Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-11-05


night which continued till morning a was largely |
attended.
THE letter on "No More Chimes in to-day's |
paper will he found interesting ande commend |
1t to the attention of our readers
The regular monthly meeting dhe Mission |
Children's Society will be held this ening at the
residence of Henry Waterhouse Esq
OS account of n heavy press uponur columns |
this week we are unable to publisnuch cores
pondence and other matter now on I'D.
MANY natives from the other Isids were in
town this week they arrived lturday and |
Sunday to see the reception given tone King
A BALL was given by the Malo CD at the Ha-
waiian Hotel last Wednesday niEhin honor of |
Admiral Aslambegoff 1t was aery pleasant
affair.
KING KAIAKAuA visited Admiral lambegof on |
the Russian flagship Afrika on tesday. The
squadron dressed ship and mannthe yards as
he was received on board.
The emblem3 of mourning in spect to the
memory of President Garfield weraearly all re-
moved on Saturday and Monday II, but few
places are still draped.
The regular meeting of the Whku Literary
Society was held at the residencof Mr.. J. W.
Girvin, Monday evening last. A cd attendance
and an interesting programme.
A BOY was run over by an expire last Monday
in crowd on Hotel street. The hse was fright
ened by the band and could nobe controlled.
The boys injuries were not serious
TIE RURAL PRESS of October Sihas column
editorial on Hawaiian Agrcultu' in which it
copies the greater part of one othe SATURDAY
Press editorials recently published
The poles placed along King IL Fort streets
from which flags were suspended ind the PUSHES
strewn along the streets were eared up very
quickly on Monday after the precision.
WE publish with this issue a III page supple
ment and call attention to our 81 Francisco cor
respondence and the account the Alexander
golden wedding which will be fodd therein.
The Concert given at the Nusi Hall on Thurs
day evening for the benefit O tb organ fund for
the English church was w,ll tended, and will
realize about 800. 1t passe, of very creditably.
AMONG the arrivals from lar Francisco by the
steamer australia wss Charts Warren Stoddard,
Es,., well known to many ofpu people by previ-
soiourns in the islands ATTIC all others by his
writings.
OK Thursday the Russian ns,n- of-war Piastoon
and the schooner Mana coded in the channel.
The Piastocn had her fore ard carried away, and
the Mana had her gafr brrn. Both vessels sus
tanned other injuries.
Ii has been decided to rganize "Teachers'
| Association of the Hawais Islands," The first
\ meeting for the adoption constitution and
the election of officers WILDE held Mt the Lyceum
next Tuesday evening at 10 O'Clock.
One of the fancy cloth laierns suspended from
the Chinese arch at the corsr of King and Fort
streets caught fire last Monay night, but Ms there
happened to be a step-laddahere the fire was ex-
| I'm, nod hafnrp lnmnpe
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The rainfall for October ". very light. AT DR..
Rob't McKibbin's residence m Beretania street,
there was only ~ of an iidi, at W. w. Half .
place on Nuuanu street it Uttered 40 inches and
at the Ice Works in NuuanuT'lley 3.S7 inches.
SUIT for libel has been ,rught against W. NJ.
Gibson, the Proprietor of be Pacific Commercial
Advertiser. by Attorney GeBI,l Armstrong. The
| case was brought up beforstie Police Judge yes
terday morning, but at the pitance of Mr.. Gibson
was continued for hearing 3 he 9Th inst
The King held reception on Monday last at
| kliolani Hale at which wasIrcsented Gen. Comfy
| u S. Minister, NJ. Feer, Fre,o Commissioner, and
| nIr. Ratard, Chancellor Of tie French Legation
Subsequently Admiral Asl,nbegotf and several
officers of the Russian squadon were presented
THOMAS WHITE an old 'csident OF Wailuku
died October 29.h. He has ,een on the islands
between fifty and sixty yprs and has beer
united in tine bonds of mariinony to six dif
ferent women. For many iDnlhs he has beer
entirely destitute, and has ben provided for b,
the Catholic mission. Age ssenty-hye years.
The Band will! commencet to play in Emm'
Square for the month of Member and Deccm
Mt A o'clock; following is theprogramme for thu
| afternoon:
March-Krckow .............. ,ParloS
oyeriurs- Rubezshl. ,oonrSd
fnae-Wiiiiam TELL
sel TSipSs' Lie for the Car Gnk
TRANSIT of Mercury over the SUMS disc vii
occur on Monday next, to observe which we lear
that MIR. O. ii Rockwell an eminent amateur as
tronomer hps arrived by ihe dnst,ulia wit
powerful instruments which he has located o
the site of the Transit of Venus observator
of Captain Tupman, whidi the King ma
kindly placed ut his service for the OCCASION
Tho transit will occur at the following time
Honolulu, mean.) lneress u. A. 4s. AN, ERres
D. O. II. Pm.
LAST week u Chinaman confined in the iail Z
Waikiki, Maui, succeeded ID making his cscap
and asa diligent search failed to reveal his wher
abou,s, the officer in charge turned the kanak
prisoners out OF Jail and Ind them surround
cane field in which the Chiaman was concealed
the Celestial could not dodge them MI and WI
caught This IL certainly an exeinplifcation
the old saying Set a thief to catch thief"
A CHISAMAs paying his dyotions to the man
of u deceased relative at Aakiki cemetery, viii
burning tapefs SGT hre to tic dry grass, and WI
unable TO prevent the fire from spreading. nj
Hassinger telephoned into the Station House, al
Captain Tell with six men went out and exit
guished the fire and arrested the Chinaman.
portion of the fence and the paling around
number of graves was burned. The total dama
amounts to about $50. The Chinaman Offers
repair all injuries.
VOCAL, instrumental and literary entertai
ment in honor of and under the patronage
King kalakaua was given on board the RIM
australia ON Friday, October 18th, commencing
$50 Pm Followingi is the programme:
PARI
Piano-forte-N Folly WALTZ Mr. q. E. Bar,o
sons-s'ihe Anchor Weighed 49,. Mr.. james Bru
Ieciialion ''MaTy Jane shant Sing Mr., y. h. Nell
Piano-fOrte Selected Mlts hohlnsi
Speech impromptu ,...........,.,.,...Dr. j, Thorn
PART H.
song-"swc,t spiri! Hear my Payers Mrs; Lawl
song-"The Bouny Yorkshire Lass; Mr. W Bat
sons-"Dawn by tho River side" Nr. sai,on 1
chorus by the IAN England" Cricket Team. .
Hawaii foni-,',..'.,'''....''' Niss "i"asmh
Tnr excitement and confusion that ensued
the streets when the three signal guns were he'
at rs minutes to 4 O'Clock on Saturday afterno
was intense and Undesirable, and quite anus
To any one who was not personally interest
either AS government offcial, fireman. ol
member Of some parading association. Occn
tons were dropped instanter, men rushed vii
about in every direction, obliyious Of all
the one enerossing idea--'The King Is coming