The Daily bulletin., 1893-12-15

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
The bark Colusa is signaled this
afternoon.
Diamond Head, 3 p. m.--Weather
clear, wind northwest.
To-day is the last day for the pay
ment of personal taxes.
Chinese New Years falls on Feb.
5, 1894. Look out for your chickens.
The P. G. band will play at Emma
Square this evening, weather per-
mitting.
Last appearance of the Misses
Albu at the Opera House tomorrow
evening.
The filling up of sand bags still
continues on the Executive building
grounds.
The mail by the S. S. Mariposa
yesterday for the Coast consisted of
3646 letters and 2257 papers.
Mrs. Mary Clement Leavitt will
deliver the discourse at the morning
service in Central Union Church on
Sunday.
All the men on the four different
warships in port, with the exception
of few officers, have been detained
on board.
The Honolulu football team have
not received the challenge from the
Pacifcs for their match on New
Years Day.
Three deserters from the l. l. S.
N. Co.'s service and one man for
drunkenness constitute the arrests
by the police to-day.
A steam whistle broke loose some
where on the water front about two
o'clock this morning and made a low
| monotonous moan for half an hour.
The S. S. Alameda will bring the
next news from the Coast. She was
expected to leave San Francisco at
3 o'clock this afternoon for Homo
lulu.
A large sized crayon picture of
Miss Juanita Hassinger by Artist
Good is on exhibition in an uptown
store on Fort street. 1t is finely ex-
ecuted.
Four thoroughbred horses arrived
on the barkentine S. N. Castle yes
terday morning from the Coast
They were taken to the stables ol
Mr.. w. H. Cornwell this morning.
Inquiry at the U. S. Consulate this
afternoon elected the information
that nothing definite is known in re-
gard to the returning of the U. S
revenue cutter Corwin to the Coast
Three scholars from Kamehamehs
School, including VIM. Manaole the
warbler, were passengers on the S. S
Mariposa yesterday for the Coast
They go to participate in the Ha
waiian exhibit at the Midwintel
Fair.
Major Jas. H. Wodehouse, British
Minister Resident, visited the Jap
anese cruiser Naniwa this forenoon
and on retiring was accorded the
usual salute. The Minister'S visi
was made in one of H. B. NJ. S
Champions boats.
Sin Kee, the Mongolian who triet
to palm off a rickety old wagon 70
$50 to native, appeared in the Dis
trict Court to-day to answer to ,
charge of gross cheat. After hear
ing of evidence Sin Kee was com
mitted to the Circuit Court.
The BULLETIN has received sam
pies of Fiji sisal plants from Mr.. z
Rooney. They we're brought her
lately from Suva, Fiji, on the S. S
Arawa and are being distribute,
about town free. The plants sboule
be planted about six or eight fee
apart.
When the S. N. Castle left Sal
Francisco the schooner Vine TO
Samoa was detained owing to six @
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decoyed away by dance house keep
ers. The little vessel had also ha'
. trouble with the authorities abou
. . the breathing space for passengers
There was a small attendance a
: the departure of the S. S. Maripos
yesterday for the Coast. The p. G
band played it's usual serenadt
Mrs. Parmelee, Miss Parmelet
: Misses Maggie Lishman. and D. I
:. Cartwright and Ed. Williams wer
among the outgoing passengers fro1
this port.
An old-fashioned stage coach wa
landed from the Mauna Ala yestel
day morning for Mr.. B. T. White, t
2 be used in conveying passengers bt
tween EVA and Waialua. The cor
+ yeyance is q secondhand one, prC