The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-02-20
LOCAL DIARY.
FRIDAY. Feb. 18th

have engaged passage for Hongkong
by the Mount Lebanon.
Mr.. Smith, lately head freight
clerk of the Inter-Island Steam Navi
CATION Co., has resigned his position
"THE Tower of Hannoi" is the
name of an ancient Chinese puzzle
to be had at Oats store. Unless one
is sharp enough to hit the combina.
ton, he may work at the thing till
next election without solving it.
Mr.. Charles Broglie, formerly OF
Broglie & Spear, jewellers, Honolulu
is managing a stylish lunch room at
Jacksonville, Florida, which uses
comic bills of fare as an antidote to
its green corn, mince pies and succo-
fash.
Ar the trial of u Chinaman for
murder in st. Louis, one of the inter
prefers engaged is Mr.. j. S. Happier,
u theological student, son of Rev.
Dr. Happier, American missionary at
Canton, and brother of Mrs. f. w.
Damon, of this city.
THE auction sale of L. J. Levey
this morning, of general merchan-
disc, vehicles, horses and mules, was
largely attended. Two express wa
CONS and "a phaeton were sold at fair
prices. About 20 horses and mules
from Waimanalo plantation We're
also sold, at prices ranging from
$11.50 to $50.
CAPT. Shopiey, master of the
whaler j. A. Rowland, that arrived
this morning from San Francisco,
was taken to the Hospital on II
stretcher. He is troubled with rheu-
matism affecting the heart. The
whaler will cruise about the Islands
until after the arrival of the Ala
media, when she will receive her
officers and sail for the Arctic.
GOVERNMENT and other schools are
closed to-day in honor of the Corona
ton anniversary. Government offices
are closed, and there is fine display
of bunting over the city and port
the bark Chilena making the finest
showing of flags. At noon royal
salute was fired from the Kakaako
battery. This afternoon Her Majesty
holds garden party, that will doubt
less prove one of the most brilliant
events of the session.
THE meeting of the Fire Depart
ment was well attended last evening.
A member, who was charged double
fare by an eXpressman for taking
him to the late fire, thought the
Board should ask the Minister of the
Interior to regulate the scale of
charges in the matter of carrying fire
men on duty. There was Il discus
sion, without definite result, on the
question of what was to be done
when company had more than the
full complement of fifty members.
Mr.. Strong has sylvan piece of
Hawaiian scenery ON view at King
Bros art store, and Mr.. Tavernier IL
gorgeous view of Hilo Bay, with the
steamship Kinau, in moonlight. At
the same place is hung chart of the
ICSdbtd NoulSCy uIuNI ny
w. A. Wall from maps of the Govern
ment SurvSa Anybody can see how
to win race by consulting it. Just
get your boat round the spar buoy
first, and see that no other fellows
craft catches up on the home stretch.
THE steamer Ivy Holmes, on her
way to Hawaii several DAYS ago,
sighted the Domitila and took her in
tow. The steamer and wreck pro-
ceeded slowly for about ten hours,
when heavy swell set in and the
sea became rough. The prize was
let go, the Holmes steaming for Ha-
wall, where she met the kilauea Hou
and reported the whereabouts of the
wreck. The Kilauea Hou on her re-
turn to Honolulu cruised for the Do
militia but saw nothing of her. The
captain thinks she might have been
turned over and sunk by high seas.
The Kilauea Hou also brings news
of exceedingly dry weather.
SATURDAY, Feb. 18th.
iWELNE ycuis to-uuy Has NlllS
Kalakaua reigned.
The foundry employees 100 strong
were photographed in IA group this
noon by Mr.. J. j. Williams.
A PARTY of the passengers in tran
sit by the Mariposa were driven in
Dodds four-horse bus this morning
to Waikiki.
YESTERDAY the pupils of Iolani
college had days outing at Waikiki,
accompanied by the head master,
Rev. w. III. Barnes.
THE steamer st. Paul will take
10000 bags of sugar, and the S. S.
Mariposa 10000 bags. On the latter
vessel work will be continued the en-
tire night.
Nos. 10 and IL of Mr.. Berger's
"Mele Hawaii" have been received by
Messrs. j. M. Dat, Jr,, d Co. Their
titles are "Pili Aoao" and "Mahina
Malamalama."
T.. p. ADAMS & Co.'S great credit
auction sale has been so successful