Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07

the policeman attempted to arrest him,
but met with resistance, and short
scuffle ensued. BY this time another
policeman put in an appearance, and
between the two they lugged the haoIe
to the police station.
A gentleman who has been lately
through the Koolau district in search
of Hawaiian antiquities showed on
Saturday to several friends which he
considers the Oldest piece Of TIA cloth
in the Islands 1t is about three feet
long by two feet wide, is old with age
although the colors can still be dis
tinctly traced and even the figures
made out. The native who sold it to
him alleges that it has been in his ia
mily since the days of Captain Cook
and that the piece once belonged to the
famous Englishman.
The old Portuguese woman, who was
reported a day or two ago in the PRESS
for professional begging on Fort street,
was at her post last Saturday soliciting
charity, much to the annoyance of citi-
Gems and merchants in that vicinity
AS there is absolutely no excuse for
professional begging in Honolulu, it
would be well for the authorities to
abate these walking and talking nui-
sances. Complaint has been made Of
this woman several times by different
merchants.
The merchants of Honolulu and
vicinity are complaining that they can
not get enough Island butter to supply
their customers. In answer to the ques-
ton why they did not fill orders with
California butter, an Hotel street mer-
chant SAID : "The people here prefer
Island butter, because our San Fran
cisco buyers will not send us first class
Coast butter, as they might do if they
would take the pains. Nice California
roll butter could easily be brought here
on ice, but instead of sending it they
ship us inferior butter in tins, etc" 1t
does look as if little enterprise ought
to remedy this state of affairs.
They say that the only "whine ("
heard in Hawaii comes from the poor
natives who have no power to free
themselves from thraldom; that the
opium bill for the coming Legislature
is now being penned within a stones
throw of the Government building; that
when it is finished it will be read before
the King and his cabinet for their APP
proval; that the assertion made that
last Fridays Bulletins editorial is
"whine" does not answer the arguments
it contains; that the Bethel Church
services yesterday were most interest
ing; that the dramatic entertainment of
Saturday evening deserved the praise
it received; that the return of Captain
Hayley last Saturday caused all the
"sogers" to assume the position offence
posts; that the new name to be given
Music Hall is inappropriate; that it is
the best name that could be selected;
that difference of opinion will not bring
out paying house; that the gossips Of
Waikiki contemplate organizing char
acter club--for others; that the mynah
is as cheeky as Government official;
that the opera bouffe business would
pay in Honolulu; that the Pearl River
Cession question will be brought up
again next year by the United States
Government; that the best thing the
Administration could do would be to
sell the Harbor and pay part of the
country's debts with the proceeds; that
the charges brought against the tax
payers by the Government organ are
not only false but malicious; that the
best protection for Hawaiian credit is
official honesty; that the rain OF yester-
day caused Jim Dodd to look very
angry; that the Hawaiian Hotel had
lively time of it with the new games
just introduced last Saturday night;
that the great political meeting an
nounced for next Wednesday evening
has definite Administrative object;
and that the next effort of the national
guard to walk straight will not be in
the street.
Last Saturday night the Amateur
Dramatic Company gave their second
performance at Music Hall for the
benefit of the Honolulu Library and
Reading Room Association. The hall
was comfortably seated and the audi
ence was good natured, as Honolulu
audiences generally are when home
talent is to be applauded. 1t would
be useless, perhaps, to subject an anna
teur performance to standard Of
dramatic criticism, and the critic would
only be disliked by the friends of the
performers, even though he were just
in his structures and artistically correct
in all points Of dramatic criticism. To
speak generally, thela, upon the salient
features of the comedy played, and to
mention the characters which were the
best sustained, is probably as far as a
local critic would dare go under the
circumstances. In the present case
the comedy OF GA Widow Hunt"
played by volunteers for the benefit of
the Library, was well received by the
audience, and the two performances
will most likely net the Library some
thing like $500, which is the main
point to be looked at, The comedy,
though somewhat out of date and not