Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-04-19

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I'll, seldom. il ever, pue SEE. Faster services
more appropriately md reitgioa.iy performed
Than they were this week a, 49, Andrew O..
thelml and Fort Street Church zoo Honolulu.
Both chrrchc, were aeammlly decorated IN
white and Green; ferns and ROSES being chiefly
used. But more beautiful than the flower,
and offering, was The spirit of peaceful faith
and devotion which abided with those who
vor,hpped. The morning services ai Fort.
Stree, Church were largely attended, and con
sisted of praise service in which the sunday.
school connected with he church took q pleas
ing and novel part Besides the church SER
vice and interesting Faster address by the pas
tor were clHs, exercise: thr Browning Of the
Faster Gross. by grl. OF the school singing
aud dialogues ; and q recitation entitled "Tu.
ump'uu' Ming which was very rrclitahy rem
lrrei by Mis- May Nihcrton. IN Intervening.
many came ju Jug al,,gr praise scuio, uy thg
church choir and many went away unable To
gln ndmil5uce ] atm told that the exercise,
90 ST. Andrew, Cathedral were not les, inter.
e.rug and successful The morning service
there vas attended by the officer. Of II. VI. s..
Constance. and iu ihc afternoon several hap
lisms weo performed The tradition, and
mamunc, which cluster around Easter make j.
lear to every dcyouD hcla, and seem TO give
pernualiy go every thought and feeling The
occasion awalc,. u may %, W. worship bet.
irr Than vc know.
It was a soothing sight 10 The householder
to- see "thr boys out on The i2ih inst, testing
their two new fre.eugine-. These are the
latest improved Amo4Lrag, Of the pattern gen
orally used in san Francisco and other large
citic. and with plenty of water they will do
city the sire Of Honolulu should be without a
regularly paid and thoroughly trained depart.
ment 1, i, cheaper in the long run To be fully
provided Tor htc. as most cities find out after
they lose the price which halfa dolengood fire
brigIdcs would cost, in one Of two fires. Our
fre.dcparmcnt does the best 1t can under
many drawbacks, and deserves due praise.
Our citizens should take heed before they have
to rake in The ashes TO find their melted ducats
The action Of the T.. VI. =. :. Co. inrcgafd
TO freight and passage between here and san
Francisco. has called out various comment
The people generally condemn the movement,
aud some even hint ola "job" being put up
between the =. VI. y. :. Co andthe O. SIS. Co.
However this may be, uur steamship companies
ought 10 open their eyes wide enough to see
tina, in this case favor are reciprocal ; Tor there
can be no monopoly Of the sea. There is now
a fiirly begun Panama Canal. with hints 81
speedy finishing and suggestions Of results in
competition. Il is to be hoped We Of these
Islands will learn CALIFORNIA; lesson without
her experience.
The circus has become demoralized, and is
seemingly being disorganized Sheets return
from Maui the performances have been very
Indifferent. Of The horses sold on the r4th
instant, Princes, Lydia bought the pair Of boys
for 5000. IL looks very mich like the bus.
kin had been kicked oil, and the sawdust
packed up for the season since. P.S.-- Since
the foregoing was put in type, y melancholy
remnant Of the show has gone to Hawaii.
The Honolulu Ice Works arc making extern
siye, and, 10 the people, important improve
menis at the factory in Nuuanu Valley. The
capacity for making ice will be increased, in a
short time, to fifteen tons per day Of TWEEN, -four
hours. The ammonia pipe has been extended
from a length OF three thousand feet TO thirteen
thousand, and an immense cooling tank is in
construction. The amount expended in these
Improvements will probably reach twenty five
thousand dollars. While visiting the ice works,
snw royal puryeyor, with sack under arm
searching the pigcon.houses Tor His Majesty
Monday morning breakfast.
The usual crowd gathered on last Tuesday
to witnes, the departure Of the Mariposa,
which bore away from her loyal subjects Prin.
cess Likelil,e, who goes to the-coast for sum
mertrp. She wasaccompanied by Mrs Georg,
Etckley, and took one maid with her. Tn,
king went aboard before the Mariposa sailed
to take leave Of the princess and her retinue,
Miss Norton of the kawaiahao Seminary wa,
also = passenger on the Mlriposs. Many oil
her pupils assembled at the wharf 10 bid her
adieu, and many were the tears shed and III,
handkerehies waved. As the steamer passed
out salute Of honor To the departing princess
was fired from the battery, ere the pilot gave
her TO the sea.
OF course many Of ynu who read this and al
tended the benefit given Mr., Yarndley, Tues
day evening, by the symphony Club, will know
aud fee that the evening success will be Of per.
uanent benefit to Honolulu, as well as Of pre-,
ent heneti, TO Mr. Yarndley. Not often IS "a
amateur performance heard where high degree
Of skill Is reached, and especially in music
hui in this case the performance paroo Of the
professional insofar that each selection was moi
only ete'Iilahly bui ar,isiicslly performed. Ii
is Of much Importance 10 us all, shut out as ",
are from the world Of ari, that we have IN,
talent among us upon which to depend for
those things which form part a, least OF the
poetry OF lie.
Honolulu, April rs, 1884.
TIE Library Fair
The time fixed for the fair TO be held f.,
the benefit Of the Honolulu Library aud