The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1882-12-06

- Inc regular monthly meeting Of the Teachers
Association win Be held at Fort Street School al
y f'50 4 NJ. on the evening Of the 18th inst
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Mt The new maps Of the island of Oahu are now
available TO the general public for purchase.
y rive dollars is the per capiia tax for copies.
N The Cabinet are widely separated at present.
P nessrs- Gibson and Kaai at waimanalo, Mr.
Preston at Lahaina, and Mr.. Bush in town.
,s A seni-aunual meeting Of the Trustees of the
Queen's Hospital will be held this forenoon. AT II
/. O'Clock, at the Chamber Of Commerce Rooms
Through inadvertencs the name Of Mrs Z. R.
Hendry was omitted from our note upon the Fort
Street Social Entertainment Mrs. Hendry read
Nora Conner.
The artesian welI-borerH Messrs. McAndless and
Brady, have obtained flow Of water from the we'll
being bored on the premises Of W. Luther Wilcor.
ESQ., on King street.
The San Francisco chy0niele of the 18th uIt
quotes part OF an editorial which appeared in the
4drsrtse in support Of its statement that slavery
exists on these Islands.
Interesting and valuable articles viii be fonnd
on our first and fourth pages, and IN the supple
repay carefal perusal
Nh. J. a. Oruzan will deliver lecture under the
auspices of the Honolulu Library Association at
their rooms on Tuesday evening the I4tk inst
sabiect, The King of Nom
The Y. NJ. C. A. building, on the corner of Hotel
and Aiakea streets, is rapidly approaching com
pleton. The present aspect of the structure indi
cafes large and commodious building.
Ever busy Dame Rumor hath It that there is a |
serious disagreement between the Prime Minister
and His III. Mons. Feer. Possibly the ministerial |
musical instrument will play upon this theme.
Blasting operations seem to have been again /
commenced at the quarries on the mauka side Of
Beretania street Several explosions heard during
the past week have been attributed to that source
The insurance on the cargo of the American ship
Hope, at present in harbor, has been paid, and the
cargo, lumber, has been sold for the benefit Of the
| purchasers.
Frank Kelley and John Graham are now inmates
of Oahu Jail awaiting trial, charged with n
robbery, committed on the safe of Mr.. Weights
plantation, Ahuimanu. The sum of $500 abstract
] ed has not been recovered
The choral services at Fort Street Church ON
Thanksgiving Day were eIcellentlY rendered by
the augmented choir, six female and seven male
voices, and well merited the encomiuns of the |
large assemblage present ,
Somebody's coachman, name unknown, was !
rather uncermoniously lifted from his perch and
deposited in the dust Of the road on Beretania
street on the morning of the md inst Bibulous s
influences worked the change in position. 2
The Pacific Mail Company have made arrange i
ments by which the agents here, Messrs Hackfeld {
d Co.. can issue tickets to San Francisco and re-
turn, at reduced rates. This arrangement will
tend 70 augment travel to and from the Coast.
Wonder if that "Khedive letter. which is re- 2
ported as having been received is in pure unadul
terated Arabic. II so, the probabilities are that =
the Eastern imagination of the Minister of :,
Foreign Affairs will be drawn on for transla. I,
ton. n
performance under the auspices of the Homo :,
lulu Amateur Dramatic Association will take place ci
at the Music Hall on the evening of the 18th inst ~
on which occasion the operatta Trial by jury al
and the farce "A Silent Protector " will be pre-
scented.
