Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-01-26

ani has been appointed Gu,etness u Hawaii
A. usual, rur.er sutton u the Alameda sent
this office packet oflate San Francisco papers
M.,r. IT. J. Agncw and J. X. Porter both
returned Iy the Alameda, having made yalu
lnle equine purchases while in California.
The steward Of the leper hospital at Kaka
ako is in need ol white linen OF cotton ray,
and appeals to the public
A contemporary notes the unusual cireum
stance that twelve steamers were in port al
once last Sunday, ten being in the interisland
service
Counterfeit American half dollars are said
TO be in circulation here--no many, perhaps,
but enough TO cause shop keepers to leel
their eyes open.
MI Mas Taubles, san Francisco news.
papcrman, artist, and occasional writer oil
dramatic criticism, came by the Alameda lie
represents the Examiner.
On the first page may he found q further in.
staIment Of the late II. l.. Sheldon's Reminis
eences. Only two others remain The series
may be continued by another hand.
Mt George kavanagh, whose recent man
agemcnt Of the Windsor Restaurant seems to
have given good satisfaction, will open that
restaurant again to-day as its proprietor.
runahou needs 81 500 to enable it to claim
its conditional subscriptions, and hopes to hear
shortly from several OF its graduates who have
not yet responded to the appeal sent them.
The melancholy spectacle Of 'the brightest
Hawaiian now living" making drunken har.
angue to a crowd OF his coun,rymen, was part
of the panorama Of Merchant street last
Wednesday.
Water in the Mlkiki reservoir Is low IT is
hoped the new pumps for the well now ready
10 receive them may be soon forthcoming
Now that 50 much has been spent they ought
to have a trial.
The new quarters Of the Press are not yet
quite ready for public inspection. The presses,
however, are now in place. When in perfect
running order, the public will be invited to
inspect the premises.
The captious critic OF the Press has been in.
formed 10y an Advertiser writer that he was
wrong in saying Valentine Baker was a
nephew Of the better known Sir Samuel-the
two being brothers.
| 1t is reported that the finance Office has re.
ceved a certificate from the San Francisco
mint to the effect that the new coins are OF the
same degree OF fneness as corresponding
United States coins.
| Alexander III, Gar OF all the Russias has
been pleased to make David /, King Of the
Hawaiian Islands, knight OF the Imperial
Order Of st. Alexander Newslly; and has
sent him handsome decoration.
The detection of a gang OF young thieves
whose band name was taken from the Police
Gazette is one Of those startling facts which
always demand land seldom received the earn
est attention OF all the community.
The plant lor the Mutual Telephone Com.
pany arrived by the Alameda. Plans are be
ns considered for the new building to be
erected on Alakea street. The work on both
lines and building are to be pushed when once
fairly begun.
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