Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-01-25
THE
LOCAL NEWS.

ne Y. M, I. n. bookkeeping class
meets at halfpast seven o'clock this
evening.
Gov p. p. Kanoa of Kauai, arrived
in town by the steamer Planter yester-
day morning.
The British bark Mount Lebanon is
thirty days overdue. Great anxiety is
felt for her safety.
Nuuanu street, between Merchant
and Queen, is favorite eectoneerng
place among the native candidates.
Mr.. d. P. Smith, proprietor of the
Central Park skating rink, and also the
I1ilo rink, arrived by the Kinau yester-
day.
A religious meeting was held on the
Inter-Island Steam Navigation Co.'S
wharf yesterday afternoon, under the
auspices of the w. c. T. U.
By the brig Allie Rowe we learn of
the arrival at Hong Kong of the banks
Lady Hardwood and Alden Bessie,
both vessels making the trip in. twenty
seven days.
Mr.. T. B. Walker, who was arrested
last Tuesday evening, on a charge of
being implicated in the Post-office rob
berry, was remanded for hearing in the
Police Court until the a7th inst.
1t was rumored around town on
Saturday and yesterday that one of our
respected citizens had been arrested for
implication in the Post-office robbery,
but on inquiry the statement was found
to be false.
More of them Seventy-three Chi
nese arrived by the brig Allie Rowe
They were molly looking crowd as
they landed last Saturday, coming as it
were to swell the already overrun crowd
of heathens who swarm the land.
Last night at about half-past ten
o'clock, gentleman walking down Fort
street, between Kukui and School
streets, noticed chinaman in front of
him carrying large bundle and acting
very suspiciously. The gentleman
followed him down to the corner of
Kukul street and Kukui lane when the
Chinaman started up the lane on run,
disappearing in some mysterious man.
ner. After thorough search of the
lane the gentleman gave it up as bad
job.
The Royal Hawaiian Band will play
the following interesting programme at
Emma Square this evening at half past
seven o'clock
Overture-The Vestale. .......... Spontin
Selection The Barber of Seville. .Rossin
Waltz-Doctrins. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Strauss
"reminiscences of Bale. .......... Godfrey
Ma ko oe Poll.
Selection Vert Vert ......... Ohenbacl
March Hawaii. .................... Berge
Waltz-Ahiku Aukake ......,,. -. Berge
Lancers- Melka Suka .............. Berge
Hawaii Ponoi.
AT twelve o'clock noon to day Messrs
E. ?. Adams & Co. will sell the valua
BILE piece Of property known as the
Booth estate which contains 2o,90c
square feet of land including the houses
therein. The property is in the mos
central part of town, bounded by Nuu
anu, Hotel, and King streets and Rose
Lane. 1t will be to the financial ad
vantage of the foreign citizens of Homo
lulu to prevent the Chinese from COB
bling up this valuable piece OF property
which if they do, means more rapiC
advancement of Chinatown toward
Fort street.
The one hour go-as-you-please walk
ing match at the Central Park skatin
rink on Saturday night, was quite
success. BY eight o'clock large aud
ance had assembled The entertain
ment opened with a juvenile velociped
race, which created much merrimen
amongst the audience. At half-pas
eight O'Clock the contestants in tn
walking match came onto the floor, an
were placed in line for the start Their
were eight in all, four of whom droppe
out before the hour was up. as To
bert was the winner of the first prize
he making eight miles and eleven lap
]. Brown was the winner of the secon
prize, making eight miles and six lap
The first prize was a beautiful silvt
cup The second prize was yer
pretty double inkstand. After the foC
race bicycle race was announced, on
two contestants having entered. Th
race was won by BERTHE Peterson.
They say: That Pilipo is in tow
on important election business; that Il
mandamus case to be decided tn
afternoon by the Supreme Court W
virtually decide Pilipo's business; tn
the average Government official max
poor showing when he gets befo
Court; that the Hilo politicians on Il
Government side are getting di
couraged; that the natives are shown
great enmity toward the Governme
officials; that it begins to look as if Il
Opposition was standing between Il
natives and the fraud of officials; tn
the Palace of Political Incidence Dug
TO be sold at auction for the benefit
the INDECENT natives; that letters ha
been received from the other Islam