The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-05-29
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

\ new Chinese tailoring firm is adver-
tised elsewhere.
The foundry store-houSe on King street
is about completed.
Hon. ". H. Rice OF Lihue sent twelve
horses to town by the Waialeale
HHo letter, special report of the HiIo
liquor trials, and other matter, are crowded
out
The Honolulu Social Club will hold their
monthly party al McInerny Hall this
evening.
The steamer Australia Is due tomorrow
from San Francisco, with sixteen days
later news
Aiona was fined $500, at Hilo, and other
defendants, for illicit liquor selling, from
500 to $500 each.
Henry :. Swinton's assignee viii apply
for the bankrupt's discharge and an order
for final dividend at ten O'Clock to-day.
The extraordinary session of the Legisla-
ture i summoned to meet for business at
II O'Clock to-day. by Hon. W. r. Castle,
President.
IL rained hard at Waikiki and over
East Maui on Saturday last. with the wind
from the southwark. Crops Of all kinds
are looking fine.
The Nuuanu Musical Club give party
at the residence of Mr.. J. II. Patty this
evening. to which the officers Of the Meth
erlands warship are invited.
The election committee OF Pacific Hose
Company 10 which was referred the final
consideration Of ticket, has agreed upon
Mott, Hustace and Morgan, the original
choice OF the company.
The reward has been increased from ten
to twenty dollars. for the apprehension of
JAS A Jackson, apprentice seaman on the
Naudalia, who deserted and was supposed
at first TO have LETT on the bark C. D
Bryant.
The Blue Ribbon League had an inter
ested audience and satisfactory pro
gramme on Saturday evening. Prof. Van
Slyke illustrated his address with chem
ical experiments showing the aIcohols used
in ~pinuous liquors and wines
The Hno Library Association held
musical and dramatic exhibition on Tues
day evening of last week to raise funds for
the library, and obtained over 500. The
Secretary will take pleasurein acknowledge
ing the receipt OF any books donated from
here or elsewhere.
The funeral OF the late Alex. Turnbun
on Saturday was attended by a representa-
ton from the employ Of the Wilder Steam
ship Company, and friends and fellow
countrymen OF the deceased. Rev. Alex.
Macintosh read the burial service OF the
Church Of England At the cemetery.
The brigantine Consuelo arrived at Ka-
hului on Wednesday last, the same day as
the barkentine Planter here, eighteen days
passage from SAN Francisco, where she left
On the 9th Of May. As the Planter only
sailed on the 9th, She won the race be
tween those vessels and the Alex. Mcneil,
on which there was l wager.
The entertainment by the Athletic Club
Of the IT, ;. F. ;. yandalia, in the Opera
House on Saturday evening, was SatiSfac-
tory To the very large audience that it
drew. Everything on the programme was
carried out in an orderly manner. Mr.
Downey, as master Of ceremonies. more
than sustained his popularity ashore.
There viii be a repetition OF the entertain
ment on the llth OF June.
Westerly winds in combination with
the full moon have produced unusually
high tides. The water has been coming up
nearly To the King street bridge floor in the
Waikanahulu stream. On Friday night
the lower floor of the Myrtle Boat Club
house was submerged. Since the foregoing
was in type particulars elsewhere reported
have been received of serious damage done
by high tides at Waikiki.
There was such strong southerly wind at
Mahukona that the Kinau could take very
little sugar there. During the remainder
of the trip fine weather was experienced.
rom Aue 70 -NahuAoua theIe was GEAR
daylight revealing very plainly the pic
ture>que gIlche> and cataracts OF the
coast No less than thirty-tive waterfalls
were counted by Colonel Ashford at one
time while the steamer was opposite a
point between Waipio and Waimanu
gulches. They were on the bluffs in the
gulche> and on the land between, and
some of them had a fall OF nearly 5000
ieet.