The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-02-25

HAV
Mr.. R. A. Macfe, Jr., of Kilauea, is in
town.
The schooner Olga carried a mail to
San Francisco.
The Kinau is due Wednesday morning
from Maui and Hawaii.
Sugar is now coming from the other
islands in large quantities.
Since Friday 81 1856 bags OF sugar ar
rived from the other islands.
Miss Mabel Rhodes has returned from
a visit on the island of Kauai.
The Union Ice Company is distribut-
ing nice blocks OF ice free gratis.
The new organ for the foreign church
at Makawao will be here next month.
Several passengers returned from the
Volcano tast week on the steamer W. G.
Hall.
Seven Chinese were arrested Sunday
for having opium unlawfully in posses
sion.
Mrs. Edward Preston widow of the
deceased Justice will soon leave for New
| Zealand.
James A. Mulligan, the hacker of
oarsman O'Connor, was on the steamer
Mariposa.
When a resident of Nuuanu street
opened his window, Sunday morning,
in-hew-enza.
There were several loud peals of
thunder Sunday afternoon, followed by
heavy showers of rain.
Hon. w. H. Cornwell was expected
last week from Maui, but he has got the
grippe and could not come.
Another thousand of Japanese immi-
| grants, 800 men and 200 women, may be
expected next month from Japan.
Mr.. Justice McCully returned from
Nawiliwili, Kauai, Sunday, after hold
| ing term of the Fourth Circuit Court
Mr.. Walter Jones the Supreme Court
stenographer is down with la grippe. 1t
is to be hoped the attack will be short
hand.
The first annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Oahu Railway and Land
Company, will be held next Wednesday,
the 18th, at P. M.
Messrs. Castle & Cooke will dispatch
sailing vessel from New York in all
the month OF April. Full particulars can
be obtained OF them.
One and half inches of rain fell at
Punahou, Sunday noon, in less than one
hour. Last Thursday 4 29-1OO inches Of
rain fell al. Waikiki.
Elsewhere will be found very inter-
esting account of that great English
newspaper, "The London Times" The
article is well worthy of perusal.
Professor Chester S. Lyman, a teacher
in Honolulu in 1845, and Professor of
Astronomy at the Sheffield Scientific
School, Yale, died January 30th.
The arrivals at the Hawaiian Hotel
yesterday were: John Richardson, R. D.
Walbridge, Wailuku; D. Keil, A E.
Marchand and wife, c. B. Platt and wife,
San Francisco.
The new torpedo boat Gushing was
given trial in Bristol harbor, Rhode
| Island, recently. The contract speed of
% knots an hour was readily made under
| half steam, the vessel of course being
light.
Mr.. Sidney Dickinson the art lecturer,
who is well-known in Honolulu, has
accepted the agency of the Mutual Life
Insurance Company of New York for the
| colony of Victoria. He was appointed
by Major Rennie general manager for
the company in Australia.
In this issue will be found the new ad-
vertisement of Messrs. King Bros. of the
Art store, Hotel street. The firm needs
no Introduction, it is old established, re-
liable, and we ask our readers to care
fully peruse what is said in another col
umn, as there is vast amount of inter-
esting reading matter in this new adver-
| tisement.
1t will be a matter of much regret to a
very large number of people in this COM
munity to learn that the Rev. H. H.
Gowen has resigned his position at St.
Andrews Cathedral. He is an able
clergyman and an earnest worker, and
one who will be very much missed. His
place as pastor OF the Chinese Congrega-
ton cannot be filed.
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The Hawaiian Gazette Company is
now distributing to its patrons very
handsome calendar for 1890 printed in
four colors, red, blue, black and yellow.
At the back of the calendar is the
Oceanic Steamship Companys time
table for 1890. The calendar needs no
putting it speaks for itself.
The Band concert at the Hawaiian
Hotel on Friday evening in honor of
Washington's birthday, was well at
tended. The front of the building, as
usual, was illuminated, with colored Lam
terms, and the grounds with small cleo