The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-09-07
ISLAND LOCALS.

ABOUT TowN.
Punahou opens to-day.
We will comment, on what a reader wishes Us
to, next week
Judge Fernandez left for Molokai on Monday to
hold Court there.
Our thanks are due to Al. Cartwright, Esq, for
files of Tahitian papers.
Major wodehouse intends visiting Hawaii on
board H.B.M.S. GaaHet at the latter end of the
week.
Out Of respect to the memory of the late Mr..
Janion, the British Consular flag was at half-mast
on Monday.
The Cousins will hold their monthly meeting on
Saturday evening of this week at the residence of
Hon. S. n. Castle.
There was burglary at the residence of Mr..
Hastings on Monday night and quantity Of
clothing was stolen
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. Waterhouse arrived by the Yea
landia; Mr.. Waterhouse is looking well, and SEN
ergetic as ever.
BY the Zealandia large number of our old resi-
dents returned 10 their homes a list Of the names
will be found in our commercial column.
Mr. E. H Rodgers; acting District Justice of
Wailuku, Maui, who has been staying in town for
medical attendance, died on Monday evening.
The Portuguese received per Suffolk have very
rapidly been engaged. The last lot left their
quarters at the quarantine grounds on Thursday.
The steamer B'afp,analo has received her new
boiler from the Honolulu Iron Works, and will
soon be ready for active duty.
The British war vessel which was reported of
the harbor as we went to press last week is the
GanHet: several of her officers have been here
before.
We may soon look for more kamaainas return
ing 10 our shores BY this mail we hear that Mr..
Davies and Mr.. Henry May were to start early IN
September.
Is Honolulu an infected port or not No official
notice of the raising Of the quarantine has, to
knowledge, been promulgated. VIII some official
rise and explain
There has been very great deal of rain on the
Koolau side of the island, too much in fact at Ka
neohe they have had TO stop work for four days
in consequence
Attention is called to the card of Mrs ]. Sim
MONS who proposes to give lessons in vocal and
instrumental music ST her residence, Hotel street,
opposite DR.. McGrew's.
The O5e,on arrived yesterday, 10) DAYS from
Liverpool curiously enough she made the voyage
last year in almost the same time the difference
between the two runs is only one hour
The billiard match between Saunders and Kaa-
manao. which was announced TO come off last
Wednesday resulted in a victory for Kaamanao,
who carried of the prize by l0l points.
H.R.H. Princess Regent accompanied by II.
r. II. Princess Likelike Hon. J. NJ. Kapena and
suite, left in the LsLHG for Maui on Monday even
Ing the party expect to he away fortnight
Our thanks are due to Messrs Whitney & Rob
ertson. for late San Francisco papers also to
Purser Macdonald of the ZealaHdid, and the Mer-
chants Exchange San Francisco, for full files.
The young man, mentioned in our last issue, as
having attempted to commit suicide and whose
wounds, it was thought at the time might prove
fatal is, glad to state in affair way towards
recovery.
Honolulu was visited bv a heavy stormon We'd
nesday morning The thunder growled angriy
among the mountains but kept away from the
town. About midday however, the sun was shin
ing bright as ever.
Father Matthias school at Koolau is highly
spoken of: there are upwards of 20 scholars at
tending it of all denominations. The worthy Father
CARRIES it on free of charge and is really doing
fine work.
A match game of billiards for the championship
Of Hawaii, will take place this evening at the
Aston House Billiard rooms, between James
Saunders and Kamanao. Game to commence at
s o'clock-500 points up
The iron works still continue the rather e1-
pensive system of sending boilers and machinery
TO the wharf dragged by gang Of thirty or forty
men, shouting and cheering, TO the no small dis
comfort of those who have FESTIVE horses
A friend tells US that during this hot weather
the rage will be gloves untanned; for" says he,
a. WRdiessed Kids will be fashionable along the
streams" That man is now lamenting his hard
fate he tumbled down two flights of stairs.
The Lunalilo Home is growing famously. Mr..
Thomas is beginning 20 push work along with a
will. We visited the building the other day and
found it rapidly taking shape. There Is every
prospect of its being an ornament and credit TO
our city.
The Band and the Military we're entertained in
the Palace grounds on the occasion of the Birth
day Of the Princess Regent. We are told that
they had n very enjoyable time and that they were
allowed no liquor: the party was strictly tenn
perance one.
A note in the Saturday Press rejecting on the
recent tour of the Princess Regent IN Hawaii Is
certainly in very bad taste, and we are surprised
that the editor should have allowed IL 10 appear
On inquiring we are told that there is no founda-
ton for the remarks.
We regret TO have TO record the death of Mr.. ].
r. Tibbets, who committed suicide by shooting
himself through the head yesterday morning The
deceased had been for some time great sufferer
from disease. An inquest Will be held
Honolulu was very busy on Monday evening.
First large proportion of our inhabitants wert
present at the farewell services held by Mr. Hal
lenbeck then a great number of people assembled
to hear the band and finally there was per.
Torrance at the theatre
Miss Carrie ID. Castle, who has recently returned
from abroad proposes to give lessons on tn,
piano-forte 10 limited number of pupils at the
residence of her brother, Hon. S. n. Castle Miss
Castle is a thorough musician and intending
pupils viii do well TO make carly application.
On Friday last Marx Twain" In the absence
of Blackthornv who did not put in an appear
ance after waiting three-quarters Of an hour. was
ordered by the judges 10 over the course alone
and beat the time of > min III sec He did the
nile in min. 81 sec, and his was declared
the winner of the $1,000 purse.
native, named William Thompson, died sud
denly last Thursday: he complained of cramps in
his stomach, and it was thought by his friends
that he had died by eating poisonous fish: a post
,io,-fsm examination however revealed that heart
disease was the cause of death Doctors Mchib-
bid and Hutchinson held the post norton.
There was an excursion party coming down here
IN charce Of Mr. Bousrr bv the Zealandia but it
has apparently fallen through. The excursionists
were 10 pay $50 and TO have their horses hotel
expenses and a visit 10 the volcano franked. The
nartv was to consist Of not less than eight or
than t7elve. The minimum number of victims
could not be found We are glad OF II What
zil Hawaii nej come 10 il It IS to be flooded with
a sort of Cooks excursion
A large crowd was assembled round Ksumaka-
Mill church last Friday not only were the streets
t-n l.uA oxurv nvaflabla rroefion arnOnn the Eur-