The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-08-17

Inc CLOCK AT the government Bullu.
ing is stopped.
There was no meeting of the Y. NJ, G.
A. last night on account of the vacation.
STILL the Government makes no sign
of having given any thought to the
matter of water conservation.
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WHERE is that street-sweeper that has
been so long of coming. Perhaps it is
like the EVA bridge-clean gone.
A very interesting practice game OF
baseball will take place at the Makiki
reserve tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
A good attendance is expected.
THE Post-Office Bulletin Board has
been rerainted and freshened up gene
rally. 1t is now resplendent in all the
glory of black, blue, and gliding.
A Chinaman went to the Chinese The
atre with note last night and was so
badly assaulted that DR.. Brodic was sent
for. The injuries were not serious.
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OUR readers receive to-day another
supplement containing a further install
ment of the article describing New
Guinea according to the latest accounts
of il.
Yesterday afternoon the sohr Emma
went out for Hilo, but returned in the
evening, owing to the rough weather off
Dimond Head. The mate was washed
overheard but was rescued.
THE base ball players of Honolulu
have challenged the players on Maui
to play friendly game any Saturday
that they can come down. An answer
is expected by the Likelike.
OUR special reporter, having been
interviewed so frequently on the sub.
ject of the reported opium dive, wishes
to state that the whole affair was hoax
and that, so far rs he knows, it only
exists in the place he located it, namely,
1fNa haNakd0lc.
On Monday afternoon at Waialua a
+ Hawaiian woman named Kahoena died
suddenly while washing herself. An
inquest was held on Tuesday, and showed
that she probably died from heart.
| disease She had been in bad health for
| a long time previous.
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On Wednesday night about O'Clock
a runaway occurred on Beretania street
near Alapai street. A tire came off the
wheel of Il carriage containing two men
going into town. The horse ran away
and one of the men managed to Jump
out. Our informant was unable to find
what became of the other.
EVERYTHING is unusually quiet this
week in business circles with the sin.
gle exception of Hackfeld & Cos sale
The clerks in the various establishments
are wondering what is the best thing tC
do to look busy and the proprietors &C
about trying to look as if they thought
everybody else was making money but
themselves.
THE Superintendent of Watcr-Works
has long been anxious to obtain &
machine for tapping the water.mains SC
that there, would be no necessity o.
shutting off the water along one whole
line while new pipe was being lait
on. He obtained one from the States
but it has been found not to be the same
as ordered. A new one well therefore
have to be got. ~.
A Chinese dry-goods storekeepe
named G. Akana died n few days ag'
leaving Chinese wife here and one DO,
now in China. Some short time pre-
vious he had assigned his property fo
the benefit of his creditors as he was il
and unable to attend to his business
When he died the widow had no none
to bury him and the assignees and tw
others raised sufficient funds. Now til
destitute widow would like to be sen
home to China but has no funds.
YESTERDAY meeting of the Priv
Council was held. The Charter for TIL
Mutual Telephone Company was granite
subject to amendments which are, i
substance, that for half-a-mile from til
Bell Tower every way, if practicable
wires should be laid underground ant
if not, cables OH posts not over inche
in diameter. ct was suggested tina
these posts be utilized as lamp posts.
; In the event of any of their work bein