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NOTES OF THE WEEK.
Apvrcns from Hawaii report Mauna Loa in n
state of renewed activity.
NUMBER of new. dwellings, are being erected on
Liliha Street and vicinity.
PoLUA was hung Yesterday morning Mt Oahu
prison. Death was believed to be instantaneous.
The rings for the piston packing of the ice ma
chine were finished ON Thursday, 80 we hope to
have our daily ice again without delay.
THERE were only thirteen new cases of small
pox reported during the week, and six deaths.
The total proportion of deaths to cases is still
above one-third.
The Board schools opened on Wednesday, when
GO scholars out of 40 the rolls attended at the
Fort street school. The Royal school in Emma
street mustered go out of 400.
The bark Lady LampSoa has brought down n
donkey engine - named the 81 Lady Lampson, I"
to be used here by the vessels of the Planters
Line.
SEVERAL couples OF the Norwegians who arrived
last week by the MHsca married Tuesday.
Sea voyages seem to have a beneficial effect IN
encouraging matrinony.
One of the latest improved telephones that is
now becoming popular i'll the States is the Hoov,r
Telephone, which is cheaper than the kinds first
manufactured, and is said to give perfect satsfac
ton.
The lecture of Prof Swift on Lord Macaulay"
which to have taken place last Thursday
evening was postponed, on account of the per-
formance of Pinafore, to next Thursday even
ing.
The Emra On. " Adrertiser contains an ex.
tended article under the heading liking, a Lawyer
Convict" of James c. King, who was formerly an
attorney in Honolulu, and which will be interest
| ing reading to those who knew him here
THIRTEEN personalities and Chinese,-were
fined in the Police Court during the week for con-
cealing cases of smallpox from the aushorlties.
Several others were arrested for the same ofense
| but there was not enough evidence to convict
| them
LATE papers from the Coast report that large
volumes of smoke are ascending from Mount
! Baker, Oregon. This is the volcano that showed
signs of activity on the Bird of last November, two
days before the commencement of the recent out
break of Mauna Loa, and it has been smoking al
| intervals ever since
JOHN KEII.ET, half-whte born in Honolulu
and the adopted son of Captain James Smith, dice
recently at New London, Connecticut, of comics
| ton OF the brain. Captain Smith was formerly
running the packets between here and Sar
| Francisco, and taking fancy to Kellet, took hin
home with him. lie was married TO an American
| girl.
THE report of the existence of small-po at konf
was transmitted to Hilo and the Sheriff took ener
Getic measures TO prevent its spread but two days
| afterwards the alarm was satisfactorily proved IL
have been unfounded, and as our correspondent
| writes, Hilo is healthy as any place III th'
| Islands or upon the face of the earth.
The Gospel Temperance meeting of Monda,
evening last conducted by President W. l.. Jone
| of Punahou well attended and thoroughly en-
joyed. The dry humor of the speaker III present
ing old facts under new phases brought old truth
home in new light Remarks by several followed
as also some experiences related. The entertain
ment Committee have abundant cause for con
graduation at the success their Efforts so far hav
met with
FOLLOWING ia the programme for the Ban'
Concert at Emma Square ut 4;30 Pm. this after
noon:
March-Dealir; .;:........ ................; Kuhne
Cayaiina-!he Martyrs. Donizetl
Waltz Artist Life. slraus
Selection Pirates OF Penzanee, (by requesD .suya
The Band will give an extra Concert in the Haw
allan Hotel ON Monday evening, May 23rd.
THERE has been fight between the Chinamei
employed by G. G. Akina and the South Sea Island
ers on MIR. Harris plantation, Hawaii. All sorts o
agricultural implements were freely used a
weapons, and several men were severely, thoug
none fatally, injured. Mr. Hart was called for 4
quell the disturbance, and be quoted the com
batants, but found 1t necessary to send for docto
to attend to the wounded The South Sea mer ar
said to have been the agRressors.
Mr.. q. G. WILLIAMS, who has been the Manage
! of the Kohala Plantation ON Hawaii for seyera
years. being about to sever his connection with II
the foreigners employed under him, as testimoni
al of their regard have presented him with
beautiful cane and the native and Ctwese labor
ers have presented 10 Mr.. Williams and wife
painting by Mr.. Furneaux of their house on tn
plantation accompanied by a neatly framed test
monial in the Hawaiian and English languages, I
which Ii appended the name OF each Of the donorf
THE regular meeting of the Y. III. G. A. was he'll
at the Lyceum last Thursday evening, and IN
reports Of the various Committees presente
which showed progress The promised lecture b
Prof swit-owing to Pinafore" opening nigh
was postponed for future occasion, and 1t !
proposed TO arrange the same with music, dc.. a
4 pay entertainment The Reading Room Com
Inlttee recommended that an addition of Englis
papers be made 10 the list 10 meet the needs Of
| ~ al which WI gdsrfal.