The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-08-24
LOCAL BREVITIES.
sugar is quoted at 8 5-16.

yesterday after a short vacation on
Hawaii.
Kams and Unknowns today in
the next to last game of baseball
during the season.
The Warrimoo should arrive
early this morning. 1t is doubtful
If the steamer will come inside.
Match games between members
of the Beretania Tennis Club will
be played on their courts today.
Business men were complaining
yesterday on account of the dull
times incident to the cholera scare.
WI. Warmer and wife returned
by the Claudine yesterday, after
fortnight spent in camping near the
volcano.
St. Louis College will reopen on
the evening of September 9TH. A
larger attendance than last year is
expected.
Sheriff Hitchcock of Hawaii came
by the Claudine yesterday in con-
nection with the Cranstoun-John-
stone claims.
Two natives were arrested yester-
day for gross cheat. Their cases
will come up in the police court
this morning.
The Martha Davis arrived from
San Francisco yesterday in charge
of the first mate. Captain Soule
had gone East.
The policemen were a very tired
lot yesterday afternoon, when the
work of fumigating had been fin
ished for the day.
D. Howard Hitchcock will be
down on the next trip of the Clau-
dine. He will be welcomed back
by his many friends.
The Hebron Drug Company can
supply you with every kind of dis
infectant. They call attention to
chloride of lime today.
Chamber of Commerce meets at
10 o'clock this morning to discuss
the advisability of chartering a
steamer to go to the Coast.
Boiled soda water" is now
supplied by The Hebron Drug Com
pany. They call attention to it in
their new advertisement today.
Ladies' day at the courts of the
Beretania Tennis Club yesterday
was a success. The courts were
we'll occupied during the afternoon.
w. J. Forbes, F. J. Higgins,
Frank Vida, Misses. D. and J. Lish-
man, Mrs. T. G. Thrum and daugh-
ter arrived by the Claudine yester-
day.
A rehearsal of the play entitled
"Meredith's Old Coat" will take
place at the home of Miss Kate
McGrew, Hotel street, this after
noon.
P. S. Allan, the ex-detective who
was cowhided by Mrs. GauId, will
return to the islands in connection
with the claims cases against the
Government.
A delightful dinner party was
given last evening to Mrs. Dixon
and Mrs. Bacon on board the Ben
nington by Lieutenant Elliott and
Chief Engineer Barton.
The San Francisco Call says the
Hawaiian 'filibuster" has become
a more thrilling object of interest
on the Pacific Coast than the sea
serpent on the Atlantic.
Reports of sick persons in the
Portuguese quarter on the slope of
Punchbowl, and at Kakaako, sent
several persons on wild goose
chases yesterday afternoon.
A meeting of Company 2, c. G.,
was held last night. Arrange
ments were made for target prac-
tice at the range recently fitted up
for members of the company.
Another man besides James
Spencer is training for the scull
race. In case two or three others
enter for the race he will drop out.
Otherwise he will pull against
Spencer.
This is the second Saturday in
the All-Comers and Citizens shoot
at the Hawaiian Rifle Asso-
citation butts, Kakaako. Many
persons practiced there yestesday
afternoon.
The schooner Kaawalulu brought
news from persons at Tanning
Island to friends in this city.
A brother of w. H. G. Greig had
gone to San Francisco and will
probably arrive bera on the next