Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-02-12
LOCAL NEWS.

ne f1OnOlulu NllleS lIaCllCe- takes
place this afternoon.
The steamer Australia has not been
telephoned up to the time we 90 to
press.
The subject at the tent tonight will
be prophecy now being Fulfilled.
All are invited.
To-day is the third anniversary of
the coronation of their Majesties the
King and Queen.
Mr.. Everett, formerly first officer of
the steamer Kinau, has been appointed
captain of the schooner Emma
A special meeting of the Fort-street
Church choir is called in the church
at half-past seven o'clock this evening
The fixtures of the Astor House
restaurant will be sold at auction on
Wednesday, Feb. a4th, at ten o'clock
in the morning.
The street-cleaners have been at work
again, raking the dirt from the middle
of the street into heaps which are left
on the side of the road
A skating race has been arranged
between William Mullen and Willie
Lucas, to take place at the Yosemite
Skating Rink next Saturday night
Messrs Lyons and Cohen, the auc-
toneers have by mutual consent dis
solved partnership, Mr.. L. L. Cohen
retiring Mr.. J.. Lyons will continue
the business
The side door of Messrs. Bishop
& Co.'s bank was left open last night,
and was discovered by policeman.
For once Honolulu policeman has
been of service
Mr.. F. Chapman, clerk in the store
of Mr. T. G. Thrum, will leave for the
other Islands next week. Mr. Chap
man goes for his health, which at pres
ent is very bad
Mr. 7. S. Kanakamaikai and Miss
Rose Paila, were married at the resi-
dence of Mr.. j. H. Reist last evening
The PRESS wishes the happy couple a
long life of prosperity and happiness.
The Royal Hawaiian Band will play
at the Lunalilo Home on Saturday
afternoon, in honor of His late Majesty
Lunalilo, upon which occasion the
public are invited to visit the Institution.
A new billiard saloon will be started
in Honolulu soon, by Mr. J. P. Bowen,
the champion billiardist of Hawaii.
Mr. Bowen will receive some very fine
Luderkrantz tables by the Alameda
which is due here from San Francisco
on the goth inst
Her Majesty the Queen will give a
garden party at the Palace to day. A
salute will be fired from the Kakaako
battery by the Kings Own corps al
twelve o'clock noon, after which they
will march to the Palace, where they
will do duty during the party
Mr.. A. F. Cooke returned from
Paia, Maui, by the steamer J. |. Dow
sctt yesterday morning. The Pacific
Navigation Company are building ;
landing at Paia, which will be finished
s,metime next week Mr. Cooke re
ports bad weather at that place.
The American Government has in
structed Consul-General Putnam I,
present to each Of the five natives VIII
rescued the captain and crew Of tn
brigantine Hesperian, which wa
wrecked at Kahulu last December
with a silver medal and $40, in re
cognition of their brave conduct on tina
occasion.
The annual meeting of C. Brewe
& Co. was held yesterday at whic
meeting the following officers wer
elected for the ensuing year: Pre-
ident and Manager, P c, Jones; See
Rotary and Treasurer, j. O. Carte
Auditor, w F. Allen. Directors
Hon. c. r. Bishop, S. c, Allen an
Henry Warehouse.
An ecclesiastical council meets
the lort.street Church vestry at 2:9
p NJ, Saturday, to examine Prof f.
Dyer, of Kohaa, for ordination
the Congregational Ministry, The e
animation will be public, and will |
very interesting If the Council vot,
to ordain (of which there is little doub
the ordination services will be he
Saturday evening in the Fort sire
Church, instead Of Sunday evening,
heretofore announced The invitatiC
is general to both the examination ar
ordination services.
The occupants of house on Il
plains were disturbed at about elevt
O'Clock, last Wednesday night, by
lord knocking at the front door. III
gentleman of the house arose al
opened the door, when he beheld
native who had imbibed too freely
gin The gentleman asked him VIII
he wanted at that time of the nigl
and the native answered him by sayll