The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-07-29
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Mrs. Ashworth left for San Francis
co on the Australia yesterday.
The Officers Club will entertain a
number of it's friends in the club rooms
this evening.
The Board of Health meeting has
been postponed until this afternoon at
the regular time.
Mr. and Mrs. c. H. Bishop. Of Kau-
al, have gone to the East, probably to
remain permanently.
The Hagey Social Club will hold a
social in their rooms, Beretania street,
at 1880 this evening.
Edmund H Hart has been appointed
a notary public for the First Judicial
District of the Islands.
All the latest designs in pictures,
frames, etc, at King Bros art store.
Prices within reach of all.
Co. A, y. G.. H, will drill on Friday
evenings, instead of Thursday. This
will continue for month.
Regular annual meeting of the VIM.
G.. Irwin & Co, Ltd. at 10 a. m. to-
day at the company's offices.
DR.. A. B. Lyons left for Detroit yes
terday, where he takes a position as
chemist in large drug house.
1t is rumored that Judge Wilcox has
grown tired of the ermine and will be
succeeded by G. Fred Peterson.
Fred Waldron, of McChesney &
Sons, was married in KOhala on the
10Th inst. TO Miss Margaret Powers.
A choice lot of silverware, library
of books and one lady's bicycle will be
sold at auction at Morgan's salesrooms
at 10 a. m. today.
A female Japanese pug pup has been
lost. Liberal reward offered to person
returning same to this office. See adj
vertisement.
The choir of the Second Congrega-
ton of st. Andrews will meet for re-
hearsal Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock
at the residence of Mrs. Chas. B. Coop
er, Hotel street.
Among the arrivals from the Vol
eano on the Kinau yesterday morn
ing were Mr.. and Mrs. Lars Anderson.
They will leave for the Orient on the
Doric of August Sd.
There were eight crews out from the
Ayrtles, HealaniS and Leilanis yeSter-
day afternoon, and the men from each
Stud were watching movements Ol
the others like hawks.
Kirk Porter had an accident while
riding along on the narrow pier to the
Healani boat house Sunday morning.
His wheel got caught in a groove and
he got stuck in the mud.
L. L. La Pierre is the latest on
wheels. He has not yet decided about
the regular race meet, but he looks
rather favorabIy upon the proposition
of going into some of the events.
Saito, the Japanese charged with
practicing medicine without license,
was brought up from Eva yesterday
TO stand trial in the Police Court. He
was fined So and costs and allowed to
%.
BY the Kinau yesterday morning
came the news of q shocking double
murder and attempt at suicide in Wal
kapu last Sunday. The murderer is
Sagata, Japanese, and his victims
were his wife and two-year-old child.
Referring to the item in yesterdays
Advertiser regarding the nOn-arr1yaI
of the officers of H. B. NJ. S. Penguin
at the Executive building on Monday,
it may be said that their non-appear-
ance was due to their failure to receive
the ludI the
would receive them on that day.
The Salvation Army took up col
lection last night to supply the lepers
on Molokai with copies or the war
Cry. number of hoOdlums stood by
while the street meeting was In prog
ress, and used vile and obscene Ian
guage that could easily have convicted
them in a police court. An officer in
the vicinity of these meetings might
have a wholesome effect on the
smart" element.
Among the arrivals from Maui and
Hawaii ports on the Kinau yesterday
were: L. Anderson and wife, DR.. e.
S. Warner, Rev. H. Isenberg, o. Shipi
man, Rev. F. w. Damon, l.. A. AM
drews. F. NJ. Wakefield, H. c.. Austin,l
V. NJ. Fulcher, Mrs. F. Brown, PAUL.
Jarrett. II. c. Aiken, w. Savidge, F. G.
Baldwin, Judge Frear, a. Q. Wood, M.
Roberts and Messrs. o. NJ. Nishi and S.
Furuya of the Japanese press.
The Portuguese and Foundry Tug
of-War Teams are practicing diligent-
Iy every evening for the tug-of-war
Saturday night. Both teams are in eX-
ceIlent condition, and the outcome Is
looked forward to with great deal OF
interest. The Portuguese allow no one
to see them pull, but the FOUNDRY boys
are more lenient. Anyone who cares
to may see them pull. Last night they
held the rope well against 10 other
foundry men, all experienced tug-of-
war men.
The Marshal has purchased for the
police officers to be used for searching
purposes, a number of the improved
bicycle bull's-eye lamps that have re
Gently arrived in town. They are fine
articles and contain besides the large
magnifying glass in fOrnt, one glass
intensifier and another of the same size
for rejecting purposes. The lamps
can be taken apart completely and
have no solder about them to cause
their melting to pieces as a great many
of the old style lamps do.
Among the passengers for San Fran
cisco on the Australia yesterday were