The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-08-31

HILo, August 28.-The fire com
pany has forced itself into prominent
notice during the past week by re-
peated drilling, and now, for the first
time since its existence, it can be
called "thing of life"
1t seems suddenly to have dawned
on the officers aud frank and file"
alike that to be of any service as
fire extinguishing agency the com
pany must have thorough organiza-
ton and must become familiar with
the apparatus employed and the
available sources of water supply.
For three evenings-Monday, Tues
day and Thursday-the boys dragged
the steamer down to Front street, op
posite the custom house, placing the
suction hose in the ditch that crosses
the street at this point.
The first two evenings the pump
did not work satisfactorily, owing
partially to an incorrect manipulation
of the valves as we'll as tc the anti
guilty of the machine. In fact it
would not take water until it had
bsen started by feeding through the
suction hose with buckets, but on
Thursday evening their determined
efforts were rewarded, and water was
sent throbbiug through the hose as
soop as there was steam enough to
run the pump. On Saturday after
noon MIR. j. R.Wilson, of the Volcano
stables, hitched two Of his horses to
the engine and took it up town to
School street, near the corner of
Waianuenue, and water was again
thrown to the satisfaction Of the
company. Chief Engineer Daniel
Porter will get much needed supplies
and look after the interests of the
company when in Honolulu, where
he goes on this trip of the Kinau.
The All Ho stock of goods, recent
ly assigned to Messrs. Schmidt &
Co, has been almost all disposed of
at private sale under Mr. j. Supple
beams genial management. It Is ru-
mored that G. Y. Aiona will move
into the store left vacant by All Ho,
and that l.. Turner will take Aiona's
old stand until q more commodious
store building can be erected for him
by j. d. Spreckels & Bros. at his old
corner.
The young people have had lively
time duriug the past two weeks, rae
quets and balls ministering to their
enjoyment in the daylight hours and
social events in the evenings. Miss
Esther Lyman, as member of Sheep
Club No. Is, issued the following in
vitations from the seaside residence
of Messrs. Lyman AMI Richardson:
Kainehe. Aug. 18th, '93.
Sheep Club No. Is.
"Old cloths and clean faces."-
to a number of her school friends.
The guests were initiated into the
secrets of the society in some mystic
rious manner, resulting in a jolly
good time. A ghost party followed,
given by Miss NJ. Richardson, and
two nights were spent by number
OF the girls as guests Of Miss Mable
Hitchcock at the Kukuau camp.
On Friday evening, the 25th inst,
MIR. and Mrs. II. 9. Austin gave a
social at their residence to the
Young Peoples Christian Endeavor
Society; songs, Rotations and games
made the two hours spent pass very
pleasantly.
A concert was given by the Hail
church choir last Saturday night at
the court house for the benefit of the
Kalepolepo church, which is in need
of repairs. The worthy object and a
fondness for Hawaiian music, com
bined with the seductive beauty OF a
moonlight night, drew together an
audience which filed the hall, com
posed of all nationalities. Mr.. David
Kapahei, musical director and
teacher at the Hilo boarding school,
announced, as there were no printed
programmes, the selections and per
formers, besides doing a large share
of the singing. All the numbers were
we'll received and most of t., >t ,ba ., =
formers recalled by the