The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-12-11
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Whooping cough is prevalent at Wal
luku.
y There was no Supreme Court business
on Tuesday.
The tramway rails are being laid on
Alakea street.
One rat was caught in the Law Library
on Tuesday night.
The Friend learns that the new church
at Paia, Maui, will be dedicated in Janu-
AIRY.
Another entertainment is promised
shortly by St. Andrews Church Associa-
ton.
The Honolulu Social Cub had a very
enjoyable dancing party on Thursday
night.
The Law Libraryis liable to be deluged
with the standard authorities on patent
rat traps.
Tenders for no less than eight new
Saschoolbouses are invited by the Board OF
Education.
The semi-annual meeting OF the
Queens Hospital will be held this Tues
day forenoon.
Another schoolhouse has been added
L l.,
makua, Hawaii.
Mr.. J. NJ. Lidgate is at work surveying
the route for carriage road to the Vol
cano from Hiio.
There was fair attendance at Mr..
Bissel's class in singing at the Y. NJ. c.
A. Thursday evening.
The members OF the bar who went to
Lahaina by the Kinau to attend Court
returned by the w. q. Hall.
Two of the Kohala cattle thieves were
convicted at Waimea, which it is be-
lieved will break up the gang.
Mr.. J. A. Gonsalves on Friday took
photograph of the teachers and scholars
Of Kawaiahao Girls Seminary.
The New York sugar market on Nov |
10Th is reported: Raw, quiet and strong.
Refined, better demand; steady.
Ten or twelve young men presented
themselves for admission to Mr.. P. c.
Jones' new bookkeeping class.
The petition for guardianship OF Mary
Lahapa was further continuedin Supreme
Court Chambers before Judge Dole on
Wednesday.
Capt. f. 0. Sodergren has our thanks
for latest dates from San Francisco, in
Guiding three days flies later than last
steamer mail.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kaimi suffered the
loss Of their infant daughter Kaonohi, |
aged So months, from whooping cough, |
on Friday morning.
The League baseball championship of |
the past season has been awarded to |
New York. New rules have been made |
for next seasons playing.
The British warship Cormorant went |
to Hilo for firing practice, from her
cruise in consort with the flagship Swift |
sure, by the orders OF Rear Admiral
Heneage.
The rats ate the bait out of the trap in
the Law Library on Wednesday night, |
but effected an abb when the drop fell |
at least the trap was found sprung
without any prisoner.
4 correspondent on Maui SAYS he had
to send his family away for over three |
months, on account of lepers living close
to their home and washing in the stream
that passes their house.
Mr.. A. f. Cooke has taken charge of
the bonemeal factory and will attend to
all orders entrusted him for the Ha-
waiian Fertilizing Company, formerly |
conducted by Mr.. G. ]. Waller.
The Sun Fire Office, represented here
by Nessrs. Geo w Macfarlane & Co.,
is the first in the field Tor on our table,
with a calendar for 1889, very artistic,
conspicuous and convenient one too.
Over seventy well-selected oil paint
ings were hung on Tuesday in the art
room of the Pacific Hardware Company.
They make such an art hanging as has
rarely if ever been seen in this town.
Following are the name s OF officers of
the Chinese Y. NJ. G. A. for the ensuing
year: Mr.. Goo Kim, President; Mr..
Ahung, Vice President; Mr.. Ho Fon,
Secretary; Mr.. Chun Sing, Treasurer.
The bullet fired into Mr.. George
Desha's house on Monday night is at the
Station. 1t is either from heavy cali
bre pistol or a parlor rife. The shooting
is believed to have been the result OF
carelessness.
A tract of land containing 22S acres,
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