The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-02-07

had contracted the whistle cord of the
steamer John A. Cummins, until it
drew the valve open and made the
thing screech.
The female defendant in a Police
Court trial Tuesday, took the witness
stand, but being Informed that she
could have no discretion as to what
questions she ought or ought not to an
swer, stepped down without testifying
anything.
1t is learned that the sOutherly
storm of the past week carried away
the long pier at the Spreckels prem
Uses on the Waikiki beach. Appar-
emily the heavy seas undermined the
supports, while the strong winds did
the rest of the destruction.
Hon. John A Cummins intended to
have taken the officers of the {. S. F.
S. Nandalia on an excursion by the
steamer Waimanalo to Pearl Harbor
on Sunday, but owing to the heavy
weather and high sea the jaunt was
postponed to a more favorable day.
The Hawaiian Carriage Manufacture
ing Company's officers, all of whom
comprise the board of directors, are as
follows: q. West, President; w. w.
Wright, Vice-President: J. g. Spencer,
Treasurer; w. o. Smith, Secretary;
c. T. Gulick, Auditor.
The following lots of Government
land will be sold on the 22nd Febru-
airy: a. lot known as Lot Is at 1Iau-
hano, South KOna, Hawaii, contain
ing an area of acre; ~ a certain
land in 'Puumaneoneo," Kaupo, Maui,
containing 1l6 2-10 acres.
Mr.. J. c. Marchant has bought Mr.. T.
g. Thrum's book bindery, of which for
some years he has been foreman. The
establishment is well equipped for
binding and ruling, and the new pro-
prietor being a skilled mechanic has
good prospects of success.
The officers elected at the annual
meeting of c. Brewer & Co. (limited),
are: 2. c. Jones, President and Man
ager; J. o. Carter, Secretary and
Treasurer w. f. Allen, Auditor
Hon. C. r. Bishop, Hon. H. Water
house and 5. c. Allen, Directors.
Capt. VIM. Tell has been transferred
from the regular police to be an officer
of the Board of Health at a better salary
Officer VIM. Larsen, a recent accession
to the police who has already eXhib-
tied great fitness for the duties, has
been promoted to be captain in place
of Tell.
The death is recorded of Mary Hodges
of Elton, Hunts, who attained her
Tooth birthday on May 8. She retained
her faculties to the last. Her favorite
beverage was rum, and she was hab-
itual smoker. Had deceased been of
temperate habits, she might have lived
longer.
The initial number of the Paradise
of the Pacific has been pronounced
success, the circulation in response to
an eager demand being surprisingly
large. Philosophical citizens will
probably find it worth all it costs
them as means of advertising the
country.
A lease of Government land, con-
tanning an area of nearly 65 square
rods, will be sold at auction on the
Sth of March. The land is situated on
the south east side of Kilauea street
and comprises lots IS and 20 and part
of lot so on the Government map of
the Esplanade.
In the course of his grafton Thurs
day on the veto question, the Attor-
ney-General remarked that the nom
application of Article IS to Article As
of the Constitution might bring fe-
Lefty to the King and to the defend
ant in the mandamus suit, but the
felicity would end there.
Officers of the Hawaiian Ramie
Company limited) for the current
year have been elected as follows: A.
j. Cartwright, President; Z. Lycan,
Manager; w. +. Allen, Secretary and
Treasurer; w. r. Castle, Auditor; f.
A. Schaefer. J, H. Patty, b. f. Dilling-
ham and w. +. Foster, Directors.
The photograph of the Quarantine
Club by Williams shows most COM
panionable group in striking tropical
and will doubtless be
treasured by the members of that |
happily short-Iived organization as a
souvenir of their unique introduction
to the Paradise of the Pacific.n
Mr.. F. Otremba has put a piece of
sculpture on the stern of the steamer
Waimanalo, being the Hawaiian coat
of arms similar to what is on the
steamer John A. Cummins. 1t is in
one piece of ash and very nicely sculp-
tured, besides being beautifully paint
ed and gilded also by the sculptor
A number of young men awaited
themselves of Mr.. P. c. Jones' invita-
ton to reception at his residence
Friday evening. The number would
no doubt have been largely increased /
had the weather been favorable The
firemen's celebration also operated /