Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-12-15
THE DAILY
LOCAL VIEWS.

~. [HW last evening.
The hackmen had busy time Of /,
for an hour last night
The machinery Of the steamer Moko-
Iii is being overhauled
Seventy Chinese nnssengers arrived
by the steamer 81 Pini last evening
The koolau district reports too
much rain for the good of the. crops.
sIt.is rulnored that there will be some
big opium seizures d1rng the month
The Y. NJ. c. A. singing class meets
this evening at hali-past seven o'clock.
The Christmas toy shops around
town are already commencing to keep
open nights.
There was yery slim audience al
Emma Square last evening, on account
of wind and rain
The schooner MsioIo takes LOT OF
machinery to Kaiwilahilahi plantation,
Laupahoehoe, to-day
The bark Lo5ssp,ing, consigned to
Castle & Cooke; IS one hundred and
sixty days out to-day
Mr.. R.T. Guard, formerly pnrser Of
the steamer Maaposa, returned as
purser of the 81 Pail
1t isreported that another skating
race will take place soon at the Yose-
mite Rink for $500 a side.
The band ceased playing last even
ing at Emma Square, alter two OF three
tunes, on account of the rain.
The small boys around town have
started two rival circus troupes since the
departure Of the Australian show
The ECLIPSE" Boat Club expect a
new four.oared boat by tn. Afauposa
Two of their. members arrived by the
Sf FdH last evening.
VIM. NJ. Gillespie, formerly en-
ployed on the Daily HaaOaiian, died
on Nov. 25th, in the Virginia City
Hospital, OF consumption.
The Ladies' Benevolent Society will
hold monthly sociable this evening at
Fort-street Church. Ice cream will be
served as usual All are invited to be
present.
The rain commenced again last night
about half-past seven O'clock, just in
time to make everything disagreeable
upon the arrival of the steamer 81
Paul from San Francisco
The steamer 81 Paul arrived at
eight O'Clock last evening, nine days
from San Francisco The 81. Paul is
small steamer, of about eight hundred
tons measurement and barkentine
rugged.
"A large full-rigged ship isreported to
have passed within sight Of Barbers
Point last Sunday, headed southwark
She was supposed by the party who
saw her TO be an American ship, and
had only her topsails set when seen
The following is report Of the 81.
Pull. Sailed from San Francisco Dec
9Th, at 2 P. NJ. Had light N and w.
winds the entire passage She is com,
.nanded by Captain M, c. Erskins,
and consigned TO VIM. G. Irwin & Co.
Mr. Rees has placed another cartoon
on exhibition in Oats show window, ON
Merchant street This time il is the
Hawaiian Army and Navy which are
cartooned by our local Mast The
picture has political point, and drew
!. much attention yesterday from natives
and citizens generally.
Persons DESTROYS of purchasing goods
from San Francisco, per steamer AIS
haha, may do so by applying TO c. K.
Miller, General Business Agent, who
has facilitated matters on the Coast
with his agents, 10 receive and ship
(. by return vessel all orders for general
merchandise
In case the AKshaha does not arrive
before noon to-day, limited edition OF
Thrum's Hawaiian Almanac and An
nual for 1886" will be ready for de
livery; through the mail, and can be
secured by applying at The diferen,
Z book stores. The regular edition viii
be ready for general delivery on mex
Thursday.
A drunken man raised row yester
evening in the neighborhood Of Queen
and Alakea streets. After proving In
volution of lmbeciity moi new theory,
q policeman succeeded in quietine
him He was at last taken home BY
some of his friends who avowed they
p would turn him over to his wife as .
punishment Ii is to be hoped that he
Is penitent citizen by this time,
During the rain storm last Sunday
night Chinaman met with a narrow
Ascape while going over the Pail HI