The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-02-18
LOCAL BREVITIES.

High Scnool boys nave taken up
basket ball.
The rainfall of Wednesday night was
nearly three inches.
The Bennington bluejackets were
ashore for drill yesterday forenoon.
". NJ. Giffard is making a trip to
Waimanalo plantation, on this Island.
There was sharp lightning in the
southeast between 10 and L. last night
The telephone system was working
quite we'll again yesterday all over the
city.
Mr.. Guild, head bookkeeper of Ma
kaweli plantation, has resigned his
position.
The mercury fell to 81 deg. on Mon
day night, the lowest yet recorded this
year in this city.
Invitations for the party to be given
aboard the Baltimore on Washingtons
birthday are now out.
The city of Picking brought only
four japanese and the same number
of Chinese for this port
Jas. H. Boyd is acting Chief Clerk
of the Interior Department during the
illness of John A. Hassinger.
Thirty-nine new banks were opened
in Japan in December last, with an
aggregate capital of s,51S.0OO yen.
The house of Castle & Cooke. Ltd,
was closed yesterday afternoon for re-
spect TO the memory of Chas. W. Day.
Professor Koebele and Jos. Marsden
have finished in Puma and are this
week in the Olaa coffee district, Ha-
waii.
People along the water front do not
look for the Aorangi until Saturday
She is supposed to have left Sydney
late
Surface drainage for Honolulu was
voted a necessity by number of bust
ness men gathered in an uptown store
last evening.
A large number of town people
visited the water front yesterday for a
Co.. the Maui.
The bark Albert, which cleared from
San Francisco for Honolulu on the
9th inst, had aboard thirty-five mules
and eight horses.
johannes Hedemann left on the
Martha Davis for San Francisco yes
terday for the purpose OF attending
college in the States.
Senator Waterhouse says his San
Diego packet scheme is being inter
fered with by the demand on the Coast
for Klondike tonnage
The Third House was in session
yesterday afternoon at the corner of
Bethel and King with Robert Wilcox
as a prominent member
At meeting yesterday it was voted
to disincorporate the Hawaiian Con-
struction Co.. Ltd, which was active
in building the Oahu railway.
Judge Peterson will have his hands
full now. Judge Wilcox has been ap-
pointed translator in th4 House and
some 20 liquor cases are now on.
The bicycle racing to have been
held at Cyclomere park last evening
is postponed to next week, when it is
hoped there will be favorable weather
The Hooulu and Hoola Lahui So
ciety will hold their annual meeting
at the Kapiolani Maternity Home on
Saturday at 10 o'clock a. m A full
attendance is requested.
Fairchild's Honolulu Shoe House
having enlarged their store announce
that next steamer will bring the new
Spring stock Eastern goods selected
for this market will be a speciality.
B. F. Dillingham; having conquered
an ankle sprain and a slight attack
of rheumatism, is on duty again. He
reports that track laying progresses
Iagainst weather on the Waialua extern
sion.
The Hall took quite number of
Japs to Kauai yesterday. AS she haul
ed out into the stream her upper
deck presented somewhat fantastic
appearance. The men were all wrap
ped in red blankets.
The crews commissioned to bring
to Japan the Japanese cruisers Asamo
and Takasago from England, left
Yokohama by the n. Y K. steamer
Inaba Maru on the 22nd ult There
were over 270 men in all.
By the last steamer, the Hawaiian
Club expected to receive some news
as to the project of an engagement at
the Orpheum in San Francisco but
were disappointed. They confidently
|. expect to hear by the next steamer.
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