Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-05-10
SATURDAY,
MAY TO- ,ss.
LOCAL ITEMS.
e rice mills are going again.

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The Honolulu and Oceanic bise hail clubs |
will play match game on the goth OF June.
There will be a match between the Homo
lulu Rifles and the Maui team on the 10th OF
June.
The many friends OF Mr.. Thomas Brown
are to he congratulated upon that gentleman,
convaIscence.
Taro patches up in the Pauoa Valley are
being rooted out very rapidly and bananas
planted instead.
Mr.. r. {. Jones will begin new class in
book keeping next Monday night All who
care to learn are cordially invited.
Mr.. Spreckes had the plans for his new
bank building drawn by Mr. Geddcs, OF San
Francisco, they arrived by the Mariposa.
Captain Coding thrit officcD came down
in charge Of the Mariposa. Captain Howard
was detained through the illness Of his wife
Queensland readers are denied their usual
full budget Of important foreign news, by
pressing demands upon the columns made at
late hour.
Three OF Mr.. James Campbclls colts a,
Diamond head have the disemper, yet not 50
bad 10 interfere with their training for the
June races.
The Cleaners will give free musical and
literary entertainment on Thursday, May
22nd, a, the Y. NJ. c. A. hall, to which all are
cordially invited.
For the benefit Of other-slan readers,
several articles Of interest to all friends Of the
Honolulu Library and Reading Room have
been copied from the Spirit Of the Fair
Mr.. G.. {. Coleman only lacks $1,000 OF
having $4,000 subscribed to form stock
company to introduce the ramie plant and
carry on the culture and manufacture of the
same.
Owing to the continued high rate Of ex.
change the post master general has restricted
the money orders on the United States TO one,
not to exceed twenty-five dollars per mail to
each applicant for one payee.
Messrs &. w. Macfarlane & Co., received
by the MariPosa the copy Of a cable dispatch
TO the effect that the steamer Ilarve had beer
charted to carry immigrants from the Azore,
10 this part, and would leave London on Jun,
goth.
The rush of the boatmen to the pnymaste
al the fish market on Saturday night was pos
sibly owing to rivalry to who should b.
the hrst 10 get drunk bu, it was pretty evei
race, rs, later in the evening the police pue,
in two a, abou, the same time
A recent visitor to the Waanae Plantation
speaks in high terms Of it As the model OF per
fecion order and cleanliness of any he ha
yet seen. And this to come from man win
has travelled from end OF these islands Il
the other, probably half dozen times, mean
agood deal
The Chinese in pouoa Valley are pushin
their banana patches up the mountain sides an
have greatly increased the yield for this yea
over that OF the last In one day $50 buncht
from that valley were counted going down Nj
uanu Avenue, to be shipped by the Alarmed
to the coast.
Marcel Monnier and Paul d. Au5eracle, tw
young Partisan Barons, were auartered at Ii
Hawaiian Hotel until las, Tuesday, when the
left on the Alameda. They had been 81
months in arriving thus far ON their circuit
the globe. They were surprised to see III
high state Of civilization in Honolulu. The
visited with great intercs, the several isles
the group, and especially the Volcano CT:
tiers and lava beds. One day last week. Faith,
Sylvester OF st. Louis College, went Out for
ride with these gentlemen to Diamond Hea
and other points Of interest the city.
Last week appeared an item in the colnn
headed Presidential Points which might poss
bly, be misunderstood by those moi fully col
versan, with the G. A. X. The item was
bit of current political gossip to the effect Il
Senator Logan, Of Illinois, was the choice
the 6. A. X in the United States for presiden
The commander Of the local pos, requests Il
Press to state that no such thing is possibl
Masonic Order. l, Is made up of Democra
and Republicans, and, in the nature OF thing
could not cast unit vote for any one.
The police are to be commended in III,
prompt vigilance and capture of j. Russ
German who escaped from the prison gar
last Tuesday afternoon, notwithstanding Il
exchanging OF his prison garb for suit
engineer whites clothes without the owne
permission, and the watch he temporarily tn
had the use OF enabled him to time well
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the Eureka where officer Kauhanc receive
him with open arms. At the t,iai the folio
inc day two months were added to his term
Imprisonment, and wciahiy appendage h
peen added Tor his care daily.
While ON his late tour through Euro
King kalakaua, on hearing very fine
chestra, became entranced with the music
the saxophone, a silver, wind instrums
played Through reed and sounding very mu
like the human voice. On returning boz
the king sent to dealer 10 Paris vho ohsain
from Belgium four Of thsss instruments,
tenor. alto, baritone and base. These char
ing and very expensive Instruments aSrv
safely and have been placed In the hands
Mr.. Charles Michiels and other compet'
musicians Who are in coaslsaa pssctice and
Is confidently expected that ssos. in connect
with the Symphony Club, We may have
pleasure Of hearing this auAr,es,e Of saxophon
On Thursday evening Of last week 10
house painter stepped into a iewelry store
Nuuanu street aud asked the ieweler what
would pay ior l,-carAt gold, hr replied tina
was owing 10 What condition II wa> in I