The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1880-05-19
ISLAND LOCALS.
ABOUT TowS.


ABOUT Tows.
Weather warm and dry, but nights cool and
] pleasant. Moonlight band concerts are the thing
tins week, and very pleasant thing.
Perhaps the new street between the Government
Building and the Musical Hall premises will be
called Opera Lane and perhaps not.
The annual public exercises of the Kawaiahao
Seminary viii be held on Wednesday, June 2nd,
/ from 10 to u a. m, at the Kawaiahao Church.
After which there will be a sale of useful and
fancy articles made in the school,
The Storm, Bird arrived yesterday with another
lot Of South Sea Islanders. They look pretty well
and ready 10 eat their rations with the rest of the
world These people are to be preferred to the
Chinese In many respects.
! By the kindness of Mr.. Gibson we have had the
pleasure Of seeing photograph of the Kameha-
mela statue. Il looks as if it would be an orna-
melt 70 the town The pose is good and -
Some Of these days our art man is coming out with
heavy review of this affair, then we will take
breath and start again.
BY private letter information comes that our
old friend Mr. William 7. Brigham of Boston
proposes to pay the Islands visit this summer. to
arrive about the middle of July. His visit will
be partly for rest and in part to further his scien
tiEc researches. He will be welcome to his many
friends.
AS one of the students in the Missionary Insti-
fute was riding out on the 9Th inst lust as henet
dray corning INTO town, the mule In the dray 81 led,
and the shaft struck the student in the leg. He
was thrown from his horse and received severe
and as It proved fatal injury, dying the fourth
day afer being hurt.
A committee of investigation ought to be APP
pointed on the state of the country in the neigh
borhood of the steamer wharf. Persons going
down there 70 greet friends or for any other pur-
pose within the past few days have had to hold
their noses about thatpoint opposite the coal piles
nauka OF the steamer wharves. The odor was
very offensive: it might be a good idea to put
naughty soldiers there as punishment.
The steamer City Of Nei0 York brought forty
four passengers for Honolulu out of sixty-three in
the cabin, and yet 1t does not pay to call here, on
the way, 50 they say. Among familiar faces is
that OF Mr.. Frank McCoppin, who comes to reside;
Mr.. G. T. Williams also returns, so does Mr..
Schussler, MIR. Taylor, formerly a missionary in
the Gilbert Islands, has also returned, on his way
10 his old missionary field. His friends will well
come his kindly face and hearty hand-shake with
pleasure.
Sorry that our heavy editorial man does not be-
leye IN the army, for we must say as a devil or
something Of that kind that we do. What would
tins country have been-what would it be to-day
without the vast corps of valiant and puissant off
Gers comprised therein Really it is TO be hoped
that the army will receive all of the pettinp and
cOddling asked for. If the Legislature are only
smart enough they can see that if our army
grows in courage and numbers at the rate of a
thousand or so a year and has plenty of poi and
decorations, in of time we shall be able to
whip Iarawa.
Dr.. Merrett's fine yacht the Casco started for
Honolulu on the 9TH, and will probably be along
IN few days. Some of the Doctors friends are
much exercised at his going off for such visit,
and II Is suggested that If the body of Capt Cooke
was killed and eaten by Hawaiian caunibals, how
much greater danger for the generous proportions
of the tender and juicy doctor. From Hawaii the
vessel will proceed to Tahiti and other Pacific
Islands, using four or five months in the trip. OF
course, this means if the gentle doctors bones are
not picked clean on these shores. We shall be
glad TO see you, doctor.
A meeting was held last week Wednesday even
ing, TO consider the best method of celebrating the
18th Of June. 1t resulted in devising a very good
programme which will be seen elsewhere, in the
advertising columns. The celebration will consist
CHIEFLY OF races and games at hapiolani Park, but
Will probably be co-managed as to avoid some of
the causes of discomfort of 4 year ago. There will
be races for imported stock and Hawaiian bred, so
that the latter can have fair test without refer
ence to other countries. The proposed admittance
fees VIII be less than heretofore both at the gate
and grand stand. The Park association will
receive 500 for the use of the grounds, and the
the starting of regular jockey club. The day
VIII probably be very pleasant one and uudoubt-
edly VIII be enjoyed as Honolulu knows how
II IS strange that while the European govern
menis are beginning to talk of general disarma-
ment as matter of public policy, enforced by
reasons of economy, this Kingdom should be plan
ming larger expenditures for military display
The United States with no army of idlers to feed
At the public expense Is example of general
prosperity that Is alike stimulus and a warning
70 the European powers. The emigration from
Germany IS larger than ever before great is the
dislike TO the laws compelling young men to devote
70 military drill the brightest years of life Let
public education receive larger share of the reve-
nues OF the kingdom. Provide competent teach
ers of English in the increasingly numerous CEN
tres of population, but waste no money in noise
and smoke fuss and frippery.
MAUI.
Strong winds have prevailed for week past,