The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1885-05-20

address Of coincidence on the death of the Queen
Dowager which was feelinGly responded TO by His
Majesty.
The Hawaiian Mission Children's Society will
meet on Saturday evening next at the residence oil
| Rev. a. O. Forbes. This is the annual meeting
and a full attendance is specially requested. Mem.
bers will also note the change of place for holding
the meeting.
Messrs. Lyons Levey held very successful
sale on the 18th inst, of an assortment Of mats,
calabashes and other property belonging to the
estate of the late Mrs. c. Il. Bishop. The attend
ance was good and excellent prices were obtained
for the curiOs.
The Hawaiian Consul at Japan expresses the
| intention of forwarding from Yokohama TO this
port on or about the 18th inst another installmeut
of japanese laborers 900 men and 100 EOmen
In June be hopes TO be enabled TO forward the
third shipment and in July the fourth.
The military portion of the funeral procession
last Sunday, taken by the artist photographer,
Williams, who, with his assistant Harry Armtage.
had placed a camera in position on the southwest
corner of King and Fort streets and took uiSiafa-
neon, pictures as the troops marched up
silk worms reared by Mr. Leon Malterre, in this
| city, from eggs purchased from Miss Nellie Ros-
sitter of New Jersey have been on view for the week
! past in the window of Wiseman' business agency
on Merchant street. Quite interest is exhibited
| by many people in the workings of the worms.
] D.
T rancsco on the 18th inst, carrying large num-
| Der of passengers and full cargo. The Alameda
| is due from San Francisco on the 22nd inst, but
| 1t is probable that another steamer the Queen Of
| the Pacific will arrive here on that date, in her
stead.
By the Mdriposr quite number of well known
people took passage to San Francisco amongst
! them being, Colonel and Mrs. Claus Spreckels, +.
c. Mactarlane, Ex-Governor Downey of California,
! Col. Peter Donahue and wife, Rev. II. Wainwright
] ,-Tra Me- na# II Nv Ire.
j. H Maynard, Miss A. Parke and others.
| A passenger by the Zealandiu died at sea, May
! 5th He was a Young man, James NImmo who
! travelling for his health accompanied by his
father and mother. The body was put on ice and
! brought to Honolulu. At II o'clock on Wednes-
! day morning the funeral left the ship, clergyman
who was among the passengers, acting as chap
| lain.
| John Purvis, for quite a number of years en-
ployed at the Honolulu Iron Works, and Of late
! foreman Of the moiding shop that establishment
died, in this city, Sunday the 18th inst, and was
! buried the next day froP the Queens Hospital.
! Deceased was about SO years of age and was ma
! tive of Kilmanockshire, Scotland The funeral
was largely attended by his fellow workmen and
friends
Captain McGregor of the schooner MamoL1irqi
reports that very heavy rains had fallen at kOOlau
/ and Laie, w.ndward side of this island. Con
siderable damage 10 rice planting interests
red at Koolqn and at Laie the embankment to the
river was overhowed and houses flooded. Old
natives, resident IN the vicinties mentioned say
| that for 30 years past no such neavy rain mas
fallen.
| ball in commemoration of the birthday Of Her
Majesty Queen Victoria, will be given by the Brit
ish Benevolent Society of this city, at the Music
/ Hall on Tuesday evening next. This ball pro-
misses TO be really ENJOYABLE one to the lovers Of
the LIGHT fantastic toe Ticket, $3.50, admitting
gentleman and ladies. Tickets can be procured of
! the members of the Committee and at J. NJ. Dat,
Jr, & Co.'S, store.
The yosemite" skating rink, of which Mr..
! Thomas Wall is the popular manager, was re
/ opened on the evening of the 18th inst, and a
large and fashionable audience was present to ln-
duge in, and witness, the exercises OF roller skat
! ing This rink, by the additional space added,
nov presents to lovers of roller skating accommo-
dations even rarely found in larger cities.
! Some Of the police are in difficulty over late
seizure of liquor that is stated TO have been llleg
ally sold. The parties arrested, Chinese, were
/ acquitted on examination by Judge BickertOu and
! they have turned upon tue prosecutors and caused
their arrest for Conspiracy" Interesting details
will probably be brought ont during the trial,
5udge hartwell is looking out for the interest Of the
| oomplainaEts
Williams, the photographer, has not been idle
during the services attendant to the honors paid
to the dead Queen Dowager, but has been busy
| night and day in perfectinG arrangements for OBJ
| tanning of counterfeit presentments OF the floral
/
| Kaw8iahao Church. The demand for copies of
the views has been SO great that the photographer
finds it Necessary to re5erve pictures for those APP
plying first.
The last performance by the San Francisco
I Dramatic Company that Of ID Ennery's we'll
known play of tEe"rwo Orphans given at the Mu-
sic Hall On the evening of the l4th inst. The cast
was very poor, tie principal character, Jacques
Frouohard,h being placed in the hands of an actor
| of but little ability, while the character Of Ma
/ a ,nr1u ne MIA cd Inv ma Mr INT
ledge. The play was greatly cut, one whole scene
the prison of Salpatriere being unrepresented.
The well known rivalry existing between the
| steamers hiEiuu of the Wilder Steamship Co., and
the w. G.. Hall of the Inter Island Co., was again
illustrated on the afternoon of the 18th inst,
when the two steamers left port here for their voy
| ages to windward. The hinaH left port first,
passed out the channel and of the bell buoy slowed
down and waited for her rival. From thence to
Diamond Head there Was a friendly trial of
speed. the KhtaH, even in that short distance,
showing her speed to advantage.
The P. NJ. S. S Assfrulia arrived in port here
at midnight on the 18th inst bringing mail and
news dates to the 10th inst. Among the through
passengers was Mr.. ]. c. Williamson of Struck
lie" fame now a well known theatrical manager
! il Sydney. Just before the departure of the yes
sci from the wharf a passenger who showed signs
of dementia was landed. Another passenger, also
crazy known to have relatives in Sydney, and
whose wife is on board, was carried forward. The
vessel sailed about S.l5 am. on the 18th for the
South
The 2. NJ. $. s. ZegiaRdia arrived in port here
on the 18th inst, from the Colonies bringing Auck-
land dates of the 30th ult The delay in arrival,
she being due here the 18th inst, was caused by
a labor association strike at Sydney which caused
disafection amongst the engineers of the steamer
and they left the vessel. The wharf laborers re-
fused to load the vessel in consequence of Captain
Weber refusing 70 discharge the Chinese fremen
and seamen which composed his crew and as q
consequence the vessel arrived here with littie
cargo. She took about rs tons of sugar from
here and sailed about midnight of the 18th for
San Francisco.
Onecause of the recent overflow in the neighbor-
hood Of Alakea street, between King and Queen
streets Is huge pile of coral rock located On the
south corner Of Queen street, completely covering
No and choking the drain which should have car
red Of the surplus water, and would haYe done SC
i l,f fnr The nhorn obstruction. As Il Is the riti