The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-04-19

receive the usual supply of fruit, etc,
by to days steamer.
The Arlington Hotel is most cen
trally located and is one of the best
appointed houses in town.
The Minister of Finance adver-
tises for bids for printing and bind
ing the reports of his Office.
"That the Daily Bulletin still ex-
lists as the thinnest apology for a
newspaper, - Ka Leo, April IS
After the concert tonight at the
Hotel the parlors and lanai will be
thrown open for dancing purposes.
The attendance at both Oahu Col
lege and Punahou Preparatory School
yesterday, the first day of the new
term, was large.
Charles V. E. Dove, surveyor and
engineer, offers his services to the
public. He has an office in the
Cummins Block.
There are quite number of pas
sengers booked to leave on the next
Australia. There are very few Homo
lulu people on the list.
1t was reported to the ADVERTISER
last night that three che ia banks
were in operation yesterday. The
owners say that the authorities can
not stop them.
The foreign jury has been notified
to be at the Supreme Court this
morning at $50 O'Clock, to hear for
eign civil cases. The mixed jury,
composed of foreign and Hawaiian,
will be called for tomorrow.
1t is getting to be common oc-
currence to see carriages at night
without any lights. The other night
on the Waikiki road three vehicles
were seen without the usual lights,
one of which nearly caused an acct
dent.
The ADVERTISER published a puz-
zle on last Saturday that caused
many people a headache for their
efforts in trying to solve it. One
man was successful His name is
Robert Laing and is an employee of
Hollister & Co. The answer is
a whale"
The Pacific Iron Works started up
yesterday morning. AS early as 6
o'clock men commenced to arrive in
search of employment. At 7 o'clock
there were at least $50 men, most Of
whom were natives, looking for job.
About twenty were hired as laborers
and the rest were sent away
A young native boy was found on
the Tantalus road yesterday morn
ing by Portuguese. The lad was
almost in a nude condition and was
very i'll. He was conveyed to town
and taken to the Hospital where it
was found that besides his physical
ailment he was also demented.
The officials of the Water Works
have been troubled with the main on
Queen street lately. 1t has been
suggested that the Superintendent
ought to make thorough examina-
ton of the pipe while the Road SUI
pervisor is repairing the road on
that street. 1t might save lot of
trouble hereafter.
The HAWAIIAN GAZETTE is out this
morning. This representative jour
nal is always bright and presents the
news in a manner that no imitators
can equal. The present issue con
tains twenty-six columns of bust
ness advertisements and thirty-four
columns of newsy reading matter.
No other weekly paper can touch it.
Captain Freeman, of the Iwalani,
was presented with his hfe-saving
medal yesterday. 1t was presented
to him by the United States Govern
ment in recognition of his humane
efforts in rescuing the officers and
crew of the i'll fated whaler John P.
West, which was destroyed by fire
some months ago. It is about the
size of twenty dollar gold piece,
and bears suitable inscription.
A Lucky Escape.
Last evening about s o'clock an
accident happened on Nuuanu
street that might have had a seri-