Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-02-11
LOCAL NEWS.

Services we're held in the different
churches last evening.
Twenty Chinese arrived here by the
steamer St Paul yesterday.
A meeting of the Honolulu Fire De-
partment will be held tonight.
The s. S. Australia is due here from
the Colonies, en- route to San Francisco
to-day.
Purser Guard, of the steamer St.
Paul, did not come down on that vessel
this trip.
Only eight bags of mail matter were
received at the Post-office, by the S. S.
St. Paul yesterday.
"Police ineficiency," is what the
people term it; "lack of funds" the
Government names it.
Hon. A. S. Ceghorn is acting
Governor of this Island, during the abb
sence of His Elk Gov Dominis..
Mr.. VIM. Hopper and wife returned
by the steamer st. Paul yesterday, after
an extended tour through the States.
H. r. H. Princess Liiuokalani, will
hold reception at her Palama resi-
dence, from three to five o'clock to-day.
The barkentine Mount Lebanon
will sail for Hong Kong about the latter
part of next week, taking Chinese pas
sengers.
The new literary and political club
will hold a meeting for organization
during next week. Time and place
will be announced in due time.
Pacific Hose Company No. expect
a new truck from the coast soon. On
its arrival they will give a grand spread
at their house on King street.
''Was Christ the Son of God2" was
the subject at the tent last night. A
good audience was in attendance. Fur
Their evidence presented tonight.
A salute will be fired from the Ka
kaako battery at noon tomorrow, III
honor of the anniversary of the coro
nation of their Majesties the King anc
Queen.
The Honolulu Rifles will have ;
shooting practice on Punchbowl to-day
Pedestrians will take notice, and stee
clear of that vicinity during th'
practice.
The Bulletin stated last evening
that the brigantine Courtney Ford
had arrived from Newcastle, N. S. w
Where is she Bulletin, we have not we
seen her?
The work of plastering the front o
the new Station House on Merchan
street has been commenced and will b.
finished in few days Most of tn
inside work is already finished.
The following was clipped from tn
San Francisco Ch10nicie of Januar
Goth: "The Hawaiian bark Kalakaua
from Panama for this port, concernin
the solidity of which some uneasines
has been felt, was spoken by the &C
lima on her last trip up the coast.
The Ladies' Benevolent Society wi
hold the regular monthly social thi
evening in the vestry of Fort stree
Church. A short musical and literar
programme will be given, begnnin
promptly at halfpast seven O'Clock
Alter which there will be sale of &c
cream.
Yesterday afternoon the residents
A certain district of Chinatown wei
put on the lookout by a rumor that tn
police we're about to make an opiul
raid. The Chinese were fully pr
pared for the visit in exactly seve
minutes, and all the district looked
innocent as could be.
Detective Bee purchased tickets ye
terday for himself and J. w. McCarth
the defaulting Supreme Court clerk
California, by, the steamer Maripos
which is advertised to sail on ne
Saturday. BY mistake, it was state
in Yesterdays PRESS that they wou
90 by the Australia
Yesterday, Mr. John Magoon left
the barkentine Ella for visit to Il
Coast. Mr.. Magoon came to the
Islands in 1876, and trusting only
hard work and strict integrity he h
made for himself home and won Il
esteem of all. He goes hence to
gain his health which has been mu'
impaired by ten years of indetatigab
toll. His numerous friends wish hi
a pleasant voyage and safe retur
His son ]. Alfred Magoon attends
his affairs during his absence.
Purser R. T. Guard, of the St. Pal
informed the CALL reporter, wi
boarded the vessel, that no one
board or in Honolulu had the lea
idea that there were any peculiar c
cumstances concerning McCarthys S