The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-11-25
Local Happenings Of Half and
- Quarter Century Ago y
Glimpses Of the Town and Townfolk
From Advertiser Files Of This Week
~ ~ in Years 1860 and 1885 ~ ~
FIFTY YEARS AGO.


Wednesday was one lady who evidently
belonged to the haut ton. The sight of
her little feet, encased in pair of tiny
red slippers, created a great sensation
among the boatboy population and for
while she was the center of dense
crowd of admiring natives. Another
fair celestial astonished the gazers by
asking them in their own language
"Heaha kou matchmaker (''What do
you wantq'') showing that in her Cali.
fornia experience she had already seen
something Of the genius kanalSa
The Civil Code.-We eOnulude today
the publication of this lengthy statute.
Probably no public advertisement has
ever been executed at these Islands
with such dispatch. We have printed
in six weeks the entire job-a book of
! 1867 pages, containing over 100000 ems
of type.
A Brutal Attack.-Last evening,
| about dusk, as the customhouse guard
were marching past the Royal Hotel,
| a person standing in the door called
out, "Eyes right" when the corporal
who, as near as we can learn. appears
to have been half drunk, ordered the
soldiers to halt. face about, and charge
with bayonets on the bystanders. Mr.
Cooper, the keeper of the hotel. received
one blow on his hand and another on
his breast; the barkeeper a severe
wound on one of his hands. In the
assault the corporal had a sword and
the soldiers their muskets. The doors
of the hotel were also slightly damaged
in OF Dn nj 10
diately arrested and lodged in the sta.
tionhOuse. To say the least about this
affair, it is brutal and uniustiiable
assault, and we trust the offenders will
be held to strict accountability, whether
they were drunk or not.
A Martial Array.-The chain gang is
one of the institutions of Honolulu-an
institution to which we are indebted
/ for the carrying out of many important
public improvements. AT certain hours
of every day, this martial looking com.
pany of 'tried friends" may be seen
promenading the streets to and from
the Esplanade. Though not so impos-
ing as the Rife Company, in appearance,
they are certainly more numerous, and
with their uniform, blue shirts and
pants, and their regular step, they make
n very respectable show. A stranger,
seeing them march about thus, without
knowing what they are, would set the
Hawaiians down for an eminently mill
tary nation.
A Sudden Increase of Population
One hundred and seventy-four Chinese,
being the passengers rescued from the
burning ship Mastiff, were landed in
our city on Wednesday. The Chinese
residents opened their hearts to their
distressed cOuntrymen and provided
them with food and lodgings. We un-
derstand that those of the strangers
who have money will proceed on their
journey to Hongkong by the first con-
venient opportunity. A considerable
number, however, who are penniless,
will remain in our community; and it
is probable, as they have graduated at
the California mines, they will be smart
enough to pick up a decent, if not in
all cases an honest living here.
Hard Digging.-The work of laying
the gas pipes is progressing rapidly.
In one place on Merchant street, where
the ledge rises to the surface of the
ground the work1nen were obliged to
chop the trench with axes, in the solid
coral rock.
Personal.-His Majesty the King and
suite returned from Lahaina yesterday,
in the schooner Maria. Rev. Mr.. Arm
strong, president of the board of edu-
cation, returned from Kauai yesterday
in the Kaluna. Reverend Beckwith,
late president of Oahu College. leaves
in the Yankee for Sacramento to take
charge of Rev. Mr.. Benton's church
He carries with him the warmest wishes
of many friends and pupils, who, dur
ing his residence here, have become
deeply attached to him
The House of NOTES.-THE following
gentlemen have, with the approval of
the Privy Council, been appointed mem
bers of the House of Mobiles: r. Arm
strong, G. r. Bishop, C. G. Hopkins, j.
w. f. Maikai, David Kalakaua, ].
Richardson. Such an accession win
materially increase the strength and
efficiency of that body.
Hon. r. II. Dana Jr., leaves for Ka.
waihae this Afternoon, in the Mary, to
take a look at the volcano
Ice cream.-The warm weather of
the past week made ice creams again
luxury. Messrs. Smith and Picker
ing have added to their establishment
side door and veranda by means of
which ladies may enter the saloon
without passing through the front
apartment. Both the above and Hud-
dy's saloon are favorite resorts.
The Mary.-We see that Captain Ber-
ril has taken advantage of few days
in port to paint up the old Mary. and
make her look as good as new. There
is not an easier seaboat than the Mary,
among all our island schooners. and not
one which is more regular in her trips
Salvage.-The claim on the part of
the captain and crew of the Achilles
to be allowed salvage on the specie
saved by that vessel from the burning
ship Mastiff, was decided by His Honor
Justice Robertson decreeing 1880 sal |
wage and the costs of court and one
tenth of net proceeds of other property
saved and sold at auction. AS the
amount of the specie was little more
than $4,000, it will be seen that the
salvage. with costs added, falls little
short of ten per cent.
Passing AWay.-Tt is a sad thing to
hear of the loss of a gallant ship at
sea; but when an old blubber hunter
suceumbs to age and is broken up in
our midst, the community thinks little
and cares less about it, The old bark
Caroline, which has been for the last
few years a regular visitor to our port,