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


Fire Company No. 4 we're out drill.
ing on Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. M. M. Scott, the Inspector OF
Schools, returned by the steamer P,anfe,
yesterday morning.
Gov P. p. Kanoa, OF Kauai is in
town, having arrived by the steamer
Planter yesterday morning.
A bark, supposed to be the Elsin0ye,
was telcphoned at quarter to four
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The regular church services we're
held yesterday at the various churches,
with an extra military parade service
at the Kaumakapili Church, on Bereta-
mia street
Mr.. ]. H. Reist of the Interior De-
partment, who has an attack of fever, as
reported in Saturdays PRESS, was seen
on the street yesterday, able to be out,
but not fully recovered.
There was a fight between two
juveniles on Hotel street on Saturday
night There was a good deal of
sass given and taken, when by
ISLANDERS separated the combatants.
The rain showers which prevailed
yesterday afternoon and evening made
travel unpleasant, and consequently the
usual flow of hacks and private vehicles
to and from Waikiki were not to be
seen.
The bark Martha Davis sailed for
Hong Kong on Saturday afternoon,
taking two hundred and seventy-four
Chinese passengers. One Chinaman,
who was married to native woman,
took her to the Flowery Kingdom with
him.
The usual runaway took place on
Beretania street yesterday. This time
it was a Chinaman who was driving
somebody's horse attached to light
buggy. The horse endeavored to pull
up telephone post with the buggy but
did not succeed. Damage about $50.
. Last Saturday night two new games,
viz the Partisan pool-game and a
game called Carambolette, were intro
duced at the Hawaiian Hotel for the
first time in Honolulu, One of the
features Of the evening was chowder
lunch. Everybody enjoyed themselves
hugely.
Hilo was visited with tremendous
deluge of rain during the evening and
night of November goth. The storm
was accompanied with great deal of
wind. The tops of Mauna Kea and
Mauna Loa are now covered with a
mantle of snow, switch is very beauti-
full to behold in the distance" writes
cur Hilo correspondent.
Mrs. D. B. Lyman, wife Of the late
Rev. ID. b. Lyman, celebrated her Both
birthday at her home in Hilo, Hawaii,
on November 29th. Mrs. Lyman is
still in the most excellent health for
one SO aged. She received many con-
gratulations, of which she was highly
deserving. There are not many on
these Islands who have spent better
life--one which brings its own reward.
During the past week the gloom
which has hung over the late Queen
Emma's residence at the corner of
Beretania and Nuuanu streets for
months has been broken and signs Of
life have again appeared. The entire
yard and outbuildings have been
cleaned up and glance through the
trees generally reveals from one to six
Of the faces of people who are again
living on the premises.
A Chinaman was noticed yesterday
afternoon trying to ride horse along
King street. He did not succeed very
well, as the hose seemed to be deter
mined to 60 on the makai sidewalk
No matter which rein the rider pulled
OIl Tic llOiSC, dltCi DIllib eodhCo hitt
the middle of the road, always ended
by coming up on the above mentioned
sidewalk. The Chinaman at last dis
covered that he had both rcins hitche6
to the same side of the bit.
The National Guard presented fine
appearance yesterday morning as they
marched to Kaumakapili Church to at
tend parade service as previously an
nounced. The streets we're muddy anc
the sky was overcast, but the rain die
not fall until after the services were out
There was a large attendance. TIL,
military parade was headed by thu
Royal Hawaiian Band. The King wa:
present, After the services were through
the different companies marched back
to their quarters.
The Royal Hawaiian Band will pla,
this evening at Emma Square at halt
past seven O'Clock, The following pro
gramme will be given
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Finale-The Bivouac. .,..,.,,,,..... Petrell
Grand National Fantasia ,.,,...,,., Kappe
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