The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-05-29
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A new Chinese tailoring firm is adver-
tised elsewhere.
The foundry store-house on King street
is about completed.
Hon. w. H. Rice of Lihue sent twelve
horses to town by the Waialeale.
Hilo letter, special report OF the Hilo
liquor trials, and other matter, are crowded
out.
The Honolulu Social Club will hold their
monthly party at 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
800 to $500 each.
Henry S Swinton's assignee will 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 is summoned to meet for business at
II O'Clock to-day, by Hon. W. r. Castle,
President.
It rained hard at Wailuku 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. H. Patty this
evening, to which the officers of the Meth
erlands warship are invited.
The election committee of Pacific Hose
Company, to 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
Vandalia, who deserted and was supposed
at first to have left on the bark C. d
Bryant
The Blue Ribbon League had an inter
ested audience and a satisfactory pro-
gramme on Saturday evening. Prof. Van
Slyke illustrated his address with chem
ical experiments showing the alcohols used
in spiutuous liquors and wines.
The Hilo Library Association held a
musical and dramatic exhibition on Tues
day evening of lastweek to raise funds for
the library and obtained over 800. The
Secretary will take pleasure in acknowledge
ing the receipt of any books donated from
here or elsewhere.
The funeral of the late Alex. Turnbull
on Saturday was attended by 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 5th 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 wager.
The entertainment by the Athletic Club
OF the L. S. f. S. Vandalia, 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 will be repetition of the entertain
ment on the 18th 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.
From HIlo to Mahukona there was clear
daylight, revealing very plainly the pic
turesque gulches and cataracts of the
coast. No less than thirty-fve waterfalls
were counted by Colonel Ashford at one
time while the steamer was opposite
point between Waipio and Waimanu
gulches. They were on the bluffs in the
gulches and on the land between, and
some OF them had fall of nearly 5000
teet