The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-05-13

Messrs. Hoffschlaeger & Co. have
a fine supply of paper napkins Of all
kinds.
No less than Twenty-Five Hawaii
ans left on the Australia yesterday
for the Coast.
There were four fires, two deaths
from burning and one murder in
Honolulu during last week
The Bijou Company did not go on
the Australia. They remain over
and give four more performances.
Mr.. David Morton has gone to
Wailuku to take charge of Theo. H.
Davies & Co.'s store at that place.
Hog and poultry raisers will find
an important notice in another col
umn, which invites their most care
full perusal.
Mrs. j. G. Williamson maggie
Moore) and number of actresses,
passed through to the Colonies on
the Mariposa.
Five tons of bituminous rock
blocks formed part of the cargo of
the Mariposa. 1t will be used on
street pavement here.
Col. Spalding's race horses came
down on the James Makee Friday
morning from Kauai. They are
fine looking lot of animals.
The Yale Hawaiian Club recently
entertained Mrs. P. G. and Miss Ada
Jones in New Haven. The occasion
was one of mutual interest and en-
joyment.
Chas. @. Hogan who got away
with $4,000 belonging to the Safety
Nitro Powder Company of San
Francisco of which he was secretary,
is said to be in Honolulu.
Messrs. B. F. Dillingham;, NJ. p.
Robinson and W. r. Castle have
formed co-partnership under the
firm name of the Hawaiian Construc-
ton Company. Particulars in full
elsewhere.
There was an unusually large
crowd of people on the Oceanic dock
on Friday to witness the departu
of the Australia. Nearly all of thr
departing passengers wore leis o
carried bouquets. The Band was
there and the steamer left her dock
punctually at noon.
Mr.. Henry Macfarlane while on
Hawaii week or so ago, spent five
hours on the top of Mauna Kea,
amid the snow. When at the eleva-
ton of 10000 feet he could see from
Puma to Waipio valley and says it
was a most beautiful sight. He saw
the steamer Hawaii entering Paahau,
and she looked the size of fly.
At Iolani Palace Tuesday morning
Mr.. F. A. Schaefer, Consul for Italy,
presented an autograph letter to the
King from the King of Italy, trans
lation of which appears in our ''By
Authority" column. The King was
attended by His Elk, Jona Austin,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Mr..
James W. Robertson, Fl. Ms Vice
Chamberlain.
There was a good attendance at
the monthly meeting of St. Peters
Guild Thursday evening. The
warden, Rev. H. II. Gowen presided
and an interesting meeting was
held. At the close the members
were treated to very liberal supply
of delicious ice cream and cake sent
by Mr.. f. Horn and for which they
feel very grateful.
We learn that the bark Birker has
been chartered to load in London
with steam plows, railway material,
ETC., to the consignment of g. W.
Macfarlane & Co. As an evidence
of the great demand for steam
ploughing on the plantations here,
we would state there are over $780,
600 worth of steam ploughs now on
the way, from Messrs. John Fowler
& Co.
The ST. Call of April % says A. E.
Marchand. who arrived on SATURDAY.
from Honolulu by the steamer Aus
tralia, was the bearer of handsome
lightwood walking-cane, present
from King Kalakaua to William L.
Fitzgerald, District Passenger Agent
of the South Pacific Coast Railway.
The presentation was made yester-
day in the presence of a number of
friends, and was followed by the
popping of corks.