The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-05-31
HIL0 NE VS..
A Meeting Of the Union Club Of
That Place.

HTLo, HAWAII, May 28.-The
steamer Kinau come 10 anchor In
Hilo Bay at O'Clock Thursday even
log the 2ith inst, four hours ahead of
her schedule time ami about ten hours
a'read of her usual time. Passengers
were much pleased To have the chauce
of seeing the coast OF Hawaii by day
light ami Hilo people were not dis
pleased at having their mail one day
ahead of time.
Hon. III. z. Baldwin, q passenger by
the steamer is q guest of Mr.. j. A
Scott at Wainaku. The object of his
visit here is to look into the merits OF
the cane shredder in operation at the
Hilo Sugar Co.'s mill. He Is highly
! pleased with the work performed by
the machine.
NJ. w. II. Shipman is having some
ten acres of land ploughed up just out
side the first woods on the Volcano
road. He is preparing the soil for
| coffee and wants TO prove to those in
terested in the berry that it can be
| grown out in the open as we'll as in
| the shade.
| There are rumors of a new sugar
plantation being started out beyond
| Waiakea Mill Co.'s estate.
Flags were flying from Hilo's public
buildings and some private ones in
honor of Queen VictOria's birthday.
The Hilo Teachers Union held their
quarterly meeting at the Union
| School, Friday, May 25th, Miss Deyo,
| presiding; Miss Coan, Secretary. The
attendance was unusually large.
The Hilo Union Club held meet
ing Saturday evening, the 26th inst.
r. L. Richards, Secretary. Matters
pertaining to the Constitutional Con-
vention soon to be held in Honolulu
| were discuss ID Regarding the rati-
fying OF the new Constitution by the
people, it was decided to leave 1T in
the hands of those that the people
have sent to represent them.
Rev. E. Z. Baker is slowly recover
ing in health. He expects, in COM
pany with Mrs. Biker, to leave here
per bark Annie Johnson in about two
months. From San Francisco they
will probably go to Paso Robes
Strings i'm Southern California.
DIR. Wetmore is sick at Pepeekeo.
Marshal E. g. Hitchcock returns
to Honolulu per this steamer. His
health has much improved. Mrs.
Hitchcock returns with him.
| Prof. Lovejoy, of the Pacific Theo-
logical College, preached she morning
sermon on the 9th inst. at the First
Foreign Church. Rev. Mr.. Coyle, of
Oakland, preached in the evening.
| A camping party is soon to start
from Hilo. They will pitch their
tents within q mile of the volcano. A
ball at the Volcano House on the 18th
of June is promised by them.
Hons. D. III. Hitchcock and +. ..
Lyman leave for Honolulu today to
take their places in the Constitutional
Convention.
Hon. III. p. Baldwin. in company
| with Mr.. J. A. Scott, visited the Olaa
coffee plantations Saturday, the 26th
inst.
The caterpillars are doing consider
able damage to the young plant cane
in the Hilo district.
| Alligator pears are begiIning to
come into market. The crop promises
to be small one, owing to the heavy
transforms that visited US while the
trees were i'm blossom. Mangoes are
becoming plentiful. Trees in the dis
trict are loaded down with this lus-
cious fruit.
SHIPPING NOTES.
| The bark Annie Johnson left here
for San Francisco Friday morning,
May Oath, with the following cargo:
q, 1853 bags of sugar, weighing 1885,
$50 lbs. valued at 500, 249 81: 40 hides,
valued at $199.72. Mrs. James Glbb,
Mrs. Lydgate, Miss e. K. Ray, Miss
Shipman, Master Shipman and T..
Taylor were passengers on her.
The schooner Spokane will proba-
bly leave here on the 4th of June.
The Crockett is looked for about the
18th of June, and the Lurline on the
Goth of the same month.