The Hawaiian gazette., 1891-10-20

LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Major Cornwell is in town.
W. T. Monsarrat, V. s., has re
sumed practice.
Mr.. Lorrin A. Thurston is confined
to his bed and is quite i'll.
MIR. n. S. Sachs and wife are reg
lstered at the Hawaiian Hotel.
The Australia will remain at Sar
Francisco eight days this trip.
Oct. 16 was the 18th birthday ami
versary of Her Royal Highness
Princess Kaiulani, of Hawaii.
1t is intended to fix the Australia
sailing dates a week earlier than the
schedule time, which will better &C.
commodate the public.
New York and Washington City
daily papers of October 8 were re.
ceived by the Belgic's mail on the
15th-twelve days to Honolulu.
1t is said that Hoopii's father died
IN the Insane Asylum and that his
mother is insane. 1t is further sug-
gested that Hoopii himself is a
kleptomaniac.
The through cabin passengers on
the Belgic went out to Mskee ISL
and, Thursday, to the band concert.
They were delighted with the play
ing of Berger's boys.
MIR. j. E. Gomez, the Fort street
jeweler, returned by the Australia
with the latest novelties in jewelry
for the holidays. Look out for his
announcement in few days.
The Australia brought down from
the Coast two sporting men-Mike
Mccarthy, whose challenge to any
1873 Id. man in America was never
met, and MIR. Qnilligan, his trainer.
1t has taken two months to mac
adamize two blocks on Fort street,
and the work is not done yet. The
prison gang spend too much time
talking and smoking cigarettes to do
much work.
Not one. it is stated, of the recon-
mendations made to the late Minis
ter of Interior by the Prison In
spectors, in regard to the prison
management, has ever been acted
upon. What are the Inspectors for,
anyway ?
Friday evening was unusually
fine and beautiful, and the band con-
cert at Thomas Square was much en-
joyed, not only by visitors at the
park itself, but by groups of listeners
IN many private houses throughout
the neighborhood.
a fire on King street, near Mauna-
kea, early Wednesday A. NJ. brought
the department out IN force; Inc
wind gave the flames considerable
Roadway, and four wooden buildings
were destroyed before the ire could
be got under control.
The following gentlemen were
elected as officers of the Waikiki
Sugar Co. at a meeting held October
18Th: WIN. o. Smith, President; j.
o. Carter, Vice President Geo.
Robertson. Treasurer; E. o. White,
Secretary; and NJ. 2. Robinson, au-
ditor.
Some malicious person put some
soap into the steam pump OF the new
Electric Works Saturday night. The
result might have been a serious ex
plosion. One hundred dollars reward
is offered for information Leading to
the arrest and conviction of the mis-
creant.
The thirty three Chinese laborers
who refused to sign contracts when
the Belgic was last here, returned
on the vessel Thursday. Twenty
eight of them have now signed, and
went into quarantine next morning.
The other five have returned to
China
The 'sPibroca" discussion is set
tied at last, and the ADVERTISER is
sustained. Read the communication
relative to it on the 9th page. 1t IS
written by a Scotchman. The au-
thorities produced by him will not
be doubted by even the most "hon-
orary member" of the fraternity.
Mrs. Clark, whose untimely death |
in Buffalo is chronicled in another
column, will be remembered by |
many friends of the family as Miss |
Marian Austin, daughter of the late |
Judge Austin, Second Associate JUS
tice of our Supreme Court. She was
only "a years of age.
The Examiner of October 8 con
tsins the following interesting adj
vertisement: 1.-Two young gentle
men, lately of Honolulu, wish to
form the acquaintance of two young
ladies of refinement; object, mutual
enjoyment and possibly matrimony.
Address box 4S08, Examiner office.