Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-02-13
LOCAL AND GENERAL

One native was arrested this
morning, his offense consisting of
battery on Celestial.
Kaapana was fined S25 in the
police court this morning for hav-
ing chefa tickets in possession.
Three japanese gamblers were
fined SO each and costs this
morning in Judge de la Vergne's
court.
Many friends of the Honolulu
people going away were at the
Oceanic wharf to see the Monowai
off last night.
Owing to the present high price
of rice, many Chinese planters
are putting in an increased acre.
age this year.
The officers of the Annexation
club held a regular meeting yes
terday afternoon, but have moth
ing new to make public.
The regular Sunday afternoon
concert at Makee Island COM
mences at 3 o'clock tomorrow.
Program in another column.
Twenty additional torpedo. boat
destroyers, with a speed of 33
knots, are to be ordered for the
British navy during the present
year.
The biggest university in the
world is at Cairo, Egypt-s coun-
try which is not usually mention
ed in educational statistics and
it has IL, 900 students.
A New York chemist asserts
the beer in that city contains gly-
cerine, resin, aloes, glucose and
tannin, but according to The Call
it is mostly froth in San Fran
cisco.
c. ?. Villiers, "Father of the
House of Commons" who has just
celebrated his ninety. fifth birth
day, has represented Wolverton
uninterruptedly for sixty two
years.
The Scottish Thistle Club has
light and airy reading room, fitted
with electric lights, in the Love
building. This years supply in
cludes several of the best maya
zines printed.
The regular Sunday evening
6:30 praise service of the Y. NJ. G.
A. will be led by the President of
the Association, Mr.. A. b. Wood.
Mr.. Coleman will have charge.
Everybody welcome.
Judge de la Vergne sent Lipine
Fern to the reef this morning for
assault and battery, the complain
ing witness being Isabella Achi.
Kakaio was also given three weeks
at hard labor for similar offense.
The estate of the late Shah of
Persia is valued at $500, 100000,
of which two-fifths is in cash and
bullion. 1t is rumored that his
successor will devote $40, 900, 900
to advancing the civilization OF
Persia.
Sol Rinaldo, a member of the
wholesale tobacco firm of Rinaldo
Bros. of San Jose, CAL, is in the
city. He has stopped over for a
few days on a tour which will in.
clude Australia, Asia, Africa and
Europe.
At the election of officers of
Company G last night, Captain
Camara declined reelection,
whereupon First Lieutenant
Costa was elected as captain, and
Sergeants Philip and Costa first
and second lieutenants respec.
lively.
Miss A. Goldstein of San Fran
< cisco, one of the guessers of the
name Helene" for the new Wilder
steamer, arrived in the Monowai
on her prize trip to the Volcano
and return, and is staying at the
Hawaiian. The other winner,
Mrs. John McLain of Honolulu,
passed her in midooesn in the
steamer Alameda bound for San
Francisco.
The Chinese chefa fends have
a new way to beat the police.
Instead of carrying round tickets
they have the names written on
their arms and legs, which an
swers every purpose. Detective
Cordes is now bordering on the
adyisahilitv of taking off a slice