The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-12-14

ing oil WAIKIKI in q Sc0w boat, when
the wind began to blow severely.
The anchors Of the scow would not
hold and the boat was blown to sea.
When beyond the reef the sea be-
came very rough and the fishing
party were fast drifting into mid
channel. The schooner Rainbow
then Glanced to heave in sight and
was signaled for assistance. The
schooner hove to and sent boat to
the fisher people and thus saved four
persons from untold misery and
possible death.
THURSDAY, Dec. 3rd.
ORANGES of good quality are plen-
tiful and cheap at present.
Hon. A. S. Cleghorn is filling the
gubernatorial chair during the tenn
porary absence of the regular incum-
bent.
A PRISONER named Frank Courtell
has been missing for some days, and
q reward of $40 is offered for his
capture.
THERE will be skating for turkey
every open night till Christmas, be-
ginning with Saturday night, at the
Yosemite skating rink.
"'THE average Honoluluan does
not stick to proposition long enough
to know that he believes in it," is in
effect the opinion one of them has of
the species.
SIX new members were elected ut
the Queens Own meeting last night.
The holding of luau on the Queens
birthday, Dec. 31st, was considered.
An exhibition drill at Makiki on that
day was decided upon.
Mr.. f. Higgins, who returned to
Honolulu by the Zealandia the even
ing before contemporary placed
him in Washington Territory, has
some notion of re-opening the Car
riage Repository lately burned out.
A PERMANENT awning, covered
with galvanized, corrugated iron,
and bordered with wooden ginger
bread frill, has been put upon the
front of the Chinese club house,
King street. The object detracts
somewhat from the architectural
harmony of the fabric.
The steamer st. Paul, that is to
leave San Francisco on Saturday
next for this port, is the same vessel
that formerly piled between San
Francisco and Alaska. She is about
the size of the Kinau and will pro-
badly make the distance of 2,100
miles in about eight days.
SEVERAL of the large firms of
Honolulu, exporters of sugar and
agents for plantations, will receive
agencies of number of additional
sailing packets, that will shortly ply
between San Francisco and this
port. The bark Victoria Cross now
in port will probably be put in this
trade, coming here consigned to L.
H. Davies & Co.
: FRIDAY, Dec. 4th.
NUUANU street foot wears one of
: the most busy seaport aspects of
any thoroughfare in town.
. The lamp at the corner of King
and Alakea streets is in sadly de-
moralized condition-looks like a
last years spring bonnet.
ALTHOUGH gold is at a premium,
| neither Spreckels nor Bishop & Co.
: will sell any. Their motive is to
: prevent the precious metal from
f leaving the country.
: A BOX of waste paper, the breezes
y wooing its contents out on the
street, stands at the corner of the
President of the Board of Health's
premises, Merchant street.
) SOMEBODY says that the chairs of
the Chinese Y. M. C. A. are more
= comfortable than those of the other
- Y. M. G. A., not because the former
Il institution gives free lodging, how
ever.
y A VENERABLE gentleman, in speak
ing of the cold nights this morning,
said that the GOODNESS seemed to in
:. crease daily, and in consequence he
4 had either to get married or buy a
y stove. Being in doubt which to do
e he consulted his most intimate
friend, who without hesitation adj
n vised the old gentleman to get a
Z stove.
/, PERSONS living in the neighbour
$ hood of Merchant and Richard
streets complain of being annoyed
: every night with various discordant
g and uproarious noises, making night
v so hideous up to ten O'Clock that
: people are unable to hear each other
e even when together. The residents
are not only annoyed themselves,
but are very greatly distressed at
le the fact that the police are unable