The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-01-07

LOCAL AND GENERAL.
ak thieves are evidently around.
see timetable OF Oceanic Steamship
Co. in this issue.
The ADVERTISER staff took holiday
on New Years day.
! Luaus were all the rage last week with
the Hawaiian population.
, The new Bell Telephone Co.'s card
now records 4S1 subscribers.
The French cruiser Champlain sailed
for San Francisco Wednesday taking a
mail.
Mr. F. NJ. Swanzy is now partner in
the well-known house of 7. H. Davies
& Co.
The Sailors Home society want just
$1,000 more to enable them to erect a
$4,000 building.
A select social party occupied Arion
hall on Tuesday evening. Dancing was
kept up till late hour.
Messsrs. F. Schlesinger and L. Lesser
have been admitted as partners in the
firm of NJ. Phillips & Co.
The Kaumakapili Sunday school
scholars, in charge of Mr.. A. L. Smith,
attended a picnic at Eva on Tuesday.
The quarterly meeting of stockholders
of C. Brewer & Co. ODD will be held on
January Sth at 10 a. m. at the company's
"a s.,. !. . new commission n.,.b..,
in town. His name is j. B. Castle, with
an Office in the Cartwright Building,
Merchant street
Wednesday, January LIST, was ushered
in by the chimes of Kaumakapili church,
the firing OF salutes, bombs and fire.
works in all parts OF the town.
The Hawaiian Band serenaded the
ROYAL Family, the Cabinet Minister'S and
Judges of the Supreme bench at their
Irrespective residences on New Years
day.
Punchbowl hill attracted many visi-
tors Jan. Ist The weather was calm
and the road in good condition. Those
who viewed the surroundings from the
summit were well repaid for their visit.
Messrs. Castle & Cooke offer materials
too numerous to mention and which
embraces a large stock of standard
goods especially selected to meet the
demands Of Planters, Sugar mills and
Mechanics" Call and inspect.
A fire alarm was rung on Tuesday
night for a small blaze in the seventh
ward, which proved to be in a native
house on Emma street. The depart
ment turned out in full force, but theil
services were not required. Damage
slight.
New Years day was observed as q
general holiday throughout the city
Government and private business was
suspended in all quarters. Pleasure
seekers took in all parts of interest
Eva, Pail, Punchbowl hill, Waikiki and
the city front.
The Honolulu Iron Works have re.
Gently imported from Boston, a steam
F;yetting machine and plate planer
XA@h of which labor saving machines are
~ being placed in position. There is
much go-ahead manifest in the manage
ment of the works.
The reception of Her Majesty the
Queen on the occasion of her birthday
81 Tuesday last, was well attended
hlags floated from Government and pri
vate buildings and the war vessels in the
harbor were gaily dressed with bunting
The usual salutes were fired.
w. C. Achi, the lawyer, in the course
of a long speech delivered at the meet
ing of Ward 4, Tuesday evening, said he
was obliged to confess that he was vel
satisfied with what the Reform Govern
ment had done for the country during
the two years it had held Office.
DIR. J. H. Kimball is officially an
nounced in this issue as President of the
Board OF Health, vice DIR. NIB. Emerson
resigned. He enjoys high reputation
as physician, and has had many years
of practice in the States before he came
to the islands, some six years since.
The Hawaiian Pacific Cable Company
has accepted charter of incorporation
and elected the following officers:
]. Sherman Bartholomew - President
Hon. Edgar c. Baker, NJ. .Vice-Presiden
Frank A. Dudley Treasurer
Il. .. White OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Secretary
W. w. Hall .................A Auditor
A rare Russian coin was found last
week by Mr.. H. Adams, which is worth
noting. 1t was coined in the year 1873
curing the reign of Empress Catarina
It is of copper metal, and marked twenty
= ApDecks, and in size and thickness, con-
4 ~ erably larger than silver dollar. Il
y ~ probably left here by some of the
Russian traders which frequented these
islands early in this century. The coin
is on view at this Office.