The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-05-15
LOCAL BREVITIES.

There will be a number of people
leaving for the volcano on the Kinau
today.
There were but five members present
at the meeting of the American League
last night.
The Kukaiau Plantation Company Of
| fer Guatemala coffee seed for sale at
81 per pound.
Curtis j. Lyons, who has been i'll
with the grippe for the last ten days,
is still confined to his bed.
| Henry Vierra has gone to Spreckels-
vile to take part in the minstrel per-
Torrance to be given there.
Yesterday, Ascension Day, was the
twenty-ninth anniversary of the open
ing of ST. Andrews Priory. The pupils
and teachers celebrated the event qui-
city.
The prices charged by L. B. Kerr for
dress goods are a saving of from twen-
ty-flve to forty-five per cent. The goods
sold by Mr. Kerr are of a superior
quality.
The dedication exercises of the new
Pauahi Hall at Oahu College will take
place on the evening of Thursday, May
q, at s o'clock. The public is cordially
invited.
A heavy rain storm passed over
Ahuimanu Waialua and Kahuku yes
terday afternoon. At Ahuimanu the
rainfall was one-half inch in a half
hour. There was no rain at Eva or
Waianae.
Johansen, of Bennington fame, is in
Hilo, resuming operations. Detective
McAvoy is there also. Both are having
a good time and getting used to the
rainy weather. The former says that
Honolulu is bit too warm.
Prof. Koebele had young chameleon
in Commissioner Marsden's Office yes
terday, trying to persuade it to eat
Japanese beetle. He, she or it refused
the meal and went over to Assessor
Shaw's office to leave thumb mark.
Prof. Todd of the Coronet party did
not go to the volcano. 1t is the inten-
tion of the party who left by the Hall
yesterday to go to Kilauea, and if the
crater at Mokuaweoweo is active to
continue their journey to the summit
A director of the Eva Plantation
Company is authority for the statement
that the present crop will certainly
reach II 800 tons, an excess of $500 tons
over and above the estimate reported
by the agents at the annual meeting
of the stockholders held last fall.
Arthur Curtiss James and party left
by the w. G. Hall yesterday morning
for a trip 10 Mokuaweoweo If they
find that they cannot do this they will
go to Kilauea instead. The members of
the party are most enthusiastic over
the little they have seen of the Islands
The appointment of the Military
Board on Monday by Minister Cooper
was made in accordance with Section 6,
Article 20 of the Laws Of the Republic
relating to the administration of the
Military Department, and has no con-
nection with orders given by Colonel
Mclean.
A Mr.. Irving, at one time in the en-
ploy of the police department here, and |
wv VI Tic ACAApSlcf DOyS Cdlu6 QOWu 1
from Kohala yesterday en- route to
South Africa, where they expect to
do active service in the event of trouble
with the Beers. Irving was at one time
a Cape Ranger.
A letter received from Kapapala
Ranch, on the Waialeale Monday after
noon, and dated May 9Th, gave reports
Of the continuation of the very vivid
glow over the crater of Mokuaweoweo.
The fires did not seem to have abated In
the least up to the time of writing. At
first people in the vicinity were very
much frightened by the brightness of
the glow at night, but they had become
quite used to it and were no longer
alarmed.
A business man of Honolulu has a
scheme on foot to start temperance
coffee house and beach resort at Wal
ziki. The promoter of the plan has
three Waikiki lots at his disposal,
which he will turn over to the COM
)any yet to be formed. This company
will be incorporated at $50, 900, of which
{ is said $1,000 has already been sub
'cribed. The officers, with the excep-
ion Of Mr.. Mellis, manager, have not
'een selected.