Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-05-14
Busiuoss Arcnt's Notice.

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THos. q rHRUM, business Agent
NOTES OF THE WEEK.
ANOTHER week of hot, heavy, oppressive weather.
How one longs for good trade wind
A CRICKET match is arranged for this afternoon
between the Senior and Junior Eleven of the II.
CO.
TIE German bark MVsca, arrived from Dram
men. Norway, with 1873 Norwegian immigrants,
yesterday.
The English detached Squadron with the young
Princes on board has been ordered from the Cape
to Melbourne.
THERE will be gospel temperance meeting at
the Bethel vestry next Monday evening, to which
all are invited.
Extensive improvements have been made on
Allen & Robnson's building on Queen Street at
the foot of Kaahumanu Street.
THE vessels in the trade between Hawaii and
Mani, and San Francisco, have lately been carry
ing q number of passengers both ways.
TUE people FROM the New Hebrides are very
highly spoken OF by their employers. At the Eleele
plantation, Koloa, they are reported to be hrstrate
teamsters.
THERE seems to be something in the statements
of certain Insurance Company according to n
circular we have received signed Robert Crawford,
late Agent etc.
LARGE bush fire was burning in Paloo valley
on Thursday and throughout the night, emitting
dense clouds of smoke, rendering Diamond Head
invisible from Waikiki.
The steamer CITY Of Sydney arrived on Monday
evening from the Colonies with very large num-
Der of passengers, and sailed at ~ o'clock on
Tuesday for San Francisco.
THE South Sea Island passengers by Storm Bird
are all disposed Of and Captain Iierney says his
ship ia ready to go to sea Mt n days notice after
receiving the necessary stores and water.
THE Adrertiser is in error in stating that !" the
SATURDAY PRrss loses valuable compiler of ship
ping news by the transfer of Mr.. Dat to the Post
office" Mr.. Dat is still our Marine Reporter.
BY the Zealondia due on Monday next it may
be possible to hear tidings of the missing des
patches sent forward by the steamer which took
the Count Moreno and his youths to the Coast.
The steam stone crusher was broken early in
the week by some extra hard substance getting in
between its jaws, and the road makers will be with
out their supply of " road metal" for some days to
come.
Mn. A. MARQUES writes letter to the Library
and Reading Room Association iii regard to opera
ting circulating musical library under theaus-
pices of the Association, which is worthy of at
tention.
II. B, M. Ironclad Triumph, bearing the flag of
Admiral Stirring, may be expected from Coquimbo
in the course of next month. The corvette Thetis,
Captain Stevens, will be due from Tahiti about
the same time.
The schooner KaiVna returned on Thursday from
a cruise in the neighborhood of the Galapagos Is
lands. She brings n valuable cargo of seal skins,
tortoise shell, shark fins, tortoise meat, and seal,
shark and tortoise oil.
LAST Wednesday night about o'clock a table
cloth in the Astor House was discovered to be on
fire, and was fortunately discovered and extn-
guished before any serious injury done. 1t is
Thought to be the work OF an incendiary.
"
LARGE cargoes of sugar still going from here
to the Coast, all vessels leaving being loaded to
their full capacities. The barkentine Wrestler
which sailed this week carried l,755303 pounds
and the Asedw ,9l5,S70 pounds. the largest cargo
yet.
THERE will be a trotting race at Kapiolani Park
this afternoon between "Coauette' and "Thomas
H." The former is entered by John Colburn and
the latter by James Dodd. Mile heats best three
in five. for $50 side There will also be n run.
ming race.
To THE correspondent of the Gasette who wants
an explanation" as to the use of the term "metal-
ling as applied to roads, we need only refer him
back to his Webster, where he will find the third
definition of the word "metal'' to be 81 broken
stone used for covering macadamized roads,"
LAST Tuesday night several of the students of
Punahou attended the Band concert on horseback,
and had each agreed to take young lady with
him. But one of the young men who had no part
ner engaged, had one of his schoolmates don a
girls habit, and the ruse was not suspected by
his friends, 80 we'll did the damsel pro tenn play
her (?) part.
LAST Monday night two young men who were
anxious to get on the mail dock where the City of
Sydney was lying borrowed n natives canoe with
out asking }, but not being accustomed to tho
navigation of craft of this kind it capsized while
they were pushing themselves along the wharf,
| and the expedition abandoned, as the young
voyagers had to go home to dry their clothes.
TwENTY-THnrg passengers left here for San Fran
cisco by the Jane A. Falkinbmy, ten by the
Wrestler, two by the Lissie Marshall and forty
four by the Cay q SydneE The The number Of ar
brought three and the ". II. Din,ond twelve from,
San Francisco, and the City Of Sydney only one
from the Colonies.
The yellow flag is again displayed in Merchant
Street, adjacent to the premises where it hung for
seven long weeks. The fact has Just come to light
that one small pox patient has passed through the
various stages of the disease and recovered on the
| premises, and second one WAS attacked and died
on Thursday night, hence the revelation.
cert at Emma Square at 4;30 2. NJ. this afternoon
overture-n the Italian Style schpbcrtz
Hymn-praise the Lord.
piccolo Poka-Thc Humming Bird. Selling
selection-The Bells of Coruevie. Planquct
Cornet QuarteteIt Is by God ordained .Mendessuhn
Selcction-The Somnambula. Beni
| THERE is some dissatisfaction expressed amongst
the planters of the Hamakua and Kohala districts
! about an alteration in the postal arrangements.
| The following important establishments are re-
duced to fortnight instead of weekly mail az
| hitherto: Laupahoehoe, Okala. Hamakua plan
] tation and mill, Pahaohao, Honokaa, Kukuhaele
and others. We trust that this may soon be rec
| tilted.
An open drain in the lower part OF Alakea Street
intended to convey the discharge from Wards
! stables has become stagnant, and consequently
| offensive. II has been in this disgraeeful condi
| ton for several weeks, deem IL high time
| that steps were taken To remedy this nuisance
Where il the official whose duty ii is, ought "a
be, to prevent the existence OF such diseasespread
| ing pools
| The Right Rev. Dr. Moran. x. @. Bishop OF
Dunedin, New Zealand, passed through by Chy Q,
| Sydney, ON his way to the East Az bishop Mo
/ a In uvhie W. hear Father