The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-01-21
Chinese New Year.

Chinese New Year.
Don't forget to register
Handicraft, for January, hasbeen re-
ceived.
The U. S. S. Nipsic has returned from
Maui and anchored in the naval row.
Mr.. w. Y. Homer, Jr., has been ah-
pointed chairman of the Lahaina Road
Board.
No less than 13,461 bags of sugar
arrived from the other islands Saturday
and Sunday.
A dance was given to the Captain and
officers of the U. S. S. Nipsic at Lahaina,
Maui, last Monday.
Messrs. w. Z. Peacock & Co. are dis
tributing very neat ivory memorandum
tablets with calendar for 1890.
The Pacific Mail Company has pur-
chased the steamer Barracuda for SER
NICt Ou lllC ScuITdl COdSl.
Chinese New Year was ushered in by q
terrible fusilade of fire crackers and
bombs. 1t was confined principally to
Chinatown.
The contract for the new building to be
erected at the corner of Fort and King
streets, on the site of the keystone
saloon, has been awarded to Mr.. George
Lucas for s6,545.
Their Excellencies iona. Austin, Min
lister of Foreign Affairs, and S. NJ. Da-
mon, Minister of Finance, visited H. B.
NJ. S. Champion Wednesday morning.
The customary salute was fired.
An independent ticket for Mobiles for
Hawaii is as follows: Samuel Parker
and James Kauhane, six years; r.
+. Hind and Z. A. Burchardt, four
years; ]. Marsden and w. H. Purvis,
two years.
The officers of the Kilauea Sugar
Company for the ensuing year are
President, r. A Macfe; Vice Presi-
dent, K. A. Macfie, Jr. Treasurer,
S. NJ. Damon; Secretary, Robt Cation /;
Auditor, f. w. Macfarlane.
Mr.. Daniel Logan left on the Kinau
on Friday, for Waikiki, where he will
speak at mass meeting there this even
ing, on behalf of the Re-actionary party,
on whose ticket he is nominated for
Noble. The dark G. o. B. who is also
on the same ticket, staid at home.
Capt. Z. P. Drew has the best thanks
of the ADVERTISER for San Francisco
papers of January 4th and 9Th. The
captain brought down his vessel the w.
H. Dimond, in eleven days, a splendid
passage. Experienced southeast and
east trade winds, and fine weather all
the 2.
Engineer w. H. Menocal of the Mica
ragua Canal Company arrived at New
York, December 10Th, from Nicaragua.
He says that everything was going
along well when he left, though active
work has been suspended for the winter.
1t will be resumed in the spring with
largely increased force of men.
The Re-actionary party on Maui have
nominated the following ticket: For
Mobiles: w. H. Daniels, VIM. Goodness,
Antoine Barba, c.. o. Berger, J. Kama
kele and Daniel Logan. For Represen-
tatives: Waikiki, J. w. Kalua and /.
w. p. Kanealii; Lahaina, j. Nazareta;
Hama, P. Kamai; Molokai, A. p. Ka-
paehaole; Makawao, w. B. Kala.
The Paradise of the Pacific for January,
now published, is a very readable num-
Der 1t contains among other things, a
history of the islands, information for
tourists, and trip on Hawaii There
is pictorial supplement with view of
Honolulu, the Volcano, the Palace, Dia
lnond Head, surf-bathing, etc Copies
at the bookstores
The employees OF the Honolulu Iron
Works fatty contradicted rumor circu-
lated Thursday that they would not vote
for Mr.. Alex Young if he were nomi-
mated for Noble One hundred and six
of them signed the following statement:
That in the event of Mr. Young having
Noble for the Island of Oahu, he would
have had their unanimous support and
vote
At the annual meeting of Company D,
Honolulu Rifles, held last week, Capt.
Edw. Langley presiding, the following
officers were elected: Captain, Hugh
Gum; First Lieutenant, ]. B. Castle;
Second Lieutenant, Ira A. Burget After
the election, speeches were made by Col.
Ashford, Major Hebbard, Capt. Langley,
and others.
A native named Makaahala and a
sailor, Joseph Moranda had dispute
Sunday morning between l and 2 o'clock
on the Esplanade, about native woman.
They got in bad quarrel which ended
in Makaahala having his leg broken
near the ankle. He was taken to the
Queens Hospital, while Moranda was
placed under arrest.
Some fine music was rendered by
the choir of the Second Congregation of