Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-11-13


Court of this order opened IN this city Just
year ago, and On Saturday evening the members
~ the Court dined together Ia the ArWoty, many
invited guoan being prcHent His Maieaty King
knlaknua, the itbt Chief Hanger, was invited to
take tho chair but WINS prevented by ndappdton
tho present chief Hanger Hon. John NJ. Kepene
WINS aiso unnvoidnbly absent and tho chair waa
taken 10y Brother !. u. fiahbourne. Twenty eight
members II tho Court were present. mud various
tnaata were given and heartily responded 10. In
England there some s0,0)1 Forcstofn who gen
orally hold their annual festival at tho CfYHtnl
Palace NJ Bydonhnm indeed We believe that tho
forogtora and their families aud friends have
murdered up TO 5000 NJ aame ~ tho Crystal Palace
fetea. There nfo now In Honolulu bO active or
prospective Wonderland we hope that the Society
may inorcnso and flourish.
tsndr building has been erected In tho ronr
~ the foAidcnce recently occupied 10y Mrs Arm
strong Borctnnia street, to bo used for itomnn
Catholic school, aud though IL wan begun only
few dnyn ago will bc rundy for the concert 10 bo
given o night 10y number Of lady and gentlemen
amateurs. We visited tho building last Wcdnca
day when force Of about thirty men, principally
volnuteefs, were ut work, and much larger mum.
Der was expected tho following day. Work has
been continued every night this week until . or 10
r.
the wallis ls feet high aud the apex Of the roof 20
feet. A yorandah twelve feet wide surrounds the
building, aud large French doors on both sides
provide ample means Of cgros and inRress. Tho
Band will DO in attendance TO night nnd will play
several pieces Of promenade music before the open
ing Of tho concert which begins atsr.M. Father
Larkin us that the school will be formally
opened on tho 10th inst.
VIZ have been not u little amused ut tho indi0-
nation shown by Architecture" at n remark In
the Gdscne concerning the new church for Christ.
ian Chinese In Fort street, little way mnukn Of
Bcrctanin street After some consideration, we
class the building, M belonging to that order Of
architecture which we have heard described M
"Ca,pentet's Gofhic." Tho so.caled Lancet win
dows have nearly II not quite equatera archea
and the porch entrances are semi circular or seg-
mental arches and the broach-spiro iB Italian
Lancet windows rarely except In the oldest
specimens Of the Early Engliah style, " stand
lone but generally in twos threes Semi circular
and scgmcntal arches unused almost alto
gcther, from the early decorated the 18th cent
ury, till Sir Christopher Wren ,uilt the great
Italian basilica known st. Pau1.
At all events il Is nonsense to talk about the
Gothic Architecture Of building about the out
| line and the proportions OF an average dozen OF
beer case, for pointed windows do not constitute
Gothic" Architecture any more than round head
cd doorways make them Norman or Saxon.
| There was fresh outbGrst Of Mapna Loa, Ha-
wall, about o'clock on the evening of Friday,
the 9th inst. There have been eruptions in the
old crater of Mauna Loa before in recent years,
but this one appears TO DO in new place. The
outbreak was quite sudden and unaccompained by
any shock of earthquake. The scene at night il
said to be truly beautiful, the wild flames dnrting
fercely upward like grand pyrotechnic display,
illuminating the heavens for miles. Parties who
were passengers the Ljkeiike at Lahaina on
Monday evening last saw the flames distinctly
Captain Crane of the schooner Haieaknia, who
sailed from Pepeckeo landing last Tuesday, says
this outburst exceeds any that he has on
that island He describes it as of the grandest
and most beautiful sights that he ever beheld. He
confirms the first report that the lava stream is
| flowing towards Hilo or LaupahOehoe, but he coult
not tell what progress it had made when he left
| The Captain says that on Wednesday morning n
| daylight (the morning before he arrived he REL thu
light from the volcano was so bright "a to throw
that of the sun in the shade. We do not expect Il
hear any more definite news from the seat of wa
| until next week.
| The KNos BiRTH-DAY REGATTA 1SS0.-A feelin,
of disappointment exists Mt finding that the ma
tured arrangements fora challenge six -oared gil
race" are completely set Mt nought and Illustrate,
by the supineness of those whose patronage was il
some degree necessary to contest.
a of four miles open to all Corners was sug
gested we understand, and His Majesty the Kin
was good enough to lend three of the Royal Barg
es. Three powerful crews were { o. together afte
a deal of trouble, and for some time past it ha
been a matter of deep interest 10 numbers of on
citizens to watch the excellent practice of the can
didates in their daily spin around the Spar Buo
and back.
Congratulations exchanged among the ad
mirers of bona fda aquatic sport that ut length W
should have something like exhibition of hone,
rowing, inasmuch as the competitors were TO
obvious reasons (both national and social boun
to do their best to win the prestige
One crew comprised solely representatives of til
Native Hawaiian Race,-another, the best Hal
white rowers in the Kingdom-and yet thir
crew selected absolutely from gentlemen amt
tours of known standing-men who are fit to TO,
and can row for public honor.
At the last moment when the crews were Assem-
bled for their Thursday evenings practice, n,
tice was communicated to them that the King
Queen had withdrawn the boats
Reasons are not 10 be gathered as yet, but run
or says that offended by the poor subscription lii
of the public His Majesty objects to any conte
in his boats forthe general amusement.
Thus the time and expenses of the competition
have been wasted, unless the King that ii
amount of prize money is simply outside col
sideration. Let us have a rowing match notwitl
standing.