The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-12-26
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Fifteen lepers were sent to Molo-
kai on Monday night.
The Board of Health will hold a
meeting this afternoon.
A New Years reception will be
held at the Y. VI. G. A.
The second number of Progress
sive Education has been issued.
Both the National and the Port
uguese bands were out serenading
last night.
Company B drills tonight. Mem
bers are requested to be on hand
at : o'clock sharp.
Manager Krouse, Of the Airing
ton, served an elaborate dinner to
his guests last evening. =
Seventeen DRINKS wound up their
Merry Christmas" exercises in the
police station yesterday. y
But four arrests were made on
Christmas Eve. Three DRINKS were
included in this small number.
This is closing day for the pur-
chase contest at Ehlers' store.
send in your blanks before noon.
A prospectus of the Oahu Sugar
Company has been issued. Copies
can be had of 3. +. Dillingham;. 4
1t is said that J. Magnin has
leased the new Cunha building,
and is soon to open a dry goods
store.
John s. Larke, Canadian trade
commissioner to Australia, was a
through passenger in the Warri-
moo.
G. +. Thrum, formerly delivery
clerk in the postoffice, arrived Mon
day to spend the holidays with his
parents.
Garret Lewis, who has been in
the CITY for over three months, ex-
poets to return TO his Olaa home
on Friday.
Thrum's Annual for 1895 has
been issued. 1t contains G. great
deal of reliable and readable read
ing matter.
On Monday, January 9TH, Nor
gan will sell real estate situated at |
Lahaina, Maui, belonging to the
Kirkwood estate.
Tenders are called for by the |
Minister of the Interior for the
curbing and paving of certain side
walks in this city.
A farewell social was rendered
lieutenant Stileman last evening
1t the Gospel Tent. Mr.. Stileman
r. leaves port today.
A decision for the plaintiff, with
nominal damages of 81, has been
granted in the case of Keauu vs..
Kino Kakimano.
"The Prodigal Son and His Older
Brother" will be the subject of Mr..
Garvin's remarks at the Gospel
tent this evening.
A letter addressed to Charles
John Peterson has been lost. The
finder will confer favor by leav-
ing it at this office.
The Honolulu Dancing Club gave
a little dance at the armory last
night. A part of the Government
band furnished the music.
The street cars were well patron
lied yesterday afternoon by the
crowds that visited the bicycle
races and the band concert at
Thomas Square.
About seventy of the marines
from the Hyacinth with several Of
ficers attended the Christmas SER
vice at the Episcopal church yes
terday morning.
One of the philanthropic ladies
OF the city distributed $4,000 in
cash among the various charitable
societies yesterday as part of her
Christmas offering. :
4 great number of serenaders
were abroad last night and kept up
their singing until the wee small
hours. Some of the bands dis
coursed sweet music, while others
made the night hideous.
The two hotel monkeys are now
happy. Mr.. COLLAGE has put a
very fine wire cage on the lawn in
front of the hotel. The amusing
little creatures are no longer trou-
bled by bad boys pulling at their
chains h
James McInerny, who was so
painfully injured not long ago, is :
still at Waikiki. His many friends
will be glad to know that he is
mendiDg steadily. His family
will not De able to move him to