Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-05-21

We noticed a large and perfect lunar rainbow
last Sunday night about haif-past ten o'clock.
IT has been suggested by several that the "An-
tiaue and Horrbles" be introduced here the
coming Fourth of July.
TINS is the of the year for picnics, but it
does not appear to be popular "A social institu
ton here AZ 1t IL in other countries
The barkentne ". IA. Dimond and the bark
u. c. MatJ az got off for the Coast this week with
good cargoes of sugar. Both carried mails
rHE new jaw for the stone crusher casting of
1stO pounds completed on Thursday and the
machine will soon be ready again for work.
Mn. C. FuRSEAUx, the artist, is on Hawaii visit
ing kilauea and the lava flow, and may expect
some more excellent volcano views after his
turn
The completely of the Grand Duke Nicholas in
the plots OF the Nihsts having been made clear,
he has been sentenced by decree of the Emperor
to Imprisonment for life.
VIZ publish elsewhere letters received Mt the
Foreign Office concerning the missing dispatches,
hut they throw little light on the subject as to
when or where the papers missing or delayed, hrst
went astray.
Tn blrk LAZY Lompsoa arrived in Honolulu on
Thursday morning, eighteen days from San Fran
cisco. She brought Il Post Office mail Which
plac ID on board of her before the steamer Zea-
iaHdia sailed.
HE Bosibay GH>stie announces that DR.. Tanner
* TO be appointed permanent famine Commits
sOnsr, attached to the Government of India. II
will be his pleasing duty to instruct the people
how u fast without endangering their lives.
THE propretors of the Illustrated London N,rs
issued on Wednesday, April 9th, the first number
OF an illustrated weekly paper for boys, called the
Bogs Illustrated Neics. fhe new paper is edited by
C"pain Nancy Keid and MIR. John Latey jr.
MoSs. FEER the French Consul and Com
missioner arrived by the Zeoiasdia Sunday
evening last, with madame Feer and family.
H.R.H. the Princes Regent will hold reception
to-day when Mons. Feer will be presented
TIE Zeala0dia arrived off the harbor last Sum
day night about nine O'Clock and laid OF and on
wnle the mail and passengers for honolulu and
their baggage was landed in the steamers boats.
The Captain would not allow the pilot to
alongside. She took no passengers OF freight from
mere to the Colonies.
The CLAIMS for protested duties have not been
referred to the Hawaiian Courts, ms Mr.. L. r.
Walker Oh behalf OF Mr.. L. H. Davies, has been
.vised that the question is not within the copn-
@nce OF the law Courts of this country, but is the
subject " diplomatic correspondence, resting
On Interpretation OF international Treaties.
( A NUMBER of assistant lay vacclrlators were
appointed last week to assist the over-worked
physicians ia vaccinating all persons, native or
foreign, who had not previously been vaccinated.
and he is expected 10 visit every house in his dis
trict and vacclnate all who desire 1t, free of
charge.
WE doubt if fumieating done with
more dispatch than last Sunday night when the
Australian mail was put through the purifying
process, the Zea!oada declining to take it unless
fnmisated. handful OF sulphur burned in a
wash pan and the sealed mail bags were held over
the smoke "A moment and then passed into the
boats. and smaller articles we're passed through
the smoke without even being held there.
THr raising of chickory is an industry that
might be engaged IN with profit on the moist lands
in these islands. The demand for this article is
large and continually increasing, particularly in
the United states, to which country the greater
part OF our products are exported. The United
States imported 3s77,544 pounds last year, there
not being enough grown in the country to supply
10 demand
The large black bees that make their nests by
boring in wood, humble bees they are commonlv
called here though the real humble bee does not
bore, are more numerous now than have ever
seen them. The joists of some buildings have
been literally honey -combed by them, and moth
ing but thin shell left. They do immense damaoe
III this way and II there is any way of getting rid
OF them something should be done by every m.m
Der OF the community.
LAST Monday horse broke loose from a man
near the Post office and ran along Merchant street
To Fort and turned up the latter al full speed Thc
animal ran into vehicle in front of Palmers
We have often noticed little children left alone In
Carriages ~ the streets but fortunately there were
none at this particular time, otherwise we mioht
have had to chronicle some serious nc,;aen, IN
connection with this.
CRICKET match was played last Saturday be-
tween the Juniors and Seniors Of the H. c. G. and
was chiefly owing To the good batting Of Puryis in
the second innings, won by the seniors by IL runs
40 badly beaten in the first two motches that thew
played ~ they have undoubtedly got the hest
players ON their side, in fact, some OF their men
have made over 100 runs against much better
bowling than the Juniors can hops TO bring against