The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-01-24

CAVITIES best wishes to Mr.. and
Mrs. White and Mr.. and Mrs. Siege
mann.
The Chief Justice intimated at the
recess of the Court, Saturday noon,
that on account of the large number
of cases to be tried, it was his inten-
ton to order special term of the
Court to follow Immediately upon the
close of the January term.
The first commission under the Act
of last Legislature amending Sections
913 and 922 of the Civil Code, as
amended by Chapter %, session laws
of 1882, relating to District Justices,
was issued on the 18th appointing ].
p. Kama, District Justice of EVA and
Waianae, on this island.
Mr.. s. T. Alexander, formerly of
these Islands, has lately bought about
5000 acres of land in the vicinity of
Anderson, Cal, LAO acres of which
are in the Happy Valley. He is plant
ing 40 acres of oranges, lemons,
French prunes, peaches, almonds and
olives. The place is in the Shasta
region, that is now undergoing
boom.
The complimentary concert to Mr.
and Mrs. Kenny Watson and Miss
Mirrlees, at the Hawaiian Hotel on
Thursday was, in every respect, bril-
liant event. The illumination of the
building and grounds was similar to
that got up for the Sir VIM. Wiseman
concert, a week ago. There was a
large attendance of spectators and the
band played an excellent programme.
Favorable accounts have been heard
from Henry CRUDE Marchant, sent by
the Hawaiian Government some time
ago to get the benefit of a thorough
training as an engraver. The young
man is with S. S. Kilburn, the cele-
brated engraver of Boston, and is re-
ported to have satisfactorily verified
the accounts sentforward of his skill as
an amateur engraver.
A Chinese lad in the employ of Mr..
f. H. Burrell, corner of Beretania and
Kinau streets, was robbed Saturday
morning of a Waltham silver watch
and gold chain and the sum of 81 IS
cash. The victim of the robbery had
strong suspicious of another China
man, and after receiving advice on
what to do about it, turned the case
over to the Marshal.
The report that the Captain of the
Zealandia refused to wait to take Mr..
Coleman off the L. s. s. Adams, when
passing her at Samoa, is not correct.
As the Zealandia was passing the
Adams the latter signalled, "Can you
take a passenger?u to which the
Zealandia answered. "Yes.n This
was responded to by signal from the
Adams, ''Come in Closer" which the
Captain of the Zealandia declined to
do. Hence Mr.. Coleman got left.
A private letter was reported Satur-
day by prominent citizen to have
been received from Los Angeles con-
veying the news that severe frost had
been experienced in that locality
about the first of the month, the water
pipes of the city having frozen in
proof of the fact. Cold weather had
also been experienced at the same
time in San Francisco, and further,
the unusual phenomenon of a storm of
thunder and lightning had occurred.
A bar-keeper in one of the city sa-
looms who claims to be running his
establishment strictly within the
terms of his license, on a certain Sun
day afternoon recently sent private
envoy to visit another saloon for the
purpose of ascertaining how the license
law was progressing there. The mes
senger returned in due time with the
report that in the other saloon there
were only thirty-two persons drink
ing and filling the role of what might
be termed spectatorial customers.
\ very pleasant ehildren's party was
given at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Hill, Leleo, on Saturday after
noon, on behalf of their little