Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-12-28
HAWAIIAN IsLANps.

We have received dates OF the Saturday
Press and Commercial Advertiser, of Hon.
o,ulu, tc the 10th of December, from which
we have extracted the following items:
HONOLULU.
Last Saturday evening twenty nine lepers
were sent from the branch ieper hospita.
10 Molokai by the steamer Mokolii. TIE
steamer anchored off the marine railway
and the lepers were brought from the bos.
pital in drsys and taken to the little iettv
at the quarantine grounds, from which
they were carried in boats to the Mokolii.
There was one Chinaman in the lot the
Others natives, sixteen males and twelve
females.
a planter on the island sags that drunk
enncss has increased among his native
laborers since the passage of the liquor
law the natives spend their money 70,
gin instead of necessaries, as formerly
they are often untitled for labor, and tina:
both ne and they are sufferers thereby.
The experience is the same on other plant.
atoms en- this and the other islands.
Port Surveyor Morrill, has made haul
of l66 tina OF opium on the barkentine
Discovery, tae property of the second
mate, who became frightened when he saw
the vessel being searched and told where he
had i. concealed.
The rice crop in Kapalama and Eva is
low being harvested, and the yield prom
ises we'll. Vaialua will also contribute a
considerable amount this year, as will
Koolau, where the acreage has been much
increased.
Ooe night last week five bullets were
fired ut house in Walalua, but fortunately
the inmates escaped unhurt.
TIE coronation festivities are to con-
tinue from the 10Th TO the Oath of Feb
ruarY. The programme for the first day
will consist Of 6 salute, the coronation, dis.
tribution of orders, and perhaps the IN
vai!i1g of the statue Of Kamehameha on
the l4sh state dinner, and reception in
the evening 10Th, review of military at 2
P. NJ; l7th, horse racing at Kapiolani
PARK Goth, grand state ball in the even
ing 2lst, hoo-kupu and inspection of
palace; 22d, boat racing at l P. NJ, comic
opera at s P. NJ; Oath, Iuau in langi
erected for the occasion In the palace
grounds at c7ss of 81 800.
MAUI.
The Bishop of 0lba arrived at Makawao
on Sunday, Novembsr 26.b, where he dedi-
Gated Roman Catholic Church. He pro.
ceeded to Huslo the following day, and
performed similar ceremony there. 1t
was followed by grand luoa. at which
over two hundred people sa. down.
Huelo cane is looking well. Grinding
has commenced, and it is estimated that
l,500 tons of sugar cane will be msnufac.
tured from $50 acres Of cane this year.
HAWAII,
On Wednesday night last week our little
town was visited with terrific thurder
storm. The telephone wire about mile
cut OF town was struck. and the lightning
transversing the line in both directions
damaged great number of instruments,
and after melting the wires and almost set-
ting on fire the office at Papaikou, reached
the ground some three miles from where it
struck. Some five posts were completely
shattered near where it struck.
There has been an unusual quantity Of
rain IN the Hamakua district during the
last fortnight, interfering considerably with
field work and grinding a. the various
mills.
a large quantity of new machinery, re.
Gently purchased at cost of 500, 900 for
Mr.. Lidgate's new mill at Lapahoehoe
which had been landed on the rocks pre-.
psraiory to its erection, has been totally
destroyed. The sea broke 80 heavily on
the rocks as to smash some and wash the
remainder Of the machinery into the sea.
TIE Assessor for Hilo, Hawaiian, as
sessed property rather too high to suit lS5
taxpayers, Hawaiianu and foreigners, max.
ing it necessary for Board of Appeals te
sit at Hilo.
Some cane took fire near the Union mil
last week. All hands wera at dinner a,
the time. l. was put out after half al
hoar's hard work by about two hundred
men.
KoHALI
Narrow escape from fire of the Haiaw.
mill on the evening of November 9th
Fire was discovered in the boiler-roou
about o'clock, but the fire was got undel
CONTROL in about an hour and half, SO ne
very serious damage was done.
Rev. Mr.. Whalley is working hard fo
the cause of the English Church here, ant
is being quite literally supported by sh,
residents.