The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-12-24
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
Bits of Paragraphs that Give Con-
densed Notes Of the Day.

\ new Mutual telephone book is out
today.
The new circus opens tomorrow
night.
Ladies' Day at the Beretania Tennis
courts.
All Government offices win be closed
tomorrow.
Saratoga announces a continuous
Turkey dinner.
Dimond's concert was well patron
lied last evening.
Whales have been reported off Dia-
mond Head lately.
The Mikahala brought 352 bags of
coffee from Kona.
Minister Cooper will arrive home by
the China tomorrow.
. o'clock--A disabled bark from
Hongkong is outside.
Sans Souci will serve a sumptuous
course dinner tomorrow.
a great foot ball game for New
Years day is promised.
George Allen is now lunanui of Allen
& Robinson lumber yard.
Christmas exercises at the Metho-
dist church begin at o'clock.
MIR. John T. Hackfeld will entertain
the employees of the firm this evening.
No horse racing tomorrow, but there
will be some sharp practice wheeling.
The Monowai will be due here from
the Colonies January for San Fran
cisco.
Wall, Nichols Co. have imported an
other lot of the celebrated Kingsbury
pianos.
w. Wagner is over from Hawaii to
spend Christmas with old Honolulu
friends.
There will be a japanese Christmas
celebration at the Lyceum Saturday
evening.
4 five ton roller for Hanamaulu will
be taken up by the Waialeale this af-
ternoon.
Shooting for regimental bars will
begin at Kakaako butts at IA. IN.
Saturday.
To First Regiment rifemen-Official
medal shooting at the butts December
% and 27.
A crazy Japanese was brought down
from Kona this morning and sent to
the asylum.
The Government band will give a
concert at Thomas Square at $3.50 p.
IN. tomorrow.
a social will be given by the Hagey
Institute cluo, Hotel street, at o'clock
Saturday evening.
The Supreme Court adjourned to-
day for the holidays. 1t will recon
vent on January 4.
The Royal Hotel annex will treat
friends this evening with the novelty
of hot Tom and Jerry.
The Portuguese Mission School will
hold their exercises this evening com
mencing at 7 o'clock.
The list of officers of the Oahu Rail.
way & Land Company is published by
order of the secretary.
The case of Kate Tregloan against
Assignee Lose of the Levy estate has
been continued until Monday.
The regular annual meeting of the
| Hawaiian Rifle Association will be
held Saturday evening at 1880 at the
Y. NJ. C. A.
DR.. Monsarrat has reported to the
Board of Health on the prevalence OF
tuberculosis among some diary cattle
in Honolulu.
The Independence pavilion New
Years eve ball is assuming proper
tions and indications of regular big
society event.
Jailor Low at the prison and AS
sistant Superintendent Cutter at the
asylum are preparing Christmas feasts
for their charges.
christmas business this year is bet
ter than ever before in the history of
Honolulu" is the universal expression
of retail merchants.
A Christmas dinner with music will
be given by Manager Lucas at the Ha-
waiian Hotel tomorrow evening, be.
ginning at O'Clock
The committees of the Y. 4. C. A.,
assisted by the ladies, are making
preparations for the reception to be
held on New Years Day.
A demurrer was filed today by the
defendants in the case of John T
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