The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-05-04
ISLAND LOCALS.
ABOUT TowN.
be c. S. S. Pensacola leaves to-day.

ABOUT TowN.
The {. S. S. Pensacola leaves to-day.
wecongratulate Mr.. J. NJ. Dat, ir. upon his APP
brought upwards Of 100 tons of coal for Allen &
pontment in the Post-ofiice.
The bark Pacific SLOPE came in on Sunday. She
Robinson.
The French bark Noi,,e Dame L'Au1ilatriee, ar
rived on Thursday with cargo of coal from New
South Wales.
The prisoners are at work upon Nuuanu road
above Judd street; in wet weather this is
ceptionally bad piece.
Plenty Of sugar on hand. Our plantations are
turning 1t oct fast Quick dispatch for all vessels
I is the order of ire day now.
The French barque Notye DaHe L'4lrilat,-iee
brought up some stock, we believe for the estate
/ of Mr.. j. Campbell.
I The Hawaiian Mission Children's Society will
meet on Saturday evening. May 7th at Mrs. l. F.
\ Dickson's Beretania street.
We are sorry to hear that Mr. Dubois, who oc-
cupiea the position of clerl; to the Postmaster
I General, is in danger of losing his eye sight.
! The Pensacola arrived harbor on Friday morn
] ing. On her way from Hflo she touched At Lahai-
l AAa MANAH naAl N1iAliAls..AAN+N~N- 49,
The French despatch boat Hsss1ra left for the
Marauesas on Saturday afternoon. She was de
! layed waiting for necessary supplies which we're
on board the Aikshap.
In the .'Notes by the Morning st1,'' of last
weeks ISSUE by an error Of the types the field Of
the stars trips was made to be from 30 5. lat TO
| lOc n. It should be Sc S lat
The coming man has seized the reins; we notice
| that John Chinaman has gone into the express
business pretty largely lately. John will make 1t
I pay when one else can
Anaccident occurred at the quarry on Punchbowl.
The men were trying to drill ont an unexploded
! charge. when it exploded and injured kanaka
seriously and Portuguese slightly.
On Monday the native laborers on the wharf
struck for 81 30 day-pretty tolerable pay for
mere bone and muscle. In no country of the world
is unslilled labor valued as highly as it Is here
We are requested to saw thatthe statement made
/ in the Ksoloa. translation of which appeared in
last Saturdays Advertiser, lacks foundation; and
that an explanation is promised IN the next issue
of the hu0EOa.
A man was brought down from Hawaii by the
Litelite who had broken his ankle. He was engaged
upon a foundation. when blast going OF startled
him. and he fell distance of i feet; he Is nov
in the Queens Hospital
Putting two and two together we presume that
we are not very far astray when we connect the
recent dismissals from the police force with the
] increased activity in attempting TO put down
/ gambling We may look for some curious revela-
/ lions shortly.
There has been debating society in full blast
for ever so long. and seine capital work has been
] done by the Young men who belong 10 IT. We have
had occasion to notice it several times, what the
Press desires Is a public debating society. We
doubt its feasibility
The Minister of the Interior has refused to grant
a license to the Pinafore Company. The per
formance will therefore have to be postponed till
the smallpox shows decided signs of abatlng. We
are very sorry about it but we can quite under
stand the position OF the Minister.
HRH the Princess Regent held an official re-
ception on Monday at Aliiolani Hale when the
Admiral Captain and officers Of the u. ;. ). PEN
. / sacola were presented. A separate reception was
held at which Mrs. Stevens and several other Ia
dies were presented.
We are requested to say that copies of the Eng
lish version of " he Ola Kino'' SANITARY Instruc-
tons for Hawaiins}. printed by order of the Legis-
lative Assembly of 1880. for - free Distribution,
are now ready and can be obtained by application
| at the Office of the Board of Education, under
whose direction the present revised edition has
been published.
H.R.H. the Princess Regent and the Hon.
! Mrs Bishop attended Kawaiahao Church on
I Sunday Morning. The services were of an inter
esting and special character. There was some ex-
/ cellent singing and Rotations OF Psalms and
portions of scripture by the members OF the
. congregation Miss Julia Walanika, whom many
may remember as having given some concerts a
few years ago sang with the choir
1t is not always wise to follow ones inclination
A man engaged on plantation in Hawaii, thought
I be would like a change Of air and went on board
the LikeliLe: he desired to land IN Maui but hav-
ing no permit was brought down here; after
Z knocking about town Tor a few DAYS, he wanted 10
/ return to Hawaii. but permission was refused He
I got a lob as constable watching a Gulrantined
house, which post he has lately resigned for bed
in the smallpox hospital.
1t was hot, deuced hot. last Monday. So thought
a Newfoundland dog, he therefore adjourned to
I the drinking fountain at the corner OF Bethel
street and clam berng up quietly curled himself
into the basin and allowed the stream 10 Tlckle
! gently over his back. 4 newly converted temper
I ance man who happened along, wanted a drink
and stepped up to the fOuntain-he sprang back
suddenly eIclaiming, BY jovc, even water won't
do it'll We got en- again ana IL was some Tune
before the bystanders could bring him 10.
An accident occurred last Thursday at the resi-
dence of Mr. d A. p. Carter. workman was
seized with fainting fit and fell from the scat
folding to the ground; at first II was thought the
man was killed. bat he came to and proved to be
badly bruised and an arm broken. The telephone
did good service on tins occasion, the doctor was
Immediately summoned by it and was on the spot
before i would have been possible to have got a
horse harnessed. Moral, put the telephone IN your
I houses The man was asked to take some brandy
when he revived, but refused, saying he had signed
the pledge year ago.
The bark Higifyer, this time sailing under the
German flag. arrived on Saturday morning 13l
DAYS from St Michsels. She brings Go married
couples Jos single men. ? single women and lOi
children. During the vUyaeS there were 10 births
-I3 deaths occurred as follows II infants, one
woman Of consumption and one man tilted over
board in a squat of Cape Horn. On Sunday
morning the Port Physician went on board aud
PASSENGERS and crew were all examined by him.
Ninety were vaccinated or revaccinsted. the rest
shewod satisfactory marks upon their arms. The
new immigrants are reported as remarkably fine
ard healthy looking lot.
On Saturday evening the premises belonging to
Mr.. A. Bolster. at the oorner of Richard and Mer-
chant streets. had narrow escape from being
burned down Some natives passing saw smoke
coming from a room. They gave the alarm and
broke open the door. A portion OF the hoor was
found TO be in a blaze and a bottle of Kerosene
part of the contents spilled on the boor was stand
ing by it. Catching hold of some old coats the
natives managed to smother the flames. The two
( men who occupied the room say there was no
kerosene kept there 1t would therefore look as If
the bottle had been placed there maliciously.