Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-11-26
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

=rnE p. NJ $. c,WJ Ne,o Yort will bo due from
! San Francisco tonight
TnE Bethel Social Union meets next Thur,dny
evening at tho ves,ry Of the Bethel Church.
WE notice no pcrceptibie diminution in the
amount Of building being done in Honolulu.
Tnr schooner femme Wake, grounded In tho
passage the other day but fpated oil a, hiyh
TngHE have been n number 81 runawnyB and
slight accidents lately resulting from cafeeesnesa
with hDTgcg.
Tnr Committee Of the 81 q A appointed TO meet
Mr. Ctuzan on his arrival IL Mr.. y. W. Lowry, and
DR.. whitney.
TnE first meeting Of the Board of Tax Appeals
will DO held ut the Police Court room nj 10 4. ~
December 9th
JuDog DAyfDsoa returned to Honolulu via Kahu-
lui where he arrived by the ". q. H1rip, and has
resumed the practice OF law here.
Tngng was very little busincsa In tho Police
Court th1 week, either criminal or civil. Il has
been light, in fact, for some time.
Tnr leper hospital on Fishcrmans point beyond
tho quarantine station. will be opened for the
reception of patients next Monday.
We arc Informed that the supposed murder ut
Kanpo Maui. which was mentioned In last Wcdnes-
days oosete, proved to be native canard.
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1iE number Of banco cases 10 be heard before
the extra term o; the Supreme Cour. IL small not.
withsianding the long time sc have been without
n full bench
Mn O. II. ROCKWELL Of New York who arrived
here by the dosiriiin 20 observe the transit Of
Mercury over the suns disc, returned 10 the
states by the /sat1ndia.
TnE King sailed for Kauai on the e. n. Bishop
last Tuesday, and Ia expected 20 return by the
same steamer. He was accompanied by Chamber
lain Judd.
WE extend thanks to j. A. Palmer q Co., for
case Of their soda, sarsaparilla and ginger ale.
which was sampled by entire force, and pro-
nouhced TO bo ilrBt-class.
THE Lyceum IL undergoing complete renovation
and the Sunday afternoon meetings OF the Y. NJ.
g. A. will be held for the next two weeks in the
Fort Street Church yestry.
TnE brick building Merchant street on the
site Of the Id Union Saloon is rapidly approach
ing completion. az are the two the nauka
corners OF Queen and Fort streets.
The trade between the ports Of Hilo and MANU-
kona on Hawaii, and Kahului on Maui, and the
Coast liz increasing. At latest adyices there were
foreign vessels in all OF those ports.
getting full cnrgoes from here, although We hear
that there IL large quantity Of assorted merchant
disc in San Francisco to be shipped to Honolulu.
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The mail for the coast arrived at the wharf on
Monday just as the Zealaadia was ready to leave
The bags were hauled on board with ropes. The
mail was n large one and many of the letters were
posted late.
The Band did not play at the Hawaiian Hotel
on Monday night, but they gave . concert there on
Thursday evening. Our Wednesday contemporary
erred in stating that the concert would be given ut
Emma Square.
The W. II. Meyer which sailed from San Fran.
cisco on the day the Discovery left arrived last
Tuesday She brought n large post-ofice mail
and q small paper mail for the newsdeaers. The
latter was thoroughly soaked with water.
The weather has been quite cool for several
days. The thermometer has registered about 7G0
in the morning during the week Such cool
weather would be consdered warm in the States
at the present time where the mercury falls below
freezing point every night.
We dropped in Mt the government dispensary on
Maunnkea street last Tuesday morning and while
were there twenty -seven natives called for
treatment by DIR. Fitch. Looking the doc
tors record book We found that 1852 PERSONS
nearly all natives-had been treated since Octo-
Der 23d.
The RMS. Zedlandia arrived from the colonies
Sunday night and sailed for San Francisco about
noon Monday. There was a very large crowd
OH the wharf MS usual to see her off. The Band
was also present. Six passengers arrived by hor
from the south and she carried forty-three-in-
Guiding sixteen Chinese-from Honolulu.
SINcE subscriptions have been received at the
post office Tor the payment of deficit postage the
number of short paid letters has nearly doubled
and several received at the Office without any
| stamps. If the tax becomes too heavy on those
who thus kindly forward these letters, contribu-
tons to the fund will cease, and then somebody's
letters will he allowed to lay in the Honolulu post
Office without bsin2 sent to their destination
The people at the promises Queen street
where the supposed case of varioloid was discov-
cred have been IN quarantine sixteen days, and
one there gave any Indication of disease yester
day. They will be discharged next Tuesday il
| there is outbreak among them in the meantime
The native who was taken TO the smallpox hospi.
tal IL doing well and will be brought back to town
| in few days.
The following is the programme for the Band
Concert at Emma Square at o'clock this after
| noon.
sharpshooiers. oser
Clarinet soio-Air varie cafi
Selection TIayiaa Verdi
THURSDAY last was observed rs Thanksgiving
Day. The proclamation of the President of the
United States had not been received by the lates,
| mail and Gen. Comfy, American Minister, in
| accordance with the usual custom, selected the
| fourth Thursday in the month. A union service
was held at Fort Street Church in the morning
the sermon being preached by Rev. S. G. Damon
| The aitcndancs WAS very large. II Is presumed
that at dinner time the usual amount of roast
turkey and mince-pic was punished.
Ok Wednesday evening one of Mr. Dodd's car,
rage horses near Capt. Babcocks house 20
frightened and ran down towards Union street
and after turning the corner struck the fence on
tho makai side of the street and completely de
molished the carriage. The horse continued Will
only the two front wheels and on Hotel street
near Fort, ran into another team III Mr.. Dodd's
which was standing there, of the shafts strk
| ing tho horse in the shoulder and hurting hiu
quite severely.
LAST Monday afternoon the little sail-boats MaJe
and En,ma sailed race for a purse of $50, tn,
course being from the buoy of Allen 4 Robinson,
| wharf through tine passage and around the bell
buoy mud back to place of starting. Tho ifate
was sailed by Frank Godfrey and the Emma b,
Clarence Maofarlane. The latter had the advant
age on the way out but the Mabel gained on hel
coming back but as the tug boat F,is and bark u
e. Murray going out PASSED to windw ard Of her anc
took the wind out Of her sail she lost the time SHE
had made and the Eiama came in ahead.
THr Sydney Mad, speaking of Miss Annis Mon
tague at the Sydney Opera House ia "Lucrezis
Borgia,n SAYS: " Miss Montague sings the must,