Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-03-11

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NOTES OF THE WEEK.
As We go to press the barkentine Eta from San
Francisco is off the port.
The sprinkler has been out again this week and
the laying of the dust was great relief.
TIE diver was at work again on the bottom Of
the Likeike on Monday and Tuesday.
The Il. NJ. steamer Zealandia will be due from
the Colonies next Monday, the 18th inst.
GovERSon DoMIsIs left by the Likeiike last Tues
day for Maui. where he will meet the King.
The meeting of tho committees of the Loan
Exhibition will take place next Wednesday.
An interesting letter from Hawaii and other
matter is compelled to stand over till next week.
FIVE passengers left this place for San Francisco
by the Kaiukanu, and like the number by the
Pomae.
A SUDDEN, shert and heavy shower of rain fell
yesterday at II Am. II was clear aud warm in the
morning.
The steam roller was In tise at the palace last
Monday for levelling the walks and portions of
the grounds
The Band has returned from Maui. They were
much missed during their absence, and their next
open air concert will be appreciated.
BOAT house is being built for the King in the
harbor of the foot of Richards street. 1t is about
30 feet by As but is i'll very shallow water.
HEAVY layer of rock and soil has been spread
along Adams lane and is ready for the steam
roller. This little street was badly in need OF
repairs.
The meeting of the Teachers Association,
which was to have taken place last Thursday
evening. was postponed to next Thursday on
account Of the concert at the Fort Street Church
AT Fort Street Church, Sunday morning. Mr.
Cruzan will take for his theme, (" The Man Christ
Jesus" In the evening the regular monthly lee
ture to young people will be upon Temper"
cordial welcome to all.
In giving the committees last week of the Loan
Exhibition for the benefit of the Library and
Reading Room, we omitted the name Of Mr.. A. j.
Cartwright, IA Chairman of the Committee on
"coins, plate, jewels aud laces."
The Survey Department has discovered that the
location Of the fire. plugs and csterns are not put
down in the Autographed map OF the city, re
ceived from San Francisco although they are IN
| the original. Such being the case the map should
not he accented.
MEETING Of the Honolulu Cricket Club was
held at the Hawaiian Hotel last Monday evening
committee was appointed TO see about procur-
ing cricket ground, and il unsuccessful, to
confer with the Athletic Association i'll regard u
the Makiki reserve.
THERE was heavy storm tho Koolau side of
the Island last Sunday. All afternoon We could
hear the thunder and in the evening there was an
almost continual flash of lightning We are in.
formed that the rain poured down III torrents and
that all OF the streams were much swollen.
| WonK ON the artesian well at Aliiolani Hale ID
being carried on night and day 80 as to complete
the we'll il possible this month. On Tuesday the
| drill down 40 feet and the piping 2jS feet.
The rock they are in IL quite hard but everything
IL going well, and the indications are considered
| favorable.
| SOME natives were rolling heavy iron skeleton
wheel by the Water Works office yesterday after
noon To schooner; il got q can't TO one side when
the natives let go Of 1t aud it fell Of them
breaking his arm near the shoulder. He WAS car
ried in to DIR. McKibbin's Office where the broken
bone WAS set.
Tx Foreign Office has issued in pamphlet form
for distribution abroad among the Hawaiian Con
sulates the Statutes Of the Hawaiian Kingdom
| relating to apprentices and contract laborers
with a synopsis Of rulings and decisions Of thu
Supreme Court thereon, prepared by Judge Mo
Gully, and Tor copy OF which We arc under oh
| A suABKR of men now employed on prepar
ing roadway and for laying railroad track iron
the Punchbowl quarry TO Fishsrman's Point
nearly mile in length to convey rock to bs uses
In constructing the long ked-of marine railway
| The bark Henry Back arrived this week witt
| material for tho railway, and we may expect h
see work continued until it is completed
An interesting game Of base bali was played a
Makisi last Saturday between the Giants, fror
town. and the Infants, from Punahou. The Giant
did we'll on the first inning but after that the In
fauts began to crawl up ON them. The boys hav
been out of practice for some time but with ID
present revival in games we hope to soc some goo
playing. When darkness put an end To ths con
test the score stood-Giants ~, Infants II.
The first entertainment OF the Evenings
Foreign Lands" series was given at the Fol
Street Church last "Wednesday evening. Japa
was the country visited. Mrs. Cruxan gave a sho
and interesting description Of the empire, havin
map Of tho country and its surrounding Sea
drawn on n black board. Prof. Scott follove'
giving an account Of the voyage from San FraI
cisco 70 Yokohama. his ara trip into the interio
and his varied expsriences among the people du
ing his stay there. He described many Of the
peculiar customs and. like Mrs- Craxan, occupie
more than the allotted time before the interests