Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-10-30

Thar interesting Hawaiian youth II. w. Will |
cox certainly requires education financial and !
grammatical somewhere, as may be seen in the
letter printed in the last weeks Express and quoted
in our columns on Saturday last. Moreno may be
sway up" whatever that may mean, in Cincin-
natl, but il is not American newspaper, but his
own self who writes of " condemning the acts of
the presumptuous foreigners in Hawaii, " and for
an ex-Representative in search of education ut
the public expense to indite such rubbish. argues
certainly lack of education in his own case. as
plainly as it proves lack Of good taste or common
sense in those who publish it.
TnK Chinese theatre, which has been in opera
ton on the Espianade about year. it is said will
now be wound up and closed out Possibly the fact
of the last raid the establishment by the police
which resulted in demonstrating that it was simply
a den for the accommodation Of opium smokers,
| has had something to do with the determination
of the proprietors to shut up the concern and sell
out. But the practice of surrepttious opium smok-
ing still goes on, to n more or less extent among
: the Chinese who swarm in the purieus of Mauna-
kea Hotel and Nuuanu streets. party was ar
rested last Sunday in n Chinese tenement on Hotel
street. found induging in the fumes Of the forbid
den drug, and fined of course, on Monday.
AN accident occurred few evenings since which
fortunately was unattended with serious result. II
| appears the son of Lieut.. Hoapili Baker, youth
| of years of age, gained access to his fathers
quarters in the barracks for the purpose OF wash
ing his hands, and shortly after his entrance shot
was heard by the sentry. An alarm was given and
n soldier proceeding to the room found the youth
coming out and walking away quite unconcernedy
Upon inquiry it was found the youth had taken n
revolver off the table, when it unexpectedly went
off, the ball going through the rim of the youths
hat and pair of pants that were hanging up, it
then struck the wall and rebounded on the floor,
where it was found Result.--A report to the faith
or and the youth warmed.
| SoUru AFBIcA.-Natal is q young colony, but it
grows pne-apples, bananas, oranges, Indian corn,
wheat, cotton coffee, tea, and other useful pro-
ducts. The sugar-cane was an experiment there
twenty years ago now, six thousand tons of sugar
are annually exported and arrow-root figures in
the exports to the value of six thousand pounds n
year. Cattle and sheep abundant, and null
tiply so rapidly, that preserved beef and mutton
may be expected to appear before long i'll the list
of Natalan commodities; while to facilitate trade.
a breakwater is being built at the entrance of the
landlocked harbor Of Durham, to prevent the accu-
mutation of sand, which now interferes with the
tcrprise of the colonists that this breakwater is
constructed after the manner of the great break
water at Portland, by driving in piles carrying out
| a railway the sea, and the dropping i'll hun
dreds of tons of stone from the trucks.
A CRICKET match is arranged for to-day be-
tween the Honolulu Criket Club and II. M. s.
Ga""et. Wickets to be pitched and the play com
menced at noon, on the usual ground. We sub
,.,;,, liutu
is reported to possess stronger team than the
Pelican, which beaten by the II. G. c. Nc
doubt we shall see good sport Tents will be pitch
ed on the plain for the accommodation of tn,
friends and acquaintances of the players.
II. M. s. GANNET.-O1icers f. Fleet r. D. Far
quhar, w. II. CHAOS, H. Moon, F. johnson, II
Alison.-Seamen and Marines /: w. Shepherd Il
Blake, j. Rawlings, A. Bishop, s. C. Jobling--Um
pire, II. Nokes Scorer: w. M. Sullivan.
HONOLULU CRICKET CLuB.--R. w. Janion, X. S
Scrimgeour, X. S Holdeworth, C. L. Perry, II
Wodehouse, Il. Lishman, j. w. Lshman L. W
Purvis, c. ID. Muller Captain, G. d. Freeth Score,
Mons. Ratard; Umpire, Rev. Alex. Macintosh
Wickets pitched at ~ Noon.
"JAox ASHORE" is jolly and sometimes &c
centric character The crews of the vessels il
port-as well as that of the which sailed-botl
American and English-have conducted them
selves generally in n very orderly manner Will
enjoying the relaxation from ship duty and disci
pline, and indulging on shore in the Injuries O
grog, dancing singing and horse riding. At til
latter, Jack cannot be said to be success, and
gives rise to amusing episodes. We note one
wherein after riding horse for while which ha
n habit of ducking its head and at the same tiIu
, elevating its posteriors, the sailor dismountet
and procuring lot of stones tied them in a hant
Ain 4.
cause he remarked, the brute VS. down by til
, head! 1t is gratifying to observe that feelin
of fraternity is prevailing between the crews
American and British ships, (as there surel
. ought and the witnessed on Thnrsda
of party of British tars whose liberty" was NJ
3 proceeding to the wharf led by stalwart cha
4 waving a tiny American flag, the whole party sing
I ing " Marching through Georgia.
Tho U. S. s. ALAsKA.-This vessel arrived 0
y Tuesday last, the Goth inst, 10 days from the s,
= moan Islands, whittier she ordered from IL
South American station. She found the America
n ship Queenstonu at the port of Page Pago, lade
r with coal for the American Navy, and after asss
ing in discharging the coal vessel towcd her to
$ bound for Washington Territory. Pago Page,
v will be remembered was ceded by the Samoans
l. the American Government some years since, AZ
# coaling station The Aiaska is a second rate ca
q rying II guns, On Wednesday morning she g
changed salutes with the battery Punchbow
The following is a correct list of her officers:
noSa rr ONO,
Lieutenant Commandcr-J K Craig, Navigator
y, Masters Scwcll
l. Enscns-J Vinton. Ridgcly Hunt.
Cadet Midshipmen-J blish, l. o Garrett,
T. Menifee j Mudd. fH
! surgeon-Thomas lIiland; Assistant Surgeon, s
Grinith
D. Paymastcr, G j Guild.
N CHIEF Engineer W Thomson, Passed Assistant Z
gineers, A W Morley Henry l. slosson Cadet Z
rineers, T. O'C Acker, w Amman.
First Lieutenant Marincs-frank Scott
y Boat swain--J Heating
IN Guuner-W Webbcr
10 Sailmaker-- j Z Chavalier
o. Supreme Court October Term.
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