The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-12-16
Local Hap penings Of Half and
y Quarter Century Ago y
GHmpses Of the Town and Townfolk
From Advertiser Files Of This Week
~ ~ in Years 1860 and 1885 ~ ~
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.

and is now doubtless one of the hand |
soonest aud most comfortable vessels
afoat The improvements comprise the
building of staterooms upon the upper
deck for the accommodation of twenty
eight extra cabin passengers, The di-
rectors room has been cut up into four
large and elegant bridal staterooms, fin
ished with mahogany, oak, maple and
other beautiful woods. Each of these
rooms, as do all the other staterooms of
I the vessel, contains electric light burn
ers, which, by touching knob, emit
soft radiance only attainable by this
modern invention. The company has
discharged all of its Chinese employees
on the steamers Alameda ard Mariposa
and has engaged white men.
The Royal Hawaiian Band gave one
of its popular concerts at Emma Square
last evening, the attendance being quite
large. The "Grand National Fantasia"
was down on the program and proved
F, quite an attractive feature.
Nothing has yet been seen of Frank
COrthell, the escaped prisoner. 1t is
reported that he got away on the Ala
media with the circus. A reward of $50
has been offered for his capture.
Sale of Ava Licenses.-At noon on
Thursday the ava licenses for the Is
land of Oahu were sold at public auc.
ton at the front entrance of Aliiolani
Hall. The following is the result of the
sale: Honolulu--First license, Ako,
, $1,000; second license, G. D. Freeth,
$1,000; third license, J. l. Dowsett, 1920.
The upset price of each of these licenses
was $500. Koolaupoko, Gin You, $3.50;
Waialua, Haula, $l6O; Eva and Waha-
nae, Male, 1915. The upset of these
outer districts was 500. The sale real.
, lied $4lO5, an increase of $685. over
last year.
, We acknowledge the receipt of a copy
of Capt. Clarence Edward buttons ad-
mirable work on Hawaiian volcanoes,
from j. NJ. Oat Jr. & Co. This publica.
+ ton has been issued from the govern.
ment printing office, Washington, and
forms part of the fourth annual report
+, of the director of the geological survey
q of the United States.
!. The American Journal of Science fol
/ November contains among its miscella
4 neons notes paragraphs on the Hawaiian
/ Islands survey under Prof. w. d. Alex
{ ander. Special reference is made in il
to the detailed map of Oahu, published
t in 1881, and to the recent survey OF
. Nihoa, or Bird Island.
r An organization, to be known as the
/. Hawaiian Rifle Association, has been
n formed, with the following officers;
|, President, DR.. ]. Brodie vice president
n Chas. B. Wilson; secretary and treas
!. urer, j. H. Fisher.
= Yesterday, at noon, Messrs. f. P
4 Adams & Co. sold three Racine canoes
q the property of DR.. George Trousseau
/. The sale took place at the Honolulu
!. Yacht and Boat Club house. A double
canoe, with two suits of sails, oars anC
n paddles, was purchased for $50 by the
n Myrtle Boat Club. Mr.. Henry Water
I house paid SAL for a single canoe will
7 two suits of sails, masts and paddles
q and +. b. Giffard bought a single prac
q tise canoe for $l5
4 Tonight there will be two new games
f introduced at the Hawaiian Hotel bill
lard parlors that are said to afford
y infinite amusement and interest to the
q players and lookerson. The games arr
% called "Caramollett" and "Devi
q Among the Tailors." The new Frencl
" game, T" Partisan Pool" will be intro
: duced next Saturday evening.
70 For some time past correspondence
II has been going on between the Bishop
n of Honolulu and several members of thu
~ congregation of st. Andrews Cathedra
as TO the formation of a second Eng
p disappearing congregation. The Bishop
"a having given his consent, a meeting wa
q held Yesterday afternoon to eOnside
p. the conditions and measures necessar
r. for carrying into effect the said author
q izatiOn. A committee of three was az
pointed to inform the Bishop of tn
8. selection of n clergyman to carry o.
i. the service, after which the meeting
IA adjourned.
The Hon. A. s. Cleghorn left by tn
ID Kinau yesterday ON an official tour, a
IL inspector-genera of immigration, t
" several plantations on the Island o
Maui.
"a Prof. NJ. NJ. Scott, principal of tn
n. Fort street school, who recently inspect
"a ed the government schools on the ISLAM
~, of Kauai, states that he found them /
al "a very fltulldhlH foHhllluHs ilN mn
states that tho plantations appear
q. be 1Onrishing
an Yesterday Mr. Baili, an overseer q
gang Of prisoners working down 0
n. the Esplauade, picked mp an old gol
MI coin Of IRA An offer OF SO was mad
n. him for Il, but II was refused
es There was q gay scene AZ the whal
Of the Wilder Steamship Company ye
On terday 10 witness tho departure Of n
ss. ifinau with the royal party On boar
IN Tho party consisted Of the King an
h, Queen, Princess Liliuokalani, Prince
po0maikalanl GoyeWess of Hawai-
.ai Hons samuel parkeG \, A cummll
he aud Col q. II Judd, ilia Majesty
,ft chamberlain.
m tnrt evening az the residence N NJ
~. 81. Ahfr Vineyard street, hf =
Fisher note flalh win AIuasfs ilshl
a eos NHs united iu marriage 90 Pay
Settle Aniffw. lste teacher iu a
HayBl school tao ceremony NHs pr
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