The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-10-07
LOCAL HAPPENINGS OF HALF
AND QUARTER CENTURY AGO
GIimpSes Of the Town and TownSfOIk Taken
From Advertiser Files of This Week
in Years 1860 and 1885.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.

the Honolulu Fire Department gave a
grand BAH in the Yosemite Skating
Rink The front of the building was
Hastily Illuminated with colored Ian
terms From the top of the flagpole TO
the sides Of the building were two
streamers of lanterns and string OF
them extended across the road. a de-
tachment of the Royal Hawaiian Band,
under Mr. Berger, played for dancing.
Her Royal Highness Princess Biliu-
okalani. His EXcellency Governor DOmi-
mis-, Hon A. :. Cleghorn, His Excelleney
@. n. Gulick, Minister of the Interior,
We're among those present. Supper was
served in the skate room. The ball was
complete success, and will net the
company handsome sum.
japanese Immigration.
The Board of Immigration proposes
to make arrangements for the further
importation of Japanese immigrants
into this Kingdom and would request
that all parties DESTROYS of procuring
the services of such contract labor win
forward the applications to VIM. G.
Irwin 6 Co, the duly appointed agents
of the board of Japanese immigration.
CTBAS. T. GULlCK,
Minister Of Interior and President
Bureau of immigration.
Foreign once Notes.
His Majesty the King has received
an autograph letter from His Majesty
the Emperor of Germany, of which the
following is Translation;
"Wilhelm. by the grace of Col
Emperor of Germany and King of Prus.
STA, etc, etc, etc, to His Majesty
Kalakaua, King of the Hawaiian Is
lands.
1 "Great and Good Friend;
! 'Your Majesty has been pleased to
express in your letter of 10th of last
month your sympathy with my loss
occasioncd by the demise of my beloved
nephew, His Royal Highness Prince
Friedrich Karl of Prussia / regard
this expression as token of Your sim
cere thanks for your sympathy in this
sorrowful occasion. Transmitting my
best wishes for your future welfare,
avail myself with pleasure of this
occasion to express the high esteem
with which 1 remain Your NTalasry'S
Good Friend. WILHELM.
"Castle Of Babelsberg, the 18th of At,-
gust, 1885,
Aliiolani Hale, 2sth September, 1885
Weeks News
The Friend for October has been re-
received. 1t continues its controversy
with the Anglican Church Chronicle
about pulpit millinery and things.
A Chinese prisoner, All Moon, escaped
from Oahu prison early ON Sunday
morning. The Marshal has offered i
reward of $50 for his capture.
| His Majesty the King will entertain
the Captain and officers of II. b. NJ. S
Satellite at breakfast on Monday.
The Royal Hawaiian Band will give
a concert at Emma Square on Monday
evening.
The Hon. @. R. Bishop was passen-
ger by the Alameda for the Coast. On
(; dit, that his journey across the sea is
to unite himself in matrimony with a
yOnng lady well known in Honolulu
society circles
The old wooden tower to the Kawaia-
hao Church has been pulled down and
a brick one will be erected in its place
J George Patterson, the well-l,nown ex-
press driver, was arrested yesterday for
furious and needless driving.
The S. S. Australia took to the Coast
2159 letters, weighing 81 pounds, Is
ounces, and 1886 packages of papers,
weighing so pounds. The Alameda ear
ried 1918 letters, weighing 106 pounds
and 1891 packages of papers, weighing
23O pounds.
Mr.. p C. Jones will start new class
in bookkeeping this evening at the
! Y NJ. G. A.
Every member of the Honolulu Rifles
is requested to turn out to the regular
weekly drill this evening at the Armory-
IL nurin0 fba nouN ftyaIxya fnnnkbu ann
siderable work has been done on the
Kauai roads, but one can not lelp motto
ing that the greater portion of the work
is in the locality where the road supe@-
visor resides.
His Majesty's six-oared boat, Poomaf-
kelani, is being fitted with new sliding
seats, similar to those in the eight
cared boat, Kapiolani. Work on the
sixteen-oared boat for His Majesty is
suspended for the present.
His Majesty, King Kalakaua, has re-
ceived an autograph letter from the
King of Siam, expressing his grief upon
learning of the death of Her Majesty,
the Dowager Queen Emma KaIeleona-
lani reliet Of His late Majesty, King
Kamehameha ".
Court Notes.
Civil case for foreign jury: Frances
r.. jackson VS.. ]. II. Loyejoy. Damages
for selling sprituous and intoxicating
liquors TO her husband, thereby depriv-
ing her Of means and support.
! All Kau was charged with being 4
common nuisance. When told to remove
his empty rubbish container from the
sidewalk, he kicked it into the street
before an officer of the board of health
For such kicking he was fined, vita
costs, 1920.
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