The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-11-13


steam launches.
e Purser Simerson of the W. G. Hall
our creditor for news along TIE -"ute.
An important announcement appear
in this paper from the publisher OF tn
Hawaiian Almanac and Annual.
Letters from Mr.. c. C. Kennedy, WA
akea, and Mr.. w. Y. Homer, Lahaina
will appear as soon as space permits.
The Reciprocity plantation begins tax
ing off the new crop on the 10th inst.
and the Hama plantation on the lst prox
Hon. W. 0. Smith utters a note c
warning elsewhere against unlawful
vending OF dangerous grades OF kerosen
OIL
Mr.. Geo. W. C. Jones has given Mr.
Chas Meinicke full power Of attorney t,
act for him in business while absen
from the Kingdom.
Hama. Maui, experienced the earth
quake shock felt here on Thursday, al
well as Hilo, Hawaii, as reported in oul
|
Brother Bertram, head master OF st
Louis College, and Sisters Bonaventurt
and Antonio left on Monday week for the
Hospital at Waikiki, Maui, by the
steamer Likelike.
The grand fair in aid OF Hawaiian
benevolent societies, to be held in the
Honolulu Rifles Armory, is postponed
from Saturday, January 9TH, to Wednes
day, January 2Sd, 1899.
Officers of the Waikapu Sugar Co fol
the ensuing year are: w. H. Cornwell
President; H. R. Macfarlane, Vice-Presi
dent; F. w Macfarlane, Auditor; VIM
NJ. Graham, Secretary.
Oahu College students have started q
little two page paper called Truth. .
Its contents would agree better with the
title, "Facetie.n The Owl will have to
look out, as the newcomer bids fair to be
its rival.
The Well-known Eagle House, on Nuu-
anu street, has recently changed hands,
and is now under the management OF
Mr. Thomas Kruse, the well-known
caterer, who will no doubt make it a
first class family hotel.
The brigantine Consuelo arrived off
Diamond Head at O'Clock Sunday night,
supposed to be only nine days from San
Francisco. She was to have LETT on the
I'd inst, four days before the steamer
Australia due tomorrow.
New York papers of October 18th
note the arrival of the first car load of
oranges from Florida, of the crop of 1888.
1t will be the largest orange crop ever
harvested in that State, and is estimated
at three millions Of boxes.
Hon. a. Jaeger is now receiving
applications for orders on the Gov
eminent Nursery for valuable plants.
There is quantity OF cinchona seed to
he distributed free to the right persons,
which would cost private importers from
$50 to 500 per lot.
Rev. Geo. Wallace Sunday morning
in ST. Andrews Cathedral preached an
impressive sermon from the text, "0ur
conversation citizenship is in heaven"
standard OF Christian morality. a very
full choir Of nine ladies and six gentle
men led the musical service.
Mr.. G. II. White is transferred from
the Royal School to the new School
Street School. Mrs. NJ. a. Wood will be
taken as assistant TO him from the Pohu-
kama School, TO be succeeded in the latter
by Miss Zoe Atkinson. Mr.. H. w. Peck,
B. A, is appointed yice-principal, and
| Miss Kate Mcintyre, teacher, in the
Royal School.
A gentleman lately returned from the
Coast met Hon. Godfrey Rhodes, ex-
President of the Hawaiian Legislature,
in San Francisco. He was in the enjoy
ment of very good health, and inquired
with much interest after, sending hearty
aloha to, many old friends. The same
gentleman makes similar report con-
corning Judge Hart.
If any persons have children's Illus
| trated books, magazines or papers, for
which they have no further use, they
will be doing kindness by leaving them
at the store of E. O. Hall & Son. There
is a constant and increasing demand for
such articles in various schools and in
stitutions. They will be distributed as
fast as they are brought in.
Word was received by the Minister Of
the Interior on Saturday that part of the
water pipes across the Waikolu stream
had been carried away in freshet, de-
priving the leper settlements of their
supply of water. Mr.. w. E. Rowell,
Superintendent of Public Works, went
to Molokai with mason and pipe layer
last evening to repair the damage.
A Leaking Bark.
The bark Kalakaua's crew was dis
charged on Saturday. Being thus with
out force to man the pumps, that had
been going throughout the voyage to