The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1893-04-01

/ =. y. on ouhudS y .ou /. VI,
| The Band will give a concert at
Emma Square this afternoon.
The final tug.of.war contest has
been postponed until next Monday
night
Twelve tourists returned yester-
day by the W. G. Hall from the
Volcano
The City Shoeing Shop is con-
nected with the Mutual Telephone
line, No. 400
( 1t is understood that DR.. Peter
son has resigned his position as
prison physician.
Port Surveyor Sanders has ap-
pointed Thomas Il. Cook on his
staff of Custom House Guards.
The Criterion's flag of Erin was
floating proudly yesterday at the
corner of Hotel and Fort streets.
An Act granting certain pri-
vileges to the North Pacific Phos-
phate and Fertilizer Company ap-
pears in this issue.
On next Tuesday at noon James
F. Morgan will sell the wooden
building on Fort street, next to the
Pacific Hardware Company's store.
An Act to confirm a contract be-
tween the Minister of the Interior
and c. n. Spencer and G.. D. Freeth
appears in the official columns in
this issue.
Il The regular monthly meeting of
the Hawaiian Mission Children's
Society will be held this evening at
the residence of Mr.. w. w. Hall, at
80 o'clock.
Mr.. Joseph Marsden, secretary of
the Bureau of Agriculture and For
estry, has a desk in the office of the
Bureau of immigration, rear of the
Legislative Hall.
Commissioner Blount received
the officers of the Annexation Club
last evening, and accorded them
very pleasant interview, which last
ed about half an hour.
\ concert will be given at Ka-
waiahao Church this evening. An
excellent programme has been ar
ranged in which a number Of local
fayorites will take part.
c. a. Brown, the tax assessor,>
has resigned his position. James
B. Castle, the secretary of the Elk.
ecutive and Advisory Councils, has
been appointed to the place.
There will be practice game of
base ball this afternoon at the
League Grounds between the Ka-
mehamehas and the Crescents.
Game will be called at o'clock.
The Mutual Life Insurance Co.
of New York now issues a five per
cent. semi-Centennial debenture
policy. For information regarding
it call On S. B. Rose, the local agent
for the Company.
On Thursday night some malici-
Gus person pulled down the decora-
tions in front of Wenner's jewelry
store on Fort street. Mr.. Wenner
will pay a reward for the arrest and
conviction of the vandal.
Yesterday was observed by a
great many people as a half-holi-
day. The banks closed at II o'clock
and a number of business houses
locked their doors at noon. The
school children also had a holiday.
A rumor was current yesterday
to the effect that A. S. Cleghorn,
the Collector-General, was to be re-
moved within day or so. w. G.
Ashley and Captain Fuller are each
prominently mentioned for the
place.
Last night about II o'clock
burglar tried to gain entrance to
the residence Of G. Gertz, which is
situated in a lane at the rear of
Kawaiahao. The children heard
the noise and their cries caused the
man to retreat.
4 late dispatch states that Man
ager Simpson, the manager of the
Hawaiian and Puget Sound Traffic
Company, has chartered the
steamer Grandholm to ply between
this port and Tacoma. She is sup
posed to be on her way down now.
After April 1st the regular forces
Of the Government will be increased
by the addition of few extra men.
This is in accordance with vote
OF the Council a few days since,