The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-11-25


The Supreme Court in banco will
resume its sitting this morning.
The court calendar appeared in
yesterdays issue.
The water supply last night at 6
o'clock was as follows: No. l res
ervoir, 163 feet, No. 2 reservoir, 2
feet, and No. 3, 1 foot, Z inches.
The condition of Prof. Babcock,
the music instructor, is reported
as being very low and no hopes
are entertained for his recovery.
The U. S. Corvette Alliance will
have her bunkers filled with coal
to-day. She leaves for Samoa to-
morrow morning about 9 o'clock.
DR.. Lowell, who it will be re-
membered guessed he could cure
leprosy, has left the country with
out first making known his great
remedy.
Maltby, the cyclist, since his last
visit here has devoted his time to
learning tricks on a safety. His
exhibitions here will be awaited
with interest.
Thanksgiving services were held
yesterday morning at st. Andrews
Cathedral and Central Union
Church. Both edifces were well
crowded with hearers.
Girls from the Dressmaking De-
partment of Kawaiahao Seminary
may be employed to 60 out sewing
by the day Or week to do plain
dressmaking or sewing.
The Elite Ice Cream Parlors did
a land office business yesterday in
the mince pie line. A delivery
wagon was busy all day delivering
orders for holiday goods.
Mrs. George Gray, who had been
i'll at Eva for some days, died
yesterday morning. The fun
eral took place in the afternoon
from st. Andrews Cathedral.
Judge Foster sent another Chi
nese thief to the reef yesterday for
six months on a charge of va
grancy. This is very effective
way to rid the town of sneak
thieves.
The Thanksgiving Day concert
at the Hotel last evening was an
enjoyable one and entertained a
goed-sized audience. Several Amer
lean patriotic airs were on the pro-
gramme.
The "Agassiz" Society, composed
of about twenty bright scholars of
the Fort Street School, will jour
ney to Niu tomorrow in a wagon
cite. They go in search of land
and sea shells.
The toboggan slide at Sherwood's
Bath House is being removed to
make room for bridge which will
extend some distance into the
water. Other needed repairs about
the place are going on also.
The illuminated parade on Mon
day evening in honor of Indepen-
dence Day will be a novel and
interesting turnout. All wheelmen
are invited to take part. Lanterns
will be furnished by the club free
of charge.
: Thanksgiving Day was gener-
ally observed yesterday. The bust
ness houses closed early in the
day. There was no session either
of the Sepreme Court or the Legis-
lature and everything down town
was as quiet as on Sunday.
The annual meeting of the Ha-
waiian Rife Association will be
held this evening at s o'clock, at
the Hawaiian Hotel. A full at
tendance is requested, as important
business will be considered in rela.
ton to the new range and the New
Years match.
Ensign Charles T. Vagelgessane
and Cleland Davis of the U. S. S
Boston have been ordered to the
U. S. corvette Alliance, in place
of Ensign Thomas Washington and
Francis Barghter who are detached
on reporting relief and ordered tc
proceed home and report arrival.
w. II. Hamilton, who it will b,
remembered brought an opera com
pany to this city some time ago, i
anxious to pay this city anothe
visit. He has written to L. J
Levey regarding the prospects for
dramatic season. He proposes t,
bring a selected company whicl
will include John Jack, the vete
ran Falstaff.
A number of sailors from tn
war vessels in mort. hired buppie