The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-02-26

] Out mas not vet Dee0 nLteQ WIN nSr
mast, She sits beautifully on the wave
and looks to be hard to beat in race.
Professor Melville's balloon ascension
viii take place next Saturday. Mr.. D.
4 W. Pratt, formerly keeper of a restaurant
on Fort street, is manager for the
aeronaut.
Col. Thompson happily having nearly
1 recovered from his recent severe injuries
! by accident, has resumed work on his
T Digest OF Hawaiian Law besides his
( regular practice.
Mr.. T. P. SEVERN on Friday took sew
/ eral Photographic groups OF the Roman
4 Catholic Sisters School. The principal
/ one included the whole school, number
ing about $50 persons.
Mr. Ollert, pianist in the Campobello
/ company, is an expert engraver. He has
/ Just executed a wood cut to illustrate
Prof. Melville's balloon ascension adver-
tisement in the papers.
There were twenty-five arrests on Sat
urday and Sunday up till 10: 10 p. m. the
latter day. The charges were sixteen
/ drunk, two assault and battery, three
gaming and one violating carriage rules.
Mr.. P. H. w. Ross, after a weeks
visit to the city, left for Hawaii by the
w. G. Hail. He intends shortly to
leave the Islands and take up his abode
in Washington Territory.
J.J. Lycett OF Honolulu is reported in
/ the Chronicle as having won a swimming
match with w. Bartlett OF San Fran
cisco, on Oakland creek, fifty yards, for
$50 a side.
The brig Consuelo, Captain Meal
| lister, claims the honor OF having made
1 the best round trip on record between
San Francisco and kahului, namely,
/ thirteen days, and the employees of the
/ line intend presenting him with valu-
able memento.
All who feel an interest in the pro-
/ gress OF free nstitutions will rejoice in
the officialinformation conveyed through
the Foreign Office, that the Empire OF
Japan has had its Constitution proclaimed
by the Emperor in person amidst great
( popular enthusiasm.
The Planters Monthly for February is
\ out. Elsewhere will be found the
table OF contents, showing an important
number. Improvement OF Sugar
/ Canes, IS an article that will probably
Weld good fruits There are enquiries
Tor the Monthly coming now all the way
! from Europe.
A report OF the movements of sealers
! in the Alta OF February 9Th SAYS: "The
/ Triumph commanded by Capt Dan
4 Mclean, brother OF the master Of the
| Mary Ellen, leaves Victoria on the Goth
/ inst. with forty tons OF telegraph wire
and 700 poles for Honolulu This is
/ for the cable system.
The Board OF Education has resolved
/ to build four more new school houses
at Kalihiuka in this district, at Waialua
on this island, at Kauluwela in Homo
lulu. and at Kaunakakai, Molokai The
new school at Kauluwela School street.
is already crowded, so that an additional
building is necessary.
The mercury in the thermometer
dropped to s. degrees at 6 o'clock on
/ Tuesday morning, the lowest it has been
observed here this winter. Some twenty
or more years. ago, during or soon after a
cold westerly storm, it fell to 80 degrees,
which is the lowest point it has ever
been recorded in Honolulu.
News was received by the Mikahala OF
fire at koloa last Friday morning,
which consumed about five acres OF
cane. The laborers, under the charge
OF Manager A. Cropp, were burning
trash near the fields, when the wind
suddenly shifted, and the sparks were
carried to the fields.
The arrival OF the schooner Ke Au Hou
was anxiously expected at Napoopoo, Ha-
waii, when the w. @. Hall left there.
She has the material for two new school
houses in South Kona, and her depar-
ture hence was advised to the contractor.
The schooner, however, only left La
haina on Monday week.
Mr.. Bosseront d'Anglade, French Com
missioner, was presented to Her Ma
jesty the Queen and Prince David Kawa-
nanakoa on Friday morning at the
Palace. His Majesty was present, and
Mr.. James W. Robertson, Vice Cham
berlain, introduced the distinguished
gentleman. The Queen was attended by
the lady-in-waiting, Mrs. James W.
Robertson.
H. B. N. 5. Cormorant, Captain
Nicoils. which left here Wednesday
morning for Kauai via Waianae, arrived
at the latter place the same afternoon.
Soon after her arrival there, she sent
several shells at the Waianae hills. On
the following day she left for Kauai,
arriving at Hanalei on Friday morning.
Her next port was Waimea by way OF
the Kalalau cliffs.
The U. S. S. Monongahela, ordered to
Samoa as a store ship, will have COM
plement of about two hundred men. |
She goes to her destination direct, not |
even touching at Honolulu unless stormy |
weather and adverse winds should render |
it necessary to replenlsh her supply OF |
coal. So Commandment Belknap at Mare |
Island is reported to have said. The |
{. s. S. Mohican, before leaving for |
Samoa via Panama, had her old battery |
replaced, the new one not being received.
a great many American flags were fly |
ing from private houses on Friday in |
honor ~ Vosb;a1+oy'S birthday All /