Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-08-13

THr water shut off from tho Government
reservoir yesterday for cleaning and repairs.
WHAT has become of our cricket and baseball
clubsH We have heard of no games being played
of late.
Nine passengers left here for San Francisco by
the schooner Anna, and one by the bark Lody
LdBpsoH.
Tnr new wharf in front of Brewers is progress
ing steadily, but it will be some time yet before
completion.
THERE was unusually large number of nc
tons of assumpst on the civil record in tho Police
Court this week.
LITTLE red fish have made their appearance in
the harbor again. The natives >say they are
coming for some chief.
The United States Minister in London rres;1ed
at the annual meeting of the Society for the pro
lection of ancient buildings"
On Saturday we noticed road scrapcr at work
on Fort street. II was rather primitive sort of
affair, but better than nothing
WE have not heard of any work being done on
Thomas Square since the algeroba trees there
were mutiated some months ago.
MAorAnLaNE Co., are erecting shed of CORFU
gated iron on the space on Queen street, between
Mr.. West has added steam-engine to his car
rage factory in Queen street. which will drive saw
ing, planning and drilling machines.
Dun thanks are duo to Mr.. Il. w. Iaino, Consul
for Mexico, for copies of the Dia,io Official and III
Nociond', published in the city of Mexico
The birthday of the Princess Regent Friday,
September Cd, will be this year observed as public
holiday, and Government offices will be closed.
The German steamer Hespe,ia sailed for Hong |
kong last Saturday carrying two hundred and
NIFTY -four Ch1nese-men, women and children |
from Honolulu.
THE Hawaiian Guards were out on street pa |
rade last Tuesday evening for the first time. They
are progressing finely and make very credi |
table appearance.
The San Francisco Merchant says: "The rails. |
ing of the quarantine embargo between Honolulu |
and the Hawaiian Islands will restore life to our
trade with that kingdom"
FrFrY-NINE passengers arrived in Honolulu from |
San Francisco last Monday by the steamer Gin Of
Ne~ York Three passengers left here for the Colo
mics by the same steamer.
CAPTAIN NoRDBuRG arrived in Honolulu last |
Monday as q passenger on the barkentne Eureka, |
of which he was formerly Captain. Captain Emer |
son succeeds to the command.
NUMBER of worlmen are engaged in laying |
stone at the corner of Beretania and Emma streets
on the mauka side, and Union street on the makai |
side preparing for the steam roller.
AMONGST the arrivals by the city Of Ne,c York |
VIC notice the names of DR.. Mott Smith, Mr. and |
Mrs. F. A. Schaefer, Mr.. and Mrs. j. O. Glade Mr.. |
and Mrs. j. ID. Spreckels and many other we'll |
known citizens.
In London in the week ending July 9th, there |
were 2,50i births, 1889 deaths, the former being
twentyfour above the average, and the latter seven
below average; of the Deaths eighty ght were |
from smallpox.
ACCORDING to the Board of Health report there
have been no new cases Of smallpox reported for |
twenty -four days. The total number of cases |
since the first outbreak is $50, and the total num-
Der of deaths $50.
AT a meeting of the Hawaiian Board last Tues
day evening, it was decided to forward rs speedily |
as possible, the publication of Rev. l.. Lyons |
" Hymn and Tune Book" for the use of Hawaiian |
churches and Sunday schools.
MEETING has been called to take place next |
Monday evening, August 18th, at tho Lyceum to |
make arrangements for receiving the King when |
he returns from his tour round tho world. His |
Majesty will probably arrive next month.
The City of Nep York brought a cargo of freight
for Honolulu on her last trip down and remained
in port nearly all day Monday. This is the first
time for several months that freight has been |
brought from San Francisco by the regular monthly
steamer
The King of Ashantee has sent his golden axe,
his emblem of war, to Queen Victoria in token of |
his intention never to make war on her territories
again. He advised to give up wholesale hu-
man sacrifices for the future or treaty would DO
granted to him.
SOME of tho newspapers published abroad, in
their notices of King Kalakaua and his Kingdom,
contain many queer statements in regard to this |
group. A scrap-book filled with clippings from
these papers would be interesting and amusing TO
residents Of the Islands.
The T. M. s. s. City Of Nep York arrived in Ho-
nolulu at 4A.M. last Monday morning, seven and
a-half days from San Francisco, and considerably
behind the usual time. Arriving in tho morning
instead Of at night as sho generally does, delayed
the distribution of the paper mail at the Post
Office until late in the afternoon.
WoRE il being pushed forward rapidly ON MI.
Campbell's building on the manlu corner Of Queen
and Fort streets. Tho walls on ono section OF |
the building on the Eva side are rising rap
idly. Wilder Il Co., ON the opposite side OF Fort
street have the monku and Waikiki walls OF thoir
brick building above one story in height.
Tue advance Agent of the Mcndclssohn Quin-
tette Club arrived hero by the City Of Neo York,
and hopes TO be able to give concert when the
members of the club arrive. The Victoria, b. O.,
this talented club both in vocal and instrumental
music. We hope that the steamer arrangements
may allow them to give IN an opportunity OF hear
ing them.
The LMelike will sail Mt 4 p. NJ. next Tuesday
instead Of O'clock, and will arrive at Hilo Thurs
day morning and remain until 7. NJ. on Friday,
giving passengers tso days TO see the lava flow. A
large number of people will take advantage Of this
arrangement to make tho trip 10 Hiio, and from |
the progress that the flow has been making lately
it Is not Improbable that thoy will sec it running |
into the ocean.
The people of these islands have the promise
after all Of benefit from Mr. Moodys visit 10 the
Coast last winter, inasmuch as have among us
NJ. L. Hallenbeck, one Of his colaborers, who |
arrived by the CITY Of Nee York last Monday in |
answer to call from the Christian people Of |
Honolulu. As the Gazette says, she comes 10 US |
fresh from successful labors In Oregon, with the
hope Of accomplishing as good work and ono AZ |
much needed here as in any community"
TuE San Francisco lYosp Of July I'D has full
page caricaturs representing King Kalakaua, as an
auctoneer, selling the Hawaiian Islands to the
highest bidder while Attorney General Armstrong,
Col. @. II. Judd and Major George Macfarane
stand by with largo tab labelled Pacific Ocean,
containing the islands. The bidders are Uncle
Sam, China and various European countries. The