Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-09-17
LOCAL NEWS.

BLOCK, nj 10 A. M.
LOCAL NEWS.
The steamer Kf2anea Hon has taken
a maceration works for the Union Mill
at Kohala.
Ask Mr. Lame If the flags we're flying
on account Of Jim Dodd's birthday and
see what he says.
Adams & Co. sold the balance OF
the stock Of the Bolles estate; the goods
brought fair prices.
A communication has been received
from "Houseless" which lack of space
compells us to delay until tomorrow.
The Ladias Benevolent Society OF
Fort-street church will hold its monthly
sociable this evening at half past seven
o'clock. All are cordially invited.
Tell me gentle native belle,
Do you love your poll
Tell me If twill hunger quell,
Will it now, o soy7
Complaints are made almost every
time steamer leaves that the passport
law is abused and used unjustly to
carry out the spite of individuals
When the last steamer left-ditto
Some OF the trees which hang over
the sidewalk on Nuuanu street at the
Queen Emma residence need trimming
again. Pedestrians are obliged to
stoop to pass under one of them.
Two young sprigs ran into each
other night before last at the Central
Park Skating Rink and Immediately
adjourned to the sidewalk to have it
out. They should have both been
arrested.
The Chinese Theatre was lighted up
last night for the first time under the
new management. The inside of the
theatre looked greatly improved. The
first performance will take place next
Saturday evening.
Mr. Charles Furneaux has just
finished in his studio a most ex-
cellent portrait in pastel of His En-
cellency, w. M. Gibson. The portrait
is life size and is most striking like
ness of the Prime Minister.
Mexican Independence was seventy
five years old yesterday and the flags
waved gaily all over town, from the
Government buildings, and foreign
Consulates, from the shipping in the
harbor and from private fag-stafs.
The Choral and Quintettc Clubs be-
gin practice tonight under the leader
ship of Mr.. Yarndley at the Gym.
nasium building. Prof. Herr will be
present and lend his aid. This move
was suggested by the PRESS upon Prof
Hers arrival.
While passing along Hotel street
last evening three horses were seen
standing unhitched in one block. If
they had been hack horses the hack
men would have been arrested Justice
is fine thing, even in Hawaii, when
it is two-sided.
The sidewalks along Nuuanu street,
beyond the first bridge, ought to be
cleaned off They are SO grown up
with grass that foot-passengers cannot
60 along the street in wet weather with
out getting their clothes wet through
as high as their knees.
A horse and light wagon belonging
to Mr.. Freeth bolted yesterday morn
ing from the corner of Hotel and
Nuuanu streets down Hotel street, but
the native driver caught the reips ard
stopped the runaway before any dam
age was done.
The officials ought not allow obstruc-
tons on the sidewalks. A lot of stone
has INSTRUCTED half Of the sidewalk
next to the old Olympic building on
Nuuanu street for some time. Some
night when somebody falls over it and
gets hurt an action for damages would
be the proper thing.
Yesterday afternoon, about halfpast
six o'clock, three Kanakas were driv-
ing along Hotel street in brake One
OF them was drunk. When opposite
Henry Davis store they ran into Mr..
Davis buggy, which was standing by
the sidewalk. Striking the outward
hind wheel the buggy was jerked
around into the middle of the street
and almost capsized. The buggy was
considerably damaged. The three
natives were Immediately arrested and
taken to the Station House. A large
crowd gathered in the mean time.
= They say that there is fun brewing
in political circles that the best way
out ola Honolulu social scandal is not to
get into one that the price of Ha-
waiian diplomacy is greater than the
profit that the coming elections will
be here before the contestants are
ready that sugar is going up If it
doesn't 60 down that we need new
laws and new lawmakers that tidal
wave would demonstrate the necessity
for a good system of sewerage /; that
the people who talk most can't prove
what they say and that the reporter
who tells it all ought to keep still if he
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