Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-02-19
LOCAL NEWS.

The schooner Mary Foster takes a
number Of Japanese to Koloa planta-
ton, Kauai, to-day.
Money order list per steamer Austria
liza closes at the Post-office at three
O'Clock this afternoon
The steamer Alameda is due here
from San Francisco tomorrow, bring
ing news to the 18th inst
The Merry Makers give their second
performance in Honolulu tomorrow
night Don't fail to see them.
The Honolulu Rifles contemplate
giving promenade concert, an encamp-
ment and another target practice shortly.
Mr. and Mrs. Noble, of London, are
expected here early in March, to en-
gage for two weeks in Gospel Temper
ance work.
An entertainment will be given by
the Boys branch Of, and the Y. M. c.
A., jointly on Thursday evening,
March 4th.
A dividend of FIVE dollars share is
payable to stockholders in the Prince
vile plantation, at the office of c.
Brewer x Co, Queen street.
The barkentine Mount Lebanon,
which sails for Hong Kong next Mon
day, takes China mail, which will
close at the Post-office at two O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon.
1t was learned yesterday that two
new steamers will be built for the Inter
Island Steam Navigation Company.
One will be freight boat and the other
for freight and passengers.
The Young Peoples Prayer and
Praise service will be held at seven
o'clock this evening at the Bethel
Union vestry. A cordial invitation is
extended, especially to young people.
Mr. Vim. Warehouse will lead the
meeting
Fifty Japanese men and twenty
four Japanese women were shipped to
the Makee Plantation, Kappa, Kauai,
by the steamer James Makce, yester-
day morning. Twenty men and nine
women were also shipped to Waianae
by the same steamer.
John De Graves was brought up in
the Police Court yesterday morning,
charged with having opium in his pos
session. The case was heard last
Wednesday, and the prisoner remanded
for judgment until yesterday, when he
was fined $500 and sentenced to i'm
prisonment at hard labor for thirty
days.
King street, near .Alapai street, was
the scene of runaway YESTERDAY after
noon, when Chinaman's horse at
tached to a ri wagon made a bold dash
for liberty. The animal was stopped
before any damage was done, with the
exception of one barrel of poi, which
was left on the spot to mark the scene
of disaster
The Royal Hawaiian Band will give
a moonlight concert this evening al
Emma Square at half-past seven o'clock
The following programme will be
played
Overiure-In Italian Style. ....... Schubert
Polka umming Bird ,...,...,..,..S Selling
Waltz-See Saw. observation-disclosures Grove
"reminiscences of Bale, ,....,.,,. Godfrey
Ma ko De Poll.
Medley-Ye Olden Times .....,.... Boyer
Finale-Carmen. .....,.,.......B izet
Waltz Journalists. Observation-Disclosures. Strauss
Polka-Annen. ...................S Strauss
Hawaii Ponoi
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Young Mems Christian Association
was held at their hall last evening
The meeting was called to order by
President J. B. Anterior in the chair
The report of the Treasurer was reao
and showed healthy condition of The
treasury. The report of the Genera
Secretary was next read, showing al
increased attendance in the reading
rooms and other departments of thu
association. The General Secretar,
then read paper entitled cuisines
methods in our work." written b,
Charles Montgomery, of San Francisco
and read at the State Convention helt
in Napa, California Three member
we're elected, after which collection
was taken, amounting to $40
They say That the Merry Maker
make lot of fun; that Wash Morton
will never be kept late for dinner as IA
as dressing goes; that the Japanes
women who arrived lately are prettie
than Japanese fans; that the rain help
ed Jim Dodd in his street sprlnklini
business yesterday morning; that tn
wedding bells rang merrily and Otter
last night; that the political cart is be