The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-11-04
LOCAL HAPPENINGS OF HALF
AND QUARTER CENTURY AGO
TwENrY.F1vE WEARS Acc.


to be resumed on a large scale When
the government recently arranged with
Mr.. Hohnung for n limited number Of
immigrants planters and others did not
seem disposed to encourage tho move
ment. Since then orders have heen com
ing in quite freely, and there is every
assurance of an active immigration
movement. The British zion shin Stir
lingshire has been chartered Nv Messrs.
Hoffnung, and will sail from Liverpool
for Madeira between the 10th and 18th
of November to take the required num-
Der of agricultural laborers on board
for this country There is ar evident
disposition on the part of tho Portu-
guese laborers TO come to this country.
Several families of Scotch orofters will
also probably ship by the Stirlingshire.
Within the past week there has been
considerable rivalry between the work
men of the blacksmith and machine
shops at the Honolulu Iron Works as
to their rowing abilities 1t has ended
in a match having been made to row a
siX-oared boat race, the crews to DO Sc
lected from the two shops. 1t is for
$50 side, and will be rowed ON No
vember l6 His Majesty has kindly
loaned the use of two of his boats. The
for the first time, and created a favor
able impression in the presence of near
ly two hundred spectators.
The new shore battery, between the
Immigration Depot and the Branch Hos.
pital, is now completed, and the guns
were moved there yesterday afternoon.
The battery wall runs out one hundred
and fifty feet into the sea, and is one
hundred feet wide, with depth of four
feet two inches. In the center a lofty
flagpole has been erected.
This afternoon the new Kapiolani
Home, erected in the grounds of the
Branch Hospital in KakaalSo, will DO
completed, with the exception of an
other coat of paint. The object of the
institution is to care for children OF
lepers, especially those who have been
removed from school, either with the
disease manifest in them or on sus-
picion. 1t is also intended for the care
of children of lepers now at Molokai.
1t will be interesting in the cause OF
science and humanity to know, under
the watchful and special care of the
noble Sisters, whether these children
shall develop the disease or not.
The members of Engine Company No.
2 held street drill last evening. Their
engine was attached to tho hydrant at
the head of Kaahumanu street, and
quite number of persons witnessed
the drill
Another large audience was present
at the circus last evening, and the ex-
cellent performance warranted it. Her
Majesty Queen Kapiolani, their Royal
Highnesses the Princess Likellke and
Kaiulan, Hon. A. s. Cleghorn, His Ex-
eellency Governor p. p. Kanoa and Col.
e. w. Purvis, His Majesty IS Wee Cham
berlain, occupied seats in the Royal box,
which had been specially erected for
the occasion.
Notice to Saloonkeepers.-- are
hereby requested not to serve Antoine
Joseph with any spirituous liquor from
this date. Kalale, wife of Antoine 10.
seph
Colonel George w. MacfarlaDe was a
passenger yesterday by the Zealandia
for San Francisco.
His Excellency Governor p, p. Kanoa
arrived from Kauai yesterday by the
steamer "Planter."
Col. 2. s. Spalding and Mr.. R. A.
Macfe, ir., are in town, having arrived
yesterday by the "Planter."
The Volcano is reported very active
at the present time. A new flow has
broken out, which is already two miles
in extent.
The match game of baseball on Sat
urday between the Royal School and
Punahou College mines was won by tbs
latter by n score of 20 to H.
The bark Mount Lebanon is daily ex-
pected from Hongkong. She brings
stone and other material to complete
the new Chinese clubhouse on King
street.
Our national anthem, "Hawaii
Ponoi," has just been published by
Scott & Co., London, in German. The
title page is adorned by two Hawaiian
flags, highly colOred. A copy can be
seen at Oats store.
Signor Farini and his talented opera
company, with their characteristic good
nature and obliging manners. gave an
informal musical entertainment at the
Hawaiian Hotel last evening, which
charmed a select and critical audience.
The circus took in $1433 at the two
performances on Saturday.
A very amusing incident occurred at
the circus last night. One of the
troupe was dressed like an old man,
and was strollinf among the audience
as if in an intO{ Gated condition, wait
ing his turn to be called into the ring.
One of our gallant policemen did not
like his unruly conduct, and without
knowing who he was collared him and
was taking him to lament in the Sta
ton House, when it was explained that
he had got hold of the wrong man,
and of course let him go.
Yesterday afternoon, by kind permits
sion of His Majesty the King, the
sisters of st. Andrews PrIory with
their pupils, over a hundred IN num-
ber were shown over the Palace and
grounds by Isaac Kaiama, Adiutant of
the Household.
Her Royal Highness Princess Likelike
will hold her usual weekly reception
this afternoon at her Waikiki residence.
The whaler Cape Horn Pigeon sails
today for cruise on the line. She
has shipped a new crew of about TWEEN
ty men in place of the deserters.
The American barkentine Eureka
sailed October 2sth for San Francisco
with $3.50 bags sugar, ~ barrels CO.
cOanut oil, 1885 bags rice, 2O7 punches
bananas aud 1913 bales wool, valued at
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