The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-10-06

Major Wodehouse, I'll. B. NJ. Com
missioner and Consul General, &C.
companied by Mr. Z. r. Walker,
British Vice-Consul, visited the
q. S. S. Pensacola yesterday.
Stockholders in the Mutual Tele-
phone Co., Paia Plantation, Haiku
Sugar Co. and Kohala Sugar Co., are
notified in this issue of meetings of
the respective corporations, to be
held this month.
Stamp collectors will find given on
the last page the value of the Oldest
postage stamp ever issued, in 1910.
Now what is the value of the oldest
Hawaiian stamp, issued in 1851?
Can anyone tell?
The Y. M. G. A. Committee on
Devotional Work will hold a meet
ing at the residence of Mr.. W. g..
Weldon, Alapai street, at 7:3O O'Clock
this evening. All members are re-
quested to be present.
The thirteen Chinese who have
been detained at the Quarantine
Station since the arrival of the
steamer Belgic, were released yester-
day. This prevents law suit which
would otherwise have been begun.
Two Japanese, supposed to be the
ones who killed one of their country
men at Wailuku, Maui, several weeks
ago, were brought for trial to Homo;
lulu by the steamer Likelike on Sun
day, and are now safely lodged IN
jail.
A resident of Honolulu took q
thirty-mil ride in the country last
week, and saw only one cantonier or
the entire journey. That was one a
Kamoiliili, and he was occupied IL
pouring water on buckets in the dus
near the bridge.
The entire household furniture
and effects of the Hamilton Hous
will be sold at public auction OF
Friday, the 9th instant, by James L
Morgan, on the premises. The hous
: will be open for inspection on Thurs
: day next, from A. NJ. to P. NJ.
A gentleman just arrived fror
Kona says that the Volcano is yer
- active, and that the cracks on tn
Q side of the mountain formed durln
(. one of the late flows are beginnln
: to steam again. The equlnoctl;
d storm was the severest ever know
e in the district.
l. A notice is published in this issu
l. giving the numbers of the Peninsul
II lots which will be offered for sale Q
October 81. A large number will
8. reserved for future sale. Other lot
y, however, will be offered when tt
n time of the sale comes, at the reque
T. of persons desiring to bid for the
h, if sufficient inducement is offered.
y, The bridge on Kuakini street, II
s: new street connecting Nuuanu WI
I'D Liliha. has been finished lor
~ time, but it is perfectly inaccesslt
~ because the approaches to it are n
70 n' constructed. The suggestion is ma
J. that the bridge will rot before t
J. road is finished, which will be SON
n: time in the far distant sweet " M
lei 1e hope"
L. A little difficulty took place at
Or. Royal Saloon, last night, between
W. sailor from the Strathblane and
L. native. The sailer thumped
adversary, who quickly took his
parture in consequence. Later,
Of saloon was the scene of an impromI
concert, and not bad one consid
on ing the degree of exhileration VIII
,er probably prompted it.
4. The Camera Club will give an
ing bibition next Saturday evening
on the Y. M. G. A., which promises
bn, he q very entertaining affair. !
K hundred and four views Will
Jr. shown of Boston and its environ
+. as thew have been and are at pres'
de- and a historic and explanatory
the tnre will be given. The views
felt the lecture are furnished 6y
, ! Camera Club of Boston, and .
Tug the are said to be of high order.
wit. admission fee will be 5O cents
fer -
de- Openins of the October Ter
90 The October Term of the SuPr