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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1896
Page
4
Editorial on Hilo Tribune encores policy and Payson Caldwell leaving the paper. Notes Caldwell's parting line about a heterogeneous public and the Tribune's future stance on public issues. Mentions the Gazette repudiation of his editorials and directors allowing a final dig at the community.
Chief Justice dadd presents figures on arrests and convictions for drunkenness ahead of a forthcoming legislative report. The special commission held two sessions last week to hear liquor dealers and temperance groups. Citizens' suggestions are being collected for publication, with a focus on a joint stock corporation to manage liquor traffic.
A. F. Jupp argues for strict temperance measures in Hawaii, detailing conviction figures by nationality and district, and proposing reforms for 1896. He recommends limited weekday sale hours, a single saloon entrance, unobstructed views, no in-saloon entertainment, no bottles off premises, and on premises consumption only to curb drinking.
Certainty grows that the Betsy Rosa House in Philadelphia will be purchased and kept as a historical relic. The Schuylkill Council of the Junior Order of American Mechanics pledges $1000 toward the $2000 needed, launching a movement to acquire and present the building to the public. The council has a history of initiating patriotic projects in the city.
In Timely Topics the Transvaal president Krueger is praised as a master diplomat while introducing Carbolineum Avenarius. The article touts the wood preservative for insects rot and moisture, notes its long European and US use, and states it deters borers, with a claimed five dollar investment saving $500 in lumber. Available through local sale only.
Prof Shaler of Warward and Prof Sayer of Oxford praise Musick's Historical Novels. Wheater of Yate and Governor McKintyre commend the work as a beautiful American production aiding study of national life and historical language.
Auctioneer Jas Morgan announces two real estate sales in Honolulu on Friday and Saturday at noon. Items include rental houses on Punahou and Aala streets, taro land at Kamakee, 19.30 per month at Louis College property, and several building sites near Pearl City and Kalihi with varied sizes and crops. Some properties described with view, proximity to streets, and government water access.
Public auction set for February 24, 1941 at noon in an effort by owners to dispose of diverse Hawaiian lands and house lots. Properties include nine shares in Mololooa Kona Hawaii coffee land, Watkiki Oahu parcels leased for 10 and 20 years, portions of Kona and Molokai holdings, and multiple Kalihi and Kamanuwal sites with potential coffee crops, pasture, and development value. Auctioneer Jas. F. Morgan invites interested parties to contact Wong Wa Foy and related parties for details.
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