The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-12-28
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Australia at 9 o'clock.


The condition of Mr.. Dowdell is
reported as very much better.
Hon. H. P. Baldwin returned
from Maui yesterday on the w. G.
Hall.
4 Hon. L. A. Thurston is expected
to return this morning on the Aus
tralia.
The latest accounts from the
Volcano report it as being still
very active.
The steamer W. G. Hall expert
enced very fine weather along the
Kau coast, but rough weather at
kona.
The steamer Kinau did not effect
landing at Mahukona and Ka-
waihae, the weather being too rough
at those places.
Seventeen men arrested during
the Christmas holidays for minor
ofenses were dismissed Yesterday
in the Police Court.
Lewis J. Levey has a seaside resi-
dence for sale or to lease. The
dwelling is on the Waikiki road,
and it contains seven rooms.
An important land sale will take
place at Waikiki, Maui, on Janu-
airy IS. A description of the prop
erty appears elsewhere in this issue.
The cut of the new Masonic
Temple, which appears elsewhere
In this issue, is the work of Mr.. f.
Clifford, who is connected with the
ADVERTISER.
Camarinos' refrigerator will arrive
i'll the Australia this morning. 1t
will contain full supply of Cali
fornia fruits and vegetables for the
California Fruit Market.
G. II. Chase died at the Queens
Hospital on Christmas Eve from a
cancer in the mouth, which pre-
vented him from eating. Mr.. Chase
was well known in this city.
All persons having claims against
the estate of the late William IT.
Chase are notified to present the
same within thirty days to Mr.. II.
w. Severance, United States Consul
General.
Kanakeawe, the demen ted native
woman who had been missing from
her home on Queen street for several
weeks, returned yesterday by the
w. G. Hall from visit to her rela-
tives at Kona.
" The expected no-confidence reso-
Tuition did not come up in the
House yesterday. The ADvER-
TIsER scared it away for the pres
ent. 1t is expected to come up
again some day
This evening at 80 o'clock, q
preparatory lecture will be given at
the Central Union Church. To-
morrow evening, at the same hour,
the members of the Church will
select their pews.
An address "to all English-speak-
ing residents of Honolulu who are
not identified with any other church
in this city" appears in this issue.
1t is signed by the Standing
Committee of the Central Union
Church.
A Chinaman named Loo Pu was
committed for trial yesterday be-
fore the Supreme Court on charge
of extortion. The defendant repre-
sented himself as tax collector
and obtained $50 from another
Monaghan.
Justice Dole handed down a de-
cision yesterday overruling the
demurrer of the defendant in the
suit for injunction commenced by
c. A. Brown against G. n. Spencer.
The case will be heard on its
merits now.
Mr.. John A. Hassinger is suffer-
ing from rheumatism and is con-
fined to his bed at his Pearl City
residence. He was to have taken
part in the Masonic exercises yes
terday, but his illness prevented
his attendance.
The banquet which was to be
given last evening at the Arlington
Hotel by Hawaiian Lodge, f. & A.
NJ, was postponed until the new
temple is completed, when dedica-
tory services will be held, followed
by grand banquet.
Last night about 9 o'clock the
clerk at the Police Station was
-oR,En1 Ala l~o1oo.,.