The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-22
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS
Mr.. Wray Taylor is still an invalid.

Mr. Wray Taylor is still an invalid.
Oscar Herold's benefit tomorrow
night.
Waverley Club committee meet
ing tomorrow evening.
The steamer Aztec is discharging
her coal at the Pacific Mail dock,
The S. S. Aztec is booked to sail
for San Fran cisco on Saturday next,
The Miowera may be expected in
port for Victoria, B. c., on Friday
next.
The steamer Maui sails this after
noon at 5 on the Claudine's run to
Maui.
The band plays at the Hawaiian
Hotel this evening and Miss Keliiaa
will sing.
Mr.. Theo. II. Davies and his son
George will leave for San Francisco
by the S. S. Zealandia.
Who has yet seen that broken
backbone OF the storm, we read
about this morning9
Remember the S. S. Zealandia sails
at IL o'clock on Thursday and not
at 4 o'clock as formerly.
Rugby football practice at 5
o'clock this afternoon on the parade
ground in front of the drill shed.
The bark Il. Hackfeld continues
to load sugar and has yet in her
hold 200 tons OF nitre to discharge
at this port.
The sporting fraternity hopes to
call the races on the I'd OF April.
That means they hope the rain will
be pau" in time.
The steamer Mauna Loa arrived
from Hawaii and Maui this after
noon at 1;30 with a number OF pas
sengers and sugar cargo.
Captain Clark Of the Kinau is
acting dock superintendent of the
Wilder Steamship Co., during the
absence OF Captain j. A. King.
The rainy weather is broken &C.
cording to the weather prophets,
but the rain keeps on. Is our weather
bureau doing anythingY If not, why
mott
The Literary Circle of the Kilo-
hama Art League will be at home on
Thursday evening next at 8 o'clock.
The awards for the prize stories will
then be made.
The Henry B. Hyde received 400
bags of Hama sugar from Lighters
Elk Maui at the Kinau's wharf this
afternoon. About 10000 bags more
sugar will fill up the Hyde.
The members of the Pacific Re-
bekah Lodge, No. l, L. O. o. F., will
receive their friends at the Harmony
Hall on the 18th inst, at a general
entertainment and dance.
The bark r. p. Rithet, Captain
Thompson, arrived this morning, 10
days from San Francisco, with 800
tons OF assorted merchandise con-
signed to @, Brewer ~ Co.
A delightful starlight evening at
tracted the usual concourse to Emma
Square last evening, and Miss Ke-
liiaa's singing was very warmly ap.
plauded and encores demanded.
An open meeting is announced to
be held at the American League
Hall this evening to consider the
Constitutional amendment increas-
ing the number OF representatives.
Among the steamer Maui's passen-
gers outward were, E. Won Tempsky
and wife, w. H. Cornwell, Kate
Cornwell, Jno. f. Colburn, Martin
Smith, @. Won Hamm and A. N.
Kepoikai.
At noon tomorrow, James F. Nor
gan will sell, by order of the Trus-
tees of the b. p. Bishop Estate,
leases OF Fl years OF valuable tracts
Of coffee and fruit lands in South
Kona, Hawaii
Mr.. John Graham OF Kahului re-
turned this afternoon by the steamer
Maui. He has experienced a pro-
longed and gay time with his adj
mirers and friends and seen for the
present enough OF them.
The barkentine Archer, Captain
Calhoun, Jr,, left at IL a, m. to-day
for San Francisco with 1900 tons of
sugar, shipped by Castle a. Cooke,