The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-02-26


under which his works were written.
Miss Bond and Mr. Barnett discussed
"Ben Hur," the former reading selec-
| lions from this work, the latter dis
cussing 'Ben Hur's" literary merits.
| Mr.. George Renton read an able paper
on ''The Prince of India" Gen. Wal
| lace's latest work. An interesting
feature Of the evening was the soci-
ety's newspaper, read by the editor,
DIR. Bond.
Last Sunday a native who went into
the water after a big squid found a
rival after the same delicacy, and
| barely escaped with his life. The
| shark got the squid.
On the same day another native.
trying to secure turtle with a stick
OF giant powder, had his right hand
shattered by premature explosion.
The poor fellow, after the accident,
clambered up the almost perpendicu-
| lar cliff. 1t is little short OF miracu-
| lous how he succeeded in getting TO
the top. He thinks he tainted more
than once, and il was hours before he
| reached a house and word was con-
| veyed TO a doctor. DIR. Bond re-
! sponded to the call and amputated the
hand at the wrist.
During the week the Watson
cleared from Mahukona with a full
| cargo of sugar, and the Olga having
| discharged a cargo of merchandise, is
| now loading with sugar for the coast.
She expects to get away this week.
The j. G.. North is expected soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bell, who are to take
charge of the Ainakea School at
Easter, are domiciled in our midst.
Mr.. Alex. Young and the Misses
Young, who have been the guests Of
Mr.. James Renton for the past two
weeks, depart for Honolulu by this
steamer.
There has been an energetic and
successful agitation for a new Public
Hall here. In spite of hard times
subscriptions have been liberal, and
the hall will be built. Mr.. John
Hind was the moving spirit in the
enterprise. Public meetings were
held with Mr.. Kay as Chairman and
Mr.. Barnett as Secretary, and the
whole district turned out with enthu-
siasm. The five mill managers of the
district have been secured as q Board
of Trustees-Messrs. James Renton,
Il. 5. Kay, John Hind, George +.
Renton and r. Hall. The Committee
on Subscriptions are Messrs. G.. S.
Kynnersiey, n. RentOn and r. III.
Atkins.
Whenever the weather permits,
moonlight riding parties are in order.
The rainy season seems to have fairly
set in, and the hearts of the planters
are made glad. The favorable news
from Washington and the prospects
of cent pound duty on sugar next
crop have come as sort of browning
joy.
President Dole's able and eXhaus-
tive specifications made at the request
of Mr.. Cleveland's representative in
Honolulu have been read with salts
faction here.
During the late thunderstorm the
telephone line between Kawaihae
and Mahukona was destroyed. The
thunderbolt shattered several poles,
reducing some of them to splinters no
larger than watches, and melting
wire. Where one telephone stood is
bolt tore in the earth. Mr.. Tulloch,
the manager, has secured some of the |
fused wires as mementoS of the |
strange freaks the electric fluid can |
perform. Fortunately the company |
had placed lightning arrestors in the |
various telephones or the whole plant |
would probably have been destroyed. |
AS it was, considerable damage in |
the central office and elsewhere was
done.
a storm of rain and wind with |
and thunder is now raging.
The foreign mail arrived on Tues
day per steamer Hawaii, thanks to
the enterprise of the postal bureau
and Wiider's Steamship Company.
Mr.. Van Wrinkle of the San Fran
cisco iron firm of that name is the
guest of Mr.. Wight of Mahukona.