The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-12-22
LOCAL BREViTIfS.

plantation, is in town for the holidays.
The marines of the Baltimore were
out for drill again yesterday morning
There will be six eclipses during
1893, but not one will be visible in Ha-
wall
The Government band gave a con-
cert at the Queens Hospital yesterday
afternoon.
All claims against the Road Depart
ment must be presented on or before
January 4, 1898.
The band will give its usual after
noon concert on the Executive Build
ing grounds today.
The church defeating and Sunday
School convention excursion leaves to-
day for Hama, Maui.
A promotion announced in Company
H., n. q. H., is that of Private Manuel
SouZa to be a corporal.
Beautiful Christmas goods at the
Asada company, Hotel Street. Every
purchaser receives a gift.
The traffic on Fort between Kukui
and Beretania streets will be closed
until the street is repaired.
Pearson & Hebron call attention to-
their fine line of athletic and sporting
goods and invite inspection.
There are not a great many of the
choice seats left now for the Baltimore
Minstrel show Saturday night.
TheO. II. Davies and sons are home
from Maui and Hawaii, having return
ed yesterday by the Claudine
All bills against the Bureau of
Health must be presented at the office
on or before January 5, 1898.
A Christmas festival is to be held
at Central Union Church, Sunday
School room tomorrow evening. :
Julian MOnsarrat, manager of Ka-
papala Ranch, left for his home on the
Mauna Loa yesterday morning.
Call at the Hebron Drug Company's-
and inspect the standard perfumes.
Nothing better for a holiday gift.
The paintings to be sold tonight at
King Bros. art store are now on eXhi-
bition at the store on Hotel street
Captain Clarke of the Kinau return
ed on the Claudine yesterday after a
very pleasant outing spent on Molo
kai.
A valuable tract of land in Manoa
Valley will be sold at auction by Jas.
F. Morgan at noon today at his sales
rooms
Ladies' day at the courts of the Pa
cific Tennis Club this afternoon. All
lady friends are cordially invited to
attend.
Minister Cooper has granted the
band a holiday on Christmas day and
the boys are all shaking hands with
one another.
Miss Kanoho, one of Professor Ber-
gers pupils, sang several Hawaiian
airs, at the Queens Hospital band con-
cert yesterday.
Mince pies, equal to SWANS of S.
F), at H. F. Singers, King street.
Telephone S72. Poultry and pigs roast
ed for the public.
Don't buy straw mattresses when
the New Furniture store for 81. Cheap
er than straw at So.
The lady who took a dozen mourn
ing handkerchiefs by mistake from the
X l. store is asked in an advertise
ment to return them.
Ice cream (made from the celebrated
WoOdlawn cream). 81 per gallon at
Horns Bakery, Telephone IA Mince
pies, cakes, candies, etc.
Deputy Acknowledgement Dole is
back from quite a stay at Lahaina,
where he has been prominent in the
prosecution of criminals.
c.. B. Reynolds will report to the
Board OF Health this week the result
of his inspection at the MOlokai settle
ment during the past five days.
The function aboard the baltimore
this afternoon will be exclusively for
the officers and their lady friends. Fit
teen of the latter will be present.
At o'clock tonight at King Bros.
art store on Hotel street. Jas. F. Nor
gan will sell paintings by Hitchcock,
Fisher, Tavenier and other artists.
Miss Annie Cahill, the milliner, is
still a very sick woman. She is re-
ceiving the very best medical atten-
ton, but her condition is serious.
The stores of II. May & Co., Lewis
& Co.. H. E. Mcintyre & Bro. and
Chas. Hustace. will be closed on Christ
mas day Place your orders early.
News came by the Claudine that the
charge of gross cheat brought against
c. S. Bradford in HilO by l.. T. Grant
has been dismissed by Judge Hapal
School Inspector-G General Townsend
goes to Hilo this week and will return
at once to Honolulu with his family
and establish here permanent home
Plum buildings, mince meats. Smyr-
Ma figs, dates, crystalized fruits, nuts
and ali kinds of delicacies at H. f.
Mcintyre & Bros, Fort and King
Telephone 90.
Manager Ahrens was up from oahu
plantation yesterday. He has entirely
recovered from hurts received some
time ago in a rough and tumble en-
counter with laborers.
Queen Dowager Kapiolani is very IL
at her home in Waikiki. She was tt
have gone to Kona yesterday but hel
physicians advice was otherwise ant
she will remain in town.
There was very fair attendance
last evening at the Aloha Theosophica