The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-12-30
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Why doesn't someone start Bel
lany Boarding Club?
An interesting sketch of CHRISTMAS
origin and customs appears on the
drst page.
Visit the Uptown Book and Sta
tonery Store and select your New
Years gifts.
Right Rev Bishop Willis left last
week by the steamer W. G. Hall
cor Lahaina. Maui.
The Alameda's forty-seven bags of
nail contained 6,337 letters and
nearly 1000 papers.
Hon. Curtis Piehu Iaukea has been
appointed Secretary of the Depart
ment Of Foreign Affairs
i handsome paperweight and
calendar combined, from Hollister *
Co. ornaments our local desk.
4 very valuable copy of the Holy
Bible. nearly 400 years old, Is miss
ing. See advertising columns.
An unusual number OF arrivals
came on the ". g. Hall: twenty
cabin and 129 deck passengers.
Cuban centrifugal sugar was
quoted at 81 cts, in New York. De
cember 18th. and granulated at Is cts
The California poppy (Escholsia
California; was chosen by the State
Floral Society as the emblem Of
California.
Quite a large number of people
turned out TO listen TO the band
playing in Emma Square Thursday
afternoon.
The brig W. q. Irwin, which left
lere December ID, arrived at San
Francisco after q quick passage of
eleven days.
Il Is reported that native on ha-
wall had parts OF his hands and face
injured from the explosion Of giant
powder used in fishing.
We acknowledge the favor OF the
Hawaiian Consul General. Hon. D.
A- Mckinley. OF sending San Fran
cisco papers by the China.
The quarterly exhibition OF the
sunday Schools connected with the
kawaiahao was held al the hawaia-
lao Church Sunday forenoon.
Mr.. Harry Won Holt and bride. the
announcement Of whose marriage
was given N the ADVERTISER on the
I'd, arrived by the ). ). China on
Friday morning
Hawaiians evidently believe in
having their houses swept as large
quantities Of broom corn. often as
much as 500 bales per steamer. is
imported from the States.
st Murgan's auction room. two
pictures-one of the Nymph OF the
Wave. and another Of a boy-were
sold at auction 10 L. Il. Dee for
$3.50 and S25 respectively.
The ). s. Amigo Is expected from
Mexico obout December 3Ist, en-
route 10 Hongkong, and viii take
freight and passengers. Wm. q.
Irwin \ CO. are the Honolulu
sgeHts.
According to the sale OF some OF
George Washington's effects. the
~ Father Of his country evidently
tempted the tickle goddess Fortune
Tor SIX tickets OF the Delaware Lot
-ery were found among them
It's reported that, at q meeting Of |
lie stockholders Of the Peoples Ice |
nd Refugerating Company held |
tuesday afternoon. all members |
present voted for It's consolidation |
With the Union Ice Company
III. u. y. r. King Is al Waikiki /
-1h--- EAC-------z-s "a *. Al =
system oI water works for Waikiki i
nd kahului. The pipes are already I
q the ground. 50 Il evidently seems 4
these Two towns are 70 have much 4
needed water system after all
one hundred and twenty-five per
-lts were issued 70 Cinnamon re
--rri1g . China per ). s China
Is the largest number ever issued
Ter ore vessel. The whole number
-szving are I1S Cinnamon, three
omen and twelve children to Hong 4
Gong. and about forty japanese 10 /
Yokohama.
j. Michael Drew, father OF Cap