Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-10-12
LOCAL NEWS.

last evening.
Robert Halstead and wife, of Waia-
lua, are in town. !.
Mr.. Ahlborn, Of Lihue, has christ
ened his place the angels Rest"
Alfred Branch was out in his shell
practicing for the regatta yesterday.
About 1890 last night there was
quite shower Of rain which was much
needed.
Two sharks were seen at Waikiki
yesterday but were scared off by the
bathers.
The steamer Likelike brought roller
from the Hama Plantation 10 get the
shaft Strengthened.
The steamer Planter landed the
maceration machine for the Homo
maulu Plantation safely.
The steamer Iwaiani will take
double effect for the Honokaa Panta-
ton on her next trip up.
81 Mr. w. H. Graham, Of the Ha,
waiian Hotel, with number Of friends
from the other islands, went over the
Pail yesterday.
Mr.. Fred G. Armstrong, after an
absence of five years in the United
States has returned and will leave for
his home at Waikiki, tomorrow.
The receipts of the Plantation Labor
and Supply Company, including last
years balance is $A7335s; expendi-
lures $3,Soo.2s, leaving balance of
SOFA. 80 now in the treasury.
The cartoon which has been hanging
in the window of Mr.. Oat is to be pho
tographed and one sent to the chief of
the fire department of San Francisco
and one to each of the engineers of
the companies here.
One of the sailors off the Satellite
got a ducking for fooling with the
quarter-master of the MayIposa Friday
evening and was only saved from
drowning by some of the men from the
boat who were in swimming.
Road Supervisor Harris yard, at the
corner of Beretania and Punchbowl
streets, is now attractive and made
fragrant by the profuse bloom of his
sumac tree, and which is, we believe,
the only one of its kind in town.
Will the Minister of the Interior
please order the narrow gauge railroad
at the crossing on Beretania street to
be removed or its bed repaired1 Its
present condition is very trying to
buggy springs and to drivers tempers.
w. L. Rowel, w. Y Homer, H. P.
Baldwin, J. B. Atherton and A. Lid
gate have been appointed by the Presi-
dent of the Planters Labor and Supply
Company to inspect Mr.. Lycan's ramie
machine which he says is now in work.
ing order.
On Saturday evening, under warrant,
Mr.. Marques at six o'clock, made a
raid for opium upon Chinese wash
house, situated at the foot of King
street. He succeeded in arresting three
Chinese under suspicion Of having the
drug in their possession.
Mr. M. Goto, noted physician from
Japan, is stopping at the Hawaiian
Hotel. We understand that Mr.. Goto
is here under the direction of Mr.. Glib
son and will soon have charge of a
hospital for the cure of lepers. The
noted physician says that he can pos
itively cure leprosy.
The following trustees have been
elected by the Planters Labor and Sup
ply Company for the ensuing year
S. B. Dole, H. P. Baldwin, w. E,
Rowell, G. N. Wilcox, r. W. Halstead,
H. F. Glade, R. A. Mlche, R. R,
Kinds, ]. B. Anterior, l.. A. Thurston,
w. Y. Homer, ]. M. Homer, and
w. r. Castle.
They say that the Honolulu horizon
is seldom or never cloudless that the
tall haoie is an an expert in learning
the natives to skate that opium is i'm
ported in cigars that there is an opiur1
ring among the Custom House officers
that there will be more changes of the
officers on the Oceanic steamers that
there will soon be society scandal
that the swords purchased at the Bazal
last Saturday night are for the Queens
Own.
There was fair attendance at the
Central Park Skating Rink Saturday
evening to witness the two-mile race
There were -four entries-Alfred Wall
James Spencer, Edward Bruins anc
William Mullen. Alfred Wall won thu
race in 10 minutes and seconds. Two
prizes we're awarded, the Ist SIS and enc
So so. The second prize was so closel.
contested that the looser, w. Mullen
challenged Spencer to race for SIC
a side to take place next Saturda,
night The challenge was accepted