Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-10-01
LOCAL. NEWS.

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Some Of the boys forgot to go home
the other night.
1t is reported that sharks are daily
seen off the Pacific Mail dock.
The steamer Aiameda will leave at
noon to-day for San Francisco.
Almost blaze in Mrs. Green's house
on Garden Lane night before last.
Chief Justice Judd and family en-
ioyed private picnic at Pawaa yester.
day.
Herbert Mossman has resigned his
seat in the six-oared crew ofthe Eclipse
Boat Club.
Don't forget the grand ball Of Engine
Co, No. 1, to be held at the Yosemite
Skating Rink tonight
Two large lattice gables we're yester-
day carted away from Lincoln's carpen-
ter shop on King street.
The Hawaiian Bell Telephone Co.
have issued new lists which contain the
names of $50 subscribers.
Mrs. A. F. Morris has started a
dress making establishment in one of
the rooms over the new bank on Fort
street.
1t is rumored that the battery on
Punchbowl hill is to be renewed. For
the protection of what and whom,
please9
Mr.. d. M. Crowley has gotten out
hand bills for temperance lectures,
which, it is understood, he will deliver
through the other islands this fall.
1t seems very strange that the
owners of the Ka Moi, waited seven
teen days before they sent another YES
sci to look for the missing schooner
A new and strange fish has been
caught at Pepeekeo Plantation, Ha-
wall the specimen has been preserved
and water color drawing of it has
been sent here.
From the Gazette we learn that Mr.
D. d. Baldwin has resigned his position
under the Government as Inspector OF
Schools and has been appointed to
teach at Lahainaluna.
A Chinaman who arrived in town
about half-past seven o'clock last night
reported that he saw man lying
drunk in the middle of the road, near
the Long Branch Baths.
The Chinese melon raisers Of Puma
hou are watching their crops by moon
limit to assist the chances of the mel
ons getting ripe. The Chinese say
"Melcan man no good; melon way up"
Last night while the church bells
were ringing somebody asked the cen
trail office where the fire was and the
bell boy answered that they would find
out in the sweet mahobs-or words to
that effect.
Of course, it will do no earthly
good, but it is only justice to suggest
that if the road supervisor will take a
drive through School street at sharp
trot, he will see the necessity of re-
pairs, which residents already wot of.
Punchbowl street had quiet little
runaway of its own yesterday afternoon.
A native hack driver succeeded in de-
molishing part of picket fence and
one of his hack lamps before he got
his "Arabian steed" into the middle of
the street.
Mr.. Charles Furneaux has just
finished and has on exhibition at Will
liam's & Co.'S photograph gallery on
Fort Street, fine portrait in oil, of Mr..
A. ]. Cartwright. The portrait is life
size and is one of the best productions
of Mr.. Furneaux's pen.
Yesterday afternoon the Station
House was closed up in front while the
policemen were being paid off in the
rear. The back stairs seemed in a
constant jingle and every dusky guar
dian of the public peace was wreathed
in hall dozen smiles.
The regular monthly sociable of the
Union Bethel Church will be held this
evening at the residence Of the pastor,
Rev. +. c. Oggel, on Nuuanu street,
at 1890 o'clock. There will be refresh,
ments and a good musical and literary
programme. Everybody is invited.
Some of the British men-of-war's-
came ashore yesterday, and took down
the flagstaff at the British Consulate
on Emma street. After it was taken
down it was scraped and oiled and re-
placed in position again. 1t can be
seen shining like Hawaiian dollar this
morning.
A drunken native tried to clean out
the composing rooms Of the PRESS
Office Yesterday afternoon. He was
promptly elected by the foreman, and
after standing on the outside using vile
and profane language until every police
man within two blocks ought to have
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