Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-05-31

Many business men are finding fault, and
very justly so, because Cinnamon ali over the
city, but especially on Nuuanu street, are al
lowed to keep their meat markets, fruit and
grocery stores open ali day on Sundays, re.
gardess Of the law or the feelings Of those
who would observe Sunday as a day Of rest.
Heretofore, butchers and bakers have, by
general consent, kept open their places Of
business until about s o'clock on Sunday
mornings, to give the people an opportunity to
get fresh meat and bread for the day but the
Chinese have taken advantage OF this oppor
tunity. and now they pay no attention what
ever to the rights Of other business men.
Through the kindness Of Mrs. +. Macfar.
ane every one now has an opportunity Of see.
ing rare work Of art, which was presented to
her by Mrs. Max Taublcs The picture
proper is remarkably liclike representation
of a lobster painted in water color by Mari
anne Matthew, a pupil Of the late Landseer.
The picture is enclosed in 4 mat painted by a
japanese artist in the employ Of lchi Ban also
ing the dinner. Both picture and mat make
good combination. In fact it is difficult TO de.
eide whether the picture was made for the mat
OF the mat for the picture. Mrs. Macfarlane
IS to be congratulated on being the owner of
such unique water color 1t has been on ex.
hibtion for a few days at Lycan & Co.'S ART
room This notice should have been printed
last Saturday but was unavoidably crowded
out.
A public meeting was held in the Y. VI. c.
a. Hall on Thursday evening to consider some
OF the presen, aspects Of the Temperance move.
ment, and the present state Of the liquor
traffic, Rev. DR.. Hyde was chairman, and
stated briefly the great interest awakened
by new developments at home and abroad. II
was desirable that lawyers and Judges should
hold correct views in regard to the nature Of
the liquor traffic and the evils it developed
and fostered. lie called on Mr. WA. Kinney,
as one of the younger members OF the bar,
to express his opinions in regard to the situa.
ton. MIR Kinney was received with applause.
and in his address spoke Of his observations
IN Michigan and the growing unaminity of
sentiment that liquor ought not to be sold at
all. He would have measures taken by the
Y NJ. L. A. to secure monthly addresses in
the various districts OF Oahu. Space prev
ents an extended notice.
When the bark Remijio drew near the p.
NJ y. ). Cos wharf on Tuesday, n large
crowd OF people were in waiting TO get
glimpse OF this famous old ship. which was
here about three years ago, at which time
description was given of her in the Saturday
Press. Capt E. II. Howard Of San Francisco,
has been on her for about - years, and was
a resident OF Honolulu some 90 years AGO.
Capt. Howard says that the Remio was bull,
in Rotardan, Holland, in 1910 as a man of
war and was finally employed in the service
OF the East India Shipping Company, plying
between Rotterdam and Batavia, Island of
Java. In 1867 she was cast away on the coas,
OF Shanghai and lay there number Of years
being used as coal hulk, and was finally
bought in 1876, refitted and sent across to
Puget Sound for lumber, and after she was
loaded she put out to sea, but sprung leak
She then returned to Port Townsend. where
she was sold for debt, and was bought by her
present owner, h. Bichord of San Francisco
for $1,000 Since that time she has been en-.
gagged in coastng, and Australia trade. She
arrived here from Newcastle, and is bound for
Victoria, "She is in good repair and bids
fair to ou'last many modern vessels" says
seafaring man who thinks himself Judge