The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-03-16

the same DAY.
Chinese New Year Day was celebrated here on
Saturday the 9th January, whereas in China it
fell due on Sunday Goth January. The inference
IS that they are not guided in any way by cur
almanacs, but regulate their time solely by the
age Of the m on
There has been quite migration of Chinese
during the past week. Parties of ten or twelve
arrived at Mr.. Widemann's plantation daily for
some time. They 90 over TO bum on their friends
This is the valuable labor we have been importing
We also hear that number have gone over to
Koolau.
It Is noticeable fact that the Queens Hospital
has, with one exception, been free from smallpox
This IS due TO the great care taken by those in
charge sort of quarantine is kept up, and no
one, except upon necessary business is permitted
within the building. We commend the vigilance
of the authorities.
The waialua people, when they heard there was
case Of smallpox in their district, Immediately
went TO see what il was like. and then employed a
boy who Was attending school TO wash the clothes
Of the sufferer. This shows laudable desire to
spread the disease. which merits the attention of
the Board Of Health.
We notice that Mr.. and Mrs. Wells leave by the
steamer. Miss Wilkes left by the W. H. DifoRd
yesterday. Mr.. and Mrs. Wells leave behind them
public have not had more opportunity Of seeing
their acting than they did. The bright and spirited
approximations of Miss Eliza Long. will be long
held in remembrance 10y our play-eoers, We
wish them every success wherever they may 60.
The adjourned annual meeting of the Musical
Hall Association took place on Monday evening at
the theatre. There were eleven gentlemen. repre-
sentlng about II shares. No business of import
ance was transacted. The Treasurer read his
report and the President made a statement of the
affairs of the association. The following Trustees
were elected: Hon. 5. q. Wilder, f. Preston, Hon.
A - II A A "a
man. ]. H. Patty, w. G. Irwin, r. +. Bickerton,
and Walter Murray Gibson.
Our roads are simply ghastly. They have, of
course, had pretty good test under the late rains
and they, a rule come out showing they are not
roads at ALL Whose the fault is we do not under
take to say, but there certainly is not decent road
about Honolulu. The upper part of Fort street Is
almost impossible: so is Nuuanu Valley opposite
the residence of Mr.. John I. Waterhouse. As for
some of the by-streets, pen cannot undertake TO
paint their horrors and vet some $4,000 or so has
been expended ON improving the road TO the Park
Is Mrs. Jeaby at the head of the road department
Suits are pending in the Supreme Court brought
by the Queen Dowager, Emma, and h. II. Ruth
Keelikolani against the Crown Commissioners.
The plaintiffs claim large tracts of valuable land
as heirs-at-lav of Kamehameha ". The land
claimed was awarded to Kamehameha III and has
not been set apart in the list of Crown Lands al
though the Crown Commissioners appointed by the
Act of 1854 have treated them as Crown Lands.
Messrs. Austin and Castle d Hatch appear for
Queen Emma, Mr.. Hartwell for Keelikolani. Nj.
Preston is understand retained for the Com
missioners. The case of H H. Ruth Keelikolani
will remain in allegiance till the arrival Of the King
An amusing incident occurred at the Court
House at kahuku the other day. kanaka sued a
Chinaman for pulling his taro. The native engaged
the learned Mr.. J. Kupau 10 argue his case. The
Chinaman also went to the same legal luminary to
argue his case. Mr.. kupau felt himself equal TO
the occasion, accepted both briefs, and appeared
in court for both parties. He argued most ably
for some time that the Chinaman, and nobody but
the Chinaman. had stolen the taru and then as
Cowper says in his little poem of Nose and Eyes"
" Changing his side as the lawyer knows how he
argued that the Chinaman could not be the man /!
The Court did not consider that the second argu-
ment was as good as the first and condemned the
Chinaman, who thereupon appealed. We imagine
this TO be unique case in the annals of the law,
and recommend it TO the attention of the AIbanN
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