Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-01-07
THE DAILY
LOCAL NEWS.

morning, after the Christmas vacation,
with fair attendance.
The steamer City of Sydney took
eighty-fve Japanese and Chinese
passengers for Yokohama and Hong
kong.
The barktntine w. II. Dimond sails
for San Francisco at noon to-day. She
will not take mail, as reported in the
PRESS few days ago
The old sign which formerly lured
hungry guests to the Saratoga House is
now doing duty in front of the new
Polynesian Hotel on King street.
The MONDAY prayer meeting at the
Y M. c. A. hall will be omitted to-day,
on account OF the union services at the
Bethel Union Church at eleven o'clock.
The skating race which was an
nounced in yesterdays Press to take
place next Saturday night, was a mis-
take. The race will take place week
from Saturday night.
The Trustees of the Honolulu
Library and Reading Room Associa-
ton will hold regular meeting this
evening at half-past seven o'clock, at
the Library Hall on Hotel street.
The S. S. City of Sydney reports the
arrival of the steamer St Paul at San
Francisco on the 18th of December,
ten days from this port. Also the
arrival Of the Mararoa on the 10Th of
December, eight days hence
The latest in the wind is the coming
bycicle race at the Central Park Skat-
ing Rink on Saturday evening. Four
young gentlemen are to ride against
each others time for handsome prize.
Lots will be drawn for choice of start
The regular business meeting of the
Honolulu Library and Reading Room
Association will be held at the library
tomorrow evening at half-past seven
O'Clock. A full attendance is desired,
as business of importance will come
before the meeting.
The steamer Kinau took large lot
of pigs to the other Islands day before
yesterday; the demand for pork evi-
IDENTITY increases on these Islands as the
Chinese New Year approaches. There
was lots of fun at the wharf while the
pigs were being put aboard
BY an error the Press yesterday
stated that Mr.. S. Roth would remove
his tailor shop next to the store of
HOLSTER & Co. on Fort street. The
notice should have stated that Mr..
Roth will occupy the old store building
of HOLSTER & Co., at the corner of Fort
and Merchant streets.
Yesterday evening at quarter before
five O'Clock, a horse with a broken
harness dashed along Beretania street,
across Nuuanu, disappearing in the
+ direction of the bridge. The horse
was evidently part of very success,
full runaway, and doubtless left buggy
or hack wrecked against some post, as
one of the whiffletrees was still at
tached to him.
A native named William Bull, EN-
ployed in the Hawaiian Carriage
Factory, met with a serious and pain,
full accident yesterday afternoon while
at work. He was working on a buzz
plane, when his left hand was caught
in the plane and cut off, only hanging
by the skin. He was Immediately re
moved to the Queens Hospital, where
he received medical attendance
Just before the steamer left the
wharf last evening one of the Chinese
passengers and native fruit dealer
had little difficulty. The Chinaman
having bought some fruit, paid the
native a ten-dollar gold piece, the
native giving him Hawaiian money in
change. The Chinaman having never
seen the money before, refused to re-
ceive it. The dispute was settled by
the native giving Mexican money
instead Of Hawaiian.
The following is report OF the S.
S. City of Sydney, which arrived here
yesterday: Discharged San Francisco
pilot December 29th, at 4;1o P. NJ,
received Honolulu pilot January 9th, at
10 A. NJ. Two cabin passengers and
six bags newspapers for Honolulu.
Fourteen cabin and two hundred and
ten steerage passengers, and twelve
hundred tons of freight for Japan and
China. Had fine weather, smooth sea
and light winds the entire passage. She
sailed for Japan and China at nine
O'Clock last evening.
AT about seven o'clock yesterday
morning the usual quiet of the towr
was disturbed by the loud ringing o
the fire bells. The fire was discovered
to be among some rubbish between
the buildings occupied by j. w. Lun
ing and Mr.. Geo, Holloway, as a har
ness store. The fire was extinguishec
before the engines arrived, by willing
hands who were near. 1t is not know
how the fire started, but it is supposed
that some person dropped a lightet
cigar or cigarette on the rubbish, whlcl
set it on fire. The damage done vii
NOT amount to much. The building