The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-20

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At 2:30 o'clock this afternoon the
monthly meeting of the w. G. T. U. wi !
be held at the Y. NJ. G. A. psrors.
II. B. NJ. S. Champion ,aves at 8
O'Clock this morning on cruise around
the islands, to be absent about two weeks
The brig Geo. H. Douglass took to
San Francisco yesterday from the Post
Office 479 letters and 35 packages of
papers.
At 10 o'clock this morning Mr.. Jas. F.
Morgan will commence the sale of the
stock of merchandise of Leong Hop, a
bankrupt.
The schooner Olga sails for San Fran
cisco to-day and may carry a mail
Watch the Postoffice board for the hour
of closing.
George Washington's birthday ami
versary occurs next Saturday. The
Honolulu Arion will give social that
evening at their hall.
If you want Buhach powder that will
do its work effectively 20 to the Pacific
Hardware Company's store, there you
will find it and at cheap rates to.
In our By Authority column is a notice
to all employees of the Government and
other persons to whom money may be
due at the Treasury on or before March
3lst.
The adjourned monthly meeting of
the Board of Representatives of the
Honolulu Fire Department will be held
this evening at the Bell Tower at 80
o'clock.
The Merritt typewriter, on exhibition
at the Uptown bookstore, is attracting
much attention for it's simplicity and
neat work as we'll as cheapness. Call in
aud see it at work.
III. B. NJ. S. Caroline has been recom-
missioned at Hongkong for service on
the China station. and Capt. William r.
Clutterbuck has relieved Capt. Sir VIM.
Wiseman i'll the command OF that vessel.
Mud! Yes, mud; and the only way
to keep it outside, where it belongs, is to
purchase few of those steel wire mats
at the Hawaiian Hardware Co.'S store,
opposite Spreckels' bank, Fort street.
See advertisement.
Two mules in the Tramway service
broke loose from driver last night at
the foot of Fort street and were captured
near the Hotel, in consequence of which,
the 8 o'clock car on the Beretania street
line was a little "off' schedule time.
Mr.. Sidney Dickinson the art lecturer
who is well-known in Honolulu, has
accepted the agency of the Mutual Life
Insurance Company of New York for the
colony of Victoria. He was appointed
by Major Rennie general manager fol
the company in Australia.
An old native woman named Naval
died yesterday morning after lingering
illness aged y years. She was the
mother of Miss Grace Koalii, and hel
husband was a second cousin of Queer
Emma. Naval had been a regular at
many years, and was buried from thai
church yesterday afternoon, the funera
being quite largely attended.
The following item appears in the Oak
land news in the 5. f. Call of February
9TH: Charles H. Jones, President anC
Manager of the Pacific Press Publishing
House, has returned to Oakland after {
four months sojourn at the East anC
in Europe. He reports having secured {
captain for the proposed missionary
ship, and that the vessel will be bull
and equipped in about four months at d
cost of $l2 900, which will be borne by
the Sabbath-schOOls of the denomination
If anyone could only know how CRATE
full the patients at the Queens HOspita
are to receive flowers, there would nc
doubt be an abundance of fresh flower.
at the institution every day. The Rev
Alex. Macintosh, who is a regular visi
tor to the institution, asks that the ladie.
of Honolulu will meet him on Friday
afternoon next at o'clock at the Y. Nj
G.. A. Hall to organize for the systematic
supplying of flowers to the sick wards ir
the Hospital. No doubt the ladies viii
turn out in large numbers.
Rev. J. K. Paikuli the candidate
elected on the National Reform ticket
for the sixth district on this island was
charged in the Police Court yesterday
with violating chapter rs section 90 o
the laws of 1888. He was remanded
Section 80 says, that every person who
shall, for the purpose OF promoting Oh
preventing the election of candidate a.
any election, be engaged or employed
for payment or promise of payment .tC
act as agent, clerk or magistrate, etc.
shall be deemed guilty of ''illegal prac
tees"
The Pacific Hardware Company hal
some very handsome pictures in it.
store window. But it is not SO muct
the pictures as the frames we desire t.
call attention to. They are enclosed il
very handsome frames all made by the
company. There has been rapid in
crease in the business done in this linz
and the reason is because Of the man.
handsome mouldings to select from, anC
cheapness MIR. J. l.. Torbert manages
this branch and orders for frames in
| trusted to his care will receive prOmp
attention. The oxidized silver bronze
and gilt mouldings should be inspected
An article on the "Chinese in Hawai-,
in Hongkong paper. concludes as fol
lows: OF course the Hawaiian Govern
ment, having no treaty with China. an(
possessing no interests in or direct trade
with her, can venture on the cOurS,
adopted by the United States, but the,
would find that their producing powe