Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-11


&c.-nnd accompany them TO this port? This
is only a snggcstion.
HovE Our. The steamer &C. X. Bishop"
which wac recently on the reef at Molokai,
was yesterday hove out ut the yard of Tibbet,a
e. Sorcnson. when the damage was found to
be much leas than had been anticipated. She
will be ready for service again in few days.
ErnNoLooY.- Where did the writer in the
Pac Abm learn to designate Hawaiinns as
" rclskins." We were under the impression
that the term red skin as reserved for the
American Indian, and that tho Hawaiians
belong to the Polynesian or brODn branch OF
our common humanity,
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A BRUSH factory is something new in Ho-
nolulu We found one the other day on King
street, opposite tho Police station, where
plying his trade and manufacturing brushes Of
all sizes and descriptions. Housewives will
find there some unique but evidently useful
furniture brushes.
NuIsANcrs.-Th are rightly supposed to
be under the purview If the Board of Health
Now that the Hon. w. NJ. Gibson is n member
of that body, it is to be expected that he will
remember that cleanliness, like charity, should
begin at home, and So attend to the loud
smelling ancient nuisanccs in tho back yard of
the p. e. A. establishment
THE band will play in Emma Square this
afternoon at half-past o'clock. The follow
ing is the programme -
Mo- ,I, at,
Overture, " Berlin Life (newl ......... .Conradi
Waltz Sounds from the Leinat' .Labitzky
Selection, The pnri IE lnsw) bellini
Quadrille, In Masque". ...................F Faust
The next moonlight concerts will take place
on Tuesday, September 18th, and on Thurs
day. September 10th, at the usual time.
WE DO not know whose particular duty it
is to see that the sidewalks are kept clear,
but it should be somebody's. On Nuuanu
street, particularly, the Chinese shop-keepers
who principally occupy that thoroughfare are
in the cons.ant practice of numbering up the
sidewalk " iii bales and boxes of goods, to
the no small Inconvenience of foot-passen-
gers.
Y. NJ. G. Ave are requested to state that
the regular monthly meeting Of the Honolulu
Young Mems Christian Association will take
place at the Lyceum on Thursday evening
next at 1870 o'clock. The meeting will open
with the reading of an Essay by the Rev. S. E.
Bishop, on" The Climate of Hawaii-its
causes ard its social results" Ladies', and
the public generally are invited to attend.
Mr.. Atkinson the Principal of the Fort
II, II g.. 4
| the Getty of New York" He has secured
the services of Mr.. Gone, graduate in honora
| Of one of the Eastern Universities. Mr.. At
kinson made good use of his vacation in visit
ing the various great educational establish
ments Of San Francisco and has made many
valuable notes, which may be useful to oul
Board of Education.
ABscoNDED.-It is understood that Mr.. E
Weller, matchmaker, recently with Mr.. Eckart
jeweler on Kaahumanu street, left on Tues
day last on vessel bound for Washington
Territory, without going through the formalit.
of bidding good-by to friends or even getting
passport through the Custom House. Pecu
mary difficulties are said to have caused tn
unceremonious movement-his liabilities ar
stated at from $4,000 to $4,000.
On Monday evening last meeting of tn
members of the Honolulu Fire Department
was held at the rooms Of Engine Compan
No. 2, the occasion being a "welcome home
to Chief Engineer Geo. Lucas, who las bee
spread Of refreshments there was the usul
speech-making the band was in attendant
and gave appropriate music, and aitogetht
} the firemen bad good time.
: AT THE regular business meeting of tn
Honolulu Library and Reading room Associs
tion, held at their rooms on the evening
!. September 4th, the following officers wei
elected for the ensuing year;-Prssident, Ho
A. S. Hartwell; Vice President, Rev. DR..
NJ. Hyde; Treasurer. A. l.. Smith Secretar
II. A. Parmelee; Directors: A. j. Cartwright
Thos. G. Thrnm, Walter Hill. William JOIN
son, r. +. Bickerton, @. T. Rogers, MD,
r. Hollister, John Ashworth, and 8. b. Dol
ErYMoLoGy.-The writer in the Express
,. who parades his "humbls" loyalty and shak
!. be aware that the word "loya" 10 only al
: other form of the word legal and disloyal
illegal. A Sovereign may be "disloysl"
the Constitution he has sworn to uphold, ia
as a subject may be disloyal to the Sovereil
J, to whom he has sworn allegiance, or mer
Der Of brotherhood to his lodge or ordt
Loyalty has no need Of humility-quite d
reverse.
. A SPECIAL CoxsTABLg.-Mr. VIM. II. II
has been commissioned az policeman and a
i. signed the special duty Of looking after 4
j licensed wagons and drays Of the city. II
is q very proper move on tho part Of
Deputy Marshal, for there have bssa we
founded complaints about the loose way
which wagon drivsrs anil draymsn cary
j their busiasss. With bet little regard to ext
= ing laws and regulations, ouch a. goi
about a. night without the requisite lamp