Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-06-09

The bark Lady Lampson leaves a, noon
to-day for San Francisco, and will take mail
which closes At the post-ofice at ~ O'Clock
The Gazette says the flow from Judge
MeCullys auesian well has decreased eight
inches in the last three months. The facts
point their own moral
The water being led into Kapoani Park
and its vcinagc, from the well on the king
lot, promises a sufficient flow; and great is the
neighborhood's present rejoicing.
There will be no music this afternoon at
Emma Square. The Hartford and Hawaiian
bands will give another combined concert on
Monday evening at the Hawaiian Hotel
American Minister Resident Dagget will
probably 90 10 the United States sometime
next month, on leave Of absence, to see his
children and his friends, and TO note the march
Of events there since his official exile here.
Christ the cornerstone will be Mr..
Cuzans theme Sunday morning. In the even
ing there will be a union service, and 10y ap.
pointment Of the Evangelical Association, Mr..
Cruzan will preach the annual home missionary
sermon.
Three foreign mails have been received al
the posi-. office the present week by sailing YES
sells from San Francisco, which brought in all
nineteen bags Of mail matter. The latest dates
received were by the W. II. Dimond tC
May z4h.
The adjourned annual meeting Of the Mis-
sion Childrcns Society will bc held this even
ing in Y. NJ. G. a. Hall. Reports from
the different officers will be read, and an adj
dress delivered by the retiring president
cordial invitation is extended to all Interested
The Symphony Clubs concert will be giver
at Music Hall during the first week in July
probably on the evening Of Saturday the Stt
proNimo. The programme will include yoca
solos by Mrs. Patty and Miss Michiels, violir
solo by Mr. Nandey, a comet solo by Mr.
Michies and two choruses by the Amateur
Musical Society.
On Wednesday midnight last, the back par
of the Astor House on Hotel street was entered
by hungry burglar, who was proceeding tc
decamp with large ham, dish Of butter ant
loaf Of bread, when surprised by nativ,
| policeman who happened to be awake and il
the vicinity at the time. Chase was given, anc
the removal of the ham, etc, postponed. Thu
burglar is described as a Chinaman.
There will be here on the 23rd instant tn
|
April 10Th. AT Madeira she took seven hun
bred Portuguese passengers, leaving Their
April 27th. AT st. Michaels, she took sevei
hundred and fifty additional Portuguese, an,
left there May I'd. All her fourteen hundre,
and fifty passengers, men, women and chill
dren, are intended for shipment on lIawaiia
plantations.
The annual election for officers of tn
| d.. l.. 4
resulted as follows: President, Major ]. II
Wodehouse; vice president, Rev. A. Mackir
tosh; treasurer, Hon. A. s. Cleghorn; secrt
tary, J. A. Kennedy. The relief committe
consists of Messrs. Theo. III. Davies, Robe
Stirling, a. Young, Hon. G.. Rhodes an
George Lucas. On Monday the society wi
consider the adoption of new bylaws.
Hawaii and the United States musical
joined hands last Monday night. Mr.. A. |
Townsend Of the Hartford Band and NJ
Henry Berger of the Royal Hawaiian Ban
arranged joint concert at the Hawaiian Hote
Each leader led his own band, and each afte
wards led the combined bands. The resu
was pleasant; and may be duplicated next Moi
= day evening, when both bands will again pla
at the same place.
Two hundred and thirty -four votes wei
CAST III lHc tlfCllpIl IOf ire
last Monday night. The result was as follow
l for chief engineer John Mott, 233; f
: chief engineer-James Dodd, 1; for fir
assistant engineer-C. b. Wilson, 1873; f
first assistant engineer-James Dodd, g
for first assistant engineer--M. ID. MOI
sarrat, 1; for second assistant engincer-A
ID. Monsarat, I3o; for second assistai
= engineers. NJ. Whitman, IS. Some lit
I hard feeling was caused by the result; but Il
general satisfaction among the FIRE laddies
evidenced by the majority vote.
Those of the Guild of Sain, Andrews wi
, were unable to attend the gathering at the res
dence Of Rev. Alexander Macintosh Ia
: Thursday evening missed delightful exper
. ence. They missed some enjoyable musi
!, some instructive scientific information, son
/, appreciatively poetic and some felicitous
humorous reading; they missed some mo
gustful chicken salad; they missed the infe
c tious good Fellowship of many agreeable pc
8 pie; and they missed the trimming hospital
t OF the host and hostess, effectively suppl
! mented by the gracious courtesy of MI
S Thomas Brown and the graceful gallantry
c Mr.. Harry Won Holt; and it goes without sa
J. ing that they missed seeing at least bake
dozen Of handsome matrons and pretty girls.