Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-12-10

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A rAsroMisr IL announced for Christmas eve
December 9th, at the Music Hall, by Mr.. Edwin
Browne, Miss Boyer and others.
! Cmrr JusrcE Jupp wont TO Inhaina by tho
| Litsihr 10 hold the December term Of Court. w
q. smith represents the Government
Tnr first Of the Christmas auction sales took
place ut u. !. Ehcrs store last night and was we'll
4 attended. IL will he continued tonight.
A. ID. Grrnrss who assaulted Mr.. NJ. w. Nc.
Chesny recently hns been committed for trial be.
fore the Supreme Court at the January term.
Tux window on tho Waikiki side of the Post
Office, fronting on Merchant street. has been 10.
moved and the space In now occupied by letter
boxes.
THERE will bo temperance meeting ut the Bethel
ycstry next Monday evening. with addresses, sing
ing, etc. 10 which the public In general In cordially
invited.
A GAME Of foot ball IL announced 10 come OF
to-day ON tho cricket grounds Mt Makiki, the two
sides 70 be represented by the seniors and juniors
OF local players
ALL Government schools will have vacation
during the HOLIDAYS, extending from the Z'rd Of
December to January 9th. On the latter date n
new school term will commence.
The new FIRE bell was tried at noon on wedncs-
day and sounded much clearer and louder than
the other one. II II will sound well when sus-
pended In the tower 1t can be called success.
LAST Tuesday about noon horse that had broken
loose from q carriage up Fort street which, as
usual, lined with carriages, but fortunate no
other horses were frightened by it and no harm
done.
The ladies Of the committee Of st. Andrews
Fair beg to return their encere thanks to all
those who by their kind assistance and liberal
contributions helped to make the fair great
success
TnE police authorities in possession OF valu-
able information concerning recent robberies and
burgaries, but ms publication Of IL ut this time
might defeat the ends Of justice, we will not give
particulars ut present. 80
Ar Fort Street Church Sunday morning. ]. A.
Cruzan, pastor, will preach upon christians
Peculiar People," and in the evening upon Old
Wives Cures, Vagaries and Superstitons in
Science and Religion" cordial welcome to all.
buted samples OF their leo made from artesian
water which was beautifully clear and crystalline
They have discontinued its manufacture for a few
days to make necessary changes and improve
monts III their apparatus.
The benefit TO be rendered Professor Berger has
unfortunately been unavodably postponed, and
perhaps it is well for the weather has been very
will DO good when it is given and we hope that the
weather will be propitious.
AT the meeting of the Library and Reading
Room Association last Saturday evening, owing to
the slight attendance, the election of Secretary
was deferred to the next meeting. The Building
Committee reported progress and at the next meet
ing will exhibit plans and state the costs of one
and two-story buildings.
In our supplement- this week we publish in full
At a
sioner of immigration, TO the Minister of the In
terror. Next week We will review the immigration
question edtorially. contributed article on
"Eyolntlon' also appears IN the supplement- which
will give food for thoughtful minds.
A GosPEL Temperance Meeting il held at the
Rstihel. every Saturday evening aaia2sr tie nest-
ings are we'll attended. This society In doing good
work, and We are glad to know that many through
its influence are led 10 abandon the ou-destroying
vice of intemperance and to receive Christ. Come
and hear the testimony. cordial welcome TO all.
Mn. X. W. LAME has laid on our table copy
Of a REPORT on Hawaiian Leprosy" by A. W.
SAKE SAKE, Nd 9 paper read before the California
thetic and tubucrculaf ieprosy are described and
the supposed causes enumerated. The dissase he
says was introduced from China in 1910, and the
first leper (Ahia) was reported in 1Si8 He gives
tho reasons Of its spread describes the leper set
Element at Kalawao and discusses the possibility
Of introducing the disease into California. He
secondary
the tissues OF the body to receive lis specific poi
son. but It cannot p said to have any other rsla-
ton to the disease"
or Thursday last whsn the ting boat Peie was
towing the bark Alden Bssse (bound from Port
land to Hongkong) into the harbor, she was IN
able to mnks hendway against the wind when in
the passage and the bark h h TO anchor opposite
Of safety. The barkentine Discovery could not get
ont to sea Thursday on account of the bark being
anchored there and had 70 remain IN port until
yesterday morning. Our poet sings as follows Of
"A hnc weather boat wa. our tug
For when the breeze stirred
And the loud surf was heard
Her berth At the wharf she did hug.
! Mr.. WILLIAM URuAHARr has shown us model
OF combined car and wagon which he has in
fields tn the mill. The wheels are adapted either
for tramway or the ground IL has also IN ad-
Unstable tongue which can he used when hauled by
horses, and which can be instantly removed when
ON the track, whore the cars be coupled with
links like any otlier railroad cars. When in tho
field the forward axle Ia movable like that any
spiral spring IL slipped which makes Il immovable
and solid. The boz IL made in the shape Of q
wide V, and il near the ground so as TO be loaded
of or on the tramway without difficulty AZ the
tracks ut the end are winged outward, aud by
hauling the wagon between them 1t cannot miss
running on To them where they narrowed to
the proper gauge. A dump will also be erected at
the mills 10 unload the ears without handling the
cans, The wheels are provided with brakss aud
" necessary will have scrapers attached. Thu W.
vcntion is protected aud viii be patented in few
days.
THx fair for tho benefit Of the building fund Of
tho Ensish Church Was held ON Tuesday afternoon
and evening in large tent-the old circus tsnt--
winch had been erected near the church. The
arrangements inside were complete, and the DECOR
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