Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-01-29

fit II was given. Those who derive the greatest
good from the Library and Reading Room were
the ones most conspicuous by their absence. The
institution is benefit TO the city and to all of orr
people, and every one should feel 1t duty and
pleasure to contribute his or her mite, In some
manner, toward defraying the expense of its main
tenance.
The regular consumption Of sugars on this
coast" says the San Francisco Merchant, !. which
is increasing every year, and the probability that
no refined sugars will be brought from New York
hereafter, make y apparent that we must import
in future years. IL does not seem probable that
the Islands can furnish this quantity this year
TO do so there must = be an increased yield over
all countries is to an increase OF the consumption
of sugar per capita, universal is the desire for
sweets by old and yonng, The immense fruit pre-
serving establishments all over the United States
are increasing consumers of sugar"
FEW days since on one Of the back streets of
the city not much frequented, we noticed light
carriage with one lady as the sole occupant, NOV
ing along at rapid rate. There was nothing
particularly strange in this but Ms we could see no
horses attached to the vehicle the Thought ifnme-
diately struck us that in this age of unicycles,
bycycles and trycices s. the lady was riding in n
quadrcyle or some other kind OF cycle" and
being much astonished and interested we deter
| mined to investigate. We were amused well as
| astonishedi however, when. nearer approach,
| we observed that the lady was driving span Of
| small but spirited trotters a young hdoie and n
South Seq !s,anaerA
ON Thursday evening the brilliant surssquee
Aladdin or the wonderful Scamp" was presented
at the new theater. The success was complete
and nd, the audience delighted Miss Eliza Long as
plauded OF the gentlemen, Mr.. Crosbie as the
old m 10Th, and Mr. the spirit Of the
ter being capitally got up in the traditional style
Of Mephistophiles. Owing perhaps to the unfavc-
mSe weather me the house was only partially filed
The scenery was excellent and the various effects
Of lightning, thunder and rain cleverly managed.
The piece will be repeated tonight and we hope
the house may be full.
OK Thursday evening, Mt the hall Of the reading
Cooperation. There was good attendance
| and all present were much pleased with the essay,
and could It have been foreseen how ably the sub
ject was to be handled, the hall would have been
crowded. We do not hesitate in pronouncing It
one OF the most interesting and instructive essays
or lectures that Honolulu audience has been
favored with. We hope the Reading Room Asso-
citation will continue this class of entertainment,
and trust and believe they will be well attended
Considering that this was the first entertainment
for some time, and that there were others in town
the same night, the attendance was large as
could be expected. Remarks on the subject Of the
essay were also made by Judge Hartwell, President
OF the Association, and by Drs. Rogers and Hutch
inson. instrumental music was provided for the
occasion and the evening was pleasant and profit
able one for all present.
SEVEN men of the crew of the steamer Quinfa
deserted while she was in this port, and two Of
| them Jaeger and james Hansen at the police
station have made statement describing the dis
ease of the Cinnamon who died on the passage, and
which answers to the description of the most vru-
lent kind of smallpox Those, however, who have
taken the disease since arriving here, have the
very slightest type of varioloid or smallpox, and
one of them, boy, has the marks his face, left
by former attack. The Quinta left Canton for
Honolulu on the 18th of December and four China
| men died on the passage. The first one died jan
nary I'd, the second one on the 3rd tho third on
the 9th and the fourth on the 9th. The first two
that died were put in boxes and brought TO Homo.
| lulu The Qniata arrived here on the 18th inst.
on the following day the passengers were taken to
| the quarantine station and on the 18th were ex-
amined by the physician of the Board of Health
and released The first discovered with the
disease after they were allowed to land broke out
on the 18th instant.