The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-08-29
LOCAL BREVITIES.


gamblers on Maunakea street yester-
day.
A. B. Reynolds left on the Monowai
yesterday to seek his fortune in South
Africa.
Don't fail TO visit Sachs store and
see the big bargains in ladies' muslin
underwear.
At meeting of Company D in the
drill shed last night two new members
were elected.
Marshal Brown has gone TO Hawaii on
important business in connection with
his department
''The Bible on Temperance" will be
Rev. H. w. Peck's theme at the NJ. E.
Church Sunday evening.
A Chinese contract Iaborer, Hoo Sing
by name, on Honokaa plantation, hung
himself on the oath inst
Detective extraordinary Hammer ap-
peared in disguise yesterday-checked
pants and brown coat. Face unchanged.
Miss Lilinoe Hapai of Hilo left for
home on the Kinau yesterday. She has
received the appointment as teacher
at Waiakea.
Miss S. r. Patch, the well-known
music teacher, will return from the
States on the Australia and at once
resume her duty.
B. F. Ehlers & Co. have reopened
their dressmaking parlors under the
management of Mrs. B. FREEMAN in
the Waverly Block.
Hackfeld & Co. are agents for the
celebrated Anheuser Bush, Budweiser
Beer. A large consignment just re-
ceived by them ex bark Albert.
]. t. Stacker, city editor of the Adj
vertiser, left on the Kinau Friday for
a two weeks vacation. During his alb
sence w. H. Coney occupies the city
editors chair.
H Hackfeld & Co., agents for the
o. & o. 5. S. Gaelic, reported as having
run aground on the Japan coast, have
heard nothing from the agents regard
ing the mishap.
Rev T. D. Garvin has postponed his
trip to the volcano for the present and
will occupy his pulpit as usual at the
Christian church tomorrow, both morn
ing and evening.
c. E. Rosecrans and wife, who re-
turned from the States on the Mono
wal Thursday night, left yesterday for
Lahainaluna on the Kinau where they
will teach during the ensuing year.
Look out for that most interesting
game of baseball on the Makiki grounds
at $50 D. M today between the First
Regiments and Kamehamehas. There
will be no running matches in the con-
test
George Ashley, writing from New
York during the recent hot season, says
he wants no more of the Incorporate
climate of the temperate zone. The
Honolulu summer is good enough for
him.
The very nicely gotten up Punahou
catalogue just issued contains a list
of reading which is right up to date,
it being the same that is required upon
entrance to the leading colleges of
America.
Auctioneer Luce will sell the lease OF
the building occupied by Mr.. Markell,
corner of King and Alakea streets, at
noon Monday. A lot of valuable books
will also be auctioned at the same time
and place.
All Fat, the Chinese Detective of
Kaapa's force, who was shot in the leg
by Arthur Fitzgerald the other night,
is getting along very nicely at the
Queens hospital. He will be out in
little while.
Among the passengers for Maui and
Hawaii ports on the Kinau yesterday
were DR.. Cochrane and wife, Hugo
Fisher, J. T. Stacker of this paper, E.
w. Estep, Rev. o. H. Gulick, o. Abbot,
c. S. Bradford.
By kind permission of Minister Coo
per, the Hawaiian Band will take two
weeks vacation, beginning with Mon
day. August 31st. The first concert af-
ter the vacation will be given at Emma
Square on Monday evening, September
18th.
The steerage of the Kinau was sim
ply packed to over1owing when she
sailed away for Maui and Hawaii ports