Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-02-23
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and instantly killed o, the Woionae plantation
lat Wednesday.
Their. will be rifle hpoting match between
NJ William finger and Mr.. John Tagcsar at
the Casino grounds this afternoon.
The funeral ot Mr. A. A. Gray will take
place from the residence Of Capt. T. H.
Hebron, pn Nuu5nu Avenue at ~. NJ. to-day
Mr. John Cassidy has kindly loaned this
office copies OF the Electrical World, from
which have been made yanou, note. for future
use,
Doctor Henri McGrew la, been made port
physician. The appointment /. said to he
satisfactory to phy'icIln5 generally and is TO
The public.
The rnpors Of change Of management Of the
Hawaiian Hotel are denied at headquarters.
Nj fassctts management IS evidently giving
satisfaction.
Mr.. Cruzans Sunday morning theme will be
The Bible What IS It's Object and in the
evening, The Survival Of the Fittest, will he
lhc hulilcCt pl DISCOURSE.
Mr. T.. Il. Thomas had narrow escape
from serious injury last Monday. lie was
thrown from buggy, but received no worse
damage than fine hygenic shaking up.
The decision OF Judges Austin and McCully
Chief Justice Judd dissenting is that the
minister Of the interior mHf present the
Gazette charter to the King in prvy council for
action This decision confirms the opinion Of
Judge Austin.
A branch Chataqua Circle is being organized
in Honolulu, TO meet Tuesday evenings at
hallpast 7 O'Clock in the lower lecture room
OF the V. NJ. c. A. building The course win
be four years, and will require daily reading
of forty minutes.
In the matter of the Madras libel, the
judges of the full bench confirm the opinion Of
Chief Justice Judd, the vessels owners and
agents being freed from charge for all expenses
except those incurred during the short time Of
actual quarantine.
Chief Engineer Mott, of the FIRE department,
mas utSlRntu OF, AZ itahl, SuBe'AttNi anu
goldsmith Wenner has manufactured hand
some badge for the " fire police A shield
with star surrounded by the words " Fire
Police " make up the badge.
After examining the Honolulu Almanac and
Directory Tor 1884, the writer finds one feature
worthy OF noticc-the report sent by Mr.. a.
Grip TO the minister OF foreign affairs at Stock
holm. 1t is interesting and reiutes several
Chronicle lies most satisfactorily.
A reporter of the Press, in enquring into the
an,eceaepts Of the gentleman who died last
week at the Hawaiian Hotel COMPOUNDED the
late Mr.. 4, T. Cowdry, of San Jose, Cali
iornia, with Mr. ]. +. Cowdry, attorney at
law, san Francisco. The last named gentle
man was alive and well when last heard from
There will be special meeting OF the
standing committee OF Fou-Street Church To.
night, n, o'clock, in the ladies' pnrlors, for
the examination Of candidates FOR church mem
hership. This extra meeting is necessitated
because the committee were unable, at its
regular meeting, to examine the large number
who have applied ior membership.
The band will play the following programme
at Emma Square this afternoon:
March, Forward. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. FRANKIE
Overture, Struggle for Fortune .,.... .Suppe
Finale, Giuramento. SanellI
Walt, Beggar student, new Millocker
ouadrlie Beglar Student, new, ..,...... Mhlocker
Medley, Recollection OF the War, new Berger
There will he Concert on Monday evening
at Emma Square.
Yesterday was Washingtons birthday.
There was no public celebration OF the day
further than display of American bunting,
salute by the governor battery and band
concert a, the hotel; but in many Honolulan
homes the name of the most conspicuous OF
historical Americans was reveren,ly spoken,
and the sto,y OF his grand yet simple life was
told anew ior the example OF American
llawaiians not yet men and women.
A leper named Kaniu was walking about
town yesterday, and was arrested by Officer
Tell. He had in his possession a paper of
discharge, with orders to report every ten
days. The first date written an the order was
August 3. 1883. There were ten other dates,
the last appearance recorded being dated
February aIs. Officer Tell believed the man
to be an unmstakeable leper, and he certainly
looked like one. In the afternoon Mr. Parker
examined the man and recommended that he
be sent 10 kakaaso.
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