Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-05-07

! Yesterday morning when going TO the Govern
meut Building we noticed number of rubbish
/ heaps on Merchant street between hlakea and
| Richard streets consisting Of decayed fruits and
other odoriferous scraps, that makes that paricu
| lar spot anything but pleasant 10 those who have
/ TO pass that way.
VIZ fancy the friend of the Sewer Stalker =
| will be disappointed on his arrival at Fiji il he
expects to find land cheap and roqers are plenty
/ and you can handle em va you've mind to-
| This planter does not know apparently any more
/ than does his hoe, that Fiji II colony Of an
| empire which does not keep Higgsrs to be handled
AZ this planter has q mind to.
| Tnr barks AfelaHtr and Lady Lampsou and tho
| bripantine Hesperiga, all OF which sailed from
Honolulu for San Francisco March 2Ird, arrived
| ut the latter port the same day. aud in this same
| order that they sailed from here The trip M
| WIS made in nineteen days. The dtaiauia carried
| the mail that had been kept waiting for the
| detained steamer CnVof Neio York.
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| The Highdyer brought valuable addition IL
our population in the shape of $50 immigrants
/ from the Azores. These include mechanics apri
culturists, and representatives. of great variety
/ 81 industries. They were landed Mt the quarau-
/ tine station ON Monday and some ninety were
vaccinated. Those destined for the other islands
will be forwarded without having any direct com
Il
| WE noticed n wrecked buggy being taken TO the
| wagon-makers for repairs last Monday, that had
| been injured 10y runaway. Such accidents are
occurring quito frequently of late and 1t IL not nj
all surprising, aR we often notice horses standing
alone In the street without being tied. Forum
atcly no serious accidents have happened NJ yet
but II IA impossible TO tell what injury might bt
done by n runaway team dashing through oui
narrow and often crowded streets.
Il. g,,r
cert ut Emma Square ut 30 this afternoon:
selection, The Flcdermaus, strauss.
Waz' Benntfn Nay -. .'.'...'.... stranss
Overture. The Oath, new )............... .Auber.
Galopi Pomona new Leutner.
Selection, The Puritnns. .Peini
The next moonlight concerts will take place on
Tuesday evening May 10Th, and on Thursday even
ing May 18th, at Emma Square.
A MEETING of the Honolulu Cricket Club was
held at the Pacific Hose rooms on Wednesday
The members had been notified by printed cir
cular, but only about dozen attended. The chair
was taken by j. H.. Wodehouse, Esq, II. b. NJ
Consul General. Mr. Webb was called 10 the
Vice chair. The rules Of the Club were taken into
consideration and slightly modified in som,
points. match between Seniors and Juniors was
proposed for Saturday, Nth inst.
YOUNG native girl was struck in the shoulder
with a rilleball ON Thursday The ball struck
obliquely, and being nearly spent, made only q
slight wound, and was found in her clothing. The
girl in the yard of her house on the plains Al
the time. Residents in that neighborhood, and
those about the foot OF Punchbowl, complain that
the whistling of n bullet is by no means infre-
quent sound. The ball is in the possession of the
police, but the person who fired it ia unknown
We hope the police will keep n sharp look out fol
these fyee-shooters.
SoUTH SEA ISLANDER employed Mt Fanning's
Island had appropriated appropriated some
giant powder, the property of his employers, and
forthwith went-a-fishing. Unfortunately for hin
he made some mistake in its manipulation, the
charge gnited and the mans right hand was
blown to pieces. The shattered limb was am
putated by Mr.. Arundel himself and the mar
sent up here in the Yipid for treatment, more
particularly regarded his eyes which were in
| jured. The amputation was so scientifically
accomplished that there. was little room for i'm
provement, and his eyes having been attended t.
he returned to Fanning's Island by the GioraHn
| ApiaHi.
| The trotting Mt Kapiolani Park last Satur
day well attended and the races were inter
esting. There were originally four entries for tn,
race, viz. king William" dolly Warden
Little Giant" and Butcher Boy" all well
| known trotters. "King William was Withdrawn
on account of an accident which rendered hin
unfit for racing and =" Butcher Boy also wal
tween Little Giant and Dolly Warden Con
siderable scoring was done before the horses 90
off on the first run, which decided to be deat
heat by the judges. The three following heats ant
|
| joined is a summary of the race:
| III. Green's b. e" Little Giant".....O I / I
| Sd. Shaw's b. IN. Dolly Vardenn.... % 2 2 9
| Time-2j2Is, 2.5I, 25I, 2.5iai.
Our readers will notice an additional race aide,
! to the advertised programme of this issue for Jun
| 18th next, Kamehameha Day, well as som
changes made in the former races and items. Tn
| Committee will allow all Hawaiian horses to ente
| into all races on Kamehameha Day at the Park
and foreign horses to enter into the free for all
No horses eyceDt those trniuinO the vii
be allowed on the track hereafter and those train
ing stock will apply to Mr.. G. f. Williams, at hi
Once; for permits to tram their stock on the track
| The Committee are making special efforts to max
| the celebration the finest ever held in Honolulu
and as the stock IN the Kingdom is far superio
now to what it has ever been before. and the i'm
provemente at the Park are to be on grande
scale for comfort and convenience, 1t is hope
| that our citizens will subscribe Literally for tn
purses to be awarded and take an interest in max
ing the day one of pleasure to be long remembered
AMONG the many ridiculous statements concern
ing the Hawaiian Islands that have been publishe,
in American and European papers since Moron
left here, is the following from the Troy IN. Y.
Times: +" 1t is reported that Prince Bismarck ha
been approached by an agent of the Hawaiian
Government with a scheme for the establishment
of German protectorate over the Sandwic
Islands. King Kalukaua is alleged to be tn
originator of the scheme. We are not disposed I
take much stock in the story There intrinsi
improbabilities about it. In the first place Their
and Germany, and secondly, there is nothing 70
the former to gain from such connection. Trou
BILE would almost certainly grow out Of an attemr
to subject the islands to German influence. Tn
American and British residents numerous
and their respective Governments would be lkel,
not only to resent, but resist German protect
CRATE. There is, in fact no reason why Hawai-
should want to be protected at present."
THE temperance entertainment given in til
vestry of the Fort-street Church last Monday ever
inn xyn. ntta la1 thtaf.
meeting, and showed that the interest III the ten
perance movement is steadily growing. Mr.. j. /
Atherton was chosen to preside the meetin.
Rev. MIR. Frear opened with prayer, after whic
the chairman gave review of what had been n,
complished since the movement was inaugurate
in Honolulu. The minutes of the meetings of til
Temperance Committee also read by tn
secretary. Hon. A. +. Judd read an extended nc
dress on temperance, and was followed by NJ
Howard Hitchcock. who varied the programme b
a recitation, Roger and ~ which was admirabl
rendered Mr.. w. X. Castle noxt made SON
pointed and interesting remarks. Several sons
were sung during the evening, and contribute