The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-01-20

The baseball match announced to be
played at Makiki on Saturday, was post
pOned.
No less than Is, 46l bags of sugar
arrived from the other islands Saturday
and Sunday.
The Hawaiian band will give one of
its popular concerts at Emma Square
this evening. Programme elsewhere.
There will be meeting of the third
district Oppositionists this evening at
the old Armory, Queen street.
The annual meeting OF the East Maui
Stock Company will be held Monday,
February Sd, at Messrs. G.. Brewer q
Co.'s office.
Chinese New Year was ushered in by a
terrible fnsilade OF fire crackers and
bombs. 1t was confined principally to
Chinatown.
The Supreme Court opens at 10 clock
this morning, when, no doubt, there will
be some recognition Of the death OF Mr.
Justice Preston
The United Chinese Society will hold
public reception today at their club
house, King street, between the hours Of
10 A. NJ. and p. NJ.
The arrivals at the Hawaiian Hotel
yesterday were: V. Knudsen, Kauai !;
f. J. &. Bryant, Kilauea; J. Marsden,
Hawaii; T. E. Evans, Lahaina.
Keep in mind that Saturday next is
the day on which Mr.. J. +. Morgan sells
valuable real estate in the business part
OF the city, and also stocks and bonds.
At noon to-day Mr.. j. F. Morgan will
sell at his auction rooms, all of the land
OF the Ahupuaa of Waehu, Maui, be-
longing to the estate OF w. c. Lunalilo.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. S. Gibbard of
London, England, who are making a
tour of the world, arrived on the Aus
tralia. After doing the islands they will
leave for China.
Miss Nj. Kelly, the able milliner at
Sachs popular millinery establishment,
left on the Australia for two month s
vacation. Miss Kelly will combine busi-
ness with pleasure.
The line officers of the Honolulu Rifles
battalion, will meet this evening at head
quarters at o'clock sharp, in citizens
dress, to elect the field and staff officers
for the ensuing year.
There was fair sized audience at the
final performance by the Boston Speciality
Company at the Opera House Saturday
evening. The Company leave for the
Colonies on the Alameda.
The r. Nj. S. Alameda has no doubt
been detained awaiting the arrival of the
English mails. Heavy snow blockades
in the Sierra Nevada mountains were
reported in the latest papers.
This evening the Reform party will
have a mass-meeting at the Honolulu
Rifles Armory, Beretania street, at
which the nominees for Mobiles for this
island will speak. 1t commences al
7 80 o'clock.
!. R Mills, the Honokaa storekeepel
| completely in the murder of Goto, the
Japanese, was brought to Honolulu Sun
| day morning on the Iwalani, and is now
| locked up at the Station house
There will be grand exhibition O
fireworks tomorrow evening on the new
market ground on the Esplanade, com
mencing at 80 o'clock. The Hawaiian
band will be in attendance. The admis
sion is fixed at 81, IS and 30 cents
Tickets at Mr.. l.. J. Levey's office.
The Registration of voters at The
Second precinct, Fourth district, OF
Saturday the 18th, was as follows
Hawaiians and half-whites, %; Ha
waiian born whites, II; American, So
English, 80; German, IL; all others, 6
Total lis. of which number l01 qualified
to vote for Mobiles.
A few minutes after IL o'clock las
night two sailors were seen coming iron
the bark Phuger, one carrying a parcel
a policeman stopped them and iount
the parcel was Westphaia ham. Tn
men not giving a very clear account a
to how they came in posse ssion OF tn
ham, were taken to the Station House
A native named Makaahala and
sailor, Joseph Moranda had a disput
Sunday morning between l and o'cloc
on the Esplanade, about a native woman
They got in bad quarrel which ende
in Makaahala having his leg broke
near the ankle. He was taken to tn
Queens Hospital, whilea Moranda wa
placed under arrest.
Some fine music was rendered b
the choir OF the Second Congregation
St. Andrews Cathedral at the Sunda
services In the morning the Rev
Alex Macintosh preached an exceller
sermon, in which he referred to the deaf
OF Mr.. Justice Preston. At the the ever
ing service the Rev. F. l.. Wareigh,
, A., Chaplain of II. 9. NJ. S. Champion
preached.
There was fair-sized audience at til
Blue Ribbon entertainment Saturda
evening. The programme opened wit
a well-played piano solo by Miss Lott
Parmelee. Mr.. A. E. McCloy gave
capital recitation; Miss f. V. Rolsto
an amusing reading; Miss Beckwith an
: Mrs. Damon sang duet, and Mr.. I. \
: Starkey a song The Rev. II. II. Cove
. delivered the address,