The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-05-26
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.
4 young lady wants S situation IN
an office, or IS governess ID family
/ the public will not be admitted
I TO the rehearsals of Iolanthe. See
card
The International Rifle Associs-
I ton meets to mig ut corner. Of Bethel
/ and Hotel streets.
One hundred and eighty cases Of
I ia grippe are reported from kilauea
/ Sugar Plantation, Kauai.
Messrs. Wing Wo Chan s Co. viii
ease the rice market on the arrival of
/ the 5. S Australia to-day
The ten page weekly edition of
! the GAZETTE is published TO day and
may be had in wrappers for mailing.
Several changes in Government
offices, both on Hawaii and Oahu,
are TO be made soon. if rumor has
anything to do with IT.
The regular meeting of the Gsde
Club will be held at DR.. j. S. Nc
Crews residence. on Tuesday even
ing, June %, at 5 o'clock.
Among the returning prodigals,
expected in the Australia, are James
Campbell and family, Hon. Cecil
Brown, &. A. Brown and others.
By the Australia to-day the Cali
fornia Fruit Market will receive
their refrigerator with the new
seasons fruits, vegetables, oysters,
etc.
The Honolulu Athletic Associa-
ton has commenced preparations
for grand athletic exhibition to be
given next month in the Opera
House.
Court Diary.-Tuesday, May Goth.
Estate, c. Mon Kong; estate, Luke
McShane, 2:30 P. NJ; estate, Richard
Meek; estate, Chas. Hiram; Moku-
nui VS.. Mokunui, 1 80 P.M NJ.
Mr.. JAS. F. Morgan has an extern
siye sale advertised for 10 O'Clock
Friday, May 10Th. The sale con-
sists of an entirely new outfit of fur
niture, etc, of the two-story building
opposite the Y. NJ G. A. hall.
Wichman's watch club drawing
took place yesterday. Result: seven
more people will wear new gold
watches this week. This club is one
of the most popular of its kind in
the Islands.
" Yesterday was generally observed
In honor of Queen Victoria's birth
day. All Government offices, with
the exception of the Attorney
Generals Department. were closed.
A number of flags were flying over
the city and harbor.
ION Friday evening, May 22d, Miss
Ada Jones gave to her friends and
schoolmates genuine Hawaiian
luau at the residence of her parents
on Nuuanu avenue. About ninety
young people attended, and from all
accounts, the party was an enjoyable
affair.
The new royal pew at the Kawaia-
hao church, which was gotten up
through subscriptions by the ladies
of that church, is now ready for oc-
cupancy. The workmanship is first
class. The good ladies Of Kawaia-
hao have fairly succeeded in erecting
a pew worthy of a Queen, in fact, of
any sovereign.
1t is pleasure to note the inter-
est taken in Mrs. Gray's endeavors
to get up an Iolantbe entertainment
The children have been making such
progress that the admittance at re
hedrsais has Deen eagerly requested
by parents and others. The prospects
are that the entertainment will be
very enjoyable one.
Merchants are beginning to feel
the effects of the scarcity Of water
for street sprinkling in the clouds of
dust flying into their stores, covering
everything. As the merchants are
the ones to suffer the most, great
effort should be made to sprinkle
well the business streets even if the
other streets set no water at all.
~ Officers Elected.
Z At meeting of the Honolulu Art
and Science Association the follow