Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-11-26


The old store-house Of ]. T. Water
hose and Sons on Queen street is being
torn down.
1t is understood upon good authority
that the Government Party really
intends to reform this year.
1t is reported that a native stowaway
was discovered just before the City of
Sydney sailed Tuesday morning.
The Lyceum on Nuuanu street has
been thoroughly renovated inside and
is now receiving a new coat Of paint.
H. B. M. S. Constance will receive
visitors to-day during the afternoon.
Everybody is at liberty to go on board.
We call attention to the regular
cash sale Of Lyons & Cohen to be held
at their Salesroom this morning at 10
o'clock'A. M
After Friday the Constance will be
under sailing orders. Dispatches are
expected by the alameda due Saturday,
containing final orders.
The Yosemite skating rink looked
very inviting last evening. The floor
was in excellent condition and the
skaters seemed to enjoy themselves
immensely.
The steam-launch belonging to the
King is at present lying on some rocks
close to the lime kiln half filled with
water with the machinery in very
rusty condition.
The new iron frame for the Ha-
waiian Bell Telephone Company has
been erected at their old place on
Merchant street. The wires will not
be moved until the frame has been
painted.
The cigar store of Captain L. Mar
chant was closed yesterday owing to
the sudden illness of the Captain. The
young man who generally has charge
Of the store, sailed for one of the
Islands Tuesday afternoon.
Notice is supposed to be given to the
daily papers of Honolulu as to where
the steam roller will operate that day.
The Press has not received any notice
to that effect since the machine has
been operating this last season.
Yesterday morning Senior A. dc
Souza Canaverro, Commissioner fol
Portugal, and Governor Dominis, raid
visit to Fl. b. M. S. Constance The
formal salutes were fired by the man
of-war acknowledging the honor.
Some of the hack men have been
playing jokes on each other by sending
their fellow-drvers out to some distant
point through telephone call. o.
course when the hack calls at the ap
pointed place no one is to be found.
There will be match game of base
ball played at the Makiki grounds mex
Saturday morning at ten O'Clock
between the Plain Boys Club and the
&c" Club 1t is expected there will be
quite gathering of the boys friends tc
witness the contest.
The Chinese Theatre in the ole
custom house building is fast becoming
an intolerable nuisance to those who
are unfortunate enough to be compelled
to sleep or work in that vicinity. Tn,
gongs and symbols used and which are
supposed to represent music make the
nights perfect horror.
There will be Union Thanksgivins
service, the Fort street and Bethel con
gregations uniting, held to-day, in thu
Fort-Street Church at IL o'clock
Pastor Cruzan will preach the Thanks
giving sermon and will be assisted il
the devotional exercises by Rev. S. E
Bishop. A cordial invitation is ex
tended to ALL
The competitive drill between tn,
different military companies will tax,
place at the Central Park Skating
Rink between two and five o'clock
Tickets of admission fifty cents, to b.
had at Mr. ]. E. Wiseman's on Mer
chant street 1t is predicted that eithe
the Kings Own or Honolulu Rifle
will be the successful competitors, blu
Major O'Connor's corps will by NJ
means be far behind.
Yesterday afternoon carriage con
tanning two women and three children
almost ran away within Beretani
street near the Central Park Skatin
Rink. The horse was frightened b
some native boys who have been in tn
habit of playing near Portuguese stor
at the corner. The horse was forum
ately stopped by native before h
got away. This is the second Tim
within a month that boys have fright
ened horses at this place.
an the event the people determln
to excuse the present Administrator
from office" said the Fort street mel
chant, ~ suppose it will devolve upo
some of our good citizens to ill thei
places" "Yes," remarked the prou'
man from the Government building
uhut the nlacee Wi, f,.llows will fill wi