The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-06-17

'oSdSS0 ~ hhC AO-HS
OF the Rev. c. B. Andrews, who has removed to
Waikiki. -
SUNDAY SCHOOL CELKBRAr1oN.-The annual Sun
day school celebration of the Sunday schools of
Honolulu and suburbs will take place to-day in the
KawaiahaO Church. at half-past ten O'Clock ; the ex-
ercises to consist of singing and addresses After
which, /the different schools will assemble at their
respective picnic localities.
NHE RNK.-The skating riHk appears already to
have taken hold of popular favor. Since opening,
the attendance has constantly increased and the
interest is growing in this new amusement. To-
night. there will be music, and those who desire to
enjoy, or themselves to cause a good laugh, will do
well to go. The floor is like glass. and the skating
Is " 80 nice, and so easy. you know"
CHINESE GAMBLERS.-Last Thursday. a rare cir
cumstance happened in the Police Court-a China
man plead guilty to a charge of gambling. The
police have for some time been aware that a gam
bling nest of Celestials existed in the purlieus be-
tween Nuuanu and Smiths streets, but until re-
Gently We're unable to secure any of the parties.
Ohe, however, was caught at length, and on being
arralgned on Thursday, plead guilty to the charge,
and stated at the time, that he "saby plenty more
Chinee all same" Yesterday. another member of
the fraternity, named Along, who has been some
what noted for tricks that are vain and ways that
are dark. was convicted of having taken up more
than be put down.-otherwise. winning money at
gaming.-and sentenced to pay a fne of one hun
dred dollars, and be imprisoned at hard labor for
the term of sixty days. Apo, the informant, who
pleaded guilty, was fined FIVE dollars. and to
be imprisoned five days. Atong, who is, or was in
his halcyon days, a heightened heather, noted an
appeal to the Circuit Judge.
LARCENY OF A WATcH.-On Saturday last, a little
after the hour of noon, Mrs. Kate Lloyd, a lady
living on Adams Lane, missed her watch. a gold re-
peater, that hung on a nail in her sitting room.
Information was Immediately given to the police,
and measures taken to discover the thief. A colored
man, named Goodwin, who goes about with a basket
containing edibles from which he supplies cold bites
by way of lunch, had been into the adjoining
premises to those from which the watch was missed,
supplying some carpenters at work there, and being
met coming out by a policeman, he was searched at
once. Nothing being found, it would be supposed
that he could be allowed to go about his business,
but ON the contrary he was summarily arrested son
suspicion - and taken to the lookup. Had he been
a white man, and a person of more consideration,
less haste would probably have been used, and the
mistake have been avoided of locking up the wrong
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w~atch-maker's shop on Nuuanu street.. where a ma
tive named Ma applied for a key. He, on being ar
rested, stated that he had bought the watch from
Kawanui, who was employed about the neighborhood
of Mrs. Lloyd's. for $40. On the trial, Kawanui
was found guilty of the larceny, and sentenced to
two years Imprisonment at hard labor, and so
fine. He is an old offender, having recently served
out a like period for stealing on Hawaii.
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SCHOOL ExAMINATIoNs.-During the past week, the
public select schools supported in whole or in part
by the Government, have had their annual examina-
tons. THAT of the Militant school for girls, (form-
erly the Oahu Charity school) took place on Tuesday,
and was in every way satisfactory. The number of
pupils is about fifty, under the able and Industrious
tuition of Miss Corney, assisted by Miss Patty. On
Wednesday, the Royal school, Gas it is still called)
was examined, and all who were present as specta-
tors joined in the opinion expressed, to the effect
that this important school has much improved even
on the high standard for excellence exhibited last
year. There are about fifty scholars in the higher
department, under the supervision of Mr.. ]. r. Kin
ney, Principal, assisted by Miss Louisa Brickwood
and Miss H. Smith. In the primary department,
there are about one hundred scholars, under the care
of Mrs. c.. Kinney, Principal, and Misses C.. Davis
and Pogue, assistants. The Fort street school exami-
nation took place on Thursday, and was pretty fully
attended, by ladies particularly. We win here re-
mark that generally, the public do not afford the
hard worked teachers their proper need of encour-
agement, by attending these examinations. Mr.. NJ.
B.. Beckwith is the Principal at this school, assisted
by Misses Armstrong and Wood. The pupils, par
ticularly in the higher branches, gave ample proof,
in their prompt and intelligent answers, that the
training has been most thorough. We are
pleased to note at these recurring annual examina-
tons, that more attention is being paid to the culture
of musical talent. We would suggest, however, that
the important art of punctuation, receives too little
attention. On the whole, these public schools of
Honolulu are well attended, well taught, and an
honor to our community. The common schools ex-
animation for this district, viii take place during the
last week of the present month.
ANNUAL EXAMINATION AT OAHU CoILEGE.-We
have been gratiGed, during the examination at Pu-
nahou. to see that. as a rule, the scholars were wei
ND in their studies, and that there has been a pains
taking effort made to develop the particular bent
of individual minds. Ia Latin, mathematics. read
ing and spelling. much proficiency was exhibited.
The singing, under the leadership OF Mrs. Dr. hhit-
new. was pleasing, and in fact all the exercises
were rendered as interesting as possible. We would
suggest that if the east side OF the room nao peeh
used for Rotations. with the examining committee
and scholars at the makai end. the audience would
have been better placed in regard to hearing than
they were. The attendance was not as good as IN
former years, but all who were there seemed to be
we'll satisfied.
The exercises on Thursday evening passed of
with much eclat. The room was we'll lighted and
crowded with visitors. Many good speeches were
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tons of "Spartacus," being received with special
favor. OF the compositions, the short one on " Wo-
mans Rights" took a rather pleasant view of the
case and Incidents of Travel" showed good
powers of description. We would suggest that,
while descriptions of localities on these islands are
interesting in themselves. still as it seems impossi-
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