The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-07-24
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
U. S. 5. trenton IS daily expected irol

A good many japanese attended the
trial OF their countrymen for gaming
More cars for the street railroad arrived,
all set up, on the deck Of the Consuelo.
Dr. Raymond, of Kau, was thrown from
his horse recently, receiving severe but not
serious injuries.
The Arion at practice dispensed music
over large radius from their meeting
place Wednesday night.
A cane planting partnership, to operate
at Holualoa Hawaii. has been formed by
Nessrs E. Hutchinson and Jacob Coerper.
Capt. Robertson, in command of the
Consuelo, was in turn master of the Ida
schnauer and w. W Case, running be-
tween San Francisco and Kahului.
Capt. McNair and officers of the Q. S. s.
Omaha were presented to the King on
Tuesday, the list of all sharing in the aud
fence being officially published elsewhere.
Messrs. Sorenson & Lyle have laid out
small yacht to be built on their own &C
count; also received an order for building
. yacht from two enthusiastic local
yachtsmen.
The yacht Nellie was got off the reef by
Messrs. Sorenson & Lyle, and taken TO the
Marine Railway grounds. She was badly
damaged, necessitating repairs costing
close on her original value.
There will shortly be rife match be-
tween teams of six or seven men of II. B.
NJ. s.tHyacinth and a corresponding num-
Der of the Hawaiian Rife Association, at
ranges of 200, 500 and 600 yards.
The Roman Catholic Mission will be
seen, in our Supreme Court record, to have
received "windfall'' of $4,000, by the
will OF the lamented artist, Mr.. Petrovits,
who. it will be remembered, visited this
Kingdom IN 1885.
MIR. Taro Ando, His japanese Imperial
Majesty's Consult General, received by the
last Australia, from the Emperor OF Japan,
the fifth class of the order of the Rising
Sun, in recognition of his many valuable
services for the interest of his country.
The jury were out two hours and three
quarters on the japanese case, all of FIVE
or six ballots standing seven to five. Judge
Preston told the jury, in discharging them,
that there were circumstances in the case
which gave room for honest men to dis
agree.
Two workmen fell from the roof of Ka-
waiahao Seminary Saturday week. One
brought up on the roof OF an adjoining
building; the other fell TO the ground, a
distance Of about thirty feet, and was badly
stunned besides having a shoulder dis
located.
Officers Of Waiohinu Agricultural and
Grazing Company for the ensuing year
are: Mr.. John Ena, President; Col. c. P.
Iaukea, Secretary and Treasurer; Mr.. J.
H. s. Martin, Manager-these gentlemen
with Hon. ]. Kauhane forming the Board
of Directors.
The Chinese alleged gamesters, tried in
the Supreme Court on Tuesday, were
acquitted under instructions from the
Bench, to the effect that it was necessary
that the winning or losing of money or
article of value must be proved in the case
of every defendant to convict him.
The Inter-Island Steam Navigation Co.
has purchased from Messrs. Bishop & Co.
the auxiliary steamer Surprise, which has
been hauled on the Marine Railway to be
cleaned. She will be temporarily put on the
Hamakua coast, while the Iwalani will be
laid up to receive her new boiler, built by
the Honolulu Iron Works.
A new complication has arisen in the
opium laws, which is reserved for consider
alton of the Supreme Court in banco, in
connection with q jury conviction made on
Tuesday. 1t is, briefly, whether laws re-
pealed by certain Actin this case the
Opium License Act of 1ss6-are revived in
force by the subsequent repeal of that Act.
A prisoner, under commital to the Third
Circuit Court at Waimea in November, for
the offense of furious and needless riding
was brought handcuffed in charge of an
officer from Hamakua by the steamer
Iwalani This looks like unduly severe
treatment for the alleged ofense, and
seems to De 8 ulaIleT IoI Tie AtIOAhS1
Generals cognizance.
A Chinese passenger on the last trip of
the Iwalani went ashore in Hamakua car
rying sack that looked like one of pota-
toes. The police, suspecting opium, had
the sack investigated, with the result OF
finding couple of bakers dozen of the
contraband drug. Before the local Justice
the Chinaman was fined 800 and costs,
which he paid on the spot.
Capt Alapai and Sergeant Kamsna last
Monday evening week, intercepted a
Chinaman with a case of samshoo in a
carriage While searching him, the Off
GERS discovered tin of opium in his pos
session.. At the Station the prisoner had
to deposit $3.50 bail for Appearances 500 to
answer to the charge of unlawful convey
ing of liquor and $50 for opium in pos
session.
A prominent resident from the other
side of the island, meeting an acquaintance
at Notes counter Thursday, exclaimed,
after the usual How do, very well, how're
you:" why, you look wild. / see your
hair all standing on end. Have YOU been