The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-03-02

DAILY PACIFIC Coz
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Ash Wednesday.
The ADVERTISER is the want"
medium.
A furnished dwelling is for rent.
See advertisement.
Remember the Strangers Friend
Society meeting this morning.
A Chinese firm on Nuuanu street
failed yesterday for $4,000.
The Kinau is due this morning
from windward ports.
The Eva Plantation mill is grind
ing night and day at present.
Twenty one passengers left on the
steamer W. e. Hall yesterday to
view the Volcano.
The HAWAIIAN GAZETTE sold like
hot cakes yesterday. An extra large
edition was struck of.
The Strangers Friend Society will
hold meeting at the Y. NJ. G. A.
this morning at 10 o'clock.
Lent services will be held in st.
Andrews Cathedral and the Catholic
churches to-day.
"All quiet at Waianae" was the
telephone message from the Waia-
nae Court House last evening.
There is to be a new band stand at
the Hotel. 1t will be situated on the
Richard street side of the house.
The Strangers Friend Society fur
nished a number of unemployed men
with passage to the Coast.
d. R. Niccolls died yesterday. The
funeral takes place this afternoon
from the residence of Mr.. John Mott.
The native flower women had a
harvest yesterday Nearly every de
parting passenger was weighed down
with leis.
There were 207 passengers on the
Australia yesterday. Over ninety
Portuguese were included in the
number.
The Railroad Co. will build new
wharf at Pearl City peninsula for the
accommodation of the public on re-
gatta day.
The international Liberal League
held a meeting at Robinson's hall
last evening with locked doors. Re
porters refused admittance.
IL is stated that Henry T. Hob
bard is to have a position in the
Police Department. He is to be
captain Of the special police.
Mr.. H. GILES notifies the public
that he will not be responsible for
debts contracted for by anybody
without his written order.
Mr.. Z. S. Taylor has retired from
the Hawaiian Electric Light Co.
He is expected to leave for San Fran
cisco in the Alice Cooke.
Nos. 1, 2 and 5 Engine Companies
will hold meetings this evening. The
Board of Representatives meet one
week from Thursday.
Mr.. R. W. Meyer and family re-
turned to Molokai yesterday by the
Claudine. They are to be landed at
Kaunakakai this morning.
The Kawaiahao Seminary girls in
tend to give concert towards the
latter part of the present month. It
promises to be an interesting affair.
The Post Office authorities report
that the Australia carried away one
of the heaviest mails ever sent from
this city; 1866 letters and 1878
papers.
The Second Congregation of st.
Andrews Cathedral, Rev. Alexander
Macintosh pastor, will hold lenten
service at 1905 p. NJ. to day. The
litany will be said.
Five whalers were cruising off
Diamond Head last night. They
were the Sea Ranger, the bunker,
the j. Allen, the Emma Hartman,
and the brig Alexander.
An unusually large number of
people were on the wharf yesterday
to witness the departure of the Aus
tralia. The band played the vessel
off in the usual pleasant manner.
There were two skip-outs on the
Australia yesterday. Everybody's
friend Luning sagely said whats
the good of keeping people if they
have no money"
The Pacific Hardware Co. have on
display in one of the show windows
a photograph of the victorious San
Francisco Scotch team. They are
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