The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-10-01
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The Paradise OF the Pacific for Sep
TENDER is publish ed.
The table OF contents OF the Planters
Monthly for September appears else
where.
There are six war-vessels in port
at present-two each OF American,
British, and japanese.
Mr.. A. T. Atkinson, Inspector-General
OF Schools, left by the steamer Llkelike
for Maui on ali official visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. W. Merrill paid
farewell visit to the King and Queen at
the Palace Thursday morning.
lib. NJ. s. Espiegle has returned
from her cruise around Kauai, and taken
up her old position in naval row.
The Royal Hawaiian Band played in
presence OF His Excellency H. A. ?.
Carter and family Thursday morning.
The next series of baseball games.
under the auspices of the League, will
commence in the first week of April
next.
DR.. 7. Allen has been appointed Gov
eminent physician to the district of
Hama, Maui, vice Dr. p 3. Williams,
resigned.
The Blue Ribbon entertainment on
Saturday evening at the Y. NJ. G. A.
was very successful, and there was a
large audience.
The steamer Lehua brought to this
port Thursday the entire plant of the old
Honomu mill, and reports abundance OF
rain all along her route.
One thousand nine hundred tins of
opium were found last week by the Gus
toms officers, in barrels that came as
freight in the.S. S. Australia.
1t is notified in our "By Authority"
column that Mr. Kichitaro Furukawa
has been acknowledged as an attache of
the japanese Consulate-General.
The complimentary and farewell con-
cert given by the Royal Hawaiian Band
TO Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Merrill Thurs
day evening, was very largely attended.
The Japanese Consul-General, Taro
Ando, Esq, paid official visits to the
Japanese war-vessels in port Thursday
morning, when the usual salutes were
fired.
A very pleasant gathering and dance
was held on Saturday evening last at the
residence of Mr.. Hamilton Johnson,
Waikiki, on the occasion of that gentle
mans fiitieth birthday.
Mr.. c. Along has, we learn, sold a
two-third interest in his plantation, on
Hawaii, to Hon. Alexander Young. Mr.
Along retains one-third, and the value of
the plantation Is reported at 5000, 900. |
Mr.. F. NJ. McChesney, Honolulu, ad-
vertise elsewhere that John Smith of |
Ookala, Hawaii, has made an assignment |
TO them; and claims due to or by the |
estate must be paid and submitted to |
them.
In our ''By Authority column will be |
seen a copy of an autograph letter from |
the President OF the French Republic to |
His Majesty the King. 1t was presented
yesterday by Monsr. d'Anglade, the
French Commissioner.
The number of passengers carried by
the ). s. Australia, this trip, was much
less than usual. She left her wharf ex-
actly on time; but, owing to the prox-
unity of several war-vessels, she was
longer detained in turning than is usu-
ally the case.
In our by Authority column will be
seen an official account of the introduc-
ton to His Majesty OF the new Amer
lean Minister, and the last official act of
Mr.. g. W. Merrill who now honorably
retires from the position after faithful
term OF service to his country.
The S. S. Australia took on Friday
from the Postc4fice 4, 564 letters and 2 1902
packages papers; which, added to 500
letters and ,1SS packages papers carried
by the Alameda, makes total of 1874
letters and 8, 100 packages of papers sent
TO San Francisco from here within the
past seven days.
We again call attention to the receipt
OF a very large shipment of groceries and
provisions by Messrs. NJ. w. McChesney
& Co. of this city. These goods have
been received in good order from the S.
s. Australia and barkentine w. H. Di-
mond The list of articles can be seen
in our advertising columns.
The chief mate of the Norwegian bark
Thor got crushed on Friday morning be-
tween the wharf and the vessel. He was
conveyed to the Queens Hospital where
1t was found that his hip joint had been
dislocated. DR.. r. McKibbin set the
bones in position, and the patient was
<doing well'' at latest accounts.
The Baseball League had meeting
Thursday afternoon, when evidence was
adduced to the effect that Meek had /;
been guilty OF irregularities regarding ;
one or more games, and he was ruled
out of the League. OF course, this deci- !
sion does not permit Meek to take part
in future, in the play of any club con-
nected with the League.
Mr.. Robert Louis Stevenson was last :
heard from at the Gilbert Islands, in the ;
South Seas. He is on board his schooner
Equator, and has picked up not only his :
health, but much good material for a