The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1885-11-17

ABOUT TOWN.
The Honoluin Rifles meet for their weekly drill
TO night
Concert at Emma Square tonight by the Royal
| Hawaiian Band.
To-day there is a reception at the Palace and to-
morrow hnlas at the same place.
His E1cellency Governor John o. Dominis re-
turned to this city, from Waiaua, the 18th inst
Vessels arriving from windward ports; during
/ the week past, report having encountered very
boisterous weather with hesvy seas.
Messrs. c. o. Berger and W. H. Cornwell have
been knighted by His Majesty, having been in
vested with the Order of Kapiolani.
The steamer Alameda is due here from San
Francisco on the 2Srd inst, next Monday with
mail and news dates to the 10th inst
A letter from England states that the claim of
the nephew of DR.. Rookie will not be pressed against
the estate Of the late Queen Emma.
1t is stated that M Claus spreckels has contri-
buted the sum OF 5000 in all to the fund in aid Of
the kapiolani Home for leper children.
Rev E. c. oggel has been confined to his house
for some days past from the effects of fever. The
reverend gentleman is now convalescent.
Mystic Lodge K OF P. will meet in their Castle
Hall on King street, on the evening of the 18th
The members of the Bethel Social Union are ex-
peced 10 gather together with Il cir friends in So
cial reunion at the Bethel vestry, this Tuesday
evening
The leaning tower connected with the Bell
Telephone Office is To be Strengthened and the
continued appearance of impending disaster will
be removed
The steamer Kinau sails to-day for windward at
T. m, large number of passengers GO forward
by the vessel this trip. The HVaH's next sailing
date will be the 23rd inst.
The payments of taxes by the public are being
made with an alacri:y and in such quantity can
not but please the powers that viii soon have the
pleasure of discussing them.
The British bark Iictorir Gross, arrived in port
here on the 18th inst, 20 days from Newcastle n
S. W. The vessel brings full cargo of coal which
Will be offered here for sale.
The city WIS visited with heavy rain showers
and strong wind squalls on the lith nsts; although
water was plentiful no damages FROM that or the
strong wind has been reported.
Mr. Lew. Whiting. for some wears mast operator
for the Hawaiian Bell Telephone Co., has resigned
his position and accepted place as operator in
the Mutual Telephone Company's service.
The popular Yosemite skating rink is again be-
ing well patrunized by lovers Of eccentric motion
and the place is gay of evenings now with the pres
ence OF many patrons Of the softer sex.
Minister Kapona who was so sick at ST. Louis
is probably going 10 Washington when he will be
the guest of DrJ Mott Smith by latest accounts it
seemed as if the Minister'S sickness was really
serious.
Tbs mud hole which has SO long existed at Moss
maun's corner (Nuuanu and King streetsl has at
last been boarded over and the pedestrian may
now reach the sidewalk without circumlocution
and dryshod.
The usual Gospel Temperance meeting will be
held IN the Bethel yestry the evening of the 2st
inst. Interesting exercises TO be partaken in by
earnest workers in the cause will form a portion
of the evenings work.