The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-01-05

the natural attractions and social |
institutions of this kingdom. Prof.
Agassiz gave q profound disquisi-
ton from the platform on 1.-The
Theory of Coral Reefs. Genl.
Van Buren,, L. :. Consul-General
in Japan, gave us timely lecture
ON Japan and the japanese, just
after the arrival Of the first install
meut ot Japanese labor immigration.
Rev, DIR, Happier, = veteran Ameri-
can missionary to China, preached
several times in the Congregational
churches, giving interesting accounts
" tbe gospel progress in the Orient.
Egv. Hobest Mckenzie, Of san Fran
I CISCO, lscsurcd very cntertainingly
/ Oh tbe peculiart,ie> Of his country
ulen dle SCOTCH Mrs. llampson,
reVty.,is1 % woyld-vide reputation,
conGsqde,l season Of evangelistic
>eryices ii the kAwaiahao church,
navmg 3 beniSu influence behind
her. Lord tIphjustonc with party
oG t1ig'ii>Ia friends visited the Vol
ga.pg aDd carriCd while ut our
ugece Hotel Also, eX-Gov. Downey
vi California Rev. j. Hemphill, q
pulsi5 ORATOR OF Philadelphia, edi-
led large congregations with we'll
s6,disd and impressively-delivered
d,>couyses. Mr.. p. Petrovitz, an
artist Of the Royal Academy, So
Tourued some weeks among the
palms, leaving behind, among other
souvenirs. an artistic portrait of His
Majesty. Mr.. Elisha II. Allen,
Hawaiian Consul-General at New
: York. brother of Col. w. +. Allen
of Honolulu. spent some time on the
Islands. bearing away a royal decor
alton in recognition of his sigma
| services to the kingdom. Mr.. Arthu
t Brown. a great English traveller
e delighted an audience with de
l scription of the Yosemite and it
: wonders. Major Dane, of Boston
: gave series of powerful lectures
t describing travels in Europe, visi
= to Constantinople, the naval battle
: of the rebellion, and Grant, goin
:. from us to celebrate the beauties O
n our island abode and the, to him
y surprising social development G
e this kingdom, on other platforms
l. Rev. Jas. Taylor, of Yorkshire
l. England, and Rev. A. ID. Miller,
:, San Francisco, were welcome visitor
e of few days in the latter part
le the year. A varied line of publ
re entertainments was given our peop
he by foreign companies, among whit
re we're Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Turne
e, who were enthusiastically received
of as well for their high talent, full
lis recognized abroad, as for the ia
that the fair cantatrce is the daug
he ter of a citizen of Honolulu.
hc A large fire record begins with
ar' slight blaze in q clothes closet in Il
'us Kawaiahao Seminary. Early on t
as morning of January 2lst, fl
yer broke out on the corner of Fort a
eht Hotel street, which swept away &.
lo- Fishel's dry goods store, Z. N
ose Inerny's shoe store, the German
market, the Elite ice cream salo
up and G.. Gertz's shoe store, Irt
'he loans tailor shop going with Fishe
de- place, and the City horsc-shoei
OF shop and Wallace & Simpson
the plumbing shop being badly damage
10 A movement was set on foot to b;
OF the street widened at that point
ut fore rebuilding should be done,
cen nothing was accomplished. f
Der 10Th two new cottages owned
ION VIM. Vale, on Alakea street, W
ose almost totally destroyed. Sc
Ola after midnight, on the morning
'rs' May 3rd, fire occurred on +
ay- street, almost directly opposite
lse, scene of the conflagration of j
Tea 21st, and, before it was subdu
Oh the Enterprise planning mill,
'he cottages and "The Fountain
Ill freshment saloon were destroy
iess and Dodd's stables charred alon
ho whole side. An apprentice mar
'o' Edward Gattrell, from the u.
. Vi man-of-war Hartford" who
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