The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1882-11-29

choice or rare plants that may be required. Ii
will probably start nursery garden here and "
confidently bespeak for him the support Of all on
lovers Of flowers
Tomorrow Thursday there will be speeia
services in St Andrews Pro Cathedral-it beini
the feast Of St. Andrew and also the day observes
BY American Christians as day. of hationa
Thanksgiving. The church is TO be deoorate'
with fruits and flowers and there will be speeia
sermon. There will be celebration Of the Hol.
Communion at es50A NJ
The attention Of express drivers is called 10 thl
bad habit which is nov being frequently lndnlees
in, of stopping on the street crossings with thei
carriages The habit causes great deal Of incon
| venience 10 pedestrians, especially during we
weather. n walk in the mud having 10 be under
| taken TO clear the annoying obstruction. httl'
regard for the comfort Of pedestrians might enable
| tbs e1pressmen 10 fare better.
Tomorrow, Thursday, Soth inst, is the day SCI
apart BY tbs American Minister Resident on which
the American residents of this city are urged 70
! give thanks 10 the Bounteous Giver for the pro
tectilg power which He has been pleased to bestov
| over the American nation. Appropriate services
will be held at Fort Street Church, which will IN
| clnde a Thanksgiving sermon by Pastor CruZan
| Minister Daggett's proclamation appears in an
other column.
Our Celestial friends are aiding in the march of
| improvements going on in the erection OF new
buildings No less than five additions &c tie IN.
/ uafmrnhble STOCK on uAuu pelllE nov III
completion in the region bounded by Hotel,
/ Nuuanu Beretania and Maunakea streets IL the
| Chinese could be induced 10 widen the oyerhang-
/ ing verandahs, the pedestrian would have less
| cause 10 complain OF the patter1ng OF the raih-
drops upon his So roof
One of those pleasant sociables which aid the
ruess Of the Hotel and their friends to indulge IN
ne light fantastic took place in the paror of
that hostelry on the evening of the 24th inst, at
which some twenty-five couples were present.
/ Berger's quadnle band supplied the music and al
| a uroper period Manager LawlOr supplied the ice
| cream, cakes, etc both of which actions were
/ much approved of by the company who did not
separate until the tocsin chimed the hour for the
comet to get up. Many representatives OF the
| tiasLu were present.
Mr. W. C. Peacock has received letter from the
chief officer of the schooner julia, Mr.. u Is hol-
| land bv which news is obtained that the vessel
was at Sandwich Island, Of the New jhebrides
Group on the 18th Of August. The Jniid had call
/ ell at ErrOmango Ianna Anitum and h3Itamah /;
| the expectation Of Capt. Iiernay, the Hawaiian
| immigration Agent, was, that the vessel would
reach Honolulu during the first week in Decem-
| Der. The natives encountered were reported as
being quiet and friendly; small number of labor
ers had been obtained. All well.
4 foreigner, returning from Eva the other eve
ming, came upon a native man lying on the road
Examination proved that the man was dead
drunk. Night was coming on with every prospect
OF rain 70 the foreigner tredSvery means to rouse
| the drunkard without effect, as the man was too
heavy TO lift, he had to go for assistance and make
proper arrangements for the care Of the man. A
native and Portuguese had ridden past the man.
before the foreigner came up, without pausing TO
offer any assistance, and vet the foreigner was
temperance man.
Drivers Of carriages should make complaint at
the Police Station when they ind such dangerous
nuisances existing as the one lately noticeable in
the roadway opposite the Bethel Church on King
street. The obstruction consisted of double OK
cart, which occupied space about feet IN width
and fourteen feet in length and being skeleton
like in its appearance, was not readily noticeable
until one was almost in contact with II. new
carriage belonging to MIR. Jas. Dodd, driven by
competent driver. was nearly wrecked by this OBJ
structiOn on the evening OF the 18th INST
HAWAII.
Mr. Lyons the ieweler is in Kohala, and is doing
some business.
The new Roman Catholic church. for Portuguese
at Kaapau is nearly finished, il is a substantial
building.
II. Mills was granted divorce from Martha
Mills at the last session Of the Circuit Court at
Waimea
There has been heavy rains in Kohala, accom-
panied by strong winds, consequently business is
dull in the district.
From the way people talk Kohala will soon need
a Mayor or at least some attempt at Municipal
Government.
