The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-02-04
ISLAND LOCALS.

Whales are reported to be plentiful of Kauai
Mr.. L. Wilcox has received the contract for sup.
plying poi to the Queens Hospital.
That portion of Hotel street extending from
Union to Fort street is TO be widened about nine
There is some talk of press club, the move
Inent Is good one, and viii doubtless bear good
Barber's Point is yet unilluminated, but money
Is ,, found somewhere, 10 light up the haIbor al
The Office of the Survey Department was located
IN IN tne new building Dakui Of Aliiolani Hale on
Thursday last.
Mrs. Lowell Smith, wife of the Reverend Low
ell Smith died January 3lst She had been afling
for some weeks.
The sale of the stock of Richardson & Co.. bank
rupts, realized a little over $1,000; the prices
given being good.
The office of the Survey Department is now
located in the new building at the Southeast end
OF the Government House.
There is little business being transacted in
donization papers two sales, or gifts. being re-
corded during the past week.
An adjourned meeting of stockholders of the
Star Mill Sugar Co, will be held this morning in
the Office of W. G. Irwin d Co.
The total amount OF sugar taken by the Ila-
/ uLe'ia WIS in the neighborhood of 3,79S, 75S lbs
Aessrs Irwin & Go being the largest shippers.
Poi is the most easily digested food that VIC
! have Persons suffering from weak stomach
should procure the Taro Flour and try poi Diet
The Minister of Foreign Affairs visited the Isl
and of Maui last week, returning by the Rb,aR on
/ Saturday. The Minister of Finance was also ont
Of town.
Samuel Macy has received the appointment of
| inspector of hacks rice W. 5. WOnd, resigned
| The new appointee entered on his duties on the
/ lst inst.
The numbers on the expresses are not distinct
| nor easily observable, in the night time. The
| Deputy Marshal Is responsible for this palpable
neglect.
The band gave a concert at the ''Lunalilo
Home on the afternoon of the 3lst ult, the occa-
sion being the 10th anniversary of the birth of the
| deceased King.
Robert French, a barkeeper in the Union Saloon,
fell through an open trap door those premises,
on the evening of the 18th ult and broke his left
leg near the ankle.
The mail steamer for san Francisco was 50 well
settled in the mud of the Oceanic wharf that con.
siderable force had to be used to get her clear for
her departure on the 3lst nit.
Last Sunday. the Rev. Il. Mackenzie Of San
Francisco preached at the II O'Clock service at the
| Bethel. 4 large congregation came together TO
hear the reverend gentleman.
Colonel and Mrs.Judd gave little dance at their
residence, near Punahou last Friday. About
| seventy guests were invited and an enjoyable
evening was spent by all present.
The bktne. Va. Philips sailed from this port
for Hong Kong on the 30 ut. taking small lot of
Chinese merchandise and n number of Chinese as
R59 ear. who VISIT iA'h''i'na for the Ne"
The French brig Ta,c1rI, lately sold at auction
| is being slowly retitted. The probable use that
the vessel will be put to, when she is repaired will
be either IN the yhaling service, or taking pas
seugers TO Mexico.
The police, or Captain Tell. or both, are very
negligen; of the church parades of late. Just
previous TO the Legislature the native force were
marched every Sunday to church, but the custom
has become obsolete. Why!
The meeting of the members of the Honolulu
Athletic Association called for the evening of the
2nd inst. lapsed for want of quorum. The asso-
citation is sound financial basis, has plenty of
capital but the members display a reGretable lack
of interest.
The stockholders of the Haiku Sugs Co have
elected the following gentlemen officers of the
corporation for the coming year: President c. NJ
| Cooke; Vice President H. =. Baldwin; Treasurer
). n. Castle; Secretary j. b. Atherton; Auditor
L. w. Peterson.
H.
photographer, H. L. Chase, died January 3Oth, in
this city. Deceased was seventytiye years of age,
a native of Vermont and a sister of the late Ira
Richardson. She had been a resident of this city
for number Of years.
An existing scarcity of water has compelled tho
Superintendent Of Water Works TO restrict the
hours for irrigatng purposes and now the fiat has
gone forth that but four hours per day, 1.-TWO in the
morning AID two in the afternoonl will be al
loved for purposes of irrigation.
The Union Feed Co.. is now a chartered organi-
cation the following gentlemen being elected its
first officers: President IL. Il. Macfarlane Vice
President Bruce Cartwright, Treasurer L. W.
Macfarlaue, Secretary w. 5. Hanks, Auditor Bruce
Cartwright, Directors A. j. Cartwright, ]. H. Patty
and G. W. Macfarlane.
BY direction of the United States Light House
Board, the inner mid channel buoy ltrst-class
CAM between the Heads, entrance to San Fran
cisco Bay has been removed 1t being considered no
longer useful as an aid to navigation. The same
might be done with the inner buoy of the chan
mel to Honolulu harbOr.
John Wilson, twelve year old son of Mr..
Charles 3. Wilson, the superintendent of Water
Works, fell on pile of stone in the yard of the
Anglican Cathedral on the afternoon of the End
inst and broke his left arm close above the wrist
Prompt surgical attendance obtained and the
sufferer Is now quite easy.
AT $50 pm. on the 18th ult. an alarm was sound
ed for fire outside of the fire-wards the location
which found TO be near the corner of King
and Punahou streets. Almost as quickly at the
alarm was sounded word was received that the fire
had been extinguished, thus saving the fire lad,
dies a run for nothing.
Campbolrs Block tenants have moved around
somewhat during the last month. Messrs 4. W
Richardson d Go closing out. Max Eckart the
well known ieweller and matchmaker moving in
and j. A. Palmer the popular Real estate agent
moving out. Palmer moves into the store former.
, " occupied by Max Eckart. on Fort street.
The record kept by L. w. Bartholf at his nur
sery in Nuuanu valley shows that rain fell on
? days in the month Of January, viz
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The average temperature during the sametimt
, was. 63 at am. so at II m. II at pm.
by information forwarded from the q. 5. Pos
Office ii is learned that a special office has beer
established in the Exposition building at New
Orleans La at which all the regular and specia
? business of postal receipt aud delivery is tran
G sacted. Letters may be forwarded from Hawai-
to friends visiting the Exposition with an assur
anoe that the delivery will in every way be a