Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-01-22
LOCAL NEWS.

A walking match is being arranged to
take place at the Central Park skating
rink, tomorrow night.
The 18th day of next month is the
18th anniversary of the accession of
His Majesty to the throne.
The Hawaiian brig Allie Rowe is
expected 10 arrive here from Hongkong
about the last part of this month.
A mail will be sent to San Francisco
by the brigantine w. G.. Irwin, which
will probably sail some time next week.
The steamers Mararoa and w. G..
Hall are due here to day, the former
en- route to the Colonies. Look out
for that funny whistle.
1t is reported that the King will go
to Hawaii by the steamer w. G.. Hall
next Tuesday. He will probably re-
main away until after the elections.
Mr. Wilhelm has resigned his posi-
ton as purser of the steamer Iwalani
His successor, Mr. Geo. McLane
arrived here as engineer of the steamer
Ivy Holmes.
The Supreme Court opened at net
o'clock yesterday morning; there being
no business on the record for yester-
day the Court adjourned until Satur-
day morning.
No new evidence in regard to the
arrests made for the Post-office robbery,
have been learned, but rumors of all
kinds are aloat, and some will doubt
less prove true.
Yesterday afternoon as the steamer
Iwalani left her wharf, the steering gear
became jammed and she was compelled
to drop anchor in the stream until it
could be repaired. She sailed at about
four o'clock.
The steamer Lehua which arrived
last evening, reports very rough weather
at Mahukona, Hawaii The steamer
Kinau was unable to land her passen-
gers at that place, therefore she will not
arrive here before Sunday morning.
The Young Peoples Prayer and
Praise meeting at the Bethel Union
Church, will be held at seven o'clock
this evening, to which young people
especially are cordially invited. Mr.
Norman Logan will lead the meeting.
A very pleasant social was held in
the vestry of the Bethel Union Church
last evening. Readings, ETC., by
different parties took up the first part
of the evening, after which refresh
ments were served. Those present
passed a most enjoyable evening.
A supplement to the Government
native paper, the Elele, was issued yes
terday, under the heading of "The
voice of the Elele' to the voters OF
Hawaii" printed in native. The paper
was in great demand by the natives,
who wanted to see how much non
sense the Government leaders could
find to put into print.
Mr.. F. S. Kelki, who is one of the mis-
lead natives on the Government ticket
made lOIo of himself yesterday after
noon by making stump speech, ir
front of the Chinese coffee house on the
corner of Merchant and Nuuanu streets
The aspirant for Legislative honors
tried to make the few natives who hac
gathered around him, believe him ar
angel, but they would not have it.
Madame Gascoyne has removed hel
dress and cloak making establishment
to No. III King street, one door from
Alakea street, in the store formerly &C.
cupied by Mr.. C. Michaels, as the
"Louvre of Brussels" Madame Gas
coyne has fitted up suite of rooms
very neatly for her business, where sh
will be pleased to serve her friends anc
customers with first-class work, at rea
sonable rates.
Yesterday evening the members @
the Queens Own corps interrogate,
the captain of the company at dri
meeting, and are reported to hav
asked him when the members woul
get their tax certificates. The Captai
CURLY told them that the certificate
would be given them during the thir
day of February, in the yard of Ali
olani Hale, or words to that efiec
Some of the boys are reported to hay
objected to this and to have threatene
to go to J. o. Carter and Henry Waite
house if their certificates were not in
mediately forthcoming. 1t is said th'
the valiant Captain thereupon threa
ened to turn all members out of tt
company who took the matter to Opp
sition candidates.
One of the largest and most impor
ant real estate sales ever held in tn
Kingdom, will be conducted on ne
Monday the a5th instant, by Mess
e. P. Adams & Co., under instruction
received from Messrs G. w. Macfa
lane & Co. This immense sale, aggr
eating some fifty thousand dollars, W
commence at noon and continue UNI
all the property, consisting of son
sixteen business lots, is disposed {
This valuable piece of property consls
of the Booth estate and contains IN
10000 square feet of land including
the buildings thereon. The proper
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