Great credit is due to our road supervisor for
the manner in which the roads sustain the heavy
rains Of the past two weeks, in one year mora We
will be able to move without any danger OF being
engulfod in mud.
The monthly sociable in connection with the
Foreign Church at Kohala, which was to have been
held this week, has been postponed until next
month II will be held at the residence of Mrs. +.
c. Bond. IOle. A good time is looked forward.
Kohala stands at the head for socials-
The lightning on Wednesday night struck one
or two Of the telephone poles near Wainaku, Hilo,
splitting them and laying the line and poles on the
ground for some distance. II also burned the wires
In SIX Of the instruments located in HilO village,
nocesstating new reels for them. But our active
telephone constructor will soon have them all right
again.
On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday night,
Nov Goth. 2lst and cd. HilO was almost deluged
by rain. accompanied with much lightning and
heavy thunder. On the morning of Nov. sd distant
Maunakea had her winter apparel on caused by
last nights deluCe of rain-her sides are white to
level which snow seldom reaches.
MAUI.
The question is asked, when is the Board Of
Health going 10 shcw signs Of lifeI
HE Road Supervisor has Just completed an ad-
mirably made road from the mill to Lahainaluna.
OlOWnlu MIL has Just completed It's railNaN 10
Ukumehame two miles This makes three miles
Of fixed track.
Judge Fernandez has been around the windward
side Of Maui, holding Court: the worthy Judge
looked well and hearty.
During the last week the windward side of the
Island has had cOpiJus rains, no complaint oil
want Of water now, the streams are running in all
directions and all the reservoirs are fell.
- 49,. s,.;,,,I;,,s,
and carry on work notwithstanding the rain: a
good crop is % be expected, and all interested in
III GREAT staple, look smiling and coniented.
The cane land in Ukumehame is being extended
to the edge Of the salt flats A new tract of about
co acres has just been cleared and looks promising
for heavy crops, being rich bottom land, with
abundant water for irrigation.
The Pioneer Mill Lahaina, was to begin grind.
ing on the 10Th, inst. Extensive additions and
improvements have been made to the machinery.
The cane crop looks well. The Lahaina district
has enjoyed abundant rains for the season. The
hills present an aspect usually seen only in the
Spring.
The Bishop of Olba arrived at Waikiki last
Wednesday and last Saturday proceeded TO Maka-
wac. where he was TO cOnsecrate the new Roman
Catholic Church. From Makawao he will proceed to
Huelo. and if he is not lost in some one Of the
quagmires along the road will consecrate another
church there
Kahului is quite lively again. The ". n. d.
pioud is unloading lumber for Spreckelsville, the
T. : Thompson is disCharging coal and the schooner
AJiHT has arrived with cargo of general merchan-
disc Captain Hobron's men are kept thoroughly
busy. bat the arrangements are now so coed that
the work can be pushed on rapidly.
Complaints about the roads continue to be
made. In Hamakua Maui near Huelo the mud
is up to tho bellies Of the horses, no e1aggeration
figure Of speech. People want TO know when this
state of things is going TO cease. If the Minister
Of Interior would only visit the district and get
stuck in one of these sloughs for a few hours,
perhaps the authorities would wake up.
Mr. Turton's railway to Honokawai has made
good progress. The grading is now substantially
completed and three miles of track are laid. About
one mile has been heavy grading along rocky
tract, where a large amount of dynamite has been
used The whole length Of the permanent tracks,
four and half miles; width of track 81 inches
steel rails There Will be some 800 feet Of move
able track in addition. One and quarter miles
Of railway will he laid from the mill TO the south
end Of Lahaina The whole cost Of railway and
other plant will not exceed S30,0O1. This will
dispense with about $1,000 invested in carts and
teams. hitherto employed in conveying cane to the
mill. Considering the enormous wear Of the old
appliances, the economy Of railway transportation
is obvious.
Captain Mccullough.
EDIroR GAzErrE.-Captaiu Mccullough Of the
schooner AHHd is so very modest that he don't
want testimonials, and vet in a very unreasonable
manner he insists making himself so very
agreeable and accommodating TO his passengers
that they cannot help putting him.
At the request Of some of his cabin passengers |
take this opportunity Of saying that he has not q
superior. in his treatment Of his passengers, on
osflqr ne0nr His Eiulungg and attention given