Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-12-22
,hTuRpAy u.....p DECEMBER >, ,ss,
LOCAL ITEMS.

The King street crossing of The Wilder rail.
road need repairs sadly.
Doctor Parker succeeds Doctor Trousscau q,
port physician at least temporarily.
The Amateur Dramatic Club have q treat in
store for Ilonolulans at an early date.
The usual bi.wcel,ly number Of the Remins.
ccnccs Of Honolulu is unavoidaby deferred this
week.
The Drummer man has blossomcd out as a
spring poet this week rather early in the
season.
The little folks Of st. Andrew Sunday
School are TO have a Christmas tree next
Friday night.
Mr.. Notes reircshmcnt retreat at Kapolani
Park will open for the entertainment Of the
public on Christmas
Rev. Alexander Macintosh will probably
chfstcn several babies at the Christmas morn.
ing service Of st. Andrews.
twenty-five Sou,h.sca Island laborers ar.
rived last Monday by the Kaluna, consigned to
Messrs. II lIackfcld x Go.
Last week Mcssrs. u. +. Dillingham; placed
n barometer at the makai entrance to their
store on Fort street, PIE bo1o pnbico.
musical entertainment will be given next
week at the Y. NJ. c. A. Hall, probably Satur.
day evening, for the benefit Of Oahu College.
Mr.. Abraham IIoiinung sailed on the Mari.
posa last Monday, carrying with him the good
wishes Of all who have learned to know him.
Next Tuesday will be Xmas Day. The Press
will present IFS Christmas and New Year.
greetings" the compliments of the season -
next week.
Good will TO men r. will be the theme Of
Mr.. Cruzans sermon at the Y. NJ. c. A. Sun.
day afternoon. The opening praise service
will have an outlook toward Christmas.
The Fort. Street Church Sunday School will
give Christmas concert Sunday morning in.
stead OF the regular service, and in the evening
the choir will give a Christmas praise service
The building of the Protestant Episcopal
Church at Kaneohc was demolished by the
gale week ago yesterday. The structure
was wooden one of no great value and has
not been much used of late.
Mystic Lodge, No. 2, Knights of Pythias,
effected preliminary organization last Satur.
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The lodge will be instituted soon and officers
elected. The large and creditable member.
ship promises good results.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stirling will be missed
from Honolulu. Their friends wish them " a
pleasant trip and swift return" Unfortu
nately the poor health of Mrs. Stirling may
keep her abroad some time Mr.. Stirling has
three months leave OF absence and will doubt.
less be back before it expires.
Joseph Young, night clerk OF the Hawaiian
Hotel, entered the room Of a lady boarder last
Sunday night, and endeavored TO steal some
valuable diamonds. The lady screamed, but
Young escaped before he was fully recognized.
lie afterwards confessed This sort of thing
in Honolulu is happily infrequent.
On the FIRST page may be found continual
ton of last weeks account Of the great manola.
mus case, more OF which appears on this page
and among the editorials On the fourth, is a
delayed account of delayed report, and
briei description of some interesting and valu.
able scientific instruments to be seen at the
Office of the secretary of the board of health
One OF the prisoners employed in driving the
government gravel carts, attempted sort OF
hula while standing on the seat board of his
cart last Tuesday. lie was driving along on
the streets at the time, and, suddenly losing his
balance, fell with crash to the muddy street.
His companions laughed rather illnaturedly
and the fallen hero, remounting his cart, drove
painfully and crestfallenly away.
Officer McKeague is authority for the state.
ment that in disgraceful squabble at Harris
HotelStreet Restaurant, last Saturday. while
mounled'police Captain Haley was trying to
"stand OFT the propretors for bill, and the
latter called policeman to ejcc, the offensive
parsonage, Deputy Attorney General Rosa
advised the officer not to make either arrest OF
removal, and tina, the advice was accepted.
The Postal Administration Of the Hawaiian
Islands sends the Compliments OF the Season
TO the Editor OF the Saturday Press--A Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year, 1884"
Such is the wording of pretty holiday card
which came TO this Office yesterday. On il is
well-esecuted, Autographed picture of the
Honolulu pos. Office "Many happy returns"
5 what the Press Office wishes the post office.
Deacons W. A. Swan and Rev. IL. FEE.
Whalley will be ordained by Bishop Willis
during the II A. NJ. service at ST. Andrews
Pro-Cathedral to-day. The order OF service
will difier from the usual order. Rev George
Wallace will he given FIRST, then will follow
the ordination and after that the communion
will lie celebrated The ordination exercises
novel he'e-oughi to attract large congre.
cation
There was mournfaly jolly delegation a,
the wharf last Sunday to bid God.speed to
Charley Stoddard. Falstaff and Hora,io and
Mercuiio We're there and half score from
divers plays one vols not OF. "Aloha," they
oil cried, Justify. aloha" responded Ham.
let. dreamllyi and then the great ship surged
forward into the threatening dri1rle and the
brightest AMI lazies, Of Honolalan haoles Was
an indistinguishable blur in the misty distance.
Both Bulletin and Gazette have contained
this week interesting though short articles on
the 'h''eetold tale Of the Triad Society--as the
English as she is spoke renders the Chin.
csc name Of secret organization which.