Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-04-15

TIlos. &. THRUM, Manager.
SATURDAY PRESS.
APRIL Is, 1882.
NOTES OF THE WEEK.
Tnr Zea,andia is due from San Francisco this
p IN.
The programme of races for tho 18th of June
will be given next week.
SEVERAL communications and other matter is un.
avoidably crowded out this week.
MONSIEUR l.. GurBERI has been appointed Chan
cellor of the French Legation TO succeed M, Ra
tard.
Mr.. ]. Il. PETERSON has been appointed Assis
tant Post master, vice j. M. Oat jr, lately
resigned.
An A. W. Bushs, OH Fort street, may be seen n
large pumpkin grown at $. Il. Kaai's place at
Moanalua, which weighs 135 lbs.
Nh. Dopps new buss drawn by four horses is
now in service; it is large and comfortable and
will be appreciated by the public.
COULTER, tho California painter is expected
here shortly on one of Spreckels' vessels He ill.,
tends to remain during the making
sketches of Island scenery.
Mn. WRAr TAYLOR will give his second free
organ recital, Tuesday evening, April 18th, nj 7a5
O'Clock in st. Andrews Cathedral. He will be
assisted ON this occasion by Miss Florence Luce,
soprano, Mr.. I. Il. Walker, tenor, and Mr.. A. T..
Atkinson, organist.
ARCHIBALD FORBES, the noted var correspon-
dent, is expected to arrive on the Zeaiandia ell
route to the Colonies II the steamer arrives her
i'm 81 aar lie in the
not be well to try and make arrangements to have
Mr. Forbes deliver lecture during his short stay
THE British steam yacht Ceylou sailed from this
port for San Francisco via Hilo last Wednesday
evening. The Japanese Envoy and suite and NJ
| Ratard and wife left by her. The King and many
others were down to the wharf when the Ceyioi
left and the Band was also i'll attendance.
The Mendelssobn Quntette Club will return to
California from the Colonies by the steamer due
entertainment or entertainments i'll Honolulu, and
will stop over if the proposed line of steamers
IL running between here and San Fradcisco at that
| time.
TuE Bird Island belonging to the Sandwich
group" mentioned i'll the Australian papers as
having been leased by an Australian company for
guano, Is probably i'll the South Pacific. There Is
| u Sandwich group of islets near New Ireland in
| the Solomon Islands, and "A Sandwich Island i'll
| the New Hebrides.
THE annual meeting Of the Y. NJ. q. A will he
held ON Thursday, 10Th Of April, at the residence
of II. Waterliouse, Nuuanu street, when the re-
ports of the retiring officers will be read. The
members of the Association and their ladies are
cordially invited to be present.
| Oh Saturday last good flow of water WAS
| struck by Mr. Fesser in the artesian we'll Oh s. X
kaais place at Palama, The we'll IL fO5 feet deep,
| with seven. inch casing. The water rises sixteen
inches above the rim Of the pipe and with five
st.nt, uIss
beautiful fountain.
The first number of the Planters Monthly, a
magazine of thirty 1.-TWO pages, was issued on We'd.
nesday. II contains a full account of the meeting
OF the Planters Association and the Planters
Labor and Supply Company. We hope II will
prosper and be support and an encouragement
to sugar planting and all branches of agriculture
THREE passengers arrived in Honolulu from the
Colonies by the Sydney, five from San Francisco
by the LAZY LamPson and one from Yokohama by
| the Ceyion Twelve left Honolulu for San Fran
cisco by the Ctyio", siI for the same place by the
| Compecr, three for Port Townsend by the ". L.
Beebee, and thirty or forty for the Coast by th,
| CHy OF Sylney; sixty-four had engaged passagt
| but could not all be accommodated.
FOLLOWING is the programme for the Band con.
cert at Emma Square, at 4'3O p. M, to-day
Overture The vestalc. spontinI
finale-william Tell. .Rossin
M1dsrn ;.'''''''''''',' rom
Waitz-Gilded Youth Waldsnfe
Mazurka -Azaiia.
The band will give an extra concert on Monda,
evening, April 18th, at the Hawaiian Hotel.
N. RArARp, Chanoelier of the French legation
| was married ON Monday last 10 Miss Wilhelmini
Purvis of Kauai, and ON Wednesday, left Homo
lulu by the C,yioa with his BRIDE NJ. Ratard hal
been promoted to the legation al Havana, Cuba
and IL worthy Of the advancement. During hi
stay in Honolulu he has made many friends, ha
proved himself capable of holding higher posi-
ton than he filed here, and the Pass joins witt
many others in Wishing him and his bride
bright and prosperous future.
THERE was very good attendance at the organ
recital given by Mr.. Wray Taylor, at the Anglican
Cathedral ON Tuesday evening, and the music am
the singing Of Mr.. Mccartney were highly appre
ciated. The following IL this programme I; Pro
cessional March-composed by Mr. Taylor Hymn
uf Nuns : wsly; Solo, The Palms " Faure
sung by Mr.. Mccartney Fantasie in G.. Spark
Pastorate--Bach; Grand Odertore in F. Batiste
solo. l will rejoice IN the Lord, "-Behr. sung b
Mrs Mccartney Ave Maria like distant chimes >
Lizzt; fanfare-Lemmeus and :" HAWAII Pono,
THK steamship City Of Sydney arrived from til
Colonies last Monday about A. ~, and sailed at
?. NJ, for San Francisco. She brought no news o
Importance. Sue had on board 2t6 through pas
sengers, and WAS unable 10 take all from Honolul
that were booked for the passage, and those VIII
ant had IN, le All ANNA