Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-02-18
NOTES OF 1H1 WEEK.

NOTES OF rAa WEEK.
Our thanks are due Mr.. II. W.. Lame for news
favors.
THERE was no criminal business in the Police
Court yesterday.
An artesian we'll is being bored for the King on
his property at Makik.
NEXT Wednesday, the I'D inst, will be the ami
versary of Washington's birthday.
MARSHAL PARKE has gone to Hawaii to investi-
gate into the shooting of native by Chinaman.
The steamship australia will be due from San
Francisco this evening.
Gun Sydney correspondence was received too
late for the publication this week.
The roof is now being put on Campbells large
brick building on the corner of Fort and Queen
streets.
UNDER the heading Native Press" will be
found translatious of editorial from the Poc lima
the tone oi which we heartily commend.
CHINESE burglar entered Mr.. G. L. Dillng-
hams house on Wednesday night but succeeded
Ia making his escape without being npprehended
The Portuguese Commissioner who has been
sent cut by his Government to inquire into the
labor problem here is expected to arrive by the
Australia.
LARGE numbers of Chinese continue to arrive in
San Francisco. The British steamship Rothreli
Castle followed the Mary latham from HoI gkong
with ,O29 passengers. Jf
Mn. II A. p. CARTER was in Washington ms late
Ms the 2lst ult. As far as can learn tho pros
poets for the maintenance Of the treaty favora
bic.
The exploding of fifteen thousand times ten
thousand Thousand fire crackers and bombs burst
ing in air, gave sufficient proof through Thursday
night that 1t the eve Of the Chinese New Year.
TuE Chy Of Nep York brought little news of
Importance from the colonies. Smallpox still
continues in sydney and nas appeared mt Adelaide
and other places, but is slowly decreasing
LAST Tuesday afternoon the house OF q Portu-
guese ON School street near Liliha was entered by
some ons during his absence, and diamond ring
and i've dollars IN money taken. In \ drawer
that was left untouched was gold watch.
THIs afternoon games Of cricket and lawn tents
will be played ut Makiki under tho auspices Of the
Honolulu Athletic Association. This is the first
step taken by the Association, anu We hope To SEQ
May of its members and friends present.
LAST Saturday the schooner Jnta sailed from
Honolulu for the Gilbert Islands to return sixty
eight laborers from those groups, whose terms Of
service had expired. She took also live passen-
gers to other groups which the Morning Star was
intending to visit.
An alarm Of FIRE was TUNED in yesterday after
noon from King street near Maunakea, and China
Co. No. o, Pacific Hose No. l. Mechanic No. and
Hook d Ladder No. l were soon ON the ground.
The alarm, however, was needless as there was no
hire. China Company exercised its members by
giving the street III the vicinity a good wetting.
THE San Francisco Commercial Herald aud Mar.
k,t Rerisc Of January 18th, Twelve page edition,
contains u full record of the business of San
Francisco and the Pacific Coast for 1881. With
the same number 1t also issues railroad map of
the United States and Mexico.
Ar the meeting of the Y.MC.A. held ON Thurs
day evening last, the time WAS fully taken up in
consideration of the new constitution Which at n
late hour was concluded and adopted by a Vote of
n tot. The consideration Of the bylaws and
other deferred business was laid over for special
meeting two weeks hence.
The Young Peoples Union met ut the residence
of Judge h. II. Austin last Thursday evening, Mrs.
j. A Cruzan IN the chair. There WAS not as large
AL Attendance AZ usual, owing to the Absence vi
this Punah0u scholars who have always aided IN
making the sooiable success. Those who were
present spsnt very enjoyable evening" tbs pro-
| Rrsnuns Ut souas reoitations Ard charads being
carried out to the general Satisfaction of all
Those participating In the charede created grsAI
deal Of InerrInent by their local hits and With
cisns. The business meeting followed, during
| which the time uf meeting was changed 70 a. moi