The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-19

tne Drlgantlne j. IL. SpreckeIs ana
the Courtney Ford.
On her last trip to the Golden
Gate the J. d. Spreckels main
tanned her reputation for speed,
making it in eleven and one-half
days.
The barkentine Skagit, Robinson
master, arrived in harbor last
night, the 18th inst, sixteen days
from San Pedro. She came for
sugar and brought naught but bal
last.
Weather-Some showers here
and there; electricity during
Thursday night.
HILo, Hawaii, March 15.-Sal-
urday evening the 10th inst. an
impromptu political meeting was
held in the Hilo court house. A
committee of three was appointed
to call meeting for the 18th inst.
and notify all voters living in the
district to that effect. 1t is ex-
pected that a permanent organiza-
ton will be formed and that Hilo-
ties will take their stand In the
coming campaign.
The Hilo hotel was gay with
Japanese bunting and lanterns on
the 18th. A reception and dinner
given to the officers Of the Naniwa
by the Japanese citizens Of Hilo
was the occasion.
Many of our ownspeople have
availed themselves of the hospl-
table invitation to visit the Ma
niwa and are much pleased with
the vessel and her officers who
have been kind and courteous
The Naniwa leaves this evening
(15th) and will make the circuit
of Hawaii. She expects to spend
day at target practicing IN Ke-
alakekua bay. Another short stop
will be made at Kawaihae and on
the Goth she hopes to be in her old
berth in Honolulu harbor.
Mr.. Peter Lee is in town on
Volcano House business. He says
the wall around the lake is increas-
ing in height every day, and that
Madame Pele's furnace is as active
as ever.
The members of the reading
club are taking a thorough Shake
perean course. Twelfth Night"
| is the study this week. Antony
and Cleopatra" will follow.
The Hilo Social Club held its
first regular meeting Saturday
evening the 10th inst. at the home
of Mrs. Luther Severance. Miss
Richardson was elected president
and Mr.. Baptiste secretary, who
are also to act as board OF d1rec-
tors with Mr.. Hutchins and Miss
Severance. The next meeting is
to be held on the 22d inst. at Miss
Richardson's home.
Miss Nellie Lowrey's host OF
friends are glad that she is with us
once more. She is to be the guest
of the Thrums for some little time,
Mr.. F. s. Dodge is here in the
interests OF the Survey Department
looking into the road to the Wal
naku homesteads, also the Puma
road.
DR.. Nichols leaves this morning
per steamer Kinau. He will pay
| Kohala a visit ere he returns to
Honolulu.
Rev. E. P. Baker is still very
sick man. The pulpit of the First
Foreign Church was filled Sunday
the 18th inst, by Mrs. Leavitt, who
is the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. 5
Terry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Rycroft, o.
Puma, are the guests of 0. h. Rich
ardson, Esq.
ALONG THE WATERFRONT.
Wednesday morning, the 7tt
inst, the three-masted schooner
Weatherwax, Smith commander
arrived, and three hours afterwaro
the bark Annie Johnson, Captain
Rock in command, dropped he
anchor in Hilo Bay-both from Sar
Francisco.
The formers cargo consisted o
fifty tons of fertilizer, consigned t.
Waiakea Mill Company. Th'
Johnson carried a miscellaneous
cargo for the plantations and mer
chants of Hilo.
The Weatherwax cleared on thu
18th for San Francisco with '9'
tons of sugar. She tried to get tc
sea on the 14th, but the wind wa
so light that at shutdown she wa
forced to anchor off Wainaku plan
tation.
The Johnson begins loading thi
.-;nr The 18th and will prOba