The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-06-17
THE PACIFIC
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SATURDAY .JUNE II, 1882.
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SATURDAY. II. 1882
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
OVER two thousand people at the Park on Mon
day, and only two arrests there for disturbances.
THE adjourned annual meeting Of the Cousins
Society will be held in the vestry of Fort Street
Church, this Saturday evening at Z O'Clock.
The services tomorrow morning at St. Andrews
Cathedral will have special reference to the death
Of the late lamented Captain G.. r. Hope.
THERE is a chance for a smart runner and jumper
to win some money by taking up Mr.. T. B; Walkers
challenge, which appears in our advertising
columns.
REV. G.. H. SMITH of Kohala, under the auspices
of the Evangelical Association, win preach the an
nual sermon on Home Missions at Fort Street
Church Sunday morning.
Mr.. HALLESBEcK has fully recovered his health
and strength, and will positively begin his evan
gelistic work at Fort Street Church, Sunday even
ing, Subject:-'I am the Way"
ONE of the telephone poles on King street broke
Yesterday, but the mischief was repaired with great
promptitdde by the company's men, and comnuni-
cation was only interrupted with for about an hour.
THE Board Of Trustees of the Queens Hospital
met on Saturday and filled the vacancy in the med
ical staff Of that institution, caused by the resigna-
| ton Of DIR. Hutchinson, by appointing DIR. TrouS-
seau.
ELEVEN lepers. who have been under treatment
at the Branch Leper Hospital. at Kakaako, were
released on Monday, the symptoms of disease being
so completely abated as TO render such a step ad-
visable.
PLEASANT social party was given at the Knights
81 D,,I;a, IJa1 Eort- traaf Saturday avanipO nv
members of the Order, TO a number of their friends.
A most enjoyable evening was passed by those
fortunate enough to be present.
Mr.. CUMMINGS is so far satisfied with the per-
formances of Stanford Colt that he is willing to
run him on the 4th July against any horse in the
Kingdom except General Garfield, for a stake of
$500 or 81 1000 a side,
The porosity of the ground on which Honolulu
is built. was we'll illustrated by the fact that almost
the entire volume of water flowing from the
McGrew well in "a hours-sOme II, 900 cubic feet
was absorbed in the area of the old Theatre lot.
IT is reported that the 'E Ciampsus Vitus'' agita-
ton is being renewed, and that as soon as the en-
blems can be obtained, measures VII be adopted to
have the amount of money on hand reported by the
former Treasurer. The records of the old organiza-
ton are i'll the hands of the former |" J. Fl. A. p"
but the emblems are yet missing.
THE procession in celebration of the festival of
Corpus Christi started from the Roman Catholic
Cathedral about 3 p. NJ. yesterday. 1t was notice
able as being much more imposing in numbers and
elaboration than any which has been seen here
before. 4 large number of Portuguese were to be
seen in it's ranks. The Royal Hawaiian Band ac-
cOmpanied the procession.
THERE was a long charge sheet at the Police
Court on Tuesday. The charges were-Arson, l
furious driving, Z; drunkenness, IA afray, L as
sault and battery, 2. This makes a bad showing
for the effects of holiday-making, but it should be
taken into account that there was no court on
Monday, so that the offences of Saturday, Sunday,
and Monday were accumulated in the charge book.
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A WRIT of habeus corpus has been sued out to
have Alfred Rhodus brought up before the SUI
preme Court this morning in order that cause may
shown why he should be discharged in consequence
of an alleged flaw in the commitment. His term
of Imprisonment would expire next month but a
fine of $500 being still unpaid, he would have to
serve a further term in lieu of 1t. Mr.. Hatch Is
counsel for Rhodus in this matter.
MEssRs. McDADE, MCLEAN & Co. have secured
the mill, engine, vacuum pan and pump of the
Grove Ranch Plantation, and hope to have a COM
plete plant in running order, at Wailua, Maui
between Hama and Kipahulu), in q short time.
The land secured by the firm is f~avorably situated
for cane culture, and having abundance of water,
all the cane can be fumed to the mill at a mini
mum cost. There is a nice patch of seed-cane
(sOme ten acres), we'll grown that the firm has
secured, and operations begin very soon.
The meeting of the Y.M.C.A was held, not in,
but outside, the Lyceum last night. Through some
mistake the Hall was not opened. Moreover. the
attendance of members was slack, many having
other engagements on Friday evening, SO that it was
a quarter of an hour after the usual time of meet
ing before a quorum was formed, An adjournment
to the date of the next monthly meeting, the third
Thursday in July, was at once resolved upon.
AT the meeting of the Guild of st. Andrew held
Thursday night the Warden, Rev. T. Blackburn,
stated that he should probably have left this country
before the next meeting of the Guild, and that he
purposed lin the absence of Bishop Willis) to
appoint Rev. w. A. Swan as Warden in his stead.
A committee was formed to prepare an address to
Mr.. and Mrs. Blackburn on their leaving, and a
special meeting of the Guild was ordered for Thurs
day evening next. Rev. Mr.. Swan read an interest
ing paper on the forms of Idolatry with which the
I~7raelites came in contact during their migration
from Egypt and residence in Canaan.
We regret to learn that a painful accident hap
pened while Mr.. C. B. Wilson's little boy was play
ing with some giant powder caps on Sunday. One
of them exploded and injured one hand very
seriously. The boy has lost the thumb at the first
joint, the first finger at the second joint, and the
second finger at the first joint. He has been
attended by DR.. Fitch. He says that a number of
his schoolmates have these dangerous caps in their
possession. Parents of boys ought strictly to forbid
an amusement which is so risky, and take pains to
prevent their lads from obtaining the caps.
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H. B. NJ. S. Champion sailed shortly after 4 pm.
on Thursday for Yokohama. Many visitors were on
board during the day and just before the ships de-
missioner Major James Hay Wodehouse, Captain
Hayley, Rev. w. A. Swan, and Messrs. r. Sterling,
R.. II. Fowler, Cecil Brown, J. S. Webb, and J. H.
Wodehouse, jr., Joined at the invitation of Captain
Browne in the farewell toast, ITO our next merry
meeting" We, and all who have had the opportun-
iv of making their acquaintance Join in wishing
Captain Browne and his officers q pleasant voyage,
and an immunity for the rest of their commission
from such painful circumstances as that which will
make their visit to this port forever memorable.
THE inquest on the death of Mrs. Apolona tanner,
continued from March 10. 1882, was resumed on
the 18th day of June, 1882, to take evidence re-
lating to the analysis of the stomach and intestines
Of deceased by Dr. Stangenwald. Police officer
Fehlber deposed to receiving jars with stomach
and intestines from the Queens Hospital and de-
livering them to DIR. Stangenwald, DR.. Stangen-
valid testified to receiving same and making analy-