The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-08-04
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Official letter list for July.
The August number Of the Angli-
can Church Chronicle is out.
Numerous flags of diverse colors
were floating to the breeze Friday.
Many business houses were closed
in the city Friday in honor of the
day.
Drs. Brodie & Foote have card
as to Office hours in this mornings
paper.
Artist Cogswell IS making an oil
painting of Her Majesty Queen
Liliuokalani.
|. The @. Brewer & Co.'s new build
ing on Fort street is nearly ready
for occupancy.
Steamer Claudine brought from
Maui I45 passengers and 707 pack
ages of freight.
Read the Hawaiian Hardware's
column of entertaining discourse on
the art of cooking to perfection, in
its application to health.
MIR. John T. Dare, who was attor-
ney-general of this kingdom for a
few months in 1856, has recently
7 been appointed deputy-collector at
San Francisco.
The sidewalk by the corner of
King Bros store is in a bad condi-
ton, and should be fixed. also the
crossing of Fort and Hotel streets is
in need of repairs.
Mr.. Max Loheide, instructor at
the Gymnasium, has been granted a
two weeks leave of absence and will
spend his vacation at Hanauma, be-
yond Diamond Head.
The Portuguese Sunday school
held q picnic at Remond Grove Sat
urday. About sevcnty-fve went
down, train having been placed at
their disposal by Mr. B. T. Dilling-
ham.
The town had the appearance
somewhat Of funeral on Friday
afternoon, after the departure Of the
S. S. Monowai, very little business
being done and few people seen on
the streets.
Y Probably the finest portrait of
ueen Lihuokalani in existence, is
hat now on exhibition in the show
window of McLnerny's store. It was
executed in London, and is the prop
erty Of Hon. S. NJ. Damon.
The death of Mr.. r. R. Purvis, at
Java, is announced in another col
umn. Mr.. p. was a resident of Kauai
for some six or seven years. and was
the father of Mr.. r. w. Z. Purvis, of
Lihue, and of Mrs. E. w. Holds
worth of this city.
Several prominent native Hawaii
ans commemorated Restoration Day
by holding a meeting at the Kauma-
kapili church on Friday morning.
A goodly number was present, sew
eral speakers giving a few remarks
appropriate to the occasion.
Through the intercession of the
New York World, the Samoans, or
rather those left Of the number en-
gagged in New York, were released
from their contracts, sent across the
the continent free by the railroads
and according 10 the s. f. Examiner
sail on the Monowai free of charge
at the request of Mr.. Spreckels.
The machinery for boring the
artesian we'll for the Government at
Waikiki has been removed from the
lot donated by the Queen Dowager
to land owned by Her Majesty
Queen Liliuokalani. The machinery
had been put up before the deed had
been signed by the former, when
she wanted the right of four-inch
pipe from the ten-inch we'll. The
latter was willing to accept a one
inch pipe. Hence the removal of
machinery.
A fire started III two-story build
ing beside Jos. Tinker's meat mar
ket on Nuuanu street at about $3.50
O'Clock Tuesday evening. The build
ing is used by some Cinnamon. Just
a minute or two before the fire broke
out in the roof, Mr.. Louis Touissant,
Captain Fire Police, captured a
Chinaman running from the build
ing with trunk on his back, which
looked very much as if John knew
there was going to be a blaze. The
fire was soon put out.
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MAUI NOTES.
4 Portuguese boy, about five years
old, was caught by the foot in the
rollers at Huelo Mill on Friday, July
81, and was crushed to death. His
body, with the exception of his head,
was crushed to a Jelly before the
mill could be stopped. They were
not grinding at the time, but were
making some repairs in the ma
chinery.
A report has reached US, from La
haina, that while a party were prac.
Using target shooting on the shore