The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-12-17
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
Bits Of Paragraphs that Give Con.
densed Notes of the Day.

ing TINS evening.
Captain Berger's band boys are hav-
ing a vacation today.
This is the last day of school and
then the Christmas vacation.
The January Delineator can be had
from Mrs. NJ. Hanna. Fort street.
Useful and beautiful Christmas
furniture on display at j. Hopp q Co.
Captain White has a fine new steel
row boat for the use of himself and
sons.
Tax Assessor Farley of Kauai is
slowly improving at the Queens hos
pital
The Attorney General will likely
make a run down from Maui tomor-
row.
Loves bakery will do your meat
roasting for Christmas. Telephone
No. 2S2.
Attorney Alex Robertson will prob
ably return from Maui on the Mauna
Loa today.
Interior Office gives notice of sale
of lease of government lot on Ma
rine street.
The girls at Kawaiahao seminary
will give musicale at the seminary
this evening.
Miss Charlotte Van Cleve Hall was
the first lady to ride chainless wheel
in Honolulu.
DR.. Carter of Koolau has sore
shoulder as result of fall from his
bicycle yesterday.
A. E. Murphy d Co.'S shoe house on
Hotel street. announce an up to date
stock of footwear
Tho c1,na n 10 Of tha xynta,
works has notice to holders of wa
ter privileges in this issue.
j. Hutchings, the grocer in the Fish
er building, Fort street. is prepared
to quote low prices on best goods.
Hackfeld & Co. announce today that
the China will reach San Francisco
early on the morning of the 23rd.
The steamer j. \. Cummins will re-
ceive freight tomorrow, and be in
readiness to sail at a. IN. Monday.
Maps of Honolulu ready for mailing
are for sale by NJ. ID. Monsarrat. On
the smaller one will prepay postage.
Your Christmas gifts are not COM
plete without bottle of Male CO.
logne, for sale by Benson & Smith.
The closing sale of Hitchcock's
paintings will take place Monday at
the Pacific Hardware Co. art rooms.
Burgess and Davis are pitted against
each other in the handball tourna-
ment at the Y. VI. c. A. this after
noon.
The Mauna Loa is expected to ar
rive late this afternoon. Bad wealth
err along the coast has probably de-
| laved her
Thomas Matthews. formerly engin-
eer in the fertilizer works. is here
from Vallejo, Cali, on a brief visit to
his friends.
a niger boy and girl with move
able eyes in the windows of the Ha-
waiian Hardware Company is attract
ing passers by.
The Postmaster General gives no.
tice that all bills against the Postal
! Bureau should be presented on or be-
fore January 5, 1898.
j. Hopp & Co. have completed the
unpacking of their Christmas furni-
ture. A fine assortment to choose
from. Call and see them.
Maj. A. S. Bender, well known here
in the time of King Kalakaua, died
at the Croker Home for Old People
in San Francisco on December 5.
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play is fully arranged. Attention is
called to some of their specialties in
their space. They are open every ev-
ening.
The Hebron Drug Company an
nounce that their line of Christmas
goods for this year was personally Sc
lected by their representative while
in New York.
~ stranger at the door" will be
the topic of Rev. John NJ. Lewis ad-
dress before the young mems gospel
meeting at the Y. NJ. c. 4. hall Sun
dav afternoon.
The Hawaiian News Co. announce a
cut in prices on toys, books, pictures,
frames, etc. They will be open even
ings, commencing Saturday night, I'M
til the mondays.
The fund that is being made up TO
send consignment of pineapples TO
the people at the Moloka settlement
is still open to contributions at this
office. Each dime will insure a large
pineapple to person who will great
| ly appreciate it.
| ENn CANT, All CIR