Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-10-29
SATURDAY PRESS.
Managsrs's Notice.
OCTOBER 40, 1881

OCTOBER ~, 1881.
Managers Notice.
All Advertisements for the SATURDAY pnrss must be
sent In by Friday No Insertions for the current
issuo can be guaranteed when sent In later.
Advertisers viii mark the number Of Insertions de.
sired, from which date they charge Any not 10 marked
will he charged months.
TIIoB O. THRUM, Manager.
NOTES OF THE WEEK.
Tnr balcony in front of tue Poot.ofIico building
IL being repaired.
SAILING vessels from Honolulu 10 the Coast are
still making long voyages.
TnE flag at the United States Consulate is again
flying from the masthead
Dun thanks are due for news favors TO Purser
Plat Of the cry Of Ne,o York.
TRIAL salute was iirod from tho new battery Mt
tho foot Of Alaken street last Thursday.
TnE dry warm weather We have had lntely pre-
walls on all the islands, and In some places rain is
badly needed.
The members Of the military companies have
received their uniforms which arrived recently
from Germany.
KALAKAUA ALOHA badges and fans, and Hawaiian
flags have been manufactured In great number
during tho week.
THE bark II. W. Atuy arrived from the Coast
on Tuesday, bringing worry small mail, and late
daies for the news dealers.
The bark Koiakona sailed for tho Coast last
Saturday, and like tho Discovery on her last trip
up, carried all lady passengers.
We hear 1t stated that +. p. Hastings, formerly
nj Ia ia Ina, ta., ..s
ed to n Consulate In South Africa.
The Russian man-of-war Vesnik sailed last
Monday for Hawaii with Admiral AslambegoH OH
board. She IL expected to return to-day.
-
COMMUNICATION entitled "The Facts of the
Pracht Case" which we publish this week, was
unavoidably crowded out Of our last issue.
The Russian war ships Afrika and Pidstonn
have both coalcd this week from the bark Revere,
along side of which they anchored in the stream.
REV. w. j. SMITH, during his vacation in the
Islands delivered twenty-six sermons and ad-
dresses, at Honolulu and other places he visited.
The II. NJ s. australia will be due from San
Francisco tonight, but some do not expect her
before Monday. 1t is thought that the King and
suite will arrive by her
IT is expected that Archibald Forbes, the noted
English War Correspondent and the All England
Eleven Cricket Club will be passengers on the
australia.
The Concert in aid Of the fund for the payment
for the new organ for the St. Andrews Cathedral,
will DO given at the Music Hall next Thursday
evening" Particulars elsewhere.
The Band will not play this afternoon ut Emma
Square on account Of being engaged at the Rus
sian Consuls party, gwen to the Admiral and
officers OF the Russian men'of-war In port.
THgnE will be a torch light procession by the
Fire Department accompanied by their engines,
carriages, etc. the evening after the procession
in the day time in honor OF the Kings arrival
IT is reported that Captain Cargill of the Aus
t,niia said when in Honolulu on his way to the
Coast, that If the King returned with him, he
would arrive in Honolulu ut 10 o'clock A. ". on
Monday morning.
The city of New York, which left here Tuesday
morning last, carried the largest regular mail that
| has ever been taken from Honolulu. There were
! 6,202 letters, of which 76 registered, and
eight bags OF papers
CRIMINAL business has been unusually slack
this week in the Police Court. On Wednesday
there was no business. and on Thursday one case
| remanded from last week was discontinued
| We hope this decrease will continue.
THERE were two runaways ON Beretania street
this week and on Monday H.H., X. Keeikolani'i
and one or two carriages containing ladies' mar
rowly escaped being run into by them.
The produce exports from San Francisco to tn,
Hawaiian Islands for the month of Septembe
amounted to $685. and for the first nine months
of the present year, $l764,5O0. The total value o
exports from San Francisco to all countries for tn
same period was SA,4lS,70O.
The sailors from the Russian war vessels are,
rule stout, strapping fellows, and are very or
derby on shore. Our streets have been full o
them this week, but the police have had no troubl
with them. One was taken to the Station Hous
for fast riding and was told that it was againa
the law and allowed to 20.
suMnxn Of people received papers by the Cit
Of Nee York marked misssnt to Hobart Town.
These papers were sent from San Francisco sew
eral mouths ago, but through the carelesness o
the mail agent or somo one else were put into til
wrong mail bag, and taken by. Such mistakes ar
becoming altogether too frequent.
The FIRE bell in the tower was tried again las
Saturday, but with no better success than on pre-
vious occasions. The new one will be tested bs
are not the only requisites for a good bell. III
Chinese church bell is the loudest and cleares
sounding bell IN Honolulu and can DO heard di
tinctly where the faintest sound from the IRE b
will not reach.
THURSDAY morning some natives in cant
fshing out in the harbor discovered a lars
''shovel head shark; one Of them jumped into Il
water and az the shark. frightened by the splas
dove down, the native straddled his back. and elm
ing on with both hands managed 10 keep his 10
a until his companions succeeded In capturing Il
!. "beast" and hauling 1t in 10 the canoe. Th
species OF shark u not nau-eater but u esteems
BY the natives for eating.
BIZ late mails we learn that the Rev. Mr. Ere
J. was In Boston October lat Row r. W. Logan 81
" family, account OF his health. had left PonaI
v July ~, ON small schooner for Auckland, vhe
m they arrived October 6th The physicians say
/, trouble IL not In the ungs and he hopes that 10
4. and rest will make him strong enough to und'
= take tho voyage 70 Honolulu and his home In
y States A letter from Or. Pease. April 9Th, Tepo
the mission family ON kusais all we'll.
ExTxsuvs preparations are being made for
lie reception Of King KalakAua on his return frs
his tour abroad. Arches are being erected
King street near the Palace, at this corner Of III
and Fort streets, and on King street near Aerchs
Of. IN front Of Lucas planning MILL aud 81 the Custs
House. large procession will receive the III
and escort him TO the Palace. We will L.
further mention Of the decorations tnot yet 90
plets) and ths reception until attss tbs Kan
arrival.
TyS barksntius Ezis arrived oa Monday VT
Of lsyas mail from San yyaanieao Ana " We ~
A nooa the CITY II Hss rSvk Arrived lgoHs
Coopiss. The lsltes sailed for the Co.. ~ 4
In. light a. russday morning. This arrival Aad
i pasturs Of lASes foSsign nails q ths sAne "
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