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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1898
Page
8
A terse note outlines the standard time whistle at noon and aligns Greenwich time one hour ahead, with a 90 minute reference to Hawaiian Standard Time. It references Om, fs, and onldnleht in unclear terms but centers on clock-time conventions.
A fragmented naval crew roster lists Stine Keauhou and Mikahala Thompson aboard from Lahaloa and Kolon, with several other sailors including Kauikesoull, Foulant, Warrimoo and Beyant. It notes bail from Honokua and assignments to Sydney, San Francisco, and Lagoon ports, with officers J A Cummins and Searle mentioned in connection to Lagoon ports.
In the Y M C A gym last night two spirited basketball games featured Diamond Heads versus Honolula with a 4 point win for Diamond Heads. The second bout between Pacifica M C A and a rival team was tight, Pacifica winning after a hard battle.
A concise listing of local events as read: Choir practise at seven, Sailors meeting, M C A at 7 30, Willison's circus at eight, and Fee Jinks Company A N G x.
Harbor notes recount Mikahala with Koloa sugar arriving, A J Fuller loading sugar at Fort Street wharf, and Kaulkeao and Warrimoo movements bound for Sydney and San Francisco. Vessels including Cape Otway and Upola plan weekly trips between Honolulu, Kohala, and Keah port, while sugar loads and ballast preparations continue and weather remains fair with a moderate trade wind.
From Hawaii, Mani Sister Marianne and T W Greig report shipments to Honokau and San Francisco. Kauai lists Juliette Smith G N Wilcox and R W Purvis at Keauhou 3000 ax augar H Hackfeld Co. Wikwhiin handles 4674 ex auger H Hackfeld Co. Maui records 12,004 sx sugar for W G Irwin Co and 44 head cattle to Leper Settlement. Iwalani reports 5386 sx sugar F Al Schuefer Co.
In Freetown Sierra Leone on May 4 a native discontent rebellion has spread to Sheng in the Sharbas altai area near the American mission. A police detachment was sent to assure mission members after the unrest but details remain limited.
The game at 2 pm features teams led by Herbert and Mackintosh with many noted players including Lane, Lightfoot, Beige, Vincent, Jordan, Kinney, and Hillray in Herbert’s XI against a Mackintosh side featuring Pusuain, Harvey, Rev W H Kuest, Ross, Catton, Woods, Shanks and Stanley. Attendance expected high.
Extract from Superintendent Rowell's report outlines government wharf funding and work elsewhere in Hawaii. Expenditures exceeded the appropriation on the steam tug and repairs followed the 1896 Kona tidal wave. Details cover Nawiliwili, Poboiki, Kaunakakai, and Hookena wharves, plus buoy replacements, lighthouses and keeper pay, and a forthcoming cross border legal dispute over the Cowes will.
A fragmented notice details a Japanese wedding in the Hamano household for their daughter to K Hiyama at 6 o clock on Ma unaker street with European guests invited. The groom reportedly holds a store position. The record also notes Byron O Clark as Commissioner of Agriculture replacing Joseph Marsden, amid other unrelated items about local affairs and public notices.
Pana planters under K Hyde ship taro awa limes and other products in large quantities to satisfy local and foreign demand. Since Mountain View hotel changed hands no intoxicating beverages are available there. The ship Stetson left for New York on Wednesday the 4th with a sugar cargo valued at £194,100. The Consuelo, carrying 50 tons of Mabakona sugar, reached Hilo on the 3rd and in 16 hours loaded 400 tons more and cleared for San Francisco.
In Rexston and on the Senate floor, House bill 33 relating to public lands passed first reading with rules suspended and was read by title a second time before referral to the public lands committee. Senate bill 9 extending the franchise of the OLR and L.Co. to 1938 also passed second reading. Senate bill 17 regulating foreign vessel registry under the Hawaiian flag advanced to passage, awaiting the President's signature as Minister Cooper spoke in favor while Rep. Loebenstein opposed, and the House adjourned at 3:30.
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