The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-09-16
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
Diamond Head, IL m.-Weather,
wind light northeast.
There will he the usual practice
match of cricket this afternoon.
The Planets and Myrtles play
baseball at $3.50 o'clock this after
noon.
Mr.. P. G. Camarino's pineapple
ranch at Kalihi is in flourishing
condition.
A heavy shower Of rain fell at
Pearl City at o'clock yesterday and
for about an hour.
Engine Co. No. is engaged in
pumping water from the reservoir
at Thomas Square into the main.
Major G.. G. Potter, aidecamp to
President Dole, lost his hat on the
train while going to Manana yester-
day.
One of the large poles for the
wires of the Hawaiian Electric Co.
has been erected at Queen and Ala
kea streets.
Those wishing to join a normal
class are requested to be present at
the Fort street school, Tuesday, the
10Th inst, at 2 o'clock p. m.
Pill, a thirteen-year-old ward of
Hack Inspector S. Macy, was COM
mitted to the Reform School for
one year for playing "hokey."
Mr.. Deverill, Deputy Sheriff of
Kauai, is reported to have said that
he hoped to catch Koolau, the Ka-
lalau leper bandit, in the course of
two or three weeks.
BY recent vessels Messrs. Ordway
g. Porter have added to their stock
of furniture. There are still larger
supplies now afloat, of which our
readers will be notified on arrival.
Two natives contributed $40 each
to the depleted treasury this morn
ing. They had been pummeling other
people and were found guilty in the
District Court of assault and battery
Several wires on the Bell Tele.
phone line on Emma street had to
be cut down yesterday morning as,
they we're in the way of the men
cutting down the branches along
that thoroughfare.
The young native "gossoon" who
goes about the streets doing the
hula act and accompanying himself
on a tin pot, was beautifully fooled
to.day by a prominent wine mer,
chant on Merchant street.
Preparations are being concluded
for receiving orders for house light
ing from the new plant Of the Ha
waiian Electric Company. Wiring
of houses will be vigorously prose
cuted as contracts are made.
Kawaiahao Seminary has started
a domestic department, whose pro
ducts are offered for sale. The
management in a card elsewhere cal
attention ofhouse, keepers to Thanks
giving and Christmas bakings.
There is forest fire on the hithe
slope of Tantalus to-day, the smoke
from which enters the town ant
adds to the prevailing sultriness. L
is not much use planting forests t.
be carelessly or wantonly destroyed
"The Nijiuseiki' or "Twentietl
Century" is the latest arrival o.
Honolulu's journalistic field. 1t is
Japanese newspaper, published tri
weekly. Number one was issued to
day, and bears an artistic title page
In Circuit Court chambers to-day
Mr.. w. G. Parke's final account a
assignee of Mary Hop Kee an
Akau, with dividend of Is percent
was allowed aud the assignee order
ed discharged on filing creditor
receipts.
The plank sidewalk in front of tn
Merchants Exchange Saloon, col
ner of Nuuanu and King streets,
being pulled up and concrete on
is now being laid in its place. Whe
, it is finished pedestrians will be yer
grateful for the improvement.
The Myrtle six-oared crew wi
leave for Pearl City Peninsula tn
, evening, where they will finish the
, training for the coming champion
ship event to take place there q
3 October 9TH. Their effects wei
taken down on the afternoon trai
yesterday.
d. Koa. an ex-policeman, and pr
prietor of the Bay View Resort, al