The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-12-31
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.
New Years is next.
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Handicraft for December is out.
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Good resolutions will soon be in order.
E The moon again appears upon the
scene.
The Planters Monthly is out for De-
: cember.
Christmas day was very generally OBJ
served in town.
The Maui Mobiles names appear in
the Maui Notes.
large number of Chinese took pass
age by the Omega.
Rear Admiral Kimberly's flag now
4 floats on the Nipsic.
The Mohican has gone on short
cruise TO Hilo, Hawaii.
The Hawaiian News Co. offer fine
line OF diaries for 1890.
The Smith building on Fort street is
approaching its first birthday.
Hon. VIM. c. Wilder has returned to
town again from trip to windward.
The olden custom of ''waits" was prac-
iced to great extent on Christmas eve.
The Espeigie boys expected an enter
tainment and got it by coaling ship on
Friday.
Messrs. Castle & Cooke have distri-
> buted finely engraved calendar for the
coming year.
MIR. Carl Widemann has brought from
the Colonies two of the latest style slid
ing seat racing boats.
Mr.. George B. Castle, of the firm of
Castle & Cooke, has been gold-caned by
srly applied.
The Board of Education advertises for
tenders for the construction and COM
pletiOn OF school houses at Honomu,
Waimea and Kaauhuhu, Hawaii.
The birthday of Her Majesty the Queen
hSccasion Her Highness is - years of
&c, having been born Dec. 81, 1885.
There was a baseball match at the
Recreation grounds on Christmas be-
ween mines from the Kamehameha
chool. The Juniors won by a score of
to5.
Two Christmas presents were made to
Apply husbands by loving wives on the
occasion of the celebration of the annual
anniversary. Mothers and children are
doing well.
Government officers are shown their
position in re political matters by the
publication OF a portion OF the Election
Law of 1888, and which may be read in
the ''By Authority" column.
Pm. Bro. II. j. Nolte is the only
member now living, of the original COM
mittee appointed to take charge of the
building of the Masonic Hall, occupied
by Hawaiian Lodge of f. & A. M.
The proposed picnic of the Honolulu
Rifles corps, on New Years day, has
been postponed on account of the un-
settled condition of the weather. This
Sgction is taken thus early to avoid disap-
; bintment.
Lack of space forbids the production
ia thrilling detailed description of the
s6eztal Minneapolis, Minnesota, fire, as
presented in the Pioneer Press and Times
Of that city, and kindly forwarded by
Mrs. w. w. Hall.
An idol, worshipped by the Maoris in
lieu of better known deity, has been
brought as a curio from New Zealand by
Hon II. A Widemann and is now on
view at his office. Hon. G. r. Bishop
has also received one.
The Minister of Interior proposes to
benefit the general public by the compi-
lation and publicationof meteorological
Rcord To obtain the desired result
Members of the general public must as
& St the Minister of the Interior.
The members of Section 500 Endow-
m,snt Rank of K. of p. have elected the
following as the officers for the ensuing
term: President F. NJ. Lewis; vice.
president &. w. Zeigler; secretary u. K.
Myers. This Section is in very pros
ferrous condition.
A happy party gathered at the Central
Union Church parlors last week, the
occasion being the annual Christmas
tree festival for the scholars of the SUM-
say school. The youngsters were not
She only ones who were remembered,
the laden trees having gifts for every one
present.
After January LIST, there will be but
two round trips per day made by the
trains of the Oahu Railway Co.'s line.
/ On January LIST, however, there Will be
Especial trains run and on that day only,
unless for excursion purposes on other
DAYS. On Sundays the trains will make
the regular three round trips.