The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-02-02

On SUNDAY the wind blew with tremendous NO
lence on the koolau slde OF the island We arc
informed that the church at kaneohe was blown
down. The people were IN the church at the time,
bit all managed to escape without injury
No cases at the Police Court on Saturday morn
irig. There was vague looking round for white
ki6gloves, but the situation was so unprecedented
thai the Deputy Marshal for once was not equal
for the occasion, and the Court accepted his apollo
gies.
His Honor Justice Judd will sail for Kauai to
hold the February term OF the Circuit Court of that
Island. W. .. Smith, Esq, Deputy Attorney
General goes tC prosecute. MeSsrs. ). Is. Dole ana
W. C. Jones also go TO attend the term.
S S. Landeshut. found guilty at the January
term of the Supreme Count of attempting TO bribe
a public officer. was brought before Court on
Thursday of last week, and allowed to go on his
own recognizance. He sailed for Sydney on the
steamer ZealdHdia the same day.
In the suit of Adams and Barlow, auctioneers,
against W. c. Parke IN equity, praying for a s
injunction to restrain him from selling the landn
of the estate of c. hanaina at auction, Mr.. Justice
Judd gave Judgment on Monday last IN favor OF
the defendant, declining TO grant the injunction.
Mr.. Hart informs us that upon the completion
of the upper part of Fort street he inteods to go 10
work opposite Messrs- Irwin d Co.'S store and
carry the Improvements down TO the wharf. thus
giving us the finest street In the city. II will be
comparatively clean even In the worst Of weather.
our Chinese friends keep their HOLIDAYS in sensi-
BILE fashion: no case of any Cinnamon being
drunk was up before the Police Court on Monday.
The Anglo Saxon always shows his superiority by
coming up before "his honor In considerable
numbers when ever he has holiday.
A regular Kona has been blowing for several
days, with heavy squalls Of rain The Their
mometer las been down to 81 : Altogether we are
Alsar 1frlFC
are verv prevalent. There was rather a slim
attendance at some of the churches on Sunday on
account of threatenings of rain
The Chinese commenced their New Year during
the night of Friday or the morning Of Saturday,
and constant fusilade of frecrackers and de-
touating bombs made the outer barbarian aware
OF the fact. Sleep was banlshed from his miserable
evelids and he was forced TO rejoice % with his
Celestial brother.
Our Kauai correspondent was in error IN stating
that the steamers on the Kauai route are made
quateIy supplied with life saving apparatus. An
inspection of the steamer james Make, showed a
very liberal supply of hfo-preservers, besides her
boats, and informed that the c. X. Bishop is
also similarly supplied, N case Of disaster.
We publish in this mornings issue report of
Mr. Doles address on Cooperation, delivered on
Thursday evening last before the Library and
Reading Room Association. We feel that so IN
teres;ing and instructive paper deserves atten-
ton from larger circle than tine few score of la
dies and gentlemen who assembled TO hear It read.
The officers of the Library Association deserve
great credit for providing for their members and
friends so pleasant an entertainment as that OF
last Thursday evening. In addition 10 Mr.. Dole 5
address and the remarks thereon by several men,
beers, there was some excellent piano-forte music,
both before and after the lecture 1t is the nten
ton of the Association TO provide similar combl-
nations of literary and musical entertainments as
rendered 70 prepare themselves for that purpose.
We REGRET that through an oversight entirely
uuintentional. the report N last Wednesdays GA
zrTrr of the Library and Reading Room enter
tainment at Music Hall contained no mention of
Mr. Jas. B. Castles contribution to tie evening
enjoyment. Mr.. Castles selections from the
81 Prisoner of hillons were rendered IN admirable
STYLE and no part of the programme gave more
general satisfaction contributed more essentially
to the success of the entertainment We are
fortunate in having among US a gentleman who
combines in the matter of elocution the talents
and culture which our young friend possesses.
The following is the hist of cases tried in the
Police Court during the week: B. A. WEIGH, dis
obedient to her father. discharged: hah2leval
insane. sent TO the Insane Asylum; Young Han
sen. drunk fined s. and 81 costs; Malaea w. de
sorting her husband costs So; j. 2. Ryan, assault
and battery, fined four months hard Ia Dor. Sl.lC
costs: Lea Chong CHI, needless riding fined SIC
and 81 costs; Moepono, drunk. Forfeit So bail
MARY w. drunk fined s. and 81 costs Joe How
ard. drunk. fined So and 81 costs: Lima, vagran-
cy. nol zaos; Naikelau' deserving bond service
costs 50, and Chun Kin, for the same offence
costs S.
On Saturday. according to custom, the different
Chinese mercantile houses entertained theirfnends
either at their private residences or at their places
of business We are told that there never have
been 50 many spreads as on this occasion The
taste of the foreigner had been thoroughly cen.
suited turkeys, hams. chickens, cakes, fruit and
swsetmeats were provided Wines, coffee, tes,
ETC. were at hand. and were done full justice 10
One gentleInan's residence had been decorated IN
true Chinese style, with Chinese papers on the
wall. The effect was striking and novel. We must
compliment our Chinese friends upon their hospi-
tality on such an occasion There are very fez
foreigners who would undertake to extend theil
courtesy to all corners.
Maui
The new fume erected by Captain Clark at XII
pahuln, has been partially blown down.
We cannot publish the information about the
act of charity at Spreckers camp, as no name
is attached to the letter.
KAUAI.
The Kapaa mill was expected to oommeuc.
grinding yesterday, Tuesday
Eleven white men of the Kilauea Plantation
have been fined s. each for refusing to work
The new wharf at Nawiliwih is finished and ths
old one has been removed; Kauai people boasi
that thsy row have the finest wharf on the Islands
We viii 20 down shortly and sse-
A letter dated Kil31ea, Jan 9th says: ~Fol
the last forty-eieht hours this vicinity has beer
visited by a most severe gale. Lest night the
squalls were accompanied by Thunder and hgnt
I ufnr The9wind blows hard all the time but nov
and again come squalls that make every thing
trernble The barometer stands at % 0S and
still falling. Verify these Islands have delight
I A New Years Iaaas was 70 be held by Chinese a
Kapaz and John was streaEuing IN that direction
numero1siy- Chickens and pigs ere reported a
premium
| The C. r Bishop not able TO reach Kolo'
last Tuesday. She had TO put back to Navilivit
/ on account Of strong wind and heavy sea she 60
I there the next day however, and landed her
freight and returned b, Nawihwlh Thursday
Considerable sickness about the north and eas
Of the Island. mostly colds and rheumatism TA'