Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-01-06

noon.
Tree-trimming is greatly needed
again on some of the principal streets
If Honolulu.
Prisoners are at work fixing the roads
in the vicinity of the Pacific Navga-
ton Co.'S store-house.
Neither the Australia or the City of
Sydney have been telephoned up to
the time we go to press.
The authorities ought to take meas.
ures to stopth custom Of citizens and
others hltching horses across side
walks.
Captain Marchant left for Hawaii by
the steamer w. g. Hall yesterday after
noon. He goes for short trip for his
health.
A small native child was almost RIM
over by hack on Emma street, near
Beretania street, yesterday morning
about ten o'clock
Willie Lucas has accepted the. chal-
lenge issued by j. Spencer, for one
mile skating race to, take place at the
Central Park rink on next Saturday
night.
A new public bath-house is being
built on the water-land between the
Marine Railway and the Myrtle boat
house, which will be finished in about
SIX weeks.
Two Cinnamon enjoyed the pleasure
of pulling each others queues on Nuu-
anu street yesterday afternoon. The
cause of the trouble was a native
woman.
The Government organ declares that
Alakea street is in bad condition.
That's nothing; every street in town is
in the same fix, and everybody but
the official, who is paid for doing moth
ing, knows it.
The Hawaiian Lodge, No. 81, met
night before last, at which time the re-
port of the Trustees was read and re-
ferred to committee AT the same
meeting the entire Board of Trustees
were reelected for the ensuing year.
Mr.. S. Roth the tailor, will shortly
move his place of business to the store,
next to HOLSTER & Co, on Fort street.
The store which he at present occu-
pies will be occupied after his removal
by Messrs. Spear & Pfeiffer, the jew
elers.
The public are notified that the Road
Supervisor will take it as favor if citi-
zens will send him written word or
otherwise of streets and localities need
ing repairs. This course is taken to
insure attention, as needed repairs
might otherwise be neglected.
At about half-past nine o'clock last
night the steamer horn was blown
around town, and large crowds started
for the wharf, to await the arrival of the
steamer. About an hour afterwards it
was reported as the steamer Kilauea
Hou instead of either the Australia or
City of Sydney. Then could be seen
men going home Tor to take drink,
with very long faces on them.
Mr.. George Engelhardt, the successor
Of Mr.. Samuel Mott, has lately opened
a store in Beaver Block, on Fort street
Mr. Engelhardt carries large and
we'll selected stock of stoves, chandeliers,
lamps, crockery, glassware, and all
kinds of house furnishing hardware. II
you are in need of anything, from tin
cup to one of Halls fire proof safes, call
on Mr.. Engelhardt.
As policeman No. was standing on
the corner of Nuuanu and Queen
streets yesterday morning at half-past
twelve o'clock, he heard groans in the
direction of the Honolulu Iron Works.
On going over he saw the night watch
man of the foundry, native named
Malkaloa, who asked him to squeeze
him, as he felt some pain in his back.
The policeman had no sooner taken
hold of the man than he turned around
and said, this is my last" and imme-
diately expired.
The Hawaiian Colonization Land
and Trust Company has opened a
large business Office in Campbells
Block, on Merchant street, where they
are now prepared to transact general
business connected with the colonial
ton scheme The new offices of the
company we're opened yesterday. Be
fore the desks were placed upon the
floor sale of shares in the new com
pany, amounting to $2,oo was made
to an outside party. The company will
place a limited number of shares O
stock upon the market here, but the
bulk, it is understood, will be placed
abroad.
The union religious meetings yester
day showed an increased attendance
and interest Rev. A. 0. Forbes LED
the meeting in the Bethel at II O'Clock
A. NJ, pressing forcibly upon Christians
the need of confession of sinfulness and
humiliation before God. In the even
ing Rev. E. c. Oggel preached a
pointed sermon upon Receiving and
Rejecting Christ" to large audience
which filled the Fort-street Church YES
M A.,