The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-02-17

of his fathers severe illness. ~
HIS MAJEsTY's yacht Healani was successfully
launched yesterday afternoon from the wharf
opposite Mr.. Sorenson's workshop. The work was
adroitly managed, and the yacht looks p~rettier in
the water than she did on the stocks. The masts,
spars and sails, for this craft are all in readiness,
and she will very shortly be in order to display her,
sailing qualities. NJ
" OWING to the deplorable condition of the roads
leading to Waikiki and Kalihi, Mr.. Dodd has been
compelled to cease running his Omnibuses on those
routes until further notice.t As this will cause Mr..
Dodd TO retain a number of men in his service with
out suitable employment, and also to feed a lot of
horses for which he has no work, he con templat ties
turning his attention to repairing the roads in or
der that the public may again have the use of his
Omnibuses.
THE Hawaiian Amatuer Minstrel Troupe gave
the second OF their series of concerts last Saturday
evening to a very good audience. The entire house
had been engaged, but, owing to the rain, many
did not come. The performance was very good,
and proved that the members of the troupe have
the ability, and with each performance do better
and better. The singing was well executed, and
Messrs. Keumi went through with the sc chair act :"
in fine style. The jokes were well rendered and
appreciated. We learn that a third performance
is. to be given very soon.
HCAPrAIN DoDD entertained a few friends on
BOARD the O.S.S. Suez on Thursday evening last at
dinner in a quite informal way. The gentlemen
present were Messrs. A. s. Cleghorn. Rev. A.
lMackintosh, Cecil Brown, Captain Haley, H. J..
Macfarlane, c.. o. Berger. W. Ct. Irwin, w. NJ.
Giffard, Captain Howard, F. III. Hayselden, A. T.
Atkinson, Count LouvlereS, Il. X. Walker, Joseph
Strong and r.. F. Bickerton. Mr.. r.. NJ. Daggett,
u. s. Minister Resident, and D.. Mckinley, o. S.
Consul, sent regrets at not being able to be pre-
sent. The cabin was prettily decorated with flags
and flowers, aud the guests passed a very enjoy
able evening, in u quiet social way.
A LADY whose name or address we do not know.
but who claims to belong to the /. o. G.. IT. tele-
phoned to our Office yesterday afternoon, expressing
her regret and disappointment at not finding the
Good Templars recorded in a pamphlet as having
attended the Coronation. On being assumed that
all Lodges and Societies are recorded in the P. c.
ADVERTISER Co., she discovered her error and found
that the pamphlet she had, was the production of q
a neighboring Office and not of the p. c. A. The
last words heard through the telephone were, Il
am determined to have one of yours, no matter
what it costs" 1t is just possible that in transN
hitting the order, the lady rung up SO instead of 7S.
THE unfortunate man Hinckley, who fractured
his leg by q fall from the balcony of the Reforma-
tory School, land whose care led to a well-remem-
bered lawsuit in which his me 1ical attendants Drs.
Rodgers and Fitch were successful as defendants,)
has had an operation performed on his leg since his
return to San Francisco by which the true cause of
non-success in securing a reunion of the fractured
bones has been explained. 1t turns out that q
piece of the flesh of the leg had intruded between
the broken ends of the bone and prevented q cure.
is one of those casualties which were enumera-
ted by medical witness at the trial as probable
causes of the non-union of the bones, and its ex-
istence could not have been detected without the
operation which has just been performed. The
medical attendants of Hinckley are to be congrat-
ulated on this full confirmation of their defence.
THE criminal record of last Tuesday's Police Court
proceedings shows ~sixty-two cases of DRINKS, ARRAYS
and assaults. This covers the ofenses of Satur-
day. Sunday and Monday, the majority being ar
rested on the last named day. OF those who put
in an appearance, the greater portion were youths
under 20 years of age. The scenes on Nuuanu
street at the corner of Hotel on Monday afternoon
we're of a very demoraliZing character. The lib
erty conferred on the native Hawaiians by the new
liquor law was certainly abused on that day,
and it is questionable, whether or not. if the
law had been strictly enforced, the saloon keep
ers, at least one of them, would not have been
found guilty of violating the law over and over
again. Eye-witnesses saw drunken men literally
thrown out of the saloon into the mud In a hel bless
the barkeeper, who had contributed in a large
measure TO the cause of his victims heiplessness.
1t is hoped that such scenes may not happen again
without the guilty parties being held responsible
for their acts
An unexampled case of mistaken identity occurred
in the Police Court on Tuesday morning. Among
the numerous . drunks" was q white man, who
pleaded mot guilty" adding, in a continental
accent, that he had never been drunk in his
life" He was consequently put upon his trial.
The prosecuting witness. q native policeman, ON
being sworn. stated that on Monday night his
attention was drawn to 4 house near kaumakapili
Church by a white woman, who informed him that
her crockery, glassware. and furniture had been
was drunk. The constable further testified
to arresting him and bringing him to the
Police Station. The defendant disolaimed all
knowledge of the affair, and added that
he had been an inmate of the Station-house
since Saturday last, having been given in charge
BY the Captain of the Revere, to which vessel he
belonged. This astonishing stateraent caused a
closer scrutiny of his personal appearances, which,
rect. The native policeman who perjured him self
is a - new hand;'' but this serious mistake ought TO
be a warming 70 him in future about what he states
when on oath, particularly il he Is allowed to re-
main in the service