Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-08-04
LOCAL ITEMS

Son Qmiicd), at BIao.
The wife Of Mr.. ]. II. Agncw Of this city
Is reported 10 have jumped overheard from the |
Liclikc during her last outward voyage. !
Particulars next week.
Mr. and Mrs ". O. Smith lost their little !
baby, seven months old, during this week. a
large number Of friends Of the bcreayed
parents attended the funeral.
The sign which Mr.. George Stratcmcyer re
Gently painted on the harbor side Of the
Oceanic Steamship Co. wharf shed looms
up spcndidy from the harbor.
The Australia's bow scrapcd the Pacific
Mail Steamship Co. 5 wharf when She came
to dock last Monday morning. No one was
hurt and the damage was slight.
There are some limbs projecting from trees
on both sides Of Alakea street, between Hotel
and King streets, which sometimes inconveni.
ence the drivers Of high wagons. little
attention TO this picturesque unplcasantness
will be strictly in order.
Many residents are already regrcttinr the
departure Of MI and Mrs. Elwood l.. Thornc,
who left last Monday by the Australia Mr..
Thorne, who is one Of the highest frcemasons
OF the United States, will probably remain in
San Francisco during the conclave Of Knights
Templar.
Mr.. Archibald Forbes, the world famous
war correspondent Of the London Daily News
not Of the Times, Mr. Advertiser man-and
Sir Henry Parkes, the scarcely less famous
politician Of New South Wales, were pas.
sengcrS on board the Australia, bound home
To Z" merrie England"
The schooner Julia the property of Mr.. A.
Frank Cooke, sailed for southern seas last
Tuesday, having on board some laborers
returning to the Marshall and Gilbert groups.
Captain Trip commands the vessel, and Mr..
i. l.. Clarke goes to write up the trip and
collect for the museum.
One doughty lobster in IIonolulan iourn-
alism'-as he invariably calls it, was afraid the
premier would put him off the Pele ere she
started last Tuesday. But the premier came
not, and the ready writer, who is a splendid
sailor came on deck and helped show the cap
tain how TO handle the craft"
On Nuuanu street,
baby girl is laughing,
And from a bottle sweet
sweet draughts Of milk Is quaiing.
his little btlIc IS wonder girl,
Prom her pink little toes to her forehead curl,
SHES the cutest toddclns one ever knew.
Tin this world where babies very few
And this is the ansWcrif you'd know why
hat baby has never been known to cry.
No music in Emma Square this afternoon.
The band will have farewell benefit in
Musical Hall next Monday night. Mr..
Charles Michcls will assist with cornci solo.
The citizcus OF Honolulu have undertaken
10 put this benefit through, and If our dear
good Berger and the boys don't have a "bum.
per, we ought to he very well ashamed of
ourselves
Said Oats bulletin board, 5 days and IS
hours; said Robertson's, days and 10 hours;
said the bulletin OF bulletins, s days and
2oI hours; said the Advertiser and the
Gazette, s days and ~ hours; said Captain
Howard, agreeing with the neat, naity and
correct Bulletin man, days, 20 hours and go
minutes. The uniformity of Honolulu news
papers is less conspicuous than their accuracy.
Some members of the Myrtle Boat Club,
have Just finished a catamaran which will
make trial trip late this afternoon from some
point near the marine railway. The odd Jut
undoubtedly speedy craft is now lying in the
yard Of MIS-. &. Andrews, on King street, near
Punchbowl, and is well worth visit by those
interested, Its dimensions and zig as
follows II is made OF two narrow hulls is
feet long, securely fastened together as 70
be Q feet from outside 10 outside; these hulls
are pine, covered with canvas. II will have
one mast, set in plank exactly in the centre
oi the length and width OF the craft, and will
carry mainsail and jill, the latter being feet
in the eah, IS feet in the luii, and rs feet in
the leach, Some ias, time is expected. The
eataTBarnn will carry nine, comfortably.
The officers Of the Rinjio, as hospitable and
gentlemanly set OF officers ever visited
Honolulu, have heen misunderstood by few
OF our citizens, not familiar with the circum-
stances surrounding the entertainment given
on board their vessel some three weeks ago
After bcing some tmefin port. having been
visited 10y various residents OF the town, in
GLIDING the king and members OF the cabinet,
.f.t, "a.
honor of those who had called upon them or
had entertained them at their homes, They
gave to the Japanese Commercial Agent list
OF the names OF such visitors as they knew and
requested him to invite those persons. This
he did. The affair was strictly in accordance
with the etiquette prevailing in such matters.
II any one cares To know how beautifully
ordered and admirably KEEP, a ship the Rinjio
is let hm-as Mrs. Darlington would say
take time by the ieiock and visit her at
once
The recently instituted Hawaiian Humane
Society met last Monday evening in " NJ. C.,
A. Hail. for the purpose Of perfecting its
organization. Its president, Mr.. ]. ). Walker,
presided. The bylaws OF the society were
considerably amended and finally adopted.
They will probably be printed in pamphlet
form soon, and ought To be published in iull in
all the newspapers, in order that the puplc
may understand just how the earnest men and
women Who compose the society propose to SO
TO work II was decided that the annual
membership fee will be So. so. AT the sug-
geston of Rev. Alfred Wallace, it Was
decided TO Try and persuade the various
churches to set apart at least one yearly offer
ING, specially announced, to help sustain the
socictys work Mr.. Max kohm, originator OF
the society in this town, Is anxious thai a
crusade be begun against diseased dogs s.
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