Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-02-01

punished.
The band will play the following pro-
gramme at Emma Square, at halfpast
seven o'clock this evening:
T-Overture-J loan Of Arc .............V Verdi
2Walz-My Friend ................G assner
3-tinale-Carmen. .................. Blzet
"Reminiscences Of Italian Operas. Godfrey
Malanai.
5-Medley- Christy Mnsirels ..... Riviere
-Waltz-Spanish Melodies .Waldteufel
7-Gavotte- Stars '............ Eaton
S-Polka-You and I.............. Faust
Hawaii Ponoi.
The other evening as a lady was
walking along the mauka side of Kukui
street, near Nuuanu street, she almost
met with an accident by stepping into
hole in the middle of the sidewalk,
which measured about foot in diam
eter. The hole was SO deep that half
the length of an ordinary walking stick
could be thrust into it. Surely, some
body ought to do something to keep
the sidewalks in order, for such holes
not only endangered the breaking of
legs, but valuable life might be lost;
in such a case, who would be the re-
sponsible party7
Should not our bicyclists have some
little regard for the welfare and comfort
of others by providing bells and lamps
for use at night on their machines. The
other evening two of our residents who
were out walking up the valley road,
had their nervous systems somewhat
irritated by suddenly beholding bicy-
Gle with noiseless rubber-tires shoot
past them without any warning what
ever, and had they at the moment
moved little to that side of the road
serious accident might have happen
ed. Since pedestrians have to take the
middle of the street at night time owing
to the excessively bad condition of the
sidewalks, it would be better for the
riders of the steel horse to adopt the
plan in vogue in other countries and
use both the bell and the lamp. In
Oregon law has been passed com
polling bicyclists to dismount when
they meet vehicles but such law is
going to the other extreme.
A fair audience gathered at the
Central Park skating rink last Saturday
night. to witness the races. The en-
tertainment opened with a velocipede
race. Next came the half mile race,
which was won by ]. Brown, time 2
minutes and 40 seconds. w, More,
one of the contestants tainted on the
last lap, and had to be carried out
Next came the one hour go-as-you
please race, between ]. Tolbert and J.
Camera, won by the latter. The agree
ments were that Tolbert should give his
opponent three laps start. During the
first fifteen minutes, Tolbert gained
two laps, keeping this way during the
rest OF the race Tolbert made eight
miles, five and half laps Camera
made eight miles, three and half laps
IA good deal of dissatisfaction is lief
over the result of the last race, Some
say it was a "sold" race. 1t is gen
orally understood that Tolbert coulo
have won the race if he had chosen to
They say: That there are now jus
three days of grace for the AminiStra
ton party, including to-day; that 1885,
is starting out with bad marine dis
aster; that the steamer Planter wa
we'll differed; that another boat will
be put on the Kauai route immediately
that the truth has not been all toll
about the Post-office robbery yet; tina
the "Maid of Hawaii" will be the sub
, feet of DIR frankie Cowans next epic
that there will be over ten miles of wir
twisted by hand during the next tw
days; that the race at the rink on Sat
!, urday night was quiet little fizzle
that the Walker trial drew larg
+ audience last Saturday; that the raj
of yesterday broke up three contem
, plated horseback parties; that tn
news of the wreck of the good ship
Planter was received with 81 tole 20
t SO" by some people; that the king {
y finance is not the Premier of this littl
t Kingdom; that the political letter
written by S. E. Bishop and publshe
in the Press have not been ansMere
: yet; that the present Administration
falling to pieces from its own rottenes
that the Hotel is well patronize
about election time; that the "Man {
!, Fate" is running out of gin; that
: free hotel will not be run this session
the Legislature; that the people are d
termined that the National debt of H
X wall shall not be increased; that the Oh
6 nese stores will all be shut on ne.
7. Wednesday; thatthe "Loveso of Hawaiia
Il Politicians" would be fertile subje
h for satire; that there was large a
dience at Bethel Union Church yeste
!, day; that the theory of the te
y preachers is to prove every body ell
/, wrong; that this is the curse of d
! nominationalism in religion; that Hon
i lulu will not have better roads, bridg
= and sidewalks until we have a bett
= Administration; that some of the cler
- and officials under the present A
- ministration take the cause of Cover
= ment so much to heart that they W
not speak to the Opposition newspap
IS men; that II the newspaper men told