Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-02-26
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

NOI6S '" 66hs
WORK on the Lunaliio home is being pushed for
ward.
TIE sailing of the L'keiike has been postponed
to March 9Th.
LARGE quantities of sugar are arriving from the
other islands.
LARGE building has been erected on the reef
for the quarantined Chinese.
SEVEN schooners sailed out of the harbor last
Tuesday evening for island ports.
The steam road roller was at work on Nuuanu
street Wednesday and Thursday.
We understand that the Chinese residents of
Honolulu are to have club house.
The Lehua left for the circuit of Hawaii in the
place of the Liketike last Wednesday.
Mn. X. w. LAME has been appointed Consul for
the Mexican Government at Honolulu.
LAST Tuesday, the I'D inst was Washingtons
birthday. A few American flags were displayed in
town.
The Likehke is having a thorough overhauling
at the hands of the carpenters and Is being re-
painted.
NUMBER of the quarantined Chinese from the
steamer Nee Foo have broken out with the small
pox during the week.
The newly appointed French Commissioner who
WAS expected by the Guy OF Sydney dlQ not arrive,
and Mons. Ratard remains in charge.
The CITY Of Sydney on her last passage from
here to San Francisco made the trip III nine days.
Notwithstanding the accident to her crank PIN.
Mr.. d. A. MoKNLEY,. the recently appointed
American Consul, and his wife and daughter,
arrived by the City Of Sydney last Wednesday
The bark Hermine has been discharged from
quarantine and the Chinese that arrived by her
are being shipped for plantations on the other
islands.
the group has been stopped for the present owing
70 the smallpox having appeared on Kauai and
Molokai
The p. M. 8. s. City Of Sydney arrived here
from the Coast ON Wednesday, the 2ard, four days
behind time She left San Francisco ON the 18th
and brought very large mail
IT is said that some of the residents of other
Islands that are in voluntary quarantine here in
Honolulu have to employ Waterman at their
own expense, while others are quarantined on
their word Of honor.
The libel case against the Sep,ima was heard
yesterday before Justice McCully. He dismissed
the Attorney General ad intsris, and Mr.. Hartwel
for the respondent.
SArs the s. +. Merchant of February llth, "The
| uonesuc cAIoftS btu EIanClbcO
| Custom House to our leading markets were in
January last M follows; To Mexico, t179,522 |;
TO Honolulu, III, 769; and to Central America,
| tS3,9Al."
Tn, Government assumed grave responsibility
in arres,lng the Septima. Though In quarantine,
the vessel !. by her party ON dsmurrage at
the rate Of $3.50 per day. She was seized on
| "Wednesday and liberated ON Friday. Rather an
expensive method Of inquiring into the wording Of
| the statutes.
TIE Gazette comments upon the placing Of bar
riers across the roads where repairs being ef-
fecled and suggests remedy for the Inconvenience
caused thereby. In all well-rcgulatsd towns pub
lc noticS Is invariably given when repairs be-
ing effected, and that carriage trafhc will be sus
pended in the district named for stated period.
COMPLAINT has been made about the number Of
dead dogs and cats in the streets in Different parts
Of town. We have notified few, but notification
1t the proper authorities invariably secures theil
immediate removal; None Of them will Be- allowed
| 10 he around until tbs stencil becomes o1enaivs,
their vhsrssbopts - rad known.