The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-07-10


The baseball match between the Stars
and Hawaiis was declared off by notice
posted in town.
Our island letters show that the Fourth
was celebrated in fine style at various CEN
teys in the country.
The city was in darkness Friday night,
/ owing to some little breakdown in the cleo
tric light station.
The passengers held very pleasant en-
tertainment in the social hall OF the Mari
posa en- route to this port
Six cars for the street railroad came by
the Msriposs, also new whaleboat for the
missionary steamer Morning Star
The revenue officers captured China
man coming off the Mariposa with few
smokes of opium in his possession.
Charles c. Marsh of San Francisco will
lend 8 helping hand to Mr.. J. C. Lane
with the new Hawaiian Directory.
Purser Thomas Smith of the Mariposa
has again incurred this papers obligations
for reports, files and other news favors.
A lieutenant OF the Cormorant was over
heard telling his best girl Sunday night
that the ship would probably sail on Tues
day.
British blue jackets were severely pun
ishing spirituous liquors from the bottle
under the electric light on Saturday
night
Lieut. Pears of the Cormorant is the
author of the gem, The Misogynists,'
but was SO modest that he could not be in
duced to come before the curtain.
Rev. W. c. Harris, missionary of the
Methodist Episcopal Church in the United
States, who Is designated TO labor among
the japanese on these Islands, arrived by
the Mariposa.
The Bulletin reports the Queens Own
Company reorganized with Hon. Antoine
Rosa as Captain, A 5 Mahaulu First
Lieutenant and Morris X. Keohokalcle
Second Lieutenant
Coal freights at Newcastle, \. S. W,
were quoted by Dalgety & Co at 24s. on
June lst The Woollahra, Delphine Mel
anie, Rhea, Omeo, 5. F. Hersey, and Royal
Tar were loading for this port.
a large and pleasant party was given by
Hon and Mrs. J. l. Dowsett at their home
in Palams on Monday night last There
was complete reunion of the popular
couples large family on the occasion.
Keln Hananui, native woman, Tues
day afternoon, had fall backwards on the
stairway OF a house on Maunakea street
4 bad cash on the top of the head was the
result The cut was stitched up by DR..
Wood
The island mails have brought more cor
respondence than can be handled for some
time. An interesting letter from Rev. f.
P. Baker Oh the Hilo Boarding School ex-
animation, received by former mail, has
got out Of date waiting tor insertion.
Billy Boyd, the notorious passport crook
Of san Francisco, was on board the Mari
posa in flight for the Colonies under an
assumed name The bookkeeper of the
Hawaiian Gazette had q long talk with
the fugitive, whom he knew in San Fran
cisco.
Besides the Commissioner mentioned IN |
our San Francisco letter, bound for the
Melbourne Exhibition, R. L Miller, Lewis
Ginter and other exhibitors were on board |
the steamer. There were also Hon. Field |
ing Clarke and wife for Fiji, and Geo. c. |
Milne and wife, -Shakespearean readers,
booked for Sydney.
a pile OF coal on the foundry premises
off King street was discovered to be burn
ing Sunday afternoon. Survey Engineer
White with a hose reel and detachment Of |
fremen thoroughly drenched the heap.
II viii need to be watched now after such
a wetting, as the tendency to spontaneous
combustion will be increased.
Rev. George Wallace on Sunday evening
preached historical discourse proving the
antiquity Of the English Church. Among
fac:s he stated that recent
ly aIease Of land for 999 years to the British
Crown expired in England, and the pro
perty reverted without question TO the
English Church as the original lessor.
In the Yacht race on Saturday, the Lorna
Doone crossed the finish line first, the
Pohi second, the Nellie third, the Van
dallas cutter fourth and the Pauline fifth.
The Pokii made the best time, computing
tonnage allowance, by about Is seconds,
but shs was protested against for running
foul Of the Yandalia boat. As matters ap-
pear. Hatch and Dole's Lorna Doone gets
first prize ana Baird and Whitney's Nellie
second.
Welcome and designation services we're
held in C. Union Church Sunday evening
in connection with the arrival of Rev. Mr..
Smelling, who Is or his way to Ruk TO take
he place Of the late Rev. R. w. Logan in
the Micronesian mission, and the contem-
plated early departure Of Mr. Smelling and
Miss Little the latter OF whom goes TO
each in one OF the mission schools. Dr.
Beckwith, Dr. Hyde, Prof Merritt, Rev
). f. Bishop snd Rev. W. c. Harris took
1a-t in the services.
L. o. o. F.
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