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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1898
Page
1
Receipts of goods from Australia fuel a holiday stock refresh featuring many strictly new and tempting items. Retailers emphasize quality and price across a wide range of products to attract holiday shoppers.
A fragment listing Vanilla Crisps Cupid Wafers and Glace Fruits associated with Townsend's appears. No event or context provided.
In a countrywide grievance teachers protest Christina vacation cuts causing shortened holidays and lost recuperative time. They request aligning school reopening with steamer schedules and reduced return fares to ease travel costs, noting isolated areas suffer most and Christmas season in town is largely missed.
The Waianae Hotel at Waiaaae, Oahu, opens to the public as a newly built resort with modern improvements and scenic views. Albert Toogood leads the venture, promoting a premier island hotel. A December 17 fundraiser at Wamakapili Church begins at noon, admission 25 cents, encouraging generous support and community attendance.
The remaining three New York Volunteers companies in Honolulu prepare to sail this afternoon on the Scandia to San Francisco. With Christmas near, the men, recently relieved by news of departure for Lomé, express mixed feelings of homesickness and joy. Each man has spent days in the city, equipping crates with hawaiian souvenirs and goods, while friends gather at Irmgard Wharf as the band plays The Girl I Left Behind Me.
The Kaneohe and Kailua district reports 2.2 inches of rain in a week. Kane Co plans 700 acres reclaimed by drainage with a heavy pump sending water to the sea. Rumor suggests ground clearing near Nuunpali may open a picnic site by Oahu’s scenic road.
Captain Conant thanks Jerome for the beautiful tune played by the band. He praises the performance as among the finest heard and hopes to meet the composer soon to express personal thanks. The note mentions Capt. Conradi and a request for the tune Aloha Oh and whistled Hl tung during a hotel band concert.
Fragmentary OCR listing appears to name individuals and places across Hawaii and California including Manila San Francisco Kahuku Kailua and San Mateo with references to wives sons and multiple surnames. Cannot determine a coherent event or outcome from the data provided.
In a dealer note from Bailey's Honolulu Cyclery, promotions tout top American bicycle quality at advance prices with ongoing repairs and maintenance. It highlights rigid management for low costs, forecasting price reductions and steady wages for American artisans, plus a few secondhand bicycles and ongoing repairs at a set monthly rate.
Carl Johnson & Co announce plans for a well boring venture on the Waialua plantation with expert contractor Mr Jensen directing operations. First boring plant expected from Australia by May 2 and additional plants to follow. The crew includes a veteran well-borer with 16 years in Pennsylvania and Indiana.
Tonight marks an epoch in Honolulu theatre history with the opening of the Orphans at the Orpheum near Fort and Beretania. The 700 seat building hosts a vaudeville program featuring Ella Dun, Honelo, Rosa and more under L. M. Polachock. Admission 25 cents, reserved chairs 50 cents.
The Moor supervisor notes Mead Lane work under W H Cummings confined by illness. Cummings shows improvement and may be out soon. Goudie oversees road projects on Manoa road with hard rock excavations, macadam coating, and River street progress. A prisoner gang grades Spencer avenue while work on River street continues to improve walls and roadways.
Hehootmates Ward 1 mentions Haton a Manila veteran and Brewer's Academy alumnus in San Mateo. Since Scandia's arrival he has been hosted by Mr. Commins and plans to take home war relics while sharing stories with Honolulu friends. Dr Monnarrat is noted for the sword of a Spanish officer and Mr Eaton is to attend the Kalib luau this afternoon as the voyage home renewal begins.
Fairchild to lead the men's meeting at the Y M C A Sunday afternoon. Board of Directors to hold the regular monthly meeting Monday night. Temperance committee in session at the association hall this afternoon. Walter Powers a coal passer on the Scandia died at the Military hospital yesterday. He contracted erysipelas on the Manila trip. Powers was from Waterford Ireland. Three prisoners for Mare Island to be taken aboard the Scandia from the police station this afternoon.
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