Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-01-28
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

NOTES OF THE WEEK.
VIZ publish full page supplement today.
CARrooSs OF nsprants for Legislature honors nrc
now the order OF the day.
| Tnr Mission Children's Society will meet at w
| W. Halls residence this evening
| Tnr meeting of the Teachers Association did
not take place ON Thursday evening.
1Hsnr are number Of square rggers in port
and business is quite lively along the wharyes.
TuE weather has been quite unsettled of late.
Heavy showers and spells OF warm, sunny weather
succeed each other.
TuERr wns no criminal business in tho Police
Court Wednesday, and 1t has been very light
during the last two weeks
TIM record of the Supreme Court proceedings, n
portion of the list of imports and other matter
stands over To our next issue.
Tnr election for representatives. TO the next ses.
sion of the Legislative Assembly will take place
next Wednesday, February LIST.
EDWARD +. WARD. ESQ. of Dunedin, New Zen.
land, has been admitted 10 practice before tho
Supreme Court of the Hawaiian Islands.
$. G. Wilder on Thursday evening in honor Of Mr..
and Mrs c. l.. Wight, which was largely attended.
A LITTLE native child was drowned last Saturday
in the Pauoa stream when IL was swelled by the
rains, and the body carried considerable dis
lance.
THE machinery used in boring the well ut MANU-
konn, Hawaii was brought to Honolulu by tho
Listtke last Sunday. There is no trace of water ut
depth of 500 feet.
Tng stormy weather that has prevailed OF late
has prevented the island steamers and schooners
from calling Mt some of the more exposed landings
ON the other islands.
MEETING of physicians which convened at the
request of the Minister of the Interior, was held
on Wednesday afternoon for the purpose of con-
sidering the question of leprosy.
THERE will be meeting ut the Lyccum on Mon
day evening next to take steps toward the forma-
ton of an Athletic Association. 1t is hoped that
all interested in the matter Of physical education
will be present.
The city Of Sydney arrived from San Francisco
about p M Monday and sailed for the Colo
mes Mt p. m. the same evening She loft on the
morning of the 10th and made the passage in six
days and sixteen hours
BAoAssE fsugar cane fibre) cotton stalks and
jute nre now spoken of as likely to become addi-
uona sources of revenue to the Louisiana planter,
II
VIII DO used i'll making paper and the last in cotton
bagging
SENATOR HILL, of Georgia, has introduced bill
into Congress providing for the termination of the
Reciprocity Treaty between the United States and
the hawaiian Islands. See San Francisco
letter III the supplement. for further particulars.
Mr. LENT writes that on January 18th and 10Th
they had the heaviest rain of the season of 'S1-s2
Mt kilauea. The kau flow, which ceased running
har ia Stn linn
mass of red hot lava, the entire length of the flow
showing through the mist and clouds. The crater
Is active.
THr Honolulu Fire Department will hold its
annual parade Friday evening next February
Sd. The companies should all turn ont in full
strength and full uniform, and the appointed time
was set for the evening to give all an opportunity
to attend.
Ar Fort Street Church, j. A. Cruzan, pastor
will preach Sunday at the usual hours. In the
evening the theme will he "a Common Sense
Observance of the Sabbath" cordial welcome
for all. Ushers always IN attendance to provide
seats for strangers and casual attendants.
The barkentine Emma augusta, Hodson, ar
rived the 18th inst. 80 days from Port Town
send, lumber and passengers to 4. II. Hebron.
On the Goth the schooner Rosario, Swift, sailed
for San Francisco with full load of sugar, taking
with her a part of the crew of the Ida Sehnaner.
cisco rs fashionable tailor, and numbers among
his patrons number of the most knobby" and
fastidious of that CITY, now offers his services to
the public as a cutter and filter of fashionable
clothing, AZ is announced in the advertising
columns.
TEMPERANCE entertainment will be given next
Monday evening at the vestry of Fort Street
Church. An address will be made by DR.. G. L.
Rodgers, and MIR. Dover will read the "Cotters
Saturday Night" There will be remarks made by
different ones, and musical selections will be
given. All are cordially invited to attend.
Late papers give intelligence of the death of
Rev. DR.. Leonard Bacon, of New Haven, one of
the foremost ministers of the Congregational
Churches. 1t may be remembered that the pulpit
in kawaahno Church was formerly DR.. Bacons in
the Centre Church, New Haven. 1t was sent to
Honolulu when the New Haven church was
paired.
The old poi stand on the corner of King and
Nuuanu streets where the natives have sold poi
for years, has been vacated owing to the competi-
ton of Chinese who make a better article and
dersell the natives. The natives have been COM
pletely crowded to the wall in this business which
formerly was exclusively in their hands.
OWING to the rumors of trouble and hardships
the labor of the 20 Islands are subjected to- accord
ing to the Chronicle, We learn Major Wodehouse,
II. b. Ms. Commissioner here has received
instructions to fully investigate and report to his
Government the truth falsity of the charges,
an d i'll this investigation we informed that this
Government has offered all its assistance possible
in the matter.
Letters from Capt. Bray of the Morning Star
give account of very successful voyage as far as
Pouape. Light winds and battling currents length
ened the voyage from Apaiang to Jaluit to II days.
| The stores for the two Hawaiian missionaries in
the Marshall Islands were forwarded to them from
Jaluit All were we'll. Mrs. Snow somewhat
weak from the long stay on ship-board, but was
rapidly recovering strength on kusaie.
| HAWAII has had her share of marine casualties
this winter. The Patio sunk at Papaikou, the Jen-
| nie Puts became u total wreck at Mahukona, and
the Wgsisiea probably :ourac-ca u; .hc Mo!osa:
| channel, nothing has been heard of her. Last
week the Ida Schnoner went ashore at Kahuu, and
| the Ni.j,o touched ON the reef at kawaihac
| Neither vessel was damaged seriously.
| REv. Mr. wainwright has given notice that he
will endetvor to hold religious services Mt Kilauea
| Kauai, the second and fourth Sundays in every
month. He held service for tho first time at tina,
| place on New Years day. II is hoped that regu
| lar service every Sunday may he recorded soon
On the Kilanea plantation alone, there are up
wards Of 100 persons. including the Chinese many