The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-06-15
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ISLAND LOCALS.
ABOUT TowS.
wilhelmi, the celebrated violinist, passed
through IN the city Of Sydney.
Our thanks are due to purser simonson of the
CITY Of Sydney for files of late papers.
The Police Justice had 20 DRINKS before him on
Monday; this was the result of the holiday.
Brewers wharf is now being repaired, and will
be extended some ten feet further out than
! formerly.
Among the arrivals we notice the names of Mrs.
h p. Carter, Miss Carter, Mr.. and Mrs Claus
! spreckels.
Colonel Mark Robinson has returned from a
heightened trip to Hawaii where he has been stay
ing for the benefit of his health.
The EHa arrived from San Francisco on We'd
nesday morning. She brought intelligence of the
movements of the Royal party.
The Rev. Father Sheridan, the Roman Catholic
priest who has recently arrived is, understand,
/ brother of General Sheridan.
Mr.. George Macfarlane has not gone to Europe
as was reported by several of the Coast papers.
He has returned by the city Of Sydney. 4
A picnic was given to the Fort STREET. Sunday
School on June 11th- The Youngsters tarned out
in great force and spent delightful day.
The Chinaman who had his neck wounded by
a blow from a hatcher, in a row over a matter of
cents, is progressing favorably and is now able
! TO walk about.
On Friday the case of Dabois, for erubezzing
money from the Post-ofice was again brought
up and Dabois was committed for trial. The de-
fence reserved.
The steamers Mokolii and Wuimanal0 did not run
to the Park on Saturday last owing to the heavy
surf on the reef at that point, which made it i'm
possible to land passengers
Some one East says that the small pox and Pima
fore came here by the same steamer. and that the
smallpox did not trouble us much. This is rather
rough on PlnafoTe.
! We hear that an action for the recovery of some
! 50 coo paid to Mr.. Gibson by the Government has
/ been laid and also for about 800 due for rents
of Government lands on Lanai.
Those people who have been waiting for their
telephones will be glad to hear that the insulators
are actually on the way and may be expected al
most every day; boxes are on board the Discovery
On Saturday evening last there was a total
eclipse of the moon visible here, but owing to the
clOuGed state OF the weather, II WAS ODSeINtu " a
few people. The eclipse commenced at GAO
and terminated at 10 P. N.
Among the passengers by the city Of Sydney, We
notice the name of DR.. G. A. Port, gentleman
recently connected with the San Diego press.
The doctor intends to note objects of interest In
our midst during his soiourn here.
We hear that when the steamer city of Sydney
arrived last Sunday morning, there was no police
I any bOuEp
officer on the wharf when she came In this does not
seem exactly the way TO do things
regular meeting of the Amateur Musical
Society Will be held at the Lyceum on Friday even
/ mo the 18th inst at go, for the purpose of re-
Stunning practice on the Lay OF the Bell.
punctual attendance of all members is desired.
We hear that a new military company has been
Organized, to be called the Hawaiian Guards. The
aboys" used to be very fond of drill few years
ago, but the enthusiasm gradually died away. we
are glad TO see it revive again; little drill is
capital thing. physically.
Now that the 18th of June has come and gone,
what is to be done on the Fourth of July? Is it to
90 bv default? Or will some of our patriotic cti-
zens wake up and give US old fashioned recog
milton of the GLORIOUS Fourth p IL the latter,
preparation should be commenced without delay.
The Board of Health have sent up to Hawaii and
Maui about 5000 worth of bovine virus by the
coasters which lie It on Monday. 1t is TO be hoped
thst those into whose hands it is entrusted will
use every means in their power 10 get people to-
pether as Judge Fernandez did, so as to get as
much good as possible out OF 1t.
The steamer CtfyJ Sydney arrived atone o'clock
on Sunday morning, much to the surprise of every
one. She left again at O'Clock Am. Of course,
as We have no contract the six hours daylight stay
is no longer kept up. it never was very thoroughly
carried OUT The city Of Sydney only brought pas
seneers and mail matter-no freight was taken on
board for this port.
A serious robbery was committed at the resi-
dence Of Colonel Boyd on Saturday night last.
The thieves carried off property of considerable
value among which were 80 gold dollar pieces,
handsome masonic ring, which was valued on &C
count Of its association and several other pieces of
iewelry No clue has as yet been obtained as to
who the thieves are.
A case of careless driving occurred on Monday
last on the corner of Bethel and Merchant streets
whereby native woman was knocked down and
seriously bruised. The party who was the cause
of the mshap did not seem to be aware OF what lie
had done. until adinonished of the fact by
policeman, who conducted him to the Station
House, to settle the matter before Judge Blcker-
ton.
Upwards of seventy South Sea Islanders have
availed themselves Of the opportunity of return
ing to their island bones. A number from TINS
island are quarantined on board the vessel, those
from the othtr islands at Fisherman's Point, As
their contracts come to end most OF these
peope desire 70 return. The South Sea lmml9Ta-
ZION experiment has certainly not been success,
in fact we may go further, and write 1t down as a
definite failure
Inns. Thefis left Coquimbo on March 25th for
Pitcairn's Island where she landed quantity of
supplies for the islanders. Thence she sailed to
Tahiti and after a stay of eight days left on May
18th for Honolulu. From Tahiti she has come
under sail except for two OF three days near the
line The following are her officers:
CaDfdfn-Prescot W. STEPHENS.
Tfeufendnts-Nescy Knox David l.. DICKSON, John IL
Pelly W II L. Gale, Arthur J. Horsley.
Cfdpl1iR-Lorcnzo Sheperd. B.A.
STAT SURROUNDINGS i. Parr.
F3rVJndsfeF-Wm. W. Blayncy.
CHEZ EEdiHeeT-Wm. A. Stewart.
Sub-LieuieRdnts-W J. Grogan, Ernest L. Austen.
Surgeon Edward Furguson.
Engineer-John Anderson.
GuaHer-John Mills.
dfStrdia-Jofn Clarke.
CdTpeHter-Thos. H. Hooper.
Assistant EnCsHecT-Alfred ID. Watson.
CIerk-M. Homer.
assistant CEerk-James G. V. THAN.