The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-03-17
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
st. Fatrick's day.

St. Fatrick's day.
All Government offices will be closed
to-day.
Yesterday was the first anniversary of
the Samoa naval disaster.
Fourteen whale ships were standing
Oft the harbor on Sunday afternoon.
The band will not play at Emma
square this evening being otherwise en-
gagged.
Hon. Paul Isenberg made the trip from
Bremen, Germany, to Honolulu in TWEEN
ty-four days.
To-day the birthday anniversary of
Kamehameha III will be observed as a
national holiday.
The ADVERTISER wishes Mrs. VIM. G.
Irwin and Hon. John A. Cummins many
happy returns of the day.
Rear Admiral l.. A. Kimberly has been
ordered to act as President of the Naval
Board of Inspection and Survey.
MIR. A. 7. Atkinson, Inspector-General
OF Schools, returned on Saturday from
tour among the schools on Hawaii.
Purser Geo. McLane has the thanks OF
the ADVERTISER for the prompt delivery
of our newspaper files and other favors.
The band will play at the residence of
the Hon. John A. Cummins this after
noon at 2:30 O'Clock in honor of his
birthday.
Mr.. Arthur tombstone editor of the
Elele newspaper was arrested on war
rant charging him with libel. He gave
bail for his appearance.
A high wind prevailed the greater
part OF Sunday, and the dust was flying
around in consequence, quite a contrast
to the weather OF last week.
The new steel cruiser California,
which is to be the flag ship of Admiral
Brown, is expected to be ready to make
her first cruise about May lst
An important sale of Crown land leases
will take place at L. j Levey's auction
rooms, on March oath. Full particulars
in an advertisement elsewhere
During last Friday night, someone en-
tered G.. j. McCarthy's billiard rooms
from the rear and carried off about forty
dollars from the safe, which had not been
locked.
News was received by the w. G. Hall,
Saturday morning, that the barkentine
Ella was total loss at Mahukona. 1t
was feared that she would not weather
the late southerly storm.
An excellent programme has been pre-
pared for the Y. M. G.. A. Social to be
given tomorrow evening. Two OF the
numbers will be rendered by persons en-
tirely new to Honolulu audience.
Seven Chinese were confirmed at St.
Andrews Cathedral Sunday afternoon by
the Bishop. They are members of the
Rev. II. II. Governs congregation and
we're presented by that gentleman.
The Supreme Court of Mississippi has
affirmed Jake Kilrain's sentence for
prize fighting He must serve two
months time and pay 5000 fine. John
l.. Sullivan was to have had his case de-
cided on Monday, March 10th, and it was
thought his sentence will also be con-
firmed.
The steel steamship Monowai was
launched on the Clyde in the early part
of the month. She is for the Union
Steamship Company of New Zealand,
which has the contract for carrying the
mails from San Francisco to Australia,
which contract was sublet to j. d.
Spreckels & Bros. She is 19-knot boat
The event of to-day will be the grand
ball at the ArmOry in the evening given
by Company A OF the Honolulu Rifles.
The interior of the Armory has been
very artistically decorated for the occa-
sion, a large number of invitations have
been issued, and it promises to be a
most successful affair. The Royal Ha-
waiian string orchestra will be in attend
ance.