Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-05-27


ucHt week
wom on tho artoDlan we'll Mt tho Hotel Is being
continued night aud day and good progress is be.
ing made.
Tue Diplomatic aud Consular Corps paid their
respects 10 the nov Minister Of Foreign Affairs
last Monday.
Dn HUronssos has disposed of his ane reel.
doncc on Nuunnu street and purposes 10 leave the
Islands soon.
PLHAaANr weather prevails throuPhou, the group,
but from many places tho absence Of the usual
showers is reported.
" this weather don't "iet 20 pretty sopn, the
proprictorg Of our ice eToam saloons will have 10
enlarge thor parlorg.
MoSDAY, June 18th, will be celebrated M Com.
momoration Day for Kamebnmeha l., tho "iitn"
falling on Sunday this year
Io.sfonr the Tourists" give their las. per
formnnco at the theatre. They leave NEXT week for
n tour on tho other islands.
OWrso TO Mr. Hallenb ck's indsposition the re-
nval services Mt Fort Street Church will not com
nonce until tomorrow evening.
lHE beautiful poasfaHa regio trees arc beginning
to bloom. Their flaming blossoms contrast beau
tifully with the prevailing green.
commuSioATfos reviewing Sr. Eli Johnson's
lectures in Honolulu il unayoidaby crowded ont
OF this issue, but will appear in our next.
THE weather during the past two weeks has been
alternately warm and Bultry or cool and pleasant,
~ the trades or southerly winds prevailed.
IHE sailing vessels that arrived from the Coast
few days ago have all loaded and sailed, and tho
harbor has been quite bare Of foreign shipping
this week.
AT Fort Street Church Sunday morning Mr..
Cruzan will preach In tho evening the first of
tho Union Gospel Services conducted by Mr.. NJ.
l.. Hallenbeck
Mr.. IBiDoH RoBESCAHisTz Il violinist who
rived by tho last steamer from the Coast, proposes
to remain in Honolulu some time His card will
be seen in another column. a
THE King has appointed Mr.. W. NJ. Gibson Pres
ident of the Board of Health, vice Mr.. Armstrong
resigned. Mr.. A. $. Cleghorn has also been ap-
pointed member of the Board.
The Mission Children's Society will meet this
evening at the residence Of DIR. c. N. Hyde, on
Beretania street. This being their annual meet
ing, full attendance il dsirabe.
AMONG the candidates named TO succeed Mr.. Glib
son, are several who before the people at the
late election. The most prominent names appear
to be those of Kunuiakea ane X laukoa
Public notice is given by tue Election Board Of
Honolulu District that an election will be held at
Aliiolani Hale on June 3D. to elect 4 Representa-
tive TO succeed Mr.. w. NJ. GibS,n, resigned.
II the streets around Emma Square were sprikled
every Saturday afternoon and the dust laid, it
would be appreciated by the many people who
attend the usual Band Concerts on that day.
OS Sunday and Monday last the town was filled
with rumors of removals and new appointments
among various officers of the different departments
OF the Government, but fortunately they were only
rumors.
MR. WRAY TAYLOR will give his fifth free organ
recital Tuesday evening" May Both, in st. Andrews
Cathedral, assisted by H. Il. IL. Princess Liluoka-
lani, II. X. II. Princess Likelike and Mr.. A. II.
Atkinson.
THERE was u very good attendance at Mr.. wray
Taylors free organ recital at st. Andrews Cathe-
dral last Tuesday evening. He was assisted by
Mile. Ponti and Messrs. Mccartney and Scar
borough.
The tides have been unusually high of late,
probably owing in part to the southerly winds,
and the water several occasions has oyerfowed
the new made land on the esplanade near the foot
OF Richards street.
SINCE our last issue five passengers have left
Honolulu for San Francisco by the Eureka, two by
the Fiona, twelve Chinese sailed for Hong Kong
by the FMHess Abbsy and eleven passengers landed
here from the Coast by the d. C.. Murray.
SOME of the Representatives from Maui took
advantage of the adjournment of the Assembly to
90 home by the Kiiauea Hon. and Lrkeiike Oh
Tuesday. They will return tomorrow to be pres
ent at the Legislative Hall again on Monday.
Tn schooner that Mr.. Dover is building for A
L. Cooke d Co., the esplanade, is fast approach
ing completion, and will be ready for launching
some time next month. She Is staunch
looking little craft, and IL built specially for the
Island trade
HE engine, derrick, etc. lately in use ut the
| Government House in boring the artesian vel
| there, has been moved to the esplanade near thu
foot of Aakea street and quite close to the water,
| edge, where another well is to be bored for thu
| Government.
OK Tuesday evening an extra concert was giver
by the Band al the Hotel, in honor of Queen Vic
torias birthday, and was largely attended British
airs, appropriate to the occasion, were played, thu
| programme concluding with God save the Queen
and Hawaii Ponoi."
cory of Mr. Marques report 20 the Post
master General ON Postal Services" treating o
the new duties imposed by the regulations of tn
Postal Union, and reviewing the various systems
of different countries, has been laid un our table
and we find it very valuable and replete with Goo'
suggestions.
Oh the members of tho ministry, Mr..
NJ. Gibson, Minister of Foreign Relations, is III
only one who has not held portfolio before. !
X kaai Minister of the Interior, has been Mini;
ter of Finance, j. T.. Bush, Minister Of Fnanc
was once Minister of the Interior, and y. Preston
Attorney General has held the same Office before
Miss ABA WARD, of whom mention was made i
the PRrss some time ago, is expected to arriy
from Sydney by the City of Nee York. II IL
steamer arrive in proper time an entertainmer
will be given at the Theatre in which she will b
assisted by number of prominent amateur
The programme which has been specially pr
pared is an excellent one.
FOLLOWING is theprogramme for the Band Cor
cert at Emma Square at $50 this afternoon:
Overture, In the Italian .sehlbe
Polka The Humming Bird S.iIi
Gayotc, Our Darling " 81
Selections, Lohcngrin agn
Dance, tzAr1s
Medley, We Oiden Times,
The band will give ON Monday, May 18th, at Il
. Hawaiian Hotel, on Tuesday May 3oth and Thur
day, June list, in Emma Square, their regul
Moonlight Concerts
, OsE Of the latest San Francisco papers had
dispatch saying that the new iron steamer $