Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-03-10

THE
Daitg Dunufutn Press
VIII be for sale Daily at The Fol
lowing Places:
]. NJ. DAT, ln & Co..."."~......M Merchant street
cR Y SODA Or WORKS - Hotel s nsseet
Fioe Cents per copn
-
LOCAL NEWS.
Services will be held in the different
churches as usual this evening.
The weekly drill of the Honolulu
Rifles will be held in the Armory this
evening.
The old Astor House restaurant has
been opened again by an enterprising
Chinaman.
The steamer Zealandis, from the
Colonies enroute to San Francisco is
due here tomorrow
Dr. NJ Goto has moved his office
from Palama to the building on
Maunakea street, formerly occupied
by DIR. Fitch.
The building formerly occupied by
w. f. Foster, on Fort street, was sold
at auction yesterday, Wing Wo Tai &
Co. being the purchasers.
The Merry Makers give their two
farewell performance on next Saturday.
In the afternoon they will give matt
nee, and in the evening Mr.. Norton
will be rendered benefit.
Robberies are becoming SO frequent
in Honolulu, that it is hardly safe to
walk along the streets after eleven.
o'clock at night. A person to feel safe
will have to make walking arsenal Of
himself.
Their Majesties the King and Queen
left for Honolulu, Hawaii, by the
steamer w. G. Hall yesterday after
noon. The band and also one Of the
Kings boat crews accompanied the
Royal party.
The Inter-Island Steam Navigation
Companys wharf was crowded yester-
day afternoon to witness the departure
of the steamer w. c. Hall with the
Royal party on board A fight be-
tween two drunken natives, and several
bulls on rampage, interested the
crowd while waiting for the steamer to
sail.
To-day is Ash Wednesday, the first
day of Lent. Services will be con-
Quoted by the Bishop Of Honolulu, in
St. Andrews Cathedral as follows
Holy Communion, at halfpast six
o'clock this morning; morning prayer
with sermon at nine o'clock. The
second congregation will hold services
at eleven o'clock this morning, and at
half-past seven O'Clock this evening, con-
Quoted by Rev. Geo. Wallace.
Mr. w, R. Buchanan and family re-
ceived scare from burglar last Mon
day night at their residence on the
Plains. About nine O'Clock in the
evening man was seen standing al
the gate and looking intently at the
house to see if anybody was stirring
Just at this time gentleman rode W
to the gate on horseback and scarce
the would-be robber away. 1t i,
thought that he was waiting for gooc
chance to break into the house.
Mr.. Z. B. Thomas has just finished
an extensive concrete break-water some
three hundred feet long at Mr. c
Afong's Waikiki place. Much trouble
has been experienced lately at the sea
side residences III that vicinity by thu
encroachments of the tide water which i
forcing owners Of property thereabout
to construct breakwaters. MIR. A.
Cartwright and Mr.. Along have been thu
first to build these concrete structure
as permanent solution of the trouble
-.
AT twelve o'clock last Monday nigh
Mr.. Bielenberg was riding down Nuu
anu street in hack number 49, ant
when opposite the residence of Mr.. T
c. Jones, a man rushed out into tn
middle of the street, caught the ren'
and presenting revolver, ordered tn
driver to keep quiet. The driver, wit
great presence of mind, whipped u
his horse, suddenly throwing the ma
to one side of the road The man
described as being tall and stout, wit
heavy moustache.
The benefit given by the Merr
Makers to Mr.. H. Norman, took place
the Opera House last evening. The al