Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-09-04
LooAL NEWS.

His Honor Chief Justice Judd will
return from his vacation trip to-day.
Fish were scarce Yesterday in the
Fish Market and brought high prices.
A number of native Sunday schoo'
children had picnic beyond Pawaa
yesterday.
The trustees of the Queens Hos
pital hold a meeting this morning at
II o'clock.
The noon-day prayer meeting held
at the Y. M. c. A. yesterday was well
attended.
BY the S. s. Zealanda due to NOR
row, we shall be in receipt OF dates
to the 2oth ultimo.
One Of the incest places to get a
quiet shave is at the barber shop Of M,
Avila in Union Lane.
H. B. M. S. Constance, Captain
Doughty, may be looked for at any
moment from Esvuinalt en- route to
China.
Early next week Major Dane, Mr..
Walker, Rev. Mr. Ogge and Rev.
George Wallace will make a trip around
the island.
Tighten our darkness we 6eseeeh
thee, Mr.. Contractor" The illumina.
tons about town of late only serve to
make darkness visible.
The zephers played such fantastic
tricks that it took three men and boy
to each dirt cart yesterday to keep the
light debris from blowing away.
MIR. James Campbell left town last
Wednesday for Honouliuli ranch to
look after some cattle in the sea-shore
paddocks. He will be back to-day
By an error in proofreading local
in yesterdays paper stated that the
Hereford heifer sent to Kawailoa ranch
was valued at SIS. Itshould have been
$3.50.
1t is curious fact that on the west
side of Manoa Valley the mountain
apple crop has been ripe for some
months, while that of the east side will
not be ripe for at least another month
The circus was but poorly attended
last night and although Captain
Blyths offer was generous one, the
natives did not patronize the show, and
the Church Fund will get little or O.
1t is understood that Captain Blyth
of Flyers Circus, has chartered the
schooner Emma which will take the
circus troupe to Tahiti, thence to La
vuka in the Fiji Islands, thence to
Auckland
The children" held sociable last
evening at the Bethel Union Church.
Amusements were provided for them
and after merry round of play, coffee
and cake, toothsome ALTERATION, fol
lowed
Mr.. E. w. Jordan has bought the
premises of Mr.. ]. N Wright adjoining
the newly-purchased property of ]. I.
Waterhouse, Jr and will move thither,
after the completion of some needed
alterations.
The officers of the Honolulu Lii
bary and Reading Room Association
met last night but owing to the want OF 3
quorum no business was transacted
The annual meeting Of the association
takes place next month.
Surveyor Monsarrat is expected
home next Saturday from Moloka
where he has been surveying the west
ern half of that island 1t is an
nounced that he will make survey O
the eastern half of Molokai next year
The hackmen around town are com
planning of very dull times in their bust
ness; they say there is but little transfer
custom, that the hotels are empty anC
that those who do ride want to rid,
cheap 1t is too bad boys, but ever,
body is in the same boat
1t is become quite the fashion among
the young gentlemen of Honolulu t,
carry small moustache comb in tn,
vest pocket. Some of them have NJ
earthly use for a comb except as
matter Of ornament. 1t is suggeste,
they wear them behind the ear.
St. Adams College, under the dircc
ton of Mr. A. T. Atkinson, will begil
its fall term on next Monday morning
This is one of the best private school
in the Kingdom and under Mr.. Atkir
sons able management has been mad
an institution Of sterling merit. 1t dc
serves lage patronage
Mr. Fred Dat, the lively short sto
Of the Honolulu b. . B. Club, left We.
terday afternoon Tor Makawao, Mau
Fred says he is going away for wee
to recuperate his health, but his frs
base-man declares that if Fred get
any healthier some of the base-me
will be knocked out"