Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-10-30


length along.
Things we're quiet in town last nigh
mo Circus, no clown, no fun.
Hon. George w. Merrill, U. S. Min
lister Resident has taken the pains t
enquire into the case of Minnie Delaney
The MONDAY meeting at the Y. M
{. A. rooms yesterday was wei
attended and good deal Of interes
was manifested.
In the Police Court yesterday two
DRINKS paid Sc each and hackman
was fined So for. tampering with ex
press rule No 6. nn
A Chinaman by his own carelessnes:
came very near being run over by q
livery outfit, in front of HOLSTERS
drug store on Nnuanu street yesterday
afternoon.
A horse coming down Fort street
yesterday noon at full gallop slipped
on the Recently sprinkled road nearly
throwing its rider to the ground.
Another caution against fast riding.
There will be no Circus performance
tonight owing to the fact, that the
clown has to be oiled up and repaired,
which usually takes two days of every
month when he is in active service.
The Honokaa Sugar Company met
yesterday and elected the following Off
GERS for the ensuing year; F. A. Schae-
fer, President; S. Hoting, Treasurer
H. Renjes, Secretary; M. McInerny,
Auditor.
The steamer W. G.. Hall reports
good weather the whole of her last trip.
She returned to Honolulu day before
her regular time SO that she would be
able to put her sugar on board the
steamer alameda.
The sailors composing the new crew
of the Cape Horn Pigeon we're paid
fifty dollars each as an inducement to
embark. 1t is said however that a
number of them spent every dollar
before they were got aboard the vessel.
About nine o'clock yesterday NOM
ing horse, belonging to Mr.. Aona of
the Government Building ran away
with buggy along Queen street from
the Government Building to Richard
street, where the horse stopped when
there was no more buggy left attached
to- him to be broken up.
A Chinaman in the Chinese quarter,
who has evidently been taking lessons
Of the Circus clown pretended to have
fits last night, but as the necessary
remedy, brandy, was not forthcoming
he concluded that he had made a bad
break and left the room in disgust,
without REPETITION of the first attack,
The number Of visitors enjoying the
cool and breezy reading rooms of the
Y. M. c. A. in the absence of the
General Secretary, Mr.. Fuller, is appar-
emily undeminished. Much credit is
due to Mr. ], A. Gonsalves for the
tidy manner in which the rooms have
been kept during the absence OF Mr..
Fuller.
Some very attractive photographs OF
the. Royal Hawaiian Hotel were retaken
yesterday afternoon by Jimmie Williams.
These views present the building to
good advantage surrounded as it is by
tropical vegitation. These pictures, will
admirably carry out the purpose for
which they are intented, that of adver-
Using abroad
Something should be done to sur.
press the nuisance extensively practiced
by the natives that of bathing in the
Nuuanu stream in close proximity to
public roads. Dozen ofSthese natives
may be seen almost any day INDUCING
in their daily baths without exercising
the least precaution to hide their nude
form from passers by.
The new barge completed by Messrs
Johnston and Rowland for Hi
Majesty is now to be provided witt
out-riggers. The famed Cleopatra
barge will not be circumstance t.
this latest specimen of naval architec
ture when. it makes its appearance il
the harbor with its sixteen sturdy oars
man sliding in unison and belaborlnl
the wave in rhythmic measure.
The Post Office will close the Ala
medals mail at half past ten oclocl
Saturday morning The Money Orde
department will be closed after thre,
O'Clock to-day Registered letters ma
be sent until half past nine o'clock to
morrow morning, and late letters vii
be received until quarter befor
twelve o'clock tomorrow, by payin
five cents extra postage on them.
The new Chinese Theatre at the oil,
Custom House which has lately bee
enlarged, newly plastered, painted, etc
will be opened for the first Performance
next Saturday night at seven O'Clock
The theater will run opposition to tn
Circus for a few nights only, 1t
announced that in about two month
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