The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-05-25

Iull htltnQhnCe OF Lne1uDtTk IS expected
saction Of important business.
Last night the police made descent on
gambling den in Maunakea street. and succeeded
in bagging about twenty Celestials, who were
caught at their fayorite pastiIne. They viii have
a hearing before the Police Justice to-day.
4Coouette- and George Treat have been
matched to trot at kapiolani Park,
Thursday june ID. for a sweepstake of $1,000,
mile heats best 3 in 5. "Coquette " to wagon and
George Treat to harness. The race to start
at P. II.
We see Mr.. Montana has taken couple of
photographs of the scene Of the late accident He
must have been very quickly the ground, for
we have a picture Of the crowd shortly after the
body Of David PaahaO vas removed. This was
energetic TO say the least of it.
NJ Feer. the new French Commissioner, was
formally received by the Princess Regent on
Saturday. The speeches made on the occasion
will be found on our " BY Authority" column.
Reference is made by N. Feer to the new position
which France now occupies in the Pacific.
The Lady Lapipson brought down a large don
KEY engine H. be used principally in discharging
and loading the vessels Of the Planters Line.
81 ortly after 1t was landed on the wharf, steam
was got up and the engine put in commission dis
charging the Lady LaHpsoH.
By the ". II. Meyer from San Francisco on
Sunday last. thirt-two draft mules and several
horses arrived and were landed in fine condition.
The above were all selected in California by Dr.
Weir Of this city, and under whose careful super
vision they were until their arrival here.
Pinafore seems to have made fair chit :" Our
dramatic critic has visited the theatre each per-
Torrance, and the result will be found in another
column. There have been good houses and a fair
sum has been realized for the Music Hall Associa-
ton. The proceeds Of the performance last night
are to be given to the Strangers Friend Society.
Tho attendance at Fort. street School is 1O3 out
Of roll Of 2l0: not 40, as enormously given IN
the Saturday Press that at the Royal School 2Sl
ont Of a roll Of 400 During the epidemic there
have been five deaths among the scholars of the
Royal School. We have not received the numbers
from Militant School.
On Saturday last collision occurred on Nuuanu
street, near Beretania, between an express wagon
and native on horseback, which resulted in par
tally wrecking the express wagon. The cause of
the accident was due to the carelessness OF the
driver of the express wagon, who had evidently
been imbibing something stronger than soda
water.
The Board of Immigration, in their next impor-
tation of Portuguese, intend to alter the proper
ton Of women to men, if possible. The men are
to be encouraged TO bring their wives with them;
they 10 pay half the passage money, and the
Government the other half. From what Mr..
Holfnung writes, there will be little difficulty III
getting considerable number on these terms.
There will be a temperance entertainment at the
past o'clock. at which addresses will be delivered
by Rev. Mr. Frear and Dir. 5. b. Dole a recitation
by w. A. Kinney; reports FROM the temperance
Committee. The whole interspersed with music.
The public are cordially invited.
1t is remarkable how careless people will be
last Friday evening a large hand cart, with one
In charge was left in the middle Of hukul street.
The night was dark and carriage driving past
came within an ace of running into 1t. The oc-
cupants got out and removed the obstruction to
the side Of the road Men who are so careless as /
TO leave such things about, should be looked up
by the police.
There VIII be a musical and literary entertain
ment at the Lyceum tomorrow evening under the
auspices and for the benefit of the Y. n. c, a. of
this city Prof Swift late of Montreal, will
deliver a lecture, with illustrative Rotations on
the Essays of Lord MacaUlay which will be pre-
ceded and followed by musical selections IN this
the public will have the very treat Of piano
recital by the talented pianist Miss Carrie Castle,
her first appearance since her return from abroad.
The Advertiser need have no fears, we shall come
ont fat footed" enough Wien 1t suits Us. As for
the rocks g we viii put torpedo under them, SO
that future navigators need not trouble their heads
about them. Whenever the GAZETTE is IN doubt
about what line If shall follow, it viii aSsuredly
apply TO the grandfather of newspapsrdom in
this country. At present it sees Its way pretty
clear, and any antiquities which its con-
temporaries may think they see will become clear
before we lay down the editorial pen.
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We are informed that the Board Of Health are
sending ample supplies Of vaccine virus to the
other Islands Every effort should be made TO
thoroughly vaccinate the people for the moment
the tabu upon Island tTstlc Is raised the only pro-
lection Maui and Hawai- people Will have will be
vaccination. Vaccination has been 10y no means
thorough on Maui; at leest, we are informed.
We know of one plantation where the men were |
not vaccinated ti within few DAYS, and this in 4
face OF continuance of smallpox for four months
almost at their very doors.
'Piaaforer was repeated last evening. The
house was very full and the audience thoroughly /
appreciatlye. The whole company seems to have |
become thoroughly accustomed to the stage and 1
everything went very smoothly Miss Luce, the /
prima donna OF the company, was much ap-
pauded, and the Admiral was SIMPLY capital. at
the conclusion of the performance the company, |
in honor Of Queen Yictorias birthday, sang the !
English National Anthem. Miss Luce singing the |
solo part. The audience rose as one man, and at |
its conclusion there was real enthusiasm shown, |
and the curtain went up to rapturous applause.
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rumor is going the rounds here that last week |
a haoie who wished to emigrate to Molokai, and |
IN order 70 eyGde the quarantine regulations mere
had himself put into a large packing case, well |
perforated with holes marked vegetables" and |
shipped freight on deck TO that island The YES
sci reached the poTt the night after leaving
Honolulu. and the box of vegetables was duly |
landed. The idole upon finding himself safely on |
shore Immediately set to work to unpack himself, /
which he succeeded In doing IN short time, much
on the beach TO receive and for the freight,
and who on his appearances in their midst, imme |
diately took 10 their heels and left him alone In
bis glory. On their return some time after, the |
natives found empty packing case, but the
haole had gone to better quarters. By this master
stroke, a passage was secured to Molokai for the
low sum Of fifty cents.
On Friday last serious accident occurred on the
premises occupied By Father Darkin. Fire Engine
Company No intended to give ball there In the
evening, and several of those interested in the
affair were in the large school room decorating.
About las loud report was heard and the plaster
began to fall, the half dozen people who were
inside ran for their lives. Mr.. Long, Mr.. Clark
and girl just managed to get clear when the
whole building came down with crash burying
beneath it, Mrs. Long native girl and boy named
David Paahao. Assistance was obtained and the
two females were rescued; the girl was unhurt, |
Mrs. Long slightly injured about the head and
neck. Farther search being MADE, 1t was unhap-
PLY found that David Paahao was killed. An
inquiry has bean held upon the matter and we
refer our readers to our report Of the inquest, |
where they VIII find full particularly of the affair.