Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-01-08

Chinaman attempting to open it. He
waited until the Chinaman had raised
the window, when he suddenly reached
out and caught the Chnaman by the
queue. The Chinaman; after Juggling
for minute, succeeded in getting away,
after which he made himself very
scarce in that neighborhood.
The Honolulu Rifles have had new
life infused into them lately; they have
settled all their business satisfactorily,
are out of debt, have elected new off
GERS, and the company now bids fair to
take its old position again. 1t is I'M
derstood that the company will soon
change the drill night from Tuesdays
to Wednesdays, in order to accommo-
date members who belong to the
Lodges. A large attendance may be
looked for at the weekly drill to be
held on next Tuesday night at the
armory.
The Luso Hawafian0 came out at
It's usual date, and again with the i'm
proved feature Of six columns instead
of five, as a New Years gift to its
readers. This, and in fact everything
in the paper, bears testimony to the in
cessant efforts of the editor to make
of his paper publication Of the high
est standard, although taking care to
remain practical and within reach of
its special class of readers. In fact
the last number seems still better than
any of the previous ones, and, though
keeping most respectable number of
advertisements-sign of splendid
patronage-is also replete with interest
ing reading matter of varied nature
Well may Mr. Maques be proud Of
his work, as we'll as repaid for it by
the tokens of appreciation which he
receives.
No meeting has awakened such in
terest among parents and Christians
as the one led by DIR. Hyde yesterday
morning at the Bethel, the subject of
which was "The Church and the
Home" The attendance was very
large. In the evening the rain inter
fered somewhat with the attendance,
but still the vestry of Fort-street
Church was we'll filled, and Rev. E. C.
Oggel gave an address upon "The Elk
cellence of Christianity" To-day Rev.
Mr.. Merritt leads the morning meeting,
which has for its subject Nations and
Governments Under this the ques-
ton OF Temperance will be made pro-
minent In the evening the Fort
street Church meeting will be es-
pecially for the young people and
children, though all are invited Brief
addresses will be made by Secretary
Fuller, Rev. E. {. Oggel and Pastor
Cruzan.
They say: that the rain has COM
menced again just to torment the Road
Supervisor that the Australia brought
some good news for somebody yester-
day; that the next Legislature will be
asked for an appropriation to start up
the merry-go-round, to keep the natives
from thinking about politics that the
quickest way to bring the career of the
present Administration to an inglorious
end is not to oppose its policy; that
it is a funny and not inappropriate thing
that the Chinese New Year and the
Hawaiian election will fall upon the
same day that the demand for news
papers yesterday was greater than usual,
for some reason; that there ought to
be an entertainment gotten up for the
benefit of the scurvy-stricken crew now
in port that the new rule about allow
ing people to go on board incoming
vessels before the passengers have land
ed is commended by everybody; that
Colonel Spreckels does not merit hall
the abuse he receives; that he deserves
twice as much as he gets; that mono
poly is not the worst feature of Hawaii
an politics; that the natives are becoming
lukewarm because there is not enough
free gin distributed that few politi-
cal Apaches let loose in Hawaii would
do the country a Fright smart" Of
good that some men who claim they
never drink have bad habit of getting
how-came-you-so on the sly; that the
civil code ought to be amended in ovel
fifty places at the next session of the
Legislature ; that there should be nc
taxation without representation in thi!
Kingdom; that there will be gay times
in Honolulu during the Chinese New
Year; that the new Chinese clubhouse
on King street will be the center of at
traction; that the authorities should Sc,
to it that proper means for escape il
case of fire are provided for at The new
Chinese Theaters; that every lette
which comes into the Post Office i
guarded by an efficient policeman tina
the men of the hour are the politicians
that the silver question ought to be agi
tated again in Hawaii and that il
case it is the American arguments cal
be revamped with dashing effect
Williams, Dimond & Co.'s Circular