The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-02-07
LOCAL BREVITIES.


There was an unusually long
Cabinet meeting yesterday.
Annis Montague is prepared to
take pupils in voice culture.
VIC. Weldon will receive shortly |
some well-trained homing pigeons.
A meeting of the Royal Arch |
Chapter will be held at 7:3O to-
night.
L. V. Redpath is no longer in
the employ of the Hawaiian Gazette
Company.
The New England dinner an
nounced for the 22d inst, will
take place on the 21st instead.
The Ladies' Catholic Benevolent
Society will hold its monthly meet
ing at the convent at 3 p. N. today.
Will T. Dorrance, citizen Of the
United States, has taken the oath
of allegiance to the Republic of
Hawaii.
[George1 wishes to acknowledge
receipt of a letter dropped on Fort
street, and to thank ca Friend) for
his act.
There was no meeting of the Y.
M. G.. A. last night, not enough
members being present to constitute
quorum.
The ADVERTISER acknowledges
the receipt of very pretty Hawai-
ian calendar from the Manufacture
ers' Shoe Company.
The rainy weather cast damp
er on the concert at Thomas Square
last night. However, there were
quite number of people out.
The following sign marks door
of one of the numerous establish
ments on Nuuanu street " Chinese
tailor cleaned dyed and repaired"
The proclamation calling for
session of the Legislature on the
third Wednesday in February will
be found in the By Authority
column.
Company 1, C. G. H., held a
meeting in the Beretania school
house last night. Matters of in
terest to the company were dis
cussed.
Wall, Nichols Company have an
advertisement in this paper calling
attention to the Fisher piano. For
volume and character of tone, the
Fisher is world-renowned.
The Strangers Friend Society
will meet at the Y. M. @. A. at a.
m. this morning. Members are re-
ouested to attend as business of
importance will be transacted.
The U. S. S. Boston did not get
away yesterday. She will sail for
Yokohama this morning Officers
of the Boston spent their last after
noon ashore yesterday pursuing
various pleasant occupations.
Adiutant Broome brought down
with him from Hawaii very fine
specimen of the Equus asinus on
the last Hall. The adiutant will
have pack saddles made and the
animal will be used when the regi-
ment goes off on march.
The regular monthly meeting of
the board of supervisors OF the
Free kindergarten anC Children's
Aid Association will be held in
Queen Emma hall at IL a. M. to-
day. At 1920 the various COM
mittees are requested to meet at
the same place.
Tomorrow is the occasion of
the great shoot between the Cali
fornia Nationals and the n. G.. II.
There will be no lack of excite
ment at this end of the line. News
of the result of the California shoot
will arrive by the Australia of
February 21st.
w. w. Dimond finds that in
order to have his store fitted in
the manner he desires, two days
more time will be required. He
has postponed his opening until
Monday, February 18th. From
present appearances the Dlmond
store will excel any place of the
kind in Honolulu.
The Mariposa, which arrives next
week Thursday will bring a party
of tourists who have booked for
Cooks annual spring tour to the
islands. The party will remain in
Honolulu until the Goth, when they
will leave for the volcano. They
will return on the Alameda of
March 9Th. The second section
leaves San Francisco on February