The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-14
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Foreign jury trials today.

Foreign jury trials today.
Tenders are asked for the erection Of
public hall at Waimea, Kauai.
Woven Wire Bailey has some fine
work on exhibition at the Pacific Hard
ware Co.
The Kukaiau Plantation Company Of
fer Guatemala coffee seed for sale at
81 per pound.
Honolulu Commandery, 10. /, K. T,
will hold stated meeting this evening
at 7:30 o'clock.
w. c. Irwin & Co. have a notice re-
garding crews Of the J. B. Thomas OF
John Mcdonald.
The Salvation Army corps recently
sent away S17S for the instruments for
an army band TO be organized.
A lady's gold watch, chain and Iocket
have been lost on Beretania or Fort
streets. Reward at this office.
Members of Company a are ordered
TO appear at the drill shed this evening
at 1870 for election of a captain.
walton Army warfare in India by Adju-
tant Eyer tonight at the Army hall
1t is said that Captain Bird. late of
the S. S. Warrimoo, will assume com
mand of the Miowera on her arrival at
Sidney.
Mrs. James Brown-Potter and Kyrle
Belfew were through passengers on the
Miowera last night. They will tour the
Colonies.
The annual meeting of the Hawaiian
Coffee and Tea Company will be held
at the office of f. A. Schaefer & Co. at
p. m, Monday, May 20.
DR.. George P. Andrews delivered an
interesting and instructive address yes
terday before the students of Oahu Col
Iege upon Care of the Body"
Hao Hoy, Chinese shoemaker, died
while being conveyed in a very feeble
condition to a lodging house back of
Engine House No. yesterday morning.
The dedication exercises of the new
Pauahi Hall at Oahu College will take |
place on the evening of Thursday, May
q, at s o'clock. The public is cordially
invited.
The regular social of Central Union |
Church will be held in the parlors this |
evening. A program of literary eXer-
cises has been prepared All are cor
daily invited to attend
The Meteor Bicycle Club had fine
turnout of over thirty last night A
spin was taken to Waikiki and after
IL
cyclists returned to town, some with
punctured tires.
Johansen, of Bennington fame, is in
Hilo, resuming operations. Detective
McAvOy is there also. Both are having
a good time and getting used to the
rainy weather. The former says that
Honolulu is bit too warm.
1t is stated on good authority that NJ.
Phillips & Co. have no intention of
opening retail dry goods store in the
Mulch block. The new store will be
opened, but Phillips & Co. will have no
connection with the scheme.
The semi-finaIs in doubles will not be
played off until Friday afternoon. Sin
glehurst and H. Wilder, Hitchcock and
s. G.. Wilder will finish their match on
the Beretania courts at p. M. today
No other matches will be played.
At meeting of the Myrtle Boat Club,
held in the Club house last night, @. A.
Doyle, Frank Vida and Frank Mcintyre,
the Myrtle Mascot, were elected to act
i've membership. The boys talked over
plans for the extension of the club
house
The circus tent has been moved to the
lot opposite the old Armory, and Will
fred Burns will give a performance to- =
night for the benefit of the men who do
so much TO please the public. Between
the acts johnny Hayes will exhibit his
registered thumb.
The appointment of the Military
Board on Monday by Minister Cooper
was made in accordance with Section 6, &
Article 20 of the Laws of the Republic
relating to the administration of the
Military Department, and has no con- &
nection with orders given by Colonel
A Mr.. Irving, at one time in the en-
Dloy of the police department here, and
TWO of the Kempster boys came down
from Kohala yesterday en- route to
South Africa, where they expect TO
10 active service in the event of trouble
with the Beers Irving was at one time
4 Cape Ranger.