Through the courtesy of DR.. McKibbin, we learn n
that the rain fall for the month of December as SC
taken by him at his residence Beretanis Cottage 81
was 2.S9 inches. At the Ice works. according 10 IA
the raingauge Of Mr. j. K Wilder. the fall was 10
7.0s inches. IN
A grand Christmas lottery now attracts the or
attention of votaries of chance. $1,000 worth of 70
prizes tickets one dollar each. Mr.. j. w. Luning ~
and MI N. Mclnerney are the projectors of the n,
enterprise and the tickets meeting with ready on
sale. W
Hon A. Francis Judd delivered lecture in the wa
native language at Kaumalapili Church on the N,
evening Of the LIST inst The church was densely vel
provided on the occasion and the native element an
seemed well pleased With the speakers discourse. da
4 translation was not available. VIII
The Transit of Venus takes place tomorrow h IN
Thursday and scientific parties in available Hi
places will be watching the occurrence The am
rargt of the riaOpt fha NJ Tue
viii be visible hero, but the point of contact oo'
'ccnrs before sunrise. The next transit occurs
une 8, 2004.
The old schooner Hannah lying of the end of can
be Mail dock visited lately by some thief or ant
hieves who broke open trunk and distracted 4
herefrom a lotof brasswork tbs property of Mr.. =,
robertson The location of the vessel suggest ~.
atives as the probable guilty parties run
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The officers of the Survey Department per Mr.. -. :
. j. Lyons have made arrangements by which o oSs
be correct time can be furnished to all public lar
me pieces. VIZ. TO government Offices, churches,
shoots, steam mills plantations and jewellers A
hops, wherever connected by telephone. see
The Messrs. Levey still seem to retain their good tor
lex in securing prizes at raes as on the evening MI
the LIST inst in rattle for diamond ring held som
lrown by Mr.. Henry Hart, the chance belonging
Mr. 5. G. Levey, who thus secured the ring.
Cact. j. H. Brown lately inspected n set of
ales on which many pound of grain had been AZ
eiRhed, and when asked what relation the scaleg -;
speced had to the true standard blandly replied
bout as SIX is to ten. The listener left happy 'nAS
the thought that he was not horse, nor owned that
le' adoI
The present appearance of the comet is in pray
act accordance with the representations Of and
'ofessor Swift who declared that it would APP the
ar less distinct after Nov. 18th Now although pres
rises at an earlier hour, midnight it is buta hbt
,ca Oh 'ne cOnetay appearance Of afortsh. ing
dress
The statement that the Lazarus Trosseau case of Il
IS to be transferred to Lahaina for trial is belle
ong The case still rests in this district and bill.
Obaby viii until all the available jurymen here On
We had an opportunity to express an opinion on -,
unless some agreement is come to by the On,
posing oounsels. with
The Anglican Church Chronicle is the title of ~,
" monthly Journal which has made its appear a.
ce among the literary productions of this city ~ q,
its first number is well gotten up and read Rova
l. production. Rev. A. Macintosh and Rev. =; ~ -
orge Wallace are the editors and wish them baa :
their journal success. ~ ~
,he express drivers Of the city met in council opera
he hall Of Mechanic Engine Co. No on the ID II vi
and organized by the election of President check
Green. Secretary Charles Carter, Treasurer see IN
Buckley. committee was appointed to draft mat !
and bylaws After the transaction ana
ome other business the association adjourned LOT u
- - - But
he Minister of Foreign Relations and the and j
lister of Finance have gone on trip together aT
he other side Of this island and have thus left and 4
affairs Of state without their protecting nfu- measr
E. The dread with which the general public has Hawa
filled in expectancy Of the earths collision she ds
the comet is as nothing in comparison TO the ttes
os that might result in Affairs political during press
absence of the professional managers of the tional
teal arena was n
= 80, elaine
eSsis- L Y. nAu q con nave got up very nearly
and tasteful Calendar, which they are dis the co
utine among their patrons Besides giving -, 9. 81
usual information, the phases Of the moon st;eis
stamped on the dates, in such manner that tania
can readily tell the moons ace. Again IN ~
only is there calendar for 1855 but there They
SIX months Of 1884 as we'll a handsome sc ,rrs
4 head piece, With the head Of Liberty, and hearss
l5l6 completes very pleasing piece Of more
l. men cl
j. 81. - =. a. 80 r., head y
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