Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-09-17

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, NOTES OF THE WEEK.
NEW NEW term of the public schools commenced las
MARSHAL PARKE has returned from Kohnla
Hawaii.
+ GRINDING is being pushed forward rapidly n
the Waimanalo plantation.
Mn LEWIS has disposed of his interest in cant
planting at Waimanalo 10 Messrs. Rose & Quincy
THE bark d. c. MURRAY carried sixteen passer
gers from here for the coast and the Discorsy six
II. b. M S. GANNEr sailed for Hawaii on Tues
day last, having on board Mr.. Wodehouse, II. b
M. Commissioner.
OAHU COLLEGE opened the present term on
Wednesday of last week with 100 scholars, and
there are more coming.
kINd KAIAKAuA is probably on his way across
the Atlantic Ocean as lie was expecting TO sail for
New York last Tuesday.
The Government and consular flags were nyinp
yesterday, the 10th inst it being the anniversary
OF Mexican independence.
The sociablo Mt Fort Street. Church last Tuesday
night was largely attended, and was sociable in
| reality as well as in name.
THERE is very little sugar arriving now in Homo
| luln and vessels for the Coast do not load so
| quickly as they did few weeks ago.
Mn. HanLrHBEcK, Rev w. j. Smith and Mr. II.
Waterhouse are expected to return by the Like
IKE tomorrow morning from their Hilo trip.
| On Sunday the 4th inst. Chinaman fell from
| the cliffs Mt Wamanalo and was killed. II ia
Thought that he was gathering ohias at the time.
| NUMBER of lepers were taken to Molokai last
Tuesday on the schooner Uaricick. They marched
down to the wharf preceded by u native PLAYING
n flute.
lHE new brick buildings ON the mauka corners
OF Fort and Queen streets are gradually rising.
and large force of workmen are kept continually
at work there.
kuLAoKAHuA will some day be the prettiest part
OF Honolulu, and there is no other part of the
town where so many dwelling houses are being
erected.
News was received at tho Station House on
Thursday afternoon that white man had killed
Chinaman at Waianae. Yesterday an officer was
sent down to inquire into the matter.
WrrH the number of brick and frame buildings
being constructed in Honolulu, it would seem that
there is work enough for all the laborers here and
that no competent workman need be idle.
THERE have been large number of foreign YES
sells in tho port for several days past and the
"harVeS have all been occupied, and an animated
scene has been presented all along the city front
AN unknown bark supposed to be an English
vessel, sailed by the port last Sunday bound to
leeward. She was making good time and did not
stop to speak the pilot boat, which went out to
meet her.
TAKING stroll along the city front on Thursday
a nftic fnur Ep, ,I;s1,,
the wharves discharging cargo. 1t has been a
good while since so many vessels flying the English
nag were In port at one time.
The Discovery, which sailed on Wednesday last
took very small mail consisting of letters marked
. per Discore'y" All other mail matter is kept |
for the steamer which will probably reach San |
francisco before the Discovery.
ON account of outside pages being filled |
with the "Schemes TO Annex the Sandwich ISL |
ands, from the Californian, with notes, our in
terestlng "Reminiscences of Honolulu" and other
about the same time recently are ri'.e.~t yAak
quite likely that there will be no San Francisco
vessels in port, none are expected for eight or
ten days.
AN address by the Rev. J.. z. Baker at Hilo on
the eruption of 1891 is unavoidably deferred till
our next, also study of Judge Fornander's
account of some Hawaiian Legends, by n careful
student of Hawaiian manners and customs.
WHAT becomes of all the dimes and fivecent
pieces? Our merchants often run short of them
and yet large quantities of them brought here
from the coast. The jane A. Falkiabi0y, on her
last trip down brought 81 900 in dimes and $500
in half dimes.
The coroner's jury who were summoned to hold
an inquest on the body of the late Mrs. Russell
completed their Investigations last Monday. Their
verdict that the deceased came to her death
by taking corrosive sublimate with suicidal in
tent, while laboring under depression OF spirits.
The California Comedy Company has re-organ-
lied. Mr. Brown and Miss Boyer have retired
and the company 10 now composed of the follow
ing named Geo. Y. Stevens, w. J. Eleford
Ralph Wray Frank Hall, Arthur Eferton John
Finnerty Miss Jewel Howard, Miss Nellie Stein,
and Mrs. Closson.
THE steamer I,rnlan, met with an accident when
at Punaluu, Hawaii, ON her last trip. When she
was leaving the port and preparing to steam OFT
she collided with the schooner Mary Foster. The
schooner's bow struck the steamer and damaged
the hurricane deck and the rail- The schooner
was but slightly injured
THERE is a law on the statutes providing penal
ty for cruelty to animals and although there is
more than enough of it, 1T IN seldom that anyone
charged with that offense Is tried IN the Police
Court II some OF our wde-awak awake, policemen
would keep their eyes open there would DO arrests
for cruelty to animals nearly every week.
The Ga.ette, in speaking of horse-racing as re-
His Honor acted as Judge on two races 1t
would be nice point if His Honor had 70 sentence
His Honor for aiding and abcttng." II our con
temporary refers to the Police Judge of Honolulu
or any other Judge of any other court i'll the King
dom, it is in error, there were no legal luni-
maries among the Judges that day.
THE barkentne Discovery which sailed from this
port for San Francisco ON Wednesday last, had on
board six ladies and not ose gentleman passenger
If this feminine hegra is to continue the position
of Captain of a San Francisco packet WIN DO an
\ enviabe one 30, at least, think the five young
mon who accompanied the Discovery outside tho
reef and returned In the pilot boat.
| WINS tho barkemtnc Discovery was making sail
| last Wednesday before she left port, the royal
| halyards parted, and large puy with fifty or
SIXTY feet of chain fell to tfe deck, the latter
striking seaman the head and shon lder lie
was badly stunned for while and cash an inch
| and halt long was cut on the top of his head.
The injuries did not appear to be serious however,
and when the pilot boat lief. the weasel he was able
! to walk round.
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