Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-12-14

pond, turned npon its rim and danced
merrily down to the next corner, where
policeman arrested it. When last
seen the Chinaman had the hat under
his arm and was scraping the mud off
his queue with stick.
The sale Of holiday goods last Sat
urday night at the auction rooms of
Messrs. Lyon & Cohen resulted in the
house being jammed with people, most
of whom were ladies. The sale was
undoubtedly the largest of its kind ever
given in Honolulu, and the general
satisfaction and surcess which attended
it have resulted in the patrons Of
auctions requesting this popular auction
house to continue sale of the same
class of goods, so that the public can
have more of good thing" as the
saying goes. Messrs Lyon & Cohen
therefore announce that as they have
plenty of the same line of goods, the
sale will be continued tomorrow night,
at the same time and place, with nu-
merous new attractions added to the
stock Seats will be reserved for ladies.
For full particulars and list of goods
offered, see their double column adver-
tisment.
They say: that Jim Dodd has some
Al. oleomargarine that if you don't
believe it, form the acquaintance of his
big goat and see if you don't find
strong butter; that the sale at Lyons &
Cohen's tomorrow evening will be
twice as large and interesting as the
sale of Saturday night; that the Queens
Own receives more public praise than
'all the Kings soldiers" that a new
drama is to be written in Honolulu, to
be entitled the "Dream Of Hawaiian
Political Love-" that it is asserted that
the principal characters will be taken
this time from the Opposition; that the
drama will be more interesting than the
last production in that line; that the
next political meeting advertised by the
Government will more than likely
come off; that the trade winds never
get tired; that the colonization scheme
lis booming; that the J. d. .Sbysekeis
brought sad news; that the fish caught
in Honolulu harbor feed upon
decayed animal matter; that the most
enticing Of political promises are some
time yoidable; that the sufferings of
the natives are not mitigated by the
importation of foreign labor; that the
Government claims the honor of first
starting or suggesting almost every
private enterprise; that the collection
business is falling off in Honolulu; that
the wisdom of policy is told by its
practical working; that the master poll
tical iobber is trying to find a political
sequence; that the exact number of hats
blown off since last Friday, up to four
o'clock this morning, is 1907; that the
steamer 81. PAIL may be looked for to-
day; that the folly of cleaning the
streets, as last done, is fully established
since the late rain storm; that the
social conundrum is still unsolved; that
the natives will feel like the last rose of
summer before last before they be-
come freed from the political machina-
tions Of the present Administration;
that the churches drew small audiences
last night, on account of the rain and
wind; that the Government authorities
ought to 60 over town after storm
and see the miserable road-work they
are responsible for; that the good
police officer who refuses to give the
PRESS an item whenever occasion offers,
does not scruple to make the PRESS
Office kings highway when he wants
to get into somebody's back yard; that
the "Meiry Christmas" week will bring
many social surprises; and that the
most philosophical way of celebrating
Christmas Day will be to stay at home
and mediate upon your years batch of
sins.