Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-02-04
NOTES OF THE WEEK.
CAnroosrsrs still continue to amuse the pull

CARTooSIsTs still continue to amuse the public.
THERE was no business in the Police Court last
Saturday. G
The saloons were all closed Cd Wednesday,
election day.
ONLY four persons we're fined for being drunk
on election day.
The web of telephone wires still grows thicker
over the central office.
The rainy weather continues and the streets
main in sloppy condition.
MEETING of the Library and Reading Room
Association will be held this evening.
A GAME of foot ball was played last Saturday
between the Seniors and Juniors, and was won by
the former.
The news of the election in all the districts of
this island known in Honolulu on Thursday
forenoon.
The flag-pole Mt the enginr-house of China
Co. No. 8, which recently blew down, has been
| raised again.
The first general meeting of the Honolulu Ath-
letic Association will be held at the Lyceum next
Monday evening.
In an item published in last weeks Press n
misprint occurred in referring to the collapse of St.
College,"
MIR. L. A. McDUFrEEs house at Mahulsona was
burned one night last week during his absence at
Honokaa. 1t Is supposed to have been the work
of an incendiary.
| Now that the wet season is drawing to close
Mr.. Dodd announces his intention of Running his
watering wagon whenever the condition of the
| streets require 1t.
THIS has been lively week. There has been
an entertainment or band concert or political or
other meeting every evening, and on two or three
evenings there were seyeril meetings.
AT meeting of Pacific Hose Co. No. l, on
Wednesday evening, NJ. ID. Monsarrat was elected
Foreman;J 4. Asch, Assistant Foreman; J.E. Wise
man Secretary; and j. +. Kennedy, Treasurer.
The cells on the makai side OF the yard at the
Station House are receiving much, needed repairs.
heavy plank flooring is being put down that u
prisoner will not readily make his escape through
The Band gave a moonlight concert ut Emma
Square on Monday night for the first time since
| the annual vacation. Another WAS announced for
| Thursday night, but owing to the stormy weather
1t was not gwen. I'D.
| Tue brigantine Morning Star arrived in port on
Thursday morning, from MICRONESIA, to the sur
| prise of the people OF Honolulu who were not cx-
| pecting her before next month. All ON board are
we'll. The report OF Captain bray will be found in
SPELL Of pleasant weather would be great
boon to people living near exposed landings on
tue other Islands where IL IL dicult for steamers
and schooners 20 discharge take in cargo.
There are large quantities OF sugar awaiting ship
ment to Honolulu.
A GOOD attendance Of nembersof the Y. NJ. @. A.
is desired at their early meeting Tomorrow even
ing, to take united action with the churches, on
| extending an invitation for MIR. Hailenbeck's
return, whose labors with ~ last summer were NJ
eminently successful
MoLoKAI, as does other parts Of the Islands, asks
IL nothing can be done TO stop the wholesale sup
| plying OF cheap gin, through the Chinese stores
and pedlars, to the natives all around them. II Ii
getting 10 common and notorious that there is lit.
tie or no attempt at concealment.
MEETING Of the Temperance Association was
held in the vestry of the Fort Street Church last
| Monday evening. DIR. Rodgers and others made
addresses on the subject OF temperance. Muse
WIS provided for the occasion and Rotations
given, and the evening proved pleasant and
agreeable one TO those pressnt.
Mr. W. A. Markham, which melancholy event oc
cnrred last Wednesday night. lilo born IN
Dublin, Ireland, and aged about fifty Year,. He ar
rived from Boston, U. B. A. IN ship Eliza War
| ,ciek Captain II. III. Watson, in November, 1851
He sailed out Of this port for few years, and
then settled here, married. and was engaged al
shipping Master for several years, and In March
1874. was appointed Surveyor and Guard for thu
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