Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-12-09
LOCAL NEWS.

The Honolulu KilleS neld thelf
regular weekly drill yesterday evening
at the Armory.
The stout mems crew of the Homo
lulu Yacht and Boat Club were out
pulling in sx-oared boat last evening.
Messrs. Lyons & Cohen will hold an
interesting sale to day, as will be seen
by the list of goods in their advertise
ment
A large crowd gathered on the
Knan wharf yesterday afternoon to
witness the departure of the Royal
party for the other Islands
The bark 7Hos x. Foster was
obliged to lay outside the harbor last
night, she not being close enough in
to allow the tug to 60 after her.
Mr.. John Buckley, OF the Fashion
Stable, arrived this morning by the
barkentiue Mary Winkelman Mr..
Buckley brought eleven fine horses for
the stable.
A Chinaman who took passage from
Hilo on the schooner Hdieakaid, which
arrived here yesterday, died on the
passage down. The remains were con-
signed to the ocean.
The monthly concert will be held
this evening at the Bethel Union vestry
The subject will be "Review of Mis-
sions," in which several persons will
take part. Strangers and all others are
cordially invited.
Complaints are being made about
the unbearable stencil which escapes
from the Chinese store and wash
house on Emma street, just above Bere-
tania. The authorities should investi-
gate this nuisance.
Why doesn't Frank Corthell get
somebody to capture him and go "divy"
on the reward. 1t has been suggested
that 1t is SO easy for prisoners to escape
that they might lay up Stake" in this
way before their time is out.
An alleged farce entitled vacuum"
has been issued anonymously, which pre-
sumes to be satirical against the Gov
eminent. 1t has less merit, while it
displays more cheek, than the farcical
satire written several months ago upon
Halemaumau, by DIR. frankie Cowen.
A royal party, consisting of the King
and Queen, H. r. H. Princess Liliu-
okalani and the governess of Hawaii,
left by the steamer Kinan Yesterday
afternoon. The party will visit Wal
luku, Maui, and Kailua, Hawaii. The
Royal Hawaiian band was in attendance
at the wharf
A native was wheeling hand truck
with an iron safe upon it up Fort street
yesterday afternoon. When in front of
HOLSTERS lower store the truck sud-
denly tipped, and truck, safe, native
and all were rolling in the street to-
gether. The safe fortunately did not
fall upon the native.
Professor M. M Scott, Government
School Inspector pro fem,, will leave
this morning for Koolau district, where
he will spend the remainder of the
week inspecting the public schools of
that district After his return to Homo
lulu he will visit other schools on this
Island, after which he will most pro
badly visit the schools on Hawaii and
Maui.
Messrs Wenner & Co., the popular
jewelers. of Fort street, have just opened
a reserve stock of fine Christmas goods.
Among other choice goods are novelties
in fine diamond rings, diamond sets Of
pins and ear rings for ladies, diamond
and pearl scarf-pins, pearls and onyx sets,
intaglious, and general assortment of
single pieces, silver-ware, etc, etc.
Orders for Island jewelry specially.
Persons who intend to. purchase fine
holiday gifts will find it to their advan-
tage to call and examine their stock.
"Gentlemen, if you want pointer
on travel just name your deal. can
give you anything from suicide up.
Yes-sir-ee, I've been there; no use balk-
Jog, I've seen the elephant It's fact,
gentlemen, I've hung my chin on the
loftiest peak of Mauna Kea and dipped
my toes into the turbulent liquid OF
Kilauea. suppose knew as much
at thirty-fve as most people who
haven't travelled know at three score
and ten" This was the manner in
which gallant sport let fly at party
Of eager listeners at the table of q
Nuuanu' street restaurant last evening.
After supper his partner gave him
dead away, explaining that "Bil was
born on the other side of the Island,
and had been eating "poi and fish
with the natives till a few days ago,
when he heard an English tourist
delivering the above speech and gave
him dollar to teach it to him.
They say that eye witnesses state
it was a "young native grip who
was driven down Hotel street last
week in hack; that deliberate mis-
representation by the too knowing
"shrewd one" will not suffice to cover
police inefficlency; that if the discus
sion of the present CamDaipn issues is