The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-03-16

day at noon, in the salesroom of Jas.
f. Morgan.
Tomorrow will be holiday. The
staff of the journal will observe the
day, so there will be no issue of the
ADVERTISER.
The Hawaiian Mission Children's
Society will meet at the residence of
Mrs. T. II. Hebron, Saturday even
ing, at 1880.
The National Leprosy Fund of
England is seriously thinking of
sending two students to Molokai
from London.
A Chinaman and three natives,
charged with playing che ia, had
their trials postponed from yester-
day until next Tuesday.
The adjourned annual meeting of
the Kahuku Plantation Company
will be held this afternoon at 2
o'clock in the Chamber of Commerce
room.
The Supreme Court in banco heard
H. A. Widemann's claim against the
estate of Duncan McBryde yester-
day. The case was argued and sub
mitted.
The creditors of Fong Wo, vol
untary bankrupt, are notified to
appear at the Supreme Court on next
Saturday morning to prove their
claims.
On the I'd and 9th of April, the
Scottish Thistle Club intends giving
couple of frst-class optical lantern
shows in aid of its Library Fund.
More about it next week.
Umpire Hengle, formerly of this
city, has been heard from. He is at
present in Sydney and has bios
somed into a full fedged pitcher
The Colonial papers speak well of
him.
The Hawaiian News Company
have been annoyed lately by some
miscreants erasing the writing from
their bulletin boards. It is always
done after dark. Where are the
police =?
In addition to the property of the
Union Iron Works to be sold Satur-
day, Marsden & Richard evapora-
tor will be offered for sale. The
latter machine is but partly con-
structed.
Tomorrow will be generally OBJ
served as a holiday. The Govern
ment buildings and schools will be
closed. There will be no session of
the Supreme or other Courts, and a
number of business houses will close
for the day.
The young Chinese at the Quaran-
tine Station supposed to have lep-
rosy was examined yesterday by a
physician, who reported that for the
presest it could not be positively
stated whether the man had the dread
! disease or not.
Joseph Mcclure is a mechanical
genius. Specimens of his hand-worB
has been seen in the shape of hand.
some hair. combs. His latest effort is
banjo made entirely by himself
and in less than a weeks time al
that. Joseph ought to retire from
the express business.
An incipient blaze was extinguish
ed last evening at the residence Of
Deputy Marshal Mehrten on Bere
tania street, without the aid of the
Fire Department. The fire occurred
in the servants quarters, and wa'
caused by dog upsetting a small
lamp. The flames were put out be
fore any damage was done.
The very late afternoon paper doe
not like the ADVERTISER because thi
journal has habit of giving tn
news. It sneers at this paper TO
publishing the confession OF tn
Northern Light sailor. If report i
true, the Bulletin attempted to ge
the letter, but, as usual were YER
late.
The first mate of the whaler STAN
boul shook hands with everybod
around E. o. Hall & Sons yesterday
and hurriedly departed to join hi
vessel. After he left it was disco1
cred that he had forgotten a WACO
load of stores. The tug Eleu wa
hired to carry the merchandise t
the vessel and succeeded in doing S
much to the satisfaction Of the mate
The members of the Scottis
Thistle Club are now sporting thei
new club badge. It is in the shar
Of little, wee silver thistle, designe
by Mr.. Thomas Lindsay, and
meant to be worn in the coat butte
hole. The great and only homo
: airy member of the club, the Ho
: Walter Hill, P. M. g., was the fir
4 one to don the new emblem of tt
local Caledonlan society.