Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-09-29

Fun at the Central Park rink tonight.
Marshall Soper enjoyed the luxury Of
a runaway day before yesterday after
noon.
A fve-year-old boy by the name of
Charlie Young was drowned at Kapena
Falls last Saturday afternoon.
1t is rumored that every woman who
goes to the Central Park skating rink
tonight will be given an artistic Japan
csc fan.
Messrs. Z. P. Adams & Co. had a
new and elegant sign painted over the
front of their auction rooms on Queen
street yesterday.
Mr.. Halstead is engaged in placing
his new roller mill in position which
was shipped to his Waialua plantation
some two months ago.
Personal in the San Francisco Call
of late date: "Pali--6 p. NJ. to-day
at Oakland Ferry or some time to-mor-
row.-Waikiki." 1t seems Honolulu
has some gay ones who are learning the
ropes at Frisco.
Engine Company, No. I, will give a
grand ball at the Yosemite Skating
Rink next Thursday evening" October
Ist. Tickets will be for sale at Oats
on Merchant street and by the mem
bers of the company.
Mr.. Jules Tavernier has been suffer
ing lately from severe attack of the
asthma which has confined him to his
room. We are informed by Mr.. Wright
his partner, that he was better last even
ing and will be able to be out shortly
Just at the rear of the Y. M. G. A.
Hall on Alakea street, stands large
algeroba tree whose branches are over
hanging the sidewalk greatly to the an
noyance of pedestrians passing that
way. A few minutes work with saw
and Ratchet would avoid considerable
grumbling.
The Band played an excellent pro-
gramme at Emma Square last night.
There was fair attendance and the
concert closed with "God Save the
Queen ~ and "Hawaii Ponoi" We
failed to publish the programme in
yesterdays PRESS owing to the fact
that it was lost after it reached the
office.
Mr. George Cavenagh of the Aston
House started over the Pail this morn
ing at three o'clock for weeks vaca-
ton on the Koolau side. Restaurant
men don't often get vacation and this
is the first time Mr. Cavenagh has
"been off" in four years. Mr.. Allen,
formerly of the Cosmopolitan Res
taurant will take Mr. Cavenagh's place
while he is gone.
A native in the employ of the |. L.
S. N. Co. almost scared himselfto death
Saturday evening He was driving
his cart loaded with coal along the
Esplanade When turning into Fort
street the tailboard OF his cart dropped
out. A cloud of dust and a loud re.
port followed and the native leaped
wild-eyed into the middle of the street
to find his coal dumped where the road
supervisor ought to dump stone The
horse was not at all excited and stood
viewing the native driver with look OF
growing astonishment
The new Chinese Threatre in the
old Custom House opened last night to
fashionable and select audience OF
three races The drama, which represents
six weeks love affair of Chinese
mandarin, will take six months to fully
develop the plot Critics last night
declared that the love scene between
the beautiful Miss All Shoe and the
gay deceiver Yum Nip was pathetic and
acknowledgement, The proprletors
only obtained their license yesterday
afternoon and expressed their regret
that they were unable to "whoop" 9
firsl class show on such short notice
The Long Branch Baths were ex
tensively patronized last Sunday and Il
was particularly noticeable that amongs
the throng who kept going and coming
were many strangers. During the after
noon while party of half dozen per
sons were sauntering along the beach
above the bath house to what they
supposed to be the most suitable place
for plunge, all of a sudden shrleE
of agony was heard coming from on
of the members ofthe parry Lo ant
behold a wee, wee crab had taken hol'
of one of her dearNittle toes Immedi
ate assistance was given and the poo
creature was rescued from the jaws o
the dreadful monster
Last Saturday night about halfpas
nine O'Clock about twenty-five feet c
the high board fence which PARTIAL
encloses the merry-go-round at the COZ
ner of Richard and Queen streets ie
suddenly outward into Richard street
The fence was old and rotten an
ought to have been removed month
ago. Several hacks, as usual, wer
standing along the curb and genera
stampede was only avoided by tn
.o,,ot action of the drivers CaDtai