Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-02-05
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ol0Ce.
The Lord Chamberlain, Colonel, the Hon CHARLES
II. Jupp. promoted Knight Commander.
The Hon. WALTER MURRAY GIBsos, knight Compnn-
ion. IoIanI Palace
81 81 Jan. 10th 1880
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FEBRUARY 5, 1881.
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NOTES OF THE WEEK.
MONDAY, February 14th. is st. Valentines day
Two of smallpox reported from Kahu-
lui, Maui.
TnrnE we're no cases on the Police Court docket
last Saturday.
NUMBER of vessels from foreign ports should
arrive here this month.
ErourEES passengers left here for California on
the Kdiakaua last Wednesday.
NUMBER of the large trees in front of II. H., II.
Keeikolanis palace cut dawn last Wednes-
day.
NEXT Saturday the 18th, is The seventh anniver-
sary of the accession of King Kalakaua to the
throne.
REGULAR business meeting of the Library and
Reading Room Association will be held this eve
ming at 1880 P. NJ.
The steamers were unable to call at number
of places on the other Islands last week, owing to
the severity of the weather.
The three-masted schooner A. p. Jordan arrived
in port yesterday, 81 days from San Francisco,
bringing large mail for the Post Office.
THE wind has been quite violent on the other
side of this Island, and on Sunday last church
at Kaneohe was blown from its foundation.
The sale of lands belonging to the Kanaina
estate on the Islands of Mookai. Maui, Hawaii and
Kauai, on Monday last realized S23,959.
The workmen engaged in macadamizing Fort
street are now beyond Beretannia street, and the
street will soon be completed its full length.
EXPRESS licenses numbers 5, Z, So, and 119 have
been revoked by the Minister of the Interior, on
account of the holders disobeying instructions of
police officers.
THERE will be a called meeting of LIE Progress de
rOceanie Lodge, No. 124, A. F. and A. NJ, at the
hall of the order on King street, next Monday eve
ming, February 7th.
The Chinese theatre on the Esplanade has been
that vicinity have been treated gratis to the
melody of oriental music.
The smallpox has at last got among the resi-
dents of Honolulu. Yesterday young white
boy and a Native from the same part of the town,
were found to have the disease.
A BUNCH of Koae bananas a peculiar kind hay
ing green and white longitudinal stripes, from
Mr.. Paty's place, were on exhibition at Whitney
Il Robertson's bookstore this week.
LAST evening eight new cases of smallpox were
reported Kukui street, making ten in all
two whites and ten natives-amongst the residents
of Honolulu and not including Chinese.
PEOPLE on the other Islands were very late in
getting the United States and European mails
this month, owing to the non-arrival of the Tea
landia before the Island steamers left Honolulu
last week.
LAST evening death from smallpox was re-
ported Nuuanu Street, between Beretania
u
white woman named Lila, and when found was
past medical aid, dying shortly afterward.
The rainfall for the month af January at the
Ice Work in Nuuanu valley as measured by j. X.
Wilder, was 1886 inches at w. w. Halls on Nuu-
anu avenue, 2.19 inches, and at DR.. Il. McKibbins
on Beretannia street, $50 inches.
One thing the harbor of Honolulu is sadly in
need of is a tug-boat-a real tug boat. There
we're four deep-sea vessels lying here during the
continuance of the late Kona that we're ready to
SAIL but the Pele could not tow thom out tug
boat could have taken them out without difficulty
or danger.
THE heavy southery wind which prevailed last
week and the first three days of this week. was the
most severe and longest continued of any We have
and schooDers was much interfered with, and a
number of the latter due from other Islands were
unable to make port. Since Wednesday morning
the weather has been quite pleasant.
The Kona which set in early last week con-
tinued until Wednesday of the present week, when
most of the vessels in the harbor left it being the
first favorable opportunity for sailing. There
were about twenty departures in all four square
rugged vessels seven coasting steamers, and the
remainder Island schooners. Business was very
lively along the wharves all day. but the departure
of so many vessels left the harbor quite bare OF
ouipplng.
AT the last regular monthly meeting of Homo
lulu Royal Arch Chapter No. l, the following Off
elected and installed for the ensuing term
viz H. p, A. Macintosh King, g. West Scribe
E. p. Adams; Captain Host, @. Williams; Principal
Sojourner, d. Dayton; Royal Arch Captain, H: r.
BOLSTER Master Third Vail, H. Mcintyre Mas
tor Second Vail. L. Marchant Master First Vail
L. B. Freii Treasurer Jno. s. Walker Secretary
]. NJ. Dat, jr. Tyler. VIM. Babcock.
FoLLOwISa is the programme Of the Band con
cert at Emma Square this afternoon at o'clock
March-Queen knpiolani, Berger
OverturePcter Schmoll, Weber
Prayer-Moses In Egypt. Rossini
SelectionThe Troubadour,. Verd
waltz Coot'
Quadrille-rho Royal MILDLY, new Gene
| The next moonlight concerts will take place OF
Friday and Monday evenings, February Ilth ant
| l4th, at Emma Square.
| The following is the record of the proceeding
at the Police Court for the week: Mary, W.
drunkenness, pleaded guilty and was fined Is ans
| q costs. Joe Howard, same charge, was hned g
and 81 costs. Moepeno, k, drunkenness, for
| feited 80 bail Lee Chong, Needless driving
pleaded guilty and was fined $40 and 81 costs. d
I kalaikou, drunkenness forfeited W bail. Alana