Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-01-01

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Six passengers left Honolulu for San Francisco
on Wednesday by the Jane 4. Faitinbu,g.
THE arrivals and departures of deep sea vessels
have been very few this week.
Mr.. MoKrsLEY of Ohio has been appointed
U'ited States Consul at Honolulu vice Morton.
Fourteen Christmas DRINKS were brought up
before Police Judge Bickerton last Monday morn
ing.
The bark Ka'okaUd arrived here yesterday %
days from San Francisco She brought "a passen-
gers.
YESTERDAY was the birthday of Her Majesty
Queen Kapiolani and q royal salute was fired at
noOn
THE public schools, which have been having n
holiday vacation, will reopen on Monday week,
January 10th.
ALL sailing vessels plying between this port and
San Francisco making extraordinarily long
passages at this season.
TIE King, accompanied by Chamberlain Judd
and Hon. j. f. Bush, left by the @. n. bishop last
Tuesday on visit to Kauai.
THE steamer James Makee brings the news that
the trashhouse of the Hanamaulu Plantation,
Kauai, was burnt last Monday.
THERE was an unusual display of delicacies for
sale Mt the fish market last Saturday Christmas
and very large number of purchasers.
THE schooner Nettie Merrill brought up forty
lepors for transfer to Mookai many were i'll q
very advanced stage of the disease.
ALL the vessels in the harbor displayed their
national and company flags on Christmas Day,
and some of the larger ones dressed ship"
THE south wind during the first part Of the week
brought considerable rain. Since Thursday morn
ing the weather has been clear and pleasant.
THE high spirited animal known as the Steam
roller - bucked through fence on Queen street on
Thursday morning when lead out OF his stable.
THERE will be no music this afternoon at Emma
Square on account of military service, but the
Band will give an extra concert on Monday eve
ming, January 3d. at the Hawaiian HOTEL
nuMon was current on Thursday that a
Chinaman had been discovered by the police who
had died from small-po Dropsy and not small
pox was the cause of his death.
A lecture will be delivered at st. Louis college
on Beretania street, on the evening of January
18th, by Prof. Elijah Nichols. Subject, THE
Lights and Shadows of Our Times"
LARGE number of the Chinese who arrived by
the Cassand,u have already been shipped for plan
tatons other islands. The James Mdkse took
100 to Kauai on her last trip.
The brigantine J. d. Sp,eesels arrived last Mon
day, 26 days out from San Francisco. with large
mail. Mr.. J. D. Spreckels.. wife and family and
THE regular monthly meeting Of the Honolulu
Cricket Club, will he held at the Pacific Hose
rooms on Tuesday evening Jannary an, lsS,
| ing full attendance.
| ONE of Mr.. Dillngham's teams consisting of
two horses and mule ran away few days ago
while hitched to n pillow. The mule cut one OF his
hind legs off by kicking against the Golfer, and the
| two horses were very severely injured.
IT was our own resolution and not hint from
to begin the publication of Police Court news;
We are only surprised that it was not commenced
long ago by the older papers,
AMONG the passengers for Kauai from here last
Saturday bv the james Make was the recently
appointed physician ior Fac% and
his wife. They have selected Kilauea as their
place of residence Tt- ~ Ess1FEj
A MATCH game of base ball was played last
Saturday between club of Honolulu boys and
nine composed of recent arrivals from the Coast.
The Honolulu boys came out victorious, the score
standing II to i'll their favor.
THE yaccinator to the Board of Health. DIR.
Emerson was received by the Cify Of Ns'o York n
quantity of fresh bovine virus, and is prepared TO
vaccinate all not hitherto treated, either at the
Dispensary on Maunakea street, or at the Queen
Hospital.
Tnr bark outside this port on Thursday was the
whaler Thomas Pope 26 days out from San Fran
cisco. She had had three cases of small -pox
among her crew since leaving that port; One died
and the other two convalescent. The health
Of all Others on board was reported good.
A BvIID.,a for Honolulu Engine Company
(steam) No. l, is being erected ON the makai side
of King street between Richard and Alakea streets
The hall occupied by No. !, as soon as vacated
will be occupied by China Engine Company
(steam) No. 3.
AN indignation meeting of natives Was held al
Kaumakapili Church last Monday evening and
was addressed by number of native speakers
| rha urtio nff ia ri M
evils which have befallen the Hawaiian race art
directly attributable to the Foreigners
The s. f. Bulletin of December LIST says: News
has been received that the bark LiSsie Marshal
from Port Townsend for Honolulu, was ashore in
Mutiny Bay; that she got towed of to Port Town
send and threw of part of her deck load. The
vessel is strained and has ten feet OF water in the
hold" I.Tf Wnt "
The macadamizing of Fort street has been com
peted to King street. On Thursday the steam
road roller vas brought ont and finished the work
The working of this awkward looking engine wal
witnessed by large number of spectators-prin
/. cipally natiyes-attracted by the noise.
The force of tho wind on Friday morning If las
week was tremendous bnt its duration fortunatel,
was short Old sheds and fences were blown
/ down and hundreds Of large trees had tlei
branches torn o. twisted from them rs u they ha.
house was blown from its nnder-pnning ant
completely demolished
, ANDREW JOHNSON, a seaman on the j. ID. Spree
Z, ksis washed overheard last Monday when OF
. koko Head. All attempts to save his life provee
ruthless It is thought that he was caught by
, shark as he suddenly disappeared while trying I,
| reach buoy that had been thrown overheard 10
> him. He was native Of Sweden and leaves
= wife and three children.
THERE were number of private Christina
: trees in Honolulu on Christmas eve. Although W
have no beautiful young trees here of the pine
spruce or fir species, which generally used 70
this purpose In other countries, large branch O
acacia or algaroba makes good substitute for
small tree.
Two races are announced for this afternoon a
= kapiolani Park, running race for purse Of $lc
half mile heats, best two In three. Mr.. @. Mac
:. farlans enters Lady Mcclellan and Mr.. X. l
7, Hales enters Telephone. For trotting race
q purse f400-are entered Little Giant, by Mr.. Lish
i man, Dolly Warden, by Mr.. Black. Pumpkin See
g by Mr.. Williams, and another horss known q
70 bismarck.
' The Hawaiian Almanac aud Annual for the con
4 ing year compiled by Mr.. Thos. @. Thrum u iasue
Y and for sale II II full Of useful and we'll arrange
matter and will be necessity in every house. u,
I sides the Almanac there no lsss than THIRTY
eight different subjects treated, including an oi
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