Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-09-22
LOCAL NEWS.

OF their enjoyable concerts at Emma
Square last night.
The Honoluu's senior boat crew
we're out for practice last evening in
their new boat The boys all declare
that the boat is good 'un.
Mr.. Ed. Mayhem, the contractor, is
making some alterations in Mr.. Paul
Neumann's residence, adding two wings
and building another story.
The steamer Planter went on the
dry dock after her arrival yesterday.
She has had two new state rooms put
in below and four news ones built on
deck.
During last Saturday afternoon be-
tween one and four o'clock watch and
chain and several other articles we're
stolen from the forecastle OF the bktne
Klikitak
Professor Yarndley's singing class
will meet this evening at 1890 o'clock
in the Y. M. c. A. Hall. All persons
desiring to join the class are invited to
be present.
The lease Of the premises of Mr.
David Oxley, on Queen street, known
as the c. P. Ward place, will be sold
tomorrow at 10 A. M. instead of IL NJ.
as previously advertised by E. P.
Adams & Co.
Mr. J. H. Black informs us that, as
far as he is concerned, he knows moth
ing about the rumor published in the
PRESS yesterday with regard to the
starting of new job Office and news
paper with the old Daily .Haa0aiian
plant
Mr.. Goo Kim has the management
Of a two story building which is now
being finished in the district known to
the natives as Pauhi, off Beretania
street back of the residence of Mrs.
Dickson. The building when com
pleted, will be used for house for in
digent Chinese
Two Japanese who had been lately
discharged from the Hospital were
yesterday taken to the store of Messrs.
Hackfeld & Co. to be shipped to the
plantation. The Japs refused to go
and desired to be taken back to the
Hospital again, claiming that they were
sick
The following are the. senior crew of
he urfl 'l,,h nc
ticing now: Oscar Branch, stroke +;
Alex. Lyle, Fred Wundenburg, Charles
Purdy, Harry Robinson and Jimmie
Savidge. AS MIR. Alex Lyle is at
present sick, Mr.. Alfred Branch will
pull his oar until Mr.. Lyle RECEIVERS.
Messrs. Henry Davis g. Co. will re-
ceive by the alameda to-day an
other large consignment of nice things
brought down on ice. Oysters in the
shell and in tins, besides all kinds of
traits and vegetables will be found at
their store on Hotel street as soon as
the steamer lands. Call early to secure
first choice.
Last Sunday morning at least 90
young gentlemen enjoyed the privi-
lege of saltwater bath at and around
the Myrtle boat house. The clubs
new raft and the immigration depot
landing were filled with a wet and
happy crowd Of divers. Billy Moore
was engaged most of the time in his
usual healthy employment Of chasing
sharks out Of the neighboring waters
Yesterday there appeared in the Fish
Market large quantity OF small fish
seldom seen here and which are known
to the natives as pakH The chief
popularity of this fish is the same as
that of the sole which inhabits English
and American waters, lie. it lies fiat
upon the mud at the bottom and has
both eyes on the upper side of its head.
The under side Of this fish is white and
the upper side is grey. The largest are
about S by 3H inches in size and are
ovalshaped.
Mr.. H. S. Davidson the pitcher of
the Honolulus, who unfortunately
broke his arm a short time since,
appeared at the Makiki diamond Sat
urday last for the first time since his
accident. 1t is quite probable that
Mr. Davidson left his room too soon
as he spent a restless and painful night
on Sunday. DR., McGrew was called
in early Monday morning and was
obliged to administer chloroform to
give him relief We are happy to
state that Mr. Davidson is better to-
day and will be able to be out in few
days.
The schooner Waishn of the Pacific
Navigation Company returned few
days ago from special trip to the
Island of Nihoa. When the schooner
reached the Island she landed some
twenty native passengers who remained
on shore all night. Captain Kibling re-
ports that the fire, which was still burn
ing when the former excursion party
left the Island, did not extend over
more than twenty acres. Grave fears
were entertained when the former
party left that the entire Island
would be burnt over and much
damage done. The fine palm groves
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