The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-10-21
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.

I
The sale of season tickets for the
Farini Opera Company commenced at
nine o'clock yesterday morning at J. E.
Wiseman s Office, when quite a large
crowd was present. Already 9Os sea
son tickets have been disposed of, the
sum of $2OsO being realized.
The Royal Hawaiian Military Band |
will give a concert on Monday evening |
at the residence of DIR. j. S. McGrew, |
Hotel street, in honor of Miss =. Gay
of Kauai, who is guest of Doctor and |
Mrs MeGrew.
The trial of speed between the steam
ers Likelike and JAMES 1. Dowsett, from
here to Kaunakakai, MolOkai last Mon
day, resulted in favor of the former.
The Lil1elike arrived at Kaunakakai at
ten twenty p. m, twenty-five minutes
ahead of the Dowsett, but as the latter
left here ten minutes behind the Like
like, she was only beaten by fifteen
minutes.
Services at the Bethel Union Church
tomorrow will be as follows: Sunday
scholl at nine-forty-five O'Clock B. T.
Dillingham; superintendent; services,
with preaching by the pastor, Rev. Z.
G. Oggel, at eleven O'Clock and seven
thirty.
Master Alfred Wall won the two-mila
race at the Central Park skating rink
4 Saturday evening.
/ At ten minutes before twelve O'Clock
I9Satrrdaya Contractor Thomas finished
the brickwork for the new police sta
/ tion house.
His Excellency George w Merrill,
United States minister resident, for
warded to the secretary of state at
Washington the report of the Grant
memorial services held in this city.
Mention of its receipt at headquarters
is made in the Washington Star.
! The Inter-Island Steam Navigation
u Company will reduce the cabin passage
} one-half on its fleet of steamers dur
, ing the Farini opera season.
i II. r. II. Princess Liliuokalani and
H. R. H. Princess Poomaikelani, Gov
erness of Hawaii, accompanied by Capt.
Sam Nowlein and Mrs. j. Kaae, left
for Hilo yesterday by the steamer
! Kinau. They will be absent about two
weeks, during which time they will stay
, at the splendid mansion of the Gov
erness at Hilo. His Majesty the King,
His EXcellency Governor Dominis and
Col. c. p. Iaukea were at the wharf to
see the royal and distinguished party
off. The Kinau few the royal insignia
at her mainmast when she left the
wharf.
A consignment of two hundred gold
fish was forwarded by the Mariposa
yesterday.
A grand concert will be given at
Kaumakapili Church next Thursday
!. evening, under the patronage of His
Majesty the King and Her Royal High
Dbl, I
i ceeds will be devoted to the building
Q fund.
S The Queen IS Own paraded through
p the streets last evening under command
t of Capt. w. F. Conner. Ninety five
= members were present. The order of
drill was skirmisning, forming squares,
manual and firing exercise On Satur-
I day next Captain O'Connor viii COM
mence instructing the officers and thir-
q ty-fve privates in gun drill preparatory
to their saluting on His Majesty's birth
. day, November 16.
Today is the tenth anniversary of the
4 birth of the Princess Kaiulani, daugh-
:, ter of H. r. II. Princess Likelike and
Hon. A. S. Cleghorn. The event will be
!. celebrated at Kaawaloa, Hawaii, where
= the latter princess is at present stay
: ing. Col. G. H. Judd, His Majesty IS
, chamberlain, and Mrs. +. M, Beckley
> left by the steamer w. G.. Hall to at
tend the celebration. The former took
with him very handsome flag, birth
n day present from His Majesty the King.
Y An old ex-member of the Hawaiian
l. bar, George b. Kalaaukane, died at his
4 residence. Palama, yesterday. Many of
n our young native lawyers took their
10 first lessons from him.
A.. Cd 10
# place at the Central Park Skating Rink
last evening. The contestants entered
for the race Each one had to carry
20 a porcelain egg in a spoon and not LEI
= it fall out The race was won by james
= Spencer, who defeated the others easily
. Il. w. Lucas, who arrived by the
. Mariposa, under engagement to the
board of education, left yesterday by
70 the 1walani to take charge of the gov
- eminent English school at Kukuihaele
Hamakua. Mr.. Lucas, who is from In
diana, has had considerable experience
0. and comes highly recommended.
IS The report of the progress of Prince
" David KawananakOa for the pas
G. month, at St. Matthew's Hall, Sar
M Mateo, is an excellent one. In pune
" tuality, department, military conduct
o. and writing he stood 100. In Frencl
5. 0S, spelling 81, scripture 30, music oO
and his other subjects show careful
study. Two other Island boys, Dow
sett and Turton. stand first and secpnt
40 respectively in their class.
d Capt. H. F. Kelley of New Bedford
th is registered at the Hawaiian Hotel
Q, arriving yesterday in his whaling yes
I'd sci. the Cape Horn Pigeon. About tn
IN latter end OF August, while in ba,
e, in the Okhotsk Sea, with three othe
~ whalers, and while getting ready TO
u. whaling, a Russian man'of'war cam
of along aud drove them out. Captain
is Kelley sailed direct from this port, III
reports catching no whales Ills yeaae
viii remain here from twelve to twent,
n days and AZ out for sperm whaling
Ia se@a ez9 aa es /
Of We have sent q reporter down 20 . New
bn parl,Y vnlgarly called Waikiki foG0i
nut grove, whittier the whole town ha