The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-06-12
LOCAL AND GENERAL.


Oahu College will have public examin-
alton on Friday next
''Maru" on Japanese steamer names
means merchant ship.
Waialua races are postponed from Ka-
mehameha Day to July 4th.
Messrs. c. Brewer & Co. offer to let two
stores in their new Hotel street freproof
block.
Germania Market says its prices for
meat are as low as those of any other
market
A goodly number of tourists dropped
down from the Coast by the barkentine $
6. Wilder.
The Inter-lsland Steam Navigation Co.
has bought the ship chandlery business Of
Messrs. a. W. PIERCE & Co.
A man fell between the steamer Australia
and the wharf, Just before that vessel sailed,
and was temporarily stunned.
Dr. Swift, late of the steamer Australia,
is Government physician elect to reside at
the Molokai leper settlement.
Rev. Mr.. Miyama, japanese missionary,
preached to the thousand of his country
men at the Immigration Depot on Sunday.
Of the six Maui MOBILES only two were in
the house last week. Those absent are
Mobiles Campbell, Makee. Richardson and
Bailey.
Officer c. B. Reynolds, OF the Board OF
Health, and Captain Larsen. of the Police,
left for Kauai on Tuesday upon special
business.
The Annual Examination of East Maui
Seminary will take place at Makawao,
Maui, on Thursday. June 81, beginning at
$50 m.
The Friend and the Anglican Church
Chronicle for June are both well filled
with matter of interest for their respective
constituencies.
Mr. W E. Herrick. who has just retired
from the representation of Hook & Ladder
Co., was a member of the Department
Board twenty years ago,
The Legislative Expenses Act and the
Act to authorize the Chief Clerk of the In
terror Department to sign licenses are
officially promulgated elsewhere.
Henry CRUDE Marchant, the Govern
ment's pupil at Boston, is getting along
well in engraving, judging by specimens of
his work exhibited in Mr. A NJ. Hewett's
window.
The horror that Mr.. f. Bailey's letter
will excite should be accompanied by
prompt measures for suppressing the pagan
cruelty described as being practised in this
Kingdom.
Marshal Soper on Tuesday afternoon
, closed up the Dew Drop saloon-Paleka-
luhi & Aki. proprietors-underp proceedings
of bankruptcy at the instance OF Mr.. A. J.
Cartwright.
The mail for San Francisco by the Aus
tralia comprised 3,5O5 letters and 1,O27
papers This, with the mail despatched
by the Mariposa, makes an aggregate Of
1874 letters and l ,S61 papers.
A Naval Court of Enquiry on board H.
B. NJ. S. Cormorant found the loss of the
bark Henry James TO have been due to in
correct charts, no blame being attached to
Captain baltimore, officers or crew.
The current number of the Paradise of
the Pacific has come out from the hands of
an experienced editor, Mr. Graenhalgh,
who has entered into partnership with Mr..
u. Williams for conducting the useful
periodical.
The carriage road of the Inter-Island
Steam Navigation Co. is to be extended
from the Halfway House to the Volcano.
This will enable ladies and children who
could not otherwise visit the wonder at all,
TO make the journeyin comfort and safety.
q The japanese Y. NJ c. A. held Its
monthly meeting at Queen Emma hall
on Saturday week, the proceedings being
very interesting. Miss Abbie F. john
sons evening English school, under the
auspices of the Association, was reported
in an efficient condition.
The legs of the chair on which Delegate
Mehrtens was sitting, at the Fire Board
meeting. broke through the rotten floor of
the hall. The Delegate did not know first
whether the roof had fallen in or the hose
bursted, and now vows he will attend no
more meetings until a new building is pro-
vided.
without disparaging the abilities of the
clever and popular young man declared
elected as Delegate from Engine Company
No. 2, yet every thoughtful member of the
Fire Department must see cause for regret
in the Board of Representatives being de-
priyed OF the experienced services and
iudiclal talent of Mr.. Henry Smith.
The annual tea party of the Wonlan's
Board of Missions was the occasion Of an
immense social gathering in the parlors of
the Central Union Church Thursday after
noon. Members of the Hawaiian Evan
geIical Association and friends from all
the islands of the group were present.
The collation. was excellent and the crowd
fully appreciated their entertainment.
One of the KawaiahaO Seminary girls
graduated last week, taking the degree
of matrimony. The happy groom was Mr..
Albert Trask. The interior of the building
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