The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-06-20
NEWS in A NUTSHELL.
Bits of Paragraphs that Give Con-
densed Notes of the Day.

AFTERNOON.
No business in the higher courts
this morning.
Andrew Carlson of Honokaa has a
notice in this issue.
Honolulus VS.. First Regiment, base
ball park, 8: 80 p. m.
The band will play for the ball
game this afternoon.
w. Spooner was fined $50 for as
saulting w. O'Halleron.
Examinations were held in the High
school during the week.
The Claudine will not arrive back
until tomorrow afternoon.
A Chinese Jehu was arrested last
night for driving too fast
The nine-months- old son of j. K.
Kahookano died yesterday.
The Fourth of July committee will
hold another meeting tonight.
The circus benefit to Wilfred Burns
will take place at o'clock this even
ing.
Exactly 495 Chinese contract labor
ers arrived by the Gaelic this morn
ing.
There is $500 on hand with which
to start work on the new Central fire
station.
Nine Chinese were today found
guilty of vagrancy. Sentence sus-
pended.
The census officer is located in the
old Legislative hall at the Judiciary
building
The concert at Kamehameha school
this evening will be held in the large
gymnasium.
Some friends of Judah want half
mile race with Billy Button for best
three in five.
On Monday, June %, at L" o'clock
noon j. F. Morgan will sell 500 bales
of California hay.
Host Lucas will entertain with
music and dancing at the Hawaiian
hotel this evening.
Mrs. C. L. Wight gave a reception
in honor of her young son, Wilder
Wight, Friday evening.
A fine new light has been placed on
the campus at Punahou by the Ha-
waiian Electric Co.
Charleston sailors were given shore
liberty Friday night and Nuuanu
street was proportionately lively.
Hawaiian Lodge No. 81, F. G. a. NJ.
will hold special meeting at the Ma
sonic Temple this evening at 1880.
w. w. Dimond has a new advertise.
ment in this issue telling of the mer-
it's of the Jewel stoves and ranges.
The subcommittee on Fourth Of
July celebration are expected to re-
port this evening at the Arlington.
Henry Davis & Co. are still closing
out their stock of staple and fancy
groceries and report very rapid sale.
Rev. Birnie will offer few plain
words on the Sunday question at Cen
trail Union church tomorrow eveni'a;
Rev. H. Bingham will tell of Mission
work in the South Sea Islands at the
Christian Church, at II o'clock tomor
row.
j. A. Thompson, clerk of the Cir
cult Court, has been given a vacation
and will go to the Coast by the Aus
tralia.
Owing to the absence of a quorum
the meeting of the Board of Health
announced for Friday afternoon was
not held.
Evangelist b. Dillon will preach at
the Christian church tomorrow even
ing on the subject, THE Law of Spir'
itual Growth"
The Hawaiian Carriage Co. have Ell
gagged first class carriage painter
and are prepared to do a superior
class of painting.
A balloon ascension and parachute
jump by Professor Price will likely
be feature of the Fourth. 1t would
be strong card.
1t being necessary to thoroughly
test the boilers before leaving, the de
parture of the Morning Star has beer
delayed until Monday.
j. s. Martin is one of the recent pur
chasers of building lot in Makiki
For the present he will plant it will
doughnuts to sell to coffee growers.
The Minister of the Interior ad,er
tises for sealed tenders for the con
struction of a Jail at Hilo. Bids mus
be in by IL o'clock noon August 9th
1896.