Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-12-04

lulu on wednesday, ~ days out from Whampoa.
She had one sick man on board and on her arrival
was detained some time outside of the reef II
was Mt first reported to be small-po but upon in
yes,,gsti9 se it was found to be only fever She
plantation laborers, most of whom go into the
ploy of their countrymen. She also brought
merchants here. She will remain in port until
Monday, when she will sail for San Francisco car
rying the mails.
A GAME of cricket will he played to-day between
the following members of the local olubs:
HosoIuLu CRrcKrr CUNT. w. Lishman, Cap
tain; $. Harrison, Il. w Janion, e. W. Purvis. +.
w Holdsworth, g. ID. Freeth, G. l.. Perry. IL. NJ.
Whitney, ]. NJ. Dowsett, Jr. j. A. wodehouse, I.
Lishman.
HoNoLvLU InoN WORKS CLuB.-R. s. Scrim-
geour Captain; J., Mollison, 4. Buchanan; F. Ives,
Ward, j. Ashworth, William Fiji, W. Roe, j. f.
Clark w. Bryson, John Gilfillan, A. Young, Jr.,
j. kelshaw, w. Allen.
The Honorable Peter Young kekuokalani Kaeo,
cousin of Her Majesty Queen Emma, who died on
the night of the 18th buried on Sunday last.
The funeral was largely attended and the hearse
was surrounded by kdhdis as is customary on the
burial of chief. His remains were entombed in
Emma is greatly distressed at the loss of this, her
near relative and well beloved cousin. Her Majesty
had SO recently been called upon TO mourn over her
bereavement on the occasion of the death of her
mother, that it seemed doubly trying TO he again
engaged in the sad task of accompanying the re-
mains OF dear friend and relation to the tomb.
THE trotting at Kapioani Park last Satur-
day afternoon was one of the leading features of
the day There were four entries for the race VIII
Pumpkin Seed The first heat, to the surprise Of
many. was won by Pumpkin Seed-time 8 10. He
W "nd Dos by kin ' W Snn wong
the second heat making the time in 49, Little
Giant, Dolly Warden and Pumpkin Seed followed
by King Wliam-time 3 ~ Dolly Warden was
second, Little Giant third and Pumpkin Seed
brought UP the rear. King William was the win
ner of the the Kings birthday. He was
driven on both occasions by James Dodd.
| THE theatrical troupe for the new Music Hall
arrived on the australia. Some of them are we'll
known in Honolulu, particularly Mr.. Charles. b.
Wells, the business manager. The other members
ager, w. G. Crosbie j. M. Franceur. Miss May
Wilkes. Miss Eliza Long and Miss Ella Allen.
They will perform in the Royal Hawaiian Theatre
until the Music Hall is completed. They will com.
| mence this evening with the comedy, "A Husband
to Order and will follow with others three nights
aweek-Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Mr.
Wells has been Mt work for the last six months in
selecting comedies, burlesques, ETC., appropriate
for this place, and we may look forward to better
| theatrical performances than Honolulu has
before been favored with.
The rain storm last Monday night was an I'M
usually heavy one. 1t had been raining at intervals
for two or three days but Monday night about II
| O'Clock the rain came down in torrents and con-
tinued till nearly 2 AM, accompanied by thunder
|
perfect rivers and i'll some places the volume Of
water was SO great as to cover the sidewalk. The
| plain beyond the town was almost entirely sub
merged for time and the water is still standing
in low places All the small bridges on King Street
and several on other streets were swept away, and
the mud and loose dirt carried from the streets
leaving them bare to the rock The harbor Is still
quite muddy from the large amount of debris car
ried into 1t. number of houses the banks of
the Nuuanu stream flooded but none of them
were seriously damaged. The rain stopped as sud
denly rs it began and the weather since has been
quite clear and pleasant. Nrr
BRIrIsH flying squadron which is accompanied
| by one of the of the Prince of Wales a
cadet, now Ell route to Esquimault British Colum-
bia may be expected in Honolulu during the COM
| ing summer The squadron will be under the COM
mand of Vice Admiral the Earl of Clanwillam,
| formerly known as Capt. Lord Clifford in command
of H. MS Tribune, and will include the lnconstant,
flagship, the Cleopatra, and in all probability the
! Tom,piaiine If she returns home soon enough and
the Bdcchante, Capt. Lord Chas. Scott will be at
tached to it, that Prince George of Wales If not
both royal midshipmen may derive the advantage
of long sea trip. The cruise of the squadron will
be exceptionally protraced, it will sail first to
| the Pacific, thence proceeding to Rio de Janeiro
| Montevideo, and the Falkland Islands. After
touching at the Sandwich Islands, it will put in at
Japan, to await further sailing orders.