Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-01-27
LOCAL NEWS.

The Honolulu Rifles held then
weekly drill last evening.
Services will be held at the different
churches this evening, as usual.
A political meeting was held last
night at the engine house near the cor
ner of Nuuanu and Beretania streets.
One drunk graced the Police Court
yesterday. Before leaving he opened
his heart and emptied his pocket-book
of the amount of So.
Mr.. w. H. Richardson and wife left
for San Francisco by the tern w. S.
Bovine yesterday afternoon. The yes
sci took mail for San Francisco.
The latest social racket is reported
to be that of man going home to his
room and knocking in pathetic and
entreating manner to be admitted while
he had the latch-key in his pocket.
The hearts of the Chinese merchants
were made happy yesterday, when the
barkentine Mount Lebanon arrived
from Hong Kong, with the long looked
for supplies for the Chinese New Year.
"Spiritualism Examined" was the
subject at the tent last evening. These
meetings are attracting large audiences,
and are very interesting, The subject
tonight will be "Rsligious questions
answered.
The libel suit brought by Paul Neu-
mann, Acknowledgement of the King
dom, against the editor of this paper
will come up for trial this morning at
eleven o'clock, before Justice Preston,
in the Supreme Court.
The brigantine w. G. Irwin sails for
San Francisco at noon to-day. There
is much speculation among shipping
men, as to whether she will beat the
W. S. Bovine or not. Captain Turner
is just the man to try it and do it.
James Tolbert has challenged ]
Camera to one hour go-as-you-please
match, for purse of $loo. The chal-
lange was accepted, and the race takes
place at the Central Park skating rink
on next Saturday night. Tolbert has
agreed to give his opponent three laps
start.
His Majesty the King went to
Hawaii by the steamer w. G. Hall
Yesterday The band was in attend
ance at the wharf on the departure Of
the steamer Government politicians
are loudly declaring that the Kings
trip is not political Well, why deny
it; who said it was F?
Rev. Frank Damon has been pros
trated for several days with ar attack
of slow fever. Mr. Damon was taker
sick previous to last Sunday, but KEEP
up long enough to perform his relig
ious duties at the Chinese Church OF
that day, since which time he has beer
confined to his bed.
William Mullen has challenged
Waia Napoleon to ten mile skalin
race for $Ioo side, the race to TAX
place within one month of the time tn
agreement is signed, and at the Yose
mite skating rink, "What, Muller
are you going to risk the CHAMPIONSHIP
of the Islands, after having such har
time to win it? ?"
AT Fort Street Church tonight tn
Temperance meeting will take up tn
question of "Opium in Hawaii" D.
Emerson will give brief talk o
"The Physical Effects of Opium," M
!. b. Anterior upon 1.-The Effects {
Free Opium upon the Material Int
ests of tine Kingdom" and Miss Pa,
son will speak upon "The Moral II
Auence of Free Opium" All are il
vited.
At about halfpast five o'clock la
evening, the corner of Fort and Hot
streets presented quite lively seen
the attraction being in the shape
Jim Dodd's goat, who was making
very warm for poor unprotecte
Chinaman who happened to be pas