The Hawaiian gazette., 1875-02-10
NOTES OF THE MEEK,

NOTES OF THE WEEK.
~ A Special Meeting Of Engine Co. No. !, will
be held this evening at ~ O'Clock.
~ On the first page will be found two legal
decisions given by the Judges the Supreme Court
~ The foreign jury can obtain their fees by
calling 90 the clerk Of the Supreme Court, between
and u O'Clock tins day, Feb. 10.
~ The post-ofRee despatched l.54O letters in
the mail by the City OF Melbourne. During Janua
ry asa foreign letters were sent away.
IL Her B NJ ship TenedOs lett port on satur-
day afternoon for San Francisco, having been in
these waters since November 1874
- The committee of arrangements for his
Maesys reception are requested TO meet tins even
ing At O. Brewer Co.'S store, at 6 O'Clock, instead
Of Adams auction room.
Es- The mail steamer from San FranciscO can
hardly arrive before Saturday or Sunday She sailed
hence on the 10th Of January and is therefore but
p days away.
~ There viii be a Special Meeting Of Mocha
mic" Engine Company No. ., this "wednesday
evening, February 10Th at ~ NJ. A full attend
GDee is requested.
EXPECTED NEws.-The papers by the incoming
mail will be extremely interesting, containing as
they will, details Of the Kings progress through
the United States and particulars OF the res;ora-
ton Of the Monarchy In Spain, with the defeat Of
the French Ministry in France Adding TO these
the revolution in Louisiana, and The news abou: the
reciprocity treaty, we shall have full supply.
and the Thermometer has twice during the past
week indicated So in town, while at Punahou Col
lege the self-registerng thermometer, sent out by
the Meteorological bureau in Washington Indicated
SO during the night OF February s. This is q pew
state Of things for Honolulu aud we may well in
Qulre whittier we drifting"
CHINESE NEW YEAR.-Our citizens are highly "a.
yored in having two new year holidays in each
year, the Chinese anniversary occurring about five
weeks amer the Christian New Year. On Saturday
last, the Chinese residents received their friends
entertaining them 10 their usual sumptuous way,
and appear to have bad good time generally.
A RELIABLE BoAT.-Tbe Steamer City of Mel
bourne, left her wharf at Sydney on the 10th of
January al P. NJ, aud arrived off this port at
10 P. N, the 5th, making the passage through,
including detention Of 81 hours at Auckland and
allowing one day in crossing the meridian, in 81
days and hours, or 20 days and IL hours steaming
time. The Miksdo's time is nearly up to that OF
the above vessel.
"a We have received from Postmaster Brick.
wood and also from Sydney the new time tables
for the mail steamers, and find them correspond
very closely with that prepared last month by
selves. As corrected and published above, II will
,F 4.
accurate to guide travellers and merchants 10 their
plans The line will now most undoubtedly be I
kept up and during the present year be placed on
a more satisfactory basis than heretofore
e Writing on the subject Of the cession to .
Great Britain OF the FIJI Islands, the New York
Herald remarks: The formal cessiou Of these
Islands to England Is important only as the begin
ming OF her probable absorption of most Of the other
groups lying between New Zealand in the south
aud the Sandwich group in the north Our Govern
nent, perhaps will have nothing to say upon the
subject except that the independence Of the Sand
Nich Islands must not be disturbed"
RED CoRAL-The brig Morning Star brought up
rom Micronesia large collection of corals, in
,iuding the rare pink, dark red aud yellow varie-
les, which SO highly priced. Anoag the new
Iarieties, we notice samples of BACK coral, which
ias never before been brought here. These choice
,orals can be seen at the wareroom back of Mr.. E
?. Adams auction room, where Capt. Gelett has
hem 10 charge Il is only once in SIX or twelve
months that such an assortment is offered here as
5 now seen.
ARRIVALS AT HAWAIIAN HOTEL:
rs White san Francisco IR johnson TT Venus Party
lis Toou1ey, DO X n Wellnrs
A sampson Wife. Boston Cant J Make Uiupalakua
D HarWood, Oakland Il Coruveil Waikapu
eel Brown, Sau Francisco " Ttllaut, Waihee
Hampstead. Eadcrbury Is y X Wilder
Jofiery wife, Fji Is George Forbes
len Samuel Bridge WA NuliuI san Francisoo
u Spencer vi MakAEao Miss Mary Parker,
lis Spencer. y : PEBBLES wife,
spaidng San Francisco G W Hampstead New London.
FIRENEN's ELEcTIoN.-At a regular meeting Of
Mechanic" Engine Co. No. 2, held Fec. Sd, the
SLOWING officers were elected for the ensuing year.
as. W. MCGUIRE, Foreman; JAS Duncan, LIST. Asst
oreman; H. c. sheldon, 2d Asst. foreman; John
. NJ. sheldon, Secretary; Walter Brash, Treasurer;
AT the regular meeting Of " Hawaii " Engine
o. No 4, held Feb. ID, the following officers were
lected; J. L. Kswsfnui, Foreman. Il. r. Il. Prince
1st Asst Foreman; Louis Kamana %
sst- Foreman; Jas. Makua, Secretary S. Paniani,
treasurer.
Capt Jos. West has been elected Foreman OF