Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-02-12
SATURDAY PRESS.

The steamer australia will be due here from
the colonies on Monday.
PASSENGER traffic between the islands has been
stopped until further notice.
Mosr of the smallpox cases reported are very
light and the patients are doing well. ..
The meeting of the Hawaiian Mission Childrens'
Society for this month will be omitted.
PrSAroRE airs heard ut all hours of tho day
and evening, sung hummed and whistled
Two new buildings are now being erected on the
reef for the accommodation of smallpox patients.
An odorless excavator arrived on the A. P.
Jordan last week. for the Minister of the Interior.
Toby, the seventh anniversary of the accession
of King Kalakaua to the Throne is national
holiday.
THE brick foundation for n new dwelling house
for Mr.. Claus Sprekels has been completed near
Punahou. HH ETTrW mff
The Board Of Education have wisely decided to
close the public schools of Honolulu for the
present.
In conveying smallpox victims to the reef
should be taken that they do not get wet or
chilled III. 8H".r
The steam road roller out on Fort street
again on Wednesday astonishing the natives by
its grace and agility.
A TELEPHONE post King street near the resi-
dence of Mr. Cecil Brown is down-supposed to
have been knocked down by dray.
CAsr-orF clothing for victims of the smallpox
whose clothes have been burned will be thankfully
received at the station house.
AN addition has been Lut the Advertiser
of, tba ,;J t, e.
and fronting on Merchant street.
DIR. j. X. SMITH of Koloa, Kauai, returned by the
L,kelike from Maui last Sunday. He made the as
cent of Haleakala on the 2Sth ult
The California Theatre Company were refused
renewal of their license for playing at the new
Music Hall on account of the prevalence of small
pox. -Ht
The Chinese steamer Meefoo left here for San
Francisco on Thursday afternoon, carrying the
mails, after having given bonds to the extent Of
$4,000.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE JUpD and Deputy Attorney
General Smith arrived from Nawiliwili Kauai, on
Sunday, where the Circuit Court had been in
session.
A NUMBER of prisoners are engaged on the espla-
made between the foot of Fort street and the Like
likes wharf, replacing some of the old beams by
new ones.
IT is singular that more of smallpox have
not been discovered among the Chinese, for
many of them have been exposed to it from the
first outbreak.
Hon. II. A. WIDEMANN has been appointed to
fill the vacancy in the Board of Health occasioned
by the departure of Col. c. II. Judd. very excel
| lent appointment.
| BY advices from the other Islands VIC learn that
the recent Kona very in all parts of the
| mi rp xyn16 dor IN rln nfnti IN
| buildings and dwelling houses.
THERE have been more dwellings erected recent
| ly at Kuaokahua than any other portion of Homo
| lulu or vicinity. Two or three are now being
| erected on Beretania street. '1t-
LEON De JEAN, keeper of the Partisan restaurant
on Hotel street, was found to have smallpox and
was conveyed to the hospital on the reef on Tues
day and died on Thursday morning.
The Likelke left last Wednesday to make the
| circuit of Hawaii, taking freight only On hel
return she will lay up for repairs and will not
leave Honolulu again until March LIST.
From the mortuary report of the Board of Health
for January 1884, we learn that there were only Al
deaths. This is only about half the death rate fol
the same month in the two previous years.
THERE has been very little business in the Polio,
Court this week. The epidemic has a salutar,
effect upon crime. On Saturday last, and OF
Thursday and Friday Of this week, there were M
cases called.
Din. j. X. SMITH was the only passenger per
mitted to leave town for the other Islands thi
week. This exception was made because Of hi
being Government physician for Kauai, and hi
services are needed there.
SOME of the passengers who arrived in port b
the Likelike on her las. trip, did not come ashor
ON account of the quarantine regulations, fearin
that they would not be allowed 70 leave. They re
turned by her on Wednesday.
OryyoEns have been placed by Marshal Parke a
the Nuuanu Pail, at Moanalua and at Niu, 70 81
, anime All persons coming TO or going from Hone
lulu, with instructions to detain all that have an
appearance Of being affected with smallpox
A CnIsAMAs and Chinese girl have the small DO
! at Koolau. Both were in Honolulu during III
then exposed to it. DIR. Kennedy has been appoin
ed by the Board of Health, Assistant Physical
i, for koolau and vicinity MlItN 3h Il
H. ii. X. KEELKoLAsI has put her onplace
Emma street under virtual quarantine. Tt
domestics are not allowed TO leave the premise
|, and otaers not allowed TO enter. II would !
well II others employing number Ut people woul
adopt the same measures.
OK Friday the 4th inst the barkentne Ella an
schooner A. r. Jordan, and on the 9Th the bar
II. ". Amy, arrived from San Francisco, a
bringing mail; but AS they made uncommQn
long passages, owing 10 rough weather. the ma
was not 10 late as that received by this steamer.
4 LAST Sunday evening the steamer Mssulii ",
J. chartered convey 10 Moloka thirty eight lepe
y who had arrived here from Maui. The room the
" occupied at the station house needed and
= WAS thought best to send them away as quickly
possible Two suspected cases were detained her
A oossIDERAsLx quantity Of lumber that W,
used on the steamer Qsinfa for hunks was sold
Cinnamon and natives and was hauled of 10 al
: ferent parts Of the town. The broken pieces wei
I. used for firewood and the rest, We are informe
= for building purposes. II any Of ths lumber ca
- be found 1t should be destroyed.
LAST Wednesday morning Judge Bickerto
: issued an order excluding all persons from Il
Police Court during its sesxons who have no bus
I. ness there. Tins was dons on scenunt Of q
A prevalence Of the smallpox and was . con
nendable action crowded assemblies should |
avoided as much as possible at pressnt, and d
Police Court II often pscked with natives N
Chinese, who are only present from mere curiosit
TEE following msmhsrs Of tbs Pslvy Couno
= have been appointed ~ Quantities. 70 assist q
y Board Of Health during the prevalence Of the Or
dsmic His Excelleney Governor !. o. Domini
His Exosllsacy the ChAnosllos G. G. HssuA Ua