Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-10-05
LOCAL NEWS.

iaot SATURDAY hOiihii6 ~ q Nu"itSi oS
fore 9 o'clock.
The Honokaa plantation folks are
busy at work putting in double effect.
The crops are looking we'll.
The Y. M. c. A. singing class will
meet this evening at half past seven
o'clock instead of tomorrow evening.
The Nriend defines an egotist as, "a
man who wants to talk about himself
just when you want to talk about your
self"
Last Saturday was children's day on
board H. B. M. S. Satellite. The child
rem had fine time playing with the
big guns.
Mr. James Dodd received two fine
mules by the brigantine Consuelo,
which were brought down for MIR.
Widemann.
A shark about four feet long was
seen yesterday afternoon within a few
feet of the Honolulu Boat House steps.
Look out boys.
Last night about quarter before
ten o'clock very brilliant meteor shot
across the sky and disappeared behind
Punchbowl hill
Rumor hath it that the two popular
pursers of the steamers Marlb0sa and
.Alameda will be replaced by new men
on the next trip.
Last Saturday afternoon as the
steamer / l. D0zOSeH was coming into
the harbor she had brisk run with the
Ellen and came in ahead.
If the Honolulu Boat Club wishes to
wear the blue ribbon after the coming
races they had better settle on crew
at once and get to work in earnest.
The bark JUPITER has dog named
dan" who employees his spare time
chasing the Honolulu Boat boys out of
the water when they go in swimming
On October Ist Custom House Off
Ger Crowder from Honolulu seized 26
tins of opium on Chinese passenger
by the steamer Ktnan while she was
lying at the Hilo wharf.
A concert was given at the Lyceum
in Honokaa last Saturday a week ago,
at which Mr.. Joe Mardsen dis
tinguished himself greatly by singing
Don't Leave Your Mother, Tom"
Hon. A. F. Judd conducted the
gospel service in the Y. M. c. A. Hall
last evening which was we'll attended
and interesting. Several of the man.
of-war's men we're present and seemed
to enjoy the exercises.
Mr.. P. C. Jones bookkeeping class
will commence again at the Y. M. c. A.
Hall this evening at half-past seven
o'clock All young men desiring
instruction of this kind are requested
to be present this evening.
Mr.. ]. A. Magoon, son Of Mr.. John
Magoon of this place, returned by the
Eureka last Saturday. Mr.. Magoon is
graduate of the Michigan Law
School, and it is understood, will soon
hang out his single in Honolulu.
Mr.. George Cavanagh arrived home
from his vacation trip in Koolau last
Saturday evening leading a goat by a
piece of string. George is pretty badly
burned up about the face and declares
that riding horseback is rougher'n run
ming hash house.
As there was no base ball last Satur-
day everything looked lonely and de-
serted at the Makiki diamond. Mr.. H.
Berger was seen hanging dejectedly
over his front gate hardly able to
realize that peace and quiet had come
to his country seat at last
The FRIEND for October is out.
"Our Work" takes up the first two
pages. Short articles also appear on
Foreign Mission" "The Caroline
Islands" The Holy Day." ETC. The
editorial notes usual are full of interest.
The Educational Department contains
an article on Industrial Education"
The town was full of tourists last
Saturday night and Sunday morning.
There was great demand among them
for Australian papers, which few were
able to obtain The City of SydNe)
did not leave port until eight o'clock
yesterday morning, being detained to
take aboard some 800 tons Of coal
An address on China and Christian
work among the Chinese was given
yesterday morning by Mr., +. M. Damon
at the Bethel Union Sunday School.
Mr.. Damon is fluent and effective
speaker. He asked, as one brought up
in the Bethel School, and therefore as an
elder brother, for deeper interest on
the part of the teachers and scholars in
the work among the Chinese in this
community AT the conclusion of the
address the school, through Mr.. b. F.
Dillingham;, gave Mr. Damon cordial
vote Of thanks.