The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-09-17
LOCAL BREVITIES.


The Christian tabernacle is be-
ing painted.
The police station stables are IN
dergoing improvements.
Miss z. F. Mist was among the
incoming passengers yesterday.
Miss B. Rumble is home from a
visit to friends on the big island.
Public schools will open five
weeks after the last case of cholera.
Instead of $50 barrels of lime,
the new lime kiln will only be able
TO produce so.
Sailing vessels Andrew WEIGH,
Aloha, Albert and w. G. Irwin are
all out for this port.
w. A. Kinney has recovered
from his recent indisposition and
10 ready for duty again.
It was reported last night that
Opium" Brown came down by
the Claudine yesterday.
Judge w. F. Frear and wife re-
turned by the Claudine from a
lengthy visit to points on Maui.
The gymnasium for the Y. NJ. G.
A. will not be placed In position
until after the cholera epidemic is
over.
An On was arrested yesterdy for
violating Board of Health regula-
tions by changing his place of
abode.
Three natives were seen drinking
from the fountain on the corner of
Fort and Queen streets yesterday
afternoon.
The schooner Aloha is now
twenty days out from San Fran
cisco. Later news is expected by
the vessel.
Four cases of affray, one of as
sault and battery and two of drunk
enness were registered at the police
station yesterday.
When the quarantine is lifted,
Miss Prescott will go to Kohala as
teacher of English in the Chinese
Mission School, Makapala.
The Coptic from San Francisco,
and the Alameda from the Colo
MES, will be due Thursday. The
Claudine will sail the same day.
The Hawaiian Relief Society
has appointed two of its directors
to make daily inspection of the
branch depots established recently.
Yoshee, a Japanese woman, was
arrested yesterday on a warrant
issued some time ago at the in
stance of her husband. The charge
is desertion.
The dredger may be put to work
in the harbor shortly. The mat
ter was to have been brought up
at yesterdays meeting of the
Board of Health.
Portuguese residents at Punahou
want to know what has become of
a petition sent the Minister of In
terror June, 1894, asking that
water be furnished them.
z. S. Barthrop, a coffee planter
on the big island, is doing inspec-
ton duty for the Citizens Commit
tee. He is now as thoroughly posted
on sanitary measures as on coffee
raising.
The current number of the
Planters Monthly contains a num-
Der of excellent articles on various
subjects. Asiatic cholera and the
Hawaiian Board of Health receive
attention.
There are still number of peo-
pie from the other islands in Homo
lulu, and they will remain until |
the quarantine is lifted. They hope |
such will be the case, and too with
out much delay.
Bruce Cartwright has for sale
house and premises on the west
corner of Hotel and Kekaulike
streets. The house has been re-
paired and shingled recently. This |
is a rare opportunity for bargain.
The bark Amelia was reported |
off Diamond Head at 3 80 pm.
yesterday. She postponed coming |
into port until this morning. The
Amelia is lumber laden from Eu-
reka, and comes to Levers II
Cooke.
T. Z. Wall has concluded his |
duties of inspecting the books of |
the customs Office at Hilo, and is
expected to return home by the
next steamer. Arthur Richardson
has been duly installed as col