The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-12-17

The DAILY HERALD
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER ~, 1886.
LOCAL NEWS.
Mr.. John H. Soper has our thanks
for latest San Francisco papers.
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Cleaners Pink Fair at Fort-street
Church parlor, seven this evening.
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Prof. YarndIey will give his singing
class vacation from date till the first
week in January.
This evening the postponed monthly
meeting of the Myrtle Club takes place
at the boat house.
The search for Chun Hook, with
S7oo on his head, still continues, but
so far no clue to his den has been re-
ported
MIR. Walter Hill, proprietor of the
Bnlehn, has our thanks for the loan Of
San Francisco papers and the Austria
lis report on Wednesday night.
Mr.. Levey last night sold goodly
quantity of Christmas wares at auction,
although the attendance was scarcely
as full as that of Saturday night.
There was fine attendance at the
Honolulu Rifles drill last evening,
there being about IS present, and the
exercises we're very satisfactory to Capt.
Ashford.
All the Websters in Honolulu are
thumb-marked at the "bi-monthly"
The philologists as well are in Pi2ikia
between original Latin and Websterian
definition.
The Hawaiian Governments in
debtedness to Messrs. Claus Spreckcls
& Co., bankers, has been paid IN full,
as well as the debt of the Privy Purse
to the same house.
The following are registered at the
Hawaiian Hotel j. C. U. Winding,
bark Forest Queen; Frank Halstead,
San Francisco; Mr.. and Mrs. c. ],
Wilson, Miss f. NJ Wilson, Miss Cora
Stone, CINCINNATI NJ H. Bedolie, S.
S. Australia.
A case of alleged larceny of ducks,
committed by Chinese on Chinese, oc-
cupied the Police Court all day yester-
day. There was formidable array Of
counsel on both sides John wants the
best advice when he goes to law, no
matter what it costs.
The Thomson Houston Electric Co
proprietors of the system of electric
lighting in use at the Palace, placed
a2,555 lights during September and
October. They are 5000 behind in
their orders. There are 1900 men
employed at the works, Lynn, Mas
sachusetts.
Mr.. d P. Smith, agent for the Thorn
son-Houston Electric Light Co, goe:
by the return steamer to Boston fol-
electriclight apparatus for Iolani Palace
which will be lighted by 800 sixteen
power incandescent lamps, the lates
designs in electroliers or chandelier
to be used.
Some hitch at the last moment be
fore the Australia sailed evidently de
prived Honolulu of the circus. Stall
for the horses were built on the decl
and other arrangements made, when
half an hour before the steamers dc
parture, stalls and everything were OF
dered cleared away.
Governor Iaukea yesterday pre-
sented King Kalakaua, on behalf Q
General Dolninis and staff, diamon
star and cross, made at Paris at tn
cost of $1,000. The King in turn cor
ferred on Major Hayey, Intelligenc
officer, and Major Cornwell the Roy
Order Of Kalakaua.
The American bark Saranac arrive
yesterday, $50 days from New Yorl
with 800 tons of coal and the balanc
of the cargo oil and merchandise,
Messrs. Castle & Cooke The captai
reports fine weather to the Cape, wher
1t was very rough, and fine weather tt
rest of the voyage. The bark
anchored out in the stream.