The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-02-02
LOCAL BREVITIES.


This is the regular meeting night
OF the American League.
Tourists can get lively rigs from the
American Livery Stables.
J. T. Warehouse is advertising dry
goods at reduced prices.
Six cases of drunkenness constituted
the only work in the district court
yesterday morning.
There will be a meeting Of the Ho-
nolulu Road Club at the Y. VI. G. A.
at 7:3O this evening.
John Silva broke the fork of his
Cleveland wheel while hurrying to the
fire Saturday forenoon.
Remember that J. T. Lund does bicy-
Gle repairing in all it's branches. He
has card in this issue.
G. VI. Boote, a recent arrival. has
succeeded David Center as manager OF
Spreckelsville plantation.
Hatsumura, immigration agent for
Ogura & Co. returned by the Waka-
noura-Maru yesterday morning.
Mrs. J. 4. Hassinger. Miss Juanita
Hassinger and Miss Kate Cornwsil will
ifcrnia.
Two cars OF lumber went down Sat
urday TO the site of the new Oahu
plantation. Three plows followed yes
terday.
The passengers of the Australia will
be welcomed at the Hawaiian Hotel
by a special dinner and dance this
evening.
DR. c. w. Moore has removed his
Office to the corner of Beretanfa and
Fort streets. Free treatment to the
poor from to p. m.
The claim of Captain Walker for
$500 for detention in Honolulu during
1895 was settled yesterday, the Gov
eminent paying him $3.50.
The opium case of j. w. Blake, post
poned from Jan. 18th, will come up in
the police court this morning. An in
teresting trial is promised.
British Commissioner A. G.. s. Halves
will give a big ball at his home, Pa
lama, on the night of February 4th.
Some 200 people will be invited.
There will be a special meeting OF
Honolulu Royal Arch Chapter No. l
this Tuesday evening at 1880 o'clock.
Work, Mark and Past Master Degree
X. Kekuene has been appointed
Pound Master for the GoveFnment
Pound at Makiki, District of Kona,
Island of Oahu. vice Fl. Kualii dis
missed.
The Nippon Yusen Kaishas steamer
Nagoye Maru. will sail for Seattle,
Wash. at 2 p. m. today. For freight
n O. u
Co., Ltd, agents.
SEVERN and McCandless, photo
graphers, Nuuanu avenue, were kept
very busy yesterday, taking the pic
lures of Chinese in their gala costumes
of Chinese New Year.
Ezra PoppIeton, proprietor of Pop
pletOns Home Bakery will move his
bakery from 500 Fort street by about
Thursday next, to the new Fisher
building on Fort street.
Judge De La Vergne has received a
letter from Keoki, the young native
boy whom he is sending to school in
Lihue. Kauai. He is more than pleased
with his new surroundings.
There were special plays on at the
Chinese theaters last night, and n
large number of foreigners, both la
dies and gentlemen, were in atten-
dance to catch part of the plot.
The Children's Loyal Temperance
Legion held a meeting in the parlors
of Central Union Church last night.
Mrs. Bowen gave a very interesting
and instructing talk on anatomy.
"reminiscences of the Midway
Fair" was encored twice at Emma
Square last night. THE Gaiety Girl
made hit, also. Taken all in all, the
concert, though short, was success.
The Woman's Board of Missions will
hold a meeting in the parlors of the
Central Union Church at 2:3O o'clock !
this Tuesday afternoon. An interest |
ing paper may be expected from Mrs
NJ. E. Rice
Sealed tenders will be received at
the office OF the Minister of the In |
terror till IL o'clock noon of Wednes- |
day. March 3rd. 1897. for cast iron
water pipe for Hiio Water Works. See /
notice in the by Authority column. |
Chinatown was alive with foreign |
visitors last night, the largest proper |
ton of whom were ladies. stimulated, |
of course. by curiosity. The firecrack-
ers were somewhat bothersOme. A BIZ /
cycle party was among the crowd of I
visitors.
There were three arrests of native =
BOYS for truancy yesterday, the cause I
OF this being the attractions of Chi /
nese New Year. The mother of one of I
the little fellows took to the police /
station a can of coffee upon which to .
subsist. but he refused to partake of /
the delicacy.
Donald de V. Graham has decided /
to give concert at the Hawaiian OPP I
era House next Saturday night, when /.
Mrs. Marquardt will make her farewell /
appearance. 1t is understood that |
great local favorite has consented to /
appear. and that the songs rendered /
will be in lighter vein.
One of the Chinese hacks from the