The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-11-06
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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The Australia is expected to leave
here next Tuesday.
The Australia might possibly
arrive this morning.
The thermometer fell to GA degrees
last Tuesday morning.
Meteors and flashes of lightning
were seen last evening.
There will be moonlight concerts
every evening next week.
The new crop of Kona oranges are
on sale at the fruit stores.
Ii you want to keep posted you
must read the ADVERTISER.
Deputy Marshal Mehrten will
commence systematic raid on Chi
nese gambling.
Mr.. L. A. Thurston appeared in
Court yesterday for the first time
since his return.
The bark Velocity carried a large
number of Chinese bound for the
Flowery Kingdom.
Prof. III. Berger and his bows will
play at Queen Emma Hall this even
ing at the usual time.
Eva Plantation was visited by a
good rain storm yesterday. It regis
tered 86-100th of an inch.
It looks as if the guarantee neces-
sary to bring the San Jose Base Ball
Club will be forthcoming.
His Excellency Samuel Parker was
present at the Bloom-Douglas trial
yesterday at the Police Court.
The late Thomas Pedler left his
family In comfortable circumstances.
His life was insured for $4,000.
The British Commissioner, Major
D.. IL. WOdehouse, was an interested
spectator Of the Beagle case yester-
day.
Owing to a press of business,
Judge Hopkins called his Court one
half earlier than usual yesterday
morning.
The Velocity carried yesterday, as
part of her cargo, about two thou
sand half pound tins of opium, to be
returned to China.
A large number of business men
attended the Police Court yesterday
afternoon to hear the Bloom
Douglas proceedings.
The Aliiolanis and Iwileis will
play match game of ball at the
League grounds tomorrow, COM
mencing at $3.50 o'clock.
The sale Of seaside residence sites
at Waikiki by James f. Morgan, adj
vertised to take place tomorrow, has
been postponed for one week.
The California Fruit Market will
receive per Australia their refriger-
ator, containing seasonable fresh
fruits, vegetables, fish, oysters, etc.
Government taxes on property IN
the district of Eva and Waianae are
now due and payable to the deputy
tax collector at the Eva Court
House.
The Hawaiian Band very seldom
plays on Saturday nights. We hope
the professor can arrange to sere-
made the passengers of the Austria
liza tomorrow evening.
The clerks of the Supreme Court
are happy nowaday. Their office has
been fitted up nicely, and is now
more convenient for themselves and
the legal fraternity.
The Chamber of Commerce has
an offer to move to the new Foster
Building when completed. Much
better quarters will be given than
they have at present.
The public evidently appreciate
the ADVERTISERS enterprise in fur
nishing a six-page daily paper. Ad-
vertisements and subscriptions are
pouring in on us every day.
| Mr.. John Dyer calls the attention
of the public to the Davidson pump.
He says it is the cheapest and best.
The electric light works on King
street are using two of these pumps.
The Custom House authorities
have sent tug in the wake of the
Velocity, to prevent the opium on
board the former vessel being re-
turned to this port, as some did In
peculiar manner short time ago.
Three native girls went into a
Chinese coffee joint on Hotel street
last evening. They ordered coffee
and a generous amount of the queer
looking pastry that is exhibited in
Chinese restaurant windows. After
satisfying themselves they walked
up to the counter and gave the celes-
tial the old gag about leaving their
money on the piano. The Chinaman
could not hear them and grabbed
their hats in payment for their ban