Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-04-08

BY TIM KING:
The Minister # NE Interior,
W. N. ARMSTRONG.
Sale of Lease of Government Land.
On Wednesday, April 2th, 1882, at the front entrance
Of Aolant Hale at IL O'Clock viii be sold ut
Public Auction, the Lease Of all that tract of Govern
mcnt Land situated in NApEIaG and the adjacent
lands, tililo. HawaiD. and included between PAPAA
LOA and MAULUA and between the Royal Patent
Grants already issued Of lands along the shoro and
line on the mauka SIDE parallel with and two miles
distant from the sea coast, being abont mile and
half square and containing 1900 more or less.
TERMs-Lcase 10 years. Upset price $500 per
mum, payable quarterly in advance.
WEI. n ARMSTRONG, Minister OF Interior.
Dept. of Interior, Honolulu. Mar. 9Th, 1882 50 Sg6
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SATURDAY PRESS.
arm 4, 1882
NOTES OF THE WEEK.
The Police captured thirty tins of opium last
night from Chinnman.
The p. NJ. s. S. City Of Sydney will be due from
the Colonies next Monday evening.
Dunno the absence of Mr. j. w. PHuger, J. f.
Hackfeld will act az Vice Consul for Russia.
THE King with the japanese Envoy and a few
Others has been making II tour of Oahu this
week.
Mr.. M. l.. HALENDECK and Mr.. johnson, the two
noted revvalists arc expected to arrive in Homo
lulu by the May steamer.
The meetings of Harmony Lodge I. o. o. r.
have been changed from Thursday to Monday
evenings, beginning on Monday next.
YESTERDAY, Good Friday was only partially OBJ.
served. Government Offices were open. but few
stores were closed and several flags were at half
mast -
Mn. WRAY TAYLOR, Organist of st. Andrews
Cathedral will give tho first of a series of organ
recitals ut the church on Tuesday evening next at
7A5 p. NJ, to which the public is invited.
THE substitution of bells for horns on Dodd'
buses is desirable change one is forcibly
reminded by them of the bells used by the street
cars on the cable roads in San Francisco.
GOOD flow of water was struck in the nrtesian
well on Mr.. Chas. Gulick's place Mt Paama last
week ut depth of 230 feet. The fiow is said to
be about equal to that of Wards well on King
street.
ALLUs1oN was recently made in the Press to the
possibility of the introduction of the disease
known as pink eye" among the horses of this
Kingdom. One case has already been reported.
The island steamers have brought no intelligence
of the NorraPs boat in command of the First
Officer. 1t is most probable that it has fallen in
with passing vessel; with the pleasant weather
that has prevailed it would have reached these
islands long ere this.
On her last trip down the bark Bnenn Vista
picked up two Indians in canoe who had been
blown to sea out of sight of land. They had been
seal hunting and had caught three seals. Their
friends will be astonished to see them the return
of the Buend Vista as they are undoubtedly given
up for lost.
FOLLOWING is the programme for the Band Con-
cert at Emma Square ut 4S0 p. II. this afternoon
overurc-Rube zahi. Flotow
Cornet Polka-Love and Truth. .Weicker
Cavatina-Deatrce di Tcnda, .Bellini.
Aria siege Of Corinth Observation-Disclosures RIOS -ini
seecton-olivettc, by request .Audran.
THERE very large number of people Mt
Emma Square last Monday night to attend tho
Band concert, and oil seemed to enjoy the music.
good many officers and sailors from the German
man Of war were present, and the "Watch on tho
Rhine was played before the last piece, Hawaii
Ponoi." native song sung by the members Of
the Band was also much enjoyed.
| AT the Music Hall this evening will be given an
amateur minstrel performance for the benefit of
the crews of the British ship Norpal burned at sea
| All who enjoy good time and hearty laugh
/
| who have lately organized and are now rehearsing
for their first performance which they will give
shortly have volunteered two of their members
| for this evenings entertainment.
WE are requested to state that the lepers on
Mookai are in need of clean white rags for dress
| ings and various other uses Parcels may be
sent direct to Mr.. G. Strawn, Assistant Supern.
| tendent at the leper settlement at kalawao, Molo
| ka, or if left with Mr.. Henry Warehouse or DIR
N B. Emerson, No. Kukui street, will be promptly
forwarded. Pamphlets, magazines, newspapers
and other reading matter in the English and
Hawaiian languages will also be very acceptable
A CORRESPONDENT writes from Wailuku: The
party who borrowed the dollars from the deat
| mans eyes admits the soft impeachment i'll las
weeks advertiser. Truly a brave man! However
he says more than that, viz; the dying man madt
n will leaving his property TO the clergyman who
oiiiciated during his sickness. In some States thu
law is very stringent in regard to tho legality o
| wills where the clergyman or physician are sol,
legatees How Ia it III this country AS the dc
ceased was an American and native OF lonisi
ana, his heirs. when notified by the U. s. Consul o
his death, may contest the VIII.
NEARLY every ono who leaves San Francisco Il
come to Honolulu is importuned by hosts of nc
quaintances to bring little parcel to friends IN thi
city. This is all very well, but when 1t IL neces
sary to fill or two trunks solely with packages
for others, AS has been done more than once, IL i
time to cry quits. No ono likes to refuse to accom-
MEDIATE friends and no one, We trust, would know
ngly put friend to any Inconvenience. II
obviate either difficulty refer our readers L
the advertisement. of Mr.. i. A. Harnden, whicl
will be found in another column, who will atten,
to such matters Mt thrilling cost and guarantee
satisfaction.
THE German war ship Elisabeth arrived in Homo
lulu from Calao last Sunday and sailed yesterda
for Yokohama. Following is n list of her officers
Captain Holman. Commander.
lat UWcer-Daron Scndcn bbian.
Captain LieHisHdats -Muilenhvh Heading, Rudge
Thtce.
Nar. LieufsHdnis- Fischer, schcder, Bauendahl.
SUD LssHicagHfs -Deibe, schwaftzsoph Won semmer
Wlslicenas, setback b1rner, seheibe Lude"ig.
| EBqipssr- PfrifeF.
star Surg,oa-Dr. Epping.
Hast. Snrgeoh-Dr. Bfandsteiter
| chapidia- Helms.
PdyfHdstsf-Prasse--3o cadets .nd 35s men.
Ok Wednesday night a Chinaman, All Yung, q
Kailua, koolau, jealous of the native woman Wit
whom he was living uamed Monka, in the cours
OF row fred three shots al her from pistol, on
, ball making a slight wound in the side. III
! Chinaman Was caught by native and pinions
but afterwards released and assaulted n
native with knife and cut him severely. he WI
again bound. Deputy Marshal Dayton and ID
Emerson went 10 koolau ON Thursday TO atten
the injured woman aud native man, and invest
1 gate the matter. Onicer Mchrtea also went
! Koolau. As We 60 10 prces this morning, a
! Informed that the ChinamGn hung himself at X
neohe last night at IL Pan.
TuE United States Supreme Court, last month,