07 Jan 1897
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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1897
Page
1
Notice of services offered by Q B Harrison for piano tuning and repair of pianos and organs with assurances of prompt attentive service and guaranteed workmanship. Additionally announces availability of millinery goods.
A partial readable item notes follow up on a local incident. It references a may have occurred at a named location with limited details. The brief mentions involved people and agencies, hinting at ongoing investigations or responses by authorities.
Honolulu officials publish General Orders for the state funeral of Albert Willis envoy to Hawaii. A military escort will receive the body at 12 m and move to Central Union Church for the service at 3 p.m. Colonel McLean leads the procession with police, bands, battalions, and delegations invited to join.
In the Supreme Court this morning more arguments concluded in cases from the First Circuit including a dissolution of a hui partnership and appointment of a receiver. Guardians filed returns for Kamai Makakoa and Kubaulokan estates as Kaonpahin vs Ku continues. A lodge installation banquet followed with officers, toasts, and remarks on Supreme Lodge authority and fraternal unity.
The principal aim of Mr. H. P. Glade is to arrange government support for German agricultural workers to come to Hawaii for plantation labor. A Norwegian and Swordes shipload was brought years ago but not followed up. Glade’s efforts are hoped to succeed.
The Palama Grocery reports a large new shipment through H. Cannon sole agent for the Islands. Palama Grocery on Tel 755 notes high demand and avoids panic by restocking after initial advertisement. The Salvation Army Ten referenced in the piece underscores community aid during a struggling period.
Water color and oil color supplies offered for Christmas presents at King Bros Hotel on Atroet Street. Readable listings note items suitable for holiday decorating and gifts with emphasis on availability and location.
Captain Kanae intercepted a Chinatown opium smuggling plot involving Ah Wai and Chew Kun, uncovering eighty five half-pound tins of opium hidden in a shop. Natives and a native wife were implicated as couriers in a scheme to bribe for arrests and deliver the contraband. Captain Kanae’s vigilance led to arrests and commendations. Miss Louisette Bonaparte, Napoleon I’s descendant, was planned to marry Count Adam de Moltke Halsteudt in Washington on December 29.
The Finance department plans to destroy old Hawaiian postage stamps after a legislative act. Postmaster General Horning states releases were halted after December 1 and most stamps remain unused. Destruction will occur when ministerial orders permit, with public notice of the burning period likely between mid and late December.
A private Mystic Conn letter reports Captain Holmes, master of the Charmer last year in the Trost sugar fleet to New York, wed widow Mrs Palmer on November 1. Holmes, aged seventy two, was praised in Honolulu and press coverage for his sprightly dignity after decades at sea.
Scenic artist Porter offers a wall painting in the Maso Temple east lodgeroom titled in the east. The work shows a grand four colonnade with Coriull ian pillars and a vivid cosm topped by masonic emblems. The piece serves as a memento of a bygone Hawaiian era amid a reception of fine arts. In separate news the Bell legislature faces sensational scrutiny over alleged attacks on the private life of the Count of Flanders as civil lists are debated.
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