Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-04-23


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Go to the Commercial Hotel at the
corner of Nuuanu and Beretania
streets, If you want an ice cold Boca
Beer at reasonable price.
The Commercial" is the only place
in town that keeps good cold lunch
throughout the day, and hot lunch at
night. Don't fail to give them trial.
Persons using charcoal would do
well to call on S. M. Carter who has
always on hand charcoal from the best
of Island woods; sold in quantities to
suit. Orders received for the above
will be promptly attended to.
LOCAA NEWS.
To-day is Good Friday.
Hot cross buns are the order of the
day.
For Barry's "Tricopherous" go to
Benson, Smith & Co.
Large numbers of idle Cinnamon
were parading the streets yesterday and
last evening.
Messrs. Wing Wo Chan & Co., have
a temporary office in the store of C.
Along, Nuuanu street.
Spaulding's Official Base Ball Guide
for 1886, has arrived and is now for
sale at Thrum's and Oats.
Fifty-six Chinese and fifteen Jap
anese have taken passage by the City of
Rio Janiero for Yokohama and Hong
Kong.
A cabin passenger on board the
City of Rio de Janeiro, named J. Gill,
died on the passage from San Fran.
cisco.
Two cases of smallpox are reported
amongst the Chinese passengers on
board the steamship City of Rio de
Janeiro.
Several sailors from H. B. M. S.
Heroine were making an unusual
racket on Fort and Queen streets last
evening. They had got little too
much grog aboard.
Geo. Dunn was arrested last evening
on charge of drunkenness, he having
been found prowling aroung the resi-
dence of Mr.. G. w. Smith on Kukui
street, in state of intoxication.
The continuation of the Hawaiian
legend entitled Keinohoonawanu and
Kalelealuaka," is crowded out of to-
days issue on account of the abund-
ance of foreign news 1t will be con-
tinued as soon as space permits.
A wooden building, belonging to
Mr.. Colburn, is in process of
erection on King street, near Mauna-
kea, makai side. Mr.. Olds is also
erecting a square building on the
makai side of Hotel, near Nuuanu
street.
One hundred and nine more poverty
stricken heathens arrived here from
San Francisco by the steamship City of
Rio de Janiero, yesterday, and were
landed at the quarantine station.
Where does the Chinese Restriction
Act come in?
The S. S. Mararoa may be expected
here any time to-day or tomorrow.
Owing to the non-arrival of the Eng
lish mails at San Francisco, and the
repairing of parts of her machinery, she
was detained and was to leave San
Francisco on or about the 10th inst.
In another column appears the re-
moval notice of Lewis & Co. This
firm since its inception has steadily adj
vanced in public favor. By strict atten-
ton to business and unvarying courtesy
to all, they hope to merit increased
patronage at their new stand, No. III
Fort street.
The jolly tars we're doing the equine
act yesterday to an ad H6itum extent
All along our streets could be seen her
Majesty's marines guiding the fiery,
untamed coursers. Some Of them
shouted "let go" when they wished
more speed, and "belay" when they
wished halt.
A large crowd gathered at the Shoot
ing Gallery last evening to witness the
shooting of some of the contestants for
the prizes. AS the score stands now,
Mr. c. X. Miller is in the lead with a
score of ~, out Of possible IS. The
tickets for the match have been mostly
all sold, only small number remain
ing
Mr. II n Thon,ac the controctor