Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-12-18

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The steamer ST. Pail sails for San
Francisco at noon to-day, taking full
cargo of sugar.
The steamship australia arrived
yesterday afternoon, sixleendays from
Sydney, N. S. w.
We call attention to the ADVERTISE
ment Of A. l.. Smith, in this issue, in
regard to Christmas goods
St. Adams College closes to-day for
the Christmas vacation. The school
will reopen early in January next
Only one passenger in the steerage
for this port by the australia yester-
day. There were twenty-five through
passengers.
The weather showed signs of peni-
tence yesterday morning, but, like man
kind generally, it relapsed before night
and was as bad as ever.
AT the sale Of Lyons K Cohen this
evening there will be sold fine lot of
jewelry and opera glasses, besides the
numerous articles advertised in this
paper.
Yesterday morning the Royal Ha.
waiian Band gave complimentary
concert and serenade at the residence
Of the Hon. A. +. Judd, on Nuuanu
avenue
A dinner party was given last evening
at the residence Of Mr.. c. L. Gulick, on
King street. The band was in attend
ance, and played some very fine Sc
lections.
People in the vicinity OF the Chinese
Theater were startled by loud report
yesterday afternoon about two o'clock,
which, on investigation, proved to be a
blast sci off at the Iron Works.
There will be a moonlight concert at
Emma Square this evening at halfpast
seven o'clock, weather permitting
The band will also play at the 0. s. S.
wharf, on the departure of the 81 Paul.
Mr.. M. Hartman wishes us to state
that he accepts the challange to skate
fve-mile race with Mr.. Mullen, ac
cording to the arrangements of the
cliallange already published in the
PRESS.
The Postoffice will ship no mail by
by the steamer S. Paul to-day, unless
such mail is marked to go by the 81
Paul. All other mail will be shippec
by the Mara,Oa, which is due hereyel
route to San Francisco, tomorrow
Miss Genevieve Ward, the celebrated
tragedienne, arrived by the 1dnstrahc
Yesterday. Miss Ward intends visit
ing the volcano and other point
of interest ON the Islands. 1t is re
ported that she will give one reading
here
The bark Elsin0,s was hauled along
side the P. M. S. S. wharf yesterda
forenoon, and had barely commenced
discharging her cargo when the AnS
f,aha was telephoned. She was thei
removed to the Likelike wharf, to max
room for the mail steamer.
The Overland M0nfhy for Decem
Der, has an article on Hawaiian Vol
Canoes" by Mr.. Edward P. Baker, 0
these Islands, and list of poetry writ
ten by Mr.. Z. {. Sanford, formerly o
Oahu College. The article on Ha
waiian volcanoes is especially interest
ing.
Yesterday afternoon small nativ
boy was walking along the Espanad
with his head in the air, whistlin
Hawaii Ponoi," when he sudden
tripped, and took header into a larg
mud puddle, The last seen OF him h
was being hauled out by some friend
natives.
Teachers of Honolulu will pleas
take notice that business meeting
to be held at the Fort-street school thi
afternoon at half-past two o'clock, a
was previously announced in the PRES:
The meeting is called by order OF Mis-
Lula Moore, Secretary if the Teacher
Association.
Mr. M. Goldberg left blythe steame
australia yesterday for San Francisco
MIR. Goldberg goes to the coast to pu
chase new stock of goods, embracln
all kinds of gentlemen's furnishin
goods, and will return about the middl
of January. He will open his stock j
the store formerly occupied by tn
Temple of Fashion, at the corner {
Fort and Merchant streets
The holidays are near at hand, ane
according to od-time custom, present
to your friends will be the order of tn
day. And when you start out on
purchasing tour, you should by a
means call on West, Dow & Co., and e.
anime their large assortment of Chris
mas cards and all kinds of holida
goods. They have the largest stock
the city, and say they will sell gooo
very cheap.
F.. L. ....s