The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1878-11-27

an ornament to that part of the CITY.
~ The largest freight list of the season was
dispatched by the steamer City of Sydney, yester-
day morning-some 700 tons Included in the above
shipment was 100 tons of seed cane indicating
that our California friends about trying the ex-
pertinent of cane culture in the most favored por-
! lions of that State. The steamer also had about
twenty-One passengers
t5- The weather during the past few DAYS, has
been boisterous and considerable rain has fallen in
and about Honolulu. Last Sunday the weather-wise
predicted real old fashioned Kona storm, but the
result was series of refreshing showers which
cannot fail 10 produce beneficial effect in this sec
ton. 1t is TO be hoped these showers have been
general all over the group.
~ The Royal Hawaiian Band will play (weather
permitting tomorrow afternoon, at O'Clock. The
following will be the programme for that occasion:
March, Festival. Kappey
Overture Opera Romilda and Constanza Meyerbeer
Polaeca, Cornet solo III Follow Thee. Farmer.
Quadrtle, Under the Palms. Kuhner.
Selection, Opera, The Somnambula. Bellini.
VAN looi Nshts ....-.-. STRAUSS.
Medley, Musical Tour through Europe. Conrad.
FAST TME.-The steamer City of Sydney Capt
Dearborn, was delayed at Sydney IS hours, owing
10 the non-arrival of the mail from Melbourne, and
notwithstanding this delay arrived here promptly
on time last Monday morning. The run from Sgd
ney TO Auckland was accomplished 10 four days
and ffty-three minutes-the best time on record
between those two pOris The other steamers of
/ this line will have to look well to their aurels.
/ The City of sydney has on frequent occasions
demonstrated that she can when emergency requires
/ it, do some Of the fastest kind of travelling.
tF- Last Friday Chinaman employed on board
the steamer Waimanalo, was suspected of having
stolen valuable gold watch the property ofthe
engineer of the steamer. On hearing of the theft
Capt Dudoit ordered thorough search to be made
aud upon opening sack of rice the missing watch
was found. The Chinamau suspected had Just
previous 10 the search, made an Intellectual attempt
| TO open the sack which contained the watch, but
was promptly stopped by the captain. The celes-
/ tia was handed over to the police on n charge of
! pursued by Capt. Dudoit could not be excelled by
the celebrated French detective Vidocq.
| tE- Another large mail to the Coast and East
was dispatched by Postmaster General Brickwood,
on board the P. NJ. steamer City Of Sydney, which
left this port at 80 yesterday CTuesday) morning
All letters dropped 10 the Post Office up TO as late
as II o'clock Monday night, were forwarded by
this mail, which a great convenience, par ticu-
larry 10 the business portion OF our citizens. The
Postmaster has eve single to the interests of
citizens by extending TO them the greatest possible
postal facility privileges and whose efforts de-
serving of the highest commentator, and are
doubtless, appreciated by grateful public.
sE- From the Adelaide South Australa) Evening
journal, of October 10Th, learn that those ster-
ling artists, Mr.. John Jack and Miss Annie Firmin,
are meeting with unbouuded success in that sec
tion of Australia. Mr.. Jack and Miss Flrmin had
just Terminated profitable season in that city,
/ judging from the highly compliments ry manner
/ in which the Journal speaks of them during their
engagement there. The native song Lilii Lehus
! Hopoe," written by Hon. j. Nawah for Miss
! Firmin, was sung by this lady, in Hawaiian, on
several occasions there, and it is needless to say
was received with marked applause, amid showers
OF bouquets, and ELECTED loud encores at its con-
| clusion.
i5y- On Wednesday last H. B. Ms corvette Opal,
arrived in port 20 days from Tahiti The following
is list of her officers: Captain. Frederick c. B.
Robinson Lieutenants, J. II. Henderson, H. z.
Ross, T. r. s Robertson, A. F. Graves Navigating
Lieutenant, George S. Ralph; Chaplain and Naval
Instructor, Rev. F. J. Mathews Staff Surgeon, T.
/ S. Burnett; Paymaster, Ed Tisdall; Chief Engi-
neer, George F. Bell; Snb-Leutenants, E. NJ. Shaw,
| F. A. S. Farewell; Surgeon, VIM E. Breton; Asst.
/ Paymaster Charles II. A. Ward; Engineers Thos
Russell, R. L. Herman, W. W. Wootton Gunner,
! Thos Murray; Boatswain, Jno Robbins Carpen-
ter, Jno Radford; Midshipman, S. V. G. Messum,
| W E. Elliot, A. p. Stoddard, l.. b. Denman. The
opal is 1864 tons register aud $50 horse power She
Opal will remain in port for some time.
HWHITE House This is the name of the store
No 81 Nuuauu street, formerly owned by Messrs
| A. S. Cleghoru & Co. row the property of Mr..
Samuel Lewis, who intends making it the leading,
rst-class fashionable dry goods clothing and gen
temen's furnishing emporium of Honolulu. The
newest and latest styles of goods received by every
vessel. Years of experience in the trade enables
Mr. L. to supply the wants OF the purchasing public
satisfactorily. He keeps on hand full line OF dry
goods, clothing and gentlemen's rnishing goods
of the best quality, and at prices that will warrant
4 the public in giving the white House, a call
before purchasing elsewhere. We direct the atten-
ton of readers to his advertisement which will
be found in another column of to-day's ISSUE
ty- Mr. Robert McCord, native of Edinburg,
Scotland, Chief Engineer of the steamer Ryllsia,
died on board that vessel on Sunday morning, the
cath Instant, when of this port. His remains were
removed to Police Headq quarters where post NOR
TEN examination was held by DR.. McKibbin, when
il ascertained that he died of straDgulated her
mia. His remains were inferred in the Nuuauu
Valley Cemetery, on Sunday afternoon. 1t was as
certained only two hours before the funeral took
place that the deceased belonged to the Masonic
maternity, whereupon large number OF the bTeth
rem OF Honolulu turned out, Notwithstanding the
inclemency OF the day and the short notice, pay
their last sad tribute of respect TO deceased
brother. Some touching remarks made at the
grave by Capt. McKirdy OF the PsrHsiG, euogistiC
OF the deceased Reqaiesedt iA RLce.
E The entertainment given at the Hawaiian
Theatre, on last Monday evening, by Mr.. stepher
Massett, passenger by the CITY Of Sydney, en- rout
to San Francisco was well received by an ap preca-
tive audience. Mr.. Al. is an elocutionist of very
high order having perfect command of his voice
and possessing 10 high degree the faculty of
plete meditation, essential requisite iu public
reader; his powers of imitation very fine, hi
reading faultless; making it exceedingly difficult
to distinguish in which he excels-pathetic comic
or serio-comc reading. To particularize perform
generally entertaining and instructive, il
impossible. The small audience which greeted Mr.
NJ on this OCCASION is attributable to the fact OF
not being generally known that entertainment
, would be given. We're AIR. NJ. To favor this commu
nifty tonight by repeating last Monday evening
entertainment, could confidently bespeak TO
= him a crowded house. We hope at some futur
day. far distant citizens will have the pleas
ure OF again listening TO q reading by Mr.. Msssett