Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-12-03
SATURDAY PRESS.
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DECEMBER 2, 1881.

NAIU kDA I PRESS.
DECEMBER 2, 1881.
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THos. @. THRUM, Manager.
NOTES OF THE WEEK.
THy City of Ns,c York brought forty mine pas
sengers from the Coast to this place.
-
REV. J. A. Cnuz,s returned from Portland, Orc
gon, by the mail steamer last Monday.
THERE have been n number Of thunder storms
on this island during the last few days.
The Mission Children Society will meet this
evening at the residence of W. o. Smith, Esq.
DURING the storm on Thursday it was so dark
that lamps had to be used in many OF the stores
and Offices In town.
sUMnEn Of residents of Honolulu returned by
the CRy Of Nsr York. as will be seen by reading
the stea ner's passenger list.
Mn. +. p. HAST. 'us, formerly U. s. Vice Consul
at Honolulu returned to the islands with his wife
by tho CITY Of Ner York.
ArrEn the return of the Band from Hawaii, the
members will be allowed their well-earned and
much-needed annual vacation.
Qurrs EMMA returned last Sunday morning by
the Likeiike from her trir TO Maui and Hawaii.
She was everywhere met with warm reception.
A LOCOMOTIVE arrived from New York by the
vrFat n
up to Mnhrkona by the Likeiike on Wednesday.
DURING the twenty four hours ending wedncs-
day morning Mt Z A. NJ, 272 inches of rain fell at
OwIso to the stormy weather in the early part Of
the week, the steamers Likeiike, Lehua EHau,a
Hon and G. X. Bishop deferred sailing until Wed
nesday.
THERE will be meeting of the Reading Room
and Library Association this evening, when Sec
rotary will be elected and other important business
transacted.
RrcHAnps STREET below Merchant WAS perfect
mud-hole yesterday after the storm and prisoners
were engaged in shovelng the slush into carts and
hauling 1t of.
KING KALAKAuA and Queen Kapiolani left Homo
lulu by the Lbsiike last Wednesday for Hawaii,
where they expect to be absent until after the
holidays. They were accompanied by portion Of
the Band.
MONDAY last, the anniversary of the recognition
Of Hawaiian Independence, passed off quietly.
The only public recognition of the day was the
display OF flags and u royal salute from Punch
bowl battery at noon.
TnE Social which was to have been given by
the Bethel Social Union on Thursday evening, VAS
postponed OH account Of the rain TO last evening.
A large number were i'll attendance and all present
seemed to enjoy themselves.
In our full page supplement this week will be
found detailed account Of the Lyman Golden
Wedding at Hilo, with the addresses delivered.
Our San Francisco letter, uncommonly interesting
and newsy, will also be found in the supplement.
NUMBER Of Pacific Coast and Eastern papers
hive commented on the slavery business" in
these Islands, and rule very little credence ia
given to the S. +. Chronicles statements, but the
notices not all complimentary to the Islands.
ia. CnuzAs, pastor, will supply the Fort Street
pulpit Sunday, preaching sermon Mt IL o'clock
in the morning and delivering a lecture to young
people at 1880 in the evening. Young peoples
prayer meeting in the vestry at $40 Sunday
evening.
WE learn that the rats still very destructive
at Waialua, on this island. They eat the cane
stalks off the ground and instead of eating
what they have thus cut down, contine their work
plantations.
Thursday-ten to dozen good sized ones for q
quarter. The fishermen attributed tie large haul
to the influence of the rain. Perhaps the fish
came in for drink, and 30 got . scooPed." There
are parallel instances record in human expert
ence.
The rainy weather continued all of the present
week until Yesterday with only short intervals of
sunshine. On Thursday it rained hard nearly MI
day but yesterday morning the clouds had disap-
peared. During the continuance of the rain the
prevailing winds from the south and south
east and the storm must certainly have reached all
of the islands.
A BRArrLEBoRo, Vermont, paper says e. H.
Allen, former resident of Brattleboro and now
minister from the Sandwich Islands to Washing
ton, was in Brattleboro the last week in October,
with his son, e. II. Allen, Jr, and his daughter,
Mrs DR.. Weselhoeft, of Boston, to bury another
daughter, Mrs. Ellen Harris, who died at Homo
lulu in july" EI
PEnsoS.L.-Mr. Will Carson, the special cores
pondent of the S. F. Bulletin, will leave next Mon
day by the I,eaioni to make thorough tour of the
Islands In the interest Of that paper, as to sub
scription and otherwise. We have awaited our
selves OF this opportunity OF presenting the inter,
other islands.
Tuv light house erected by the Government on
Molokai is on the extreme south western point.
The light is at elevation OF nifty feet above the
sea, and can be seen mt sea q distance OF eleven
miles. The light is iIed white Fiesnel, and will
be exhibited after the LIST of January next. An
other light house should and probably will he put
up on tho northwestern point OF the same island.
The latter would be Of service to vessels IN the
Coast trade when in the channel at night.
The CITY of Ner York arrived on Monday from
San Francisco, two days behind schedule time.
Her delay was caused by having to wait for the
European mail, which was delayed by storms on
the Atlantic and heavy SHOWS the overland route.
She brought number of passengers for this port.
One Of the passengers, John Morgan, q native Of
Tahiti, died on the 18th, and was buried at sea.
In the Boston Daily Adreyfiser of November It'll,
Elisha II. Allen, Hawaiian Minister to the United
States, publishes letter contradicting and cor.
recting statements made in that paper concerning
the South Sea immigrants in those islands and
the treatment Of iaborers here. Following IL Ia
the reply Of tho Board OF Immigration To Rev. II.
Bincham's report ON south Sea Island laborers,
which Is taken from the SATURDAY Pass.
The rainfall in this vicinity for November
somewhat reversed the usual order. At DIR. Nc
kibbin's residence Beretania street the rainfall
was $50 inchest at w. W. Halls on Nuuanu
avenue il vas BOD inches aud nj J. X. wilders at
the Ice Works in Nuuanu valley II 6.6s inches.
The large Measurement at DIR. Mckibbns IN duo
| to the short hut heavy rain about the middle OF
| last rionth which verv heavy In town bus did
not reach up 10 the valley.
VERY pleasant gathering Of friends met at
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