 drew the capital prize of
$500, 600 in the February drawing OF the
Louisiana lottery.
1t is rumored that gas company will
shortly be started in Honolulu, and that
the outfit is now on the way.
Gardner 7. LAYTON, President OF the
California Powder Works, died in San
Francisco suddenly, February 14th.
Admiral Heueage entertained Nine.
Adelina Patti on board the fiag ship Swift
sure at San Francisco, February l4th.
A meeting OF the Reciprocity Sugar
Company will he held on Wednesday at
noon, at the office OF Hon. w. X. Castle.
The Pacific Hardware Company are
closing out their stock OF fancy glassware
at cost, to make room for new line now
on the way.
The British corvette Conquest went
ashore on the island of Pemba, near
Zanzibar, ebruary 18th. She was in a
dangerous position.
The orders Of Commander George E.
Wingate TO command The U. 5. 5. Nlpslc
have been revoked, and he has been
granted six months sick leave.
Hon. H. NJ. Whitney was heard from
on the Australia. He found the weather
in San Francisco quite cold. He returns
on the Zealan2ia to get warmed up
again.
On February 18th, at the San Fran
cisco stock and bond exchange fifty
shares OF Hawaiian Commercial and
Sugar Company, were sold at 3234 and
fifty at 3214
The Rev. l. S. Tobey, late of .Rocklin,
California, left on the Kinau, Monday,
to supply the pulpit at the Church at
Kohala, during the absence of the Rev.
A. 0strom in China.
The foundation plans for the new Cen
trail Union Church have been received,
and it will not be long before the founda-
tons are put in on the site corner of Ber-
etania and Richard streets.
The Rev. Dwight Moody recently made
a large congregation stand up while the
plate was being passed, so that every
one could get his hand in his pocket.
Here's pointer for Honolulu pastors.
The Hilea Sugar Company has filed
with the Minister of the Interior, a petit
ton for the dissolution of that corpora
ton. Any objections to the petition
must be filed in the Interior Office May7.
Mr.. H. NJ. Gillig and wife, nee Amy
Croker, came down on the Australia
and are stopping at the Hawaiian Hotel.
Mrs. Gillig, Miss Crouch and Messrs.
Frank Unger and g. w. Nagle, are also
of the party.
The brig Wm. q. Irwin on the first
four days OF ier last trip to San Fran
cisco, made 20, 292, 302 and $50 miles
respectively. After that Captain Nc
Culloch says he lost the wind and his
chance for a steamer trip was gone.
His Majesty returned from Hawaii
Tuesday morning on H. B. NJ. S. Cham
pion, and was landed at his boat-house.
The Champion put to sea again, and,
after gun practice, returned to port in the
afternoon and anchored in the naval row.
Our readers will find elsewhere very
complete and interesting budget of for
eign news, received on the VIM. G. IT.
win. The Parnell Commission has pre-
scented its report and the British Parlia-
ment has opened. The budget is well
worth reading.
at the annual meeting of the British
Club, held Monday evening, the follow
ing officers were reelected for the en-
suing year: President, Hon. A. S. Cleg-
horn; Secretary, Godfrey Brown Treas
urer, Jas. G. Spencer; Directors, F. NJ
Swanzy, DR.. Robt McKibbin and a.
Jaeger.
The officers of the Inter-Island Steam
Navigation Company for the ensuing
year are President, w. B Godfrey
Vice-President, John Ena; Secretary, J.
/. Mclean; Treasurer, w. H. Mclean
Auditor, T. w. Hebron; Directors, w
B. Godfrey, G. N. Wilcox, John Ena
and NJ. P. Robinson.
In the San Francisco Call appears
letter from George Glendon of Apia lat
one time a prisoner on the reef here for
forgery to Celso Caesar Moreno, COM
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