The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-02-18
LOCAL BREVITIES.

F. Clifford Rhodes has retired
from the foremanship of the Even
ing Bulletin.
The Planters Monthly for Feb
ruary will contain articles of great
interest to planters.
c. Bose, cashier for H. Hack
field d Co., returned by the Mari
posa after vacation in the States,
John T. Waterhouse is still seri-
ously i'll. Yesterday only his i'm
mediate friends were permitted to
see him.
Consul Charles Wilder acted as
official scorer in the shoot of the
California Nationals against the
National Guard of Hawaii.
Mr.. Kuntz.will entertain Briga-
dier-General Warfeld and visiting
officers of the U. S. A. and their
wives at dinner this evening.
James Price, the balloonist, ar
rived from Sydney on the Miowera
yesterday. He will try to give
performances during his stay in the
city.
L. S. Aungst, manager OF the
Kona-Kau Telephone Company,
will visit Honolulu in the near
future. He may arrive by the
Kinau tomorrow.
Peter High, OF the Enterprise
Planning Milf, returned by the Mar
iposa yesterday. Other passengers
were A. Marques, T. ]. King and
Mrs. S. B. Rose and son.
A detachment of soldiers from
the regular companies drilled in
platoon movements with field
pieces at Makiki under command
of Major Potter Saturday afternoon.
Members OF the Hawaiian Society
Sons of the American Revolution
are expected to take their wives or
lady friends to the reception ten
dered by P. c. Jones Saturday
evening.
Members of the P. T. c. were in
vited to the gror nds of the B. I. G.
Saturday afternoon to play tennis.
There was large number of both
clubs present and some interesting
sets were played.
A large twenty-foot boat on the
Velocity has been sold to James
McInerny and several other young
men of the city, who are rigging it
up as a sail boat. The boat is a
very strong one and just suited for
pleasure sailing.
The U. S. S. Bennington, P;gman
commander, will, in all probability,
sail for Lahaina tomorrow morn
ing, to be gone until Friday. 1t is
expected she will indulge in target
practice, and stop at Lahaina be-
fore returning to port.
The frequent bursts of music
from the naturally musical native
policemen at the police station has
been given a severe shock by the
following order pasted in the main
hallway: Singing and whistling
are prohibited about this building"
Private Elvin of Company B,
who succeeded in making so points
while practicing at Makiki butts
Friday afternoon, was promoted
yesterday to be sergeant in his
company, with the additional office
of assistant inspector of rife prac-
tice in recognition of his record.
At the New England dinner on
Friday night there will be no adj
mission fee. The tickets purchased
at the gate will entitle the holder
to a dinner. Miss Ellen Hopper
will have charge of the candy table
while Mrs. Captain Fuller and Mrs.
c. L. Wight will have charge of the
chowder.
Over two hundred people visited
the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
yesterday. Among the number was
a delegation of 100 Cinnamon cele-
brating their new year by making
visits to the various places of inter-
est in the city. Two classes from
the High school were also visitors
at the museum.
The steamer Kinau, due this
afternoon, will bring news of the
result of the Hilo Citizens Guard
team shoot against the Company B
men on Saturday. The latter are
very anxious to learn whether the
former succeeded in reaching AL
points. Their hopes, of course, are
that they have done nothing OF the
kind.
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