The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-05-20
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
Bits of Paragraphs that Give Con-
densed Notes Of the Day.

Miss Elise Gay OF haual is visiting
Honolulu friends.
The Peru will probably arrive from
the Orient on Saturday.
The Educational Commissioners are
in session this afternoon.
The Wild Swan will not sail for Es.
quimalt until next Tuesday.
The Morning Star will be overhaul
ed during her stay in San Francisco.
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce
is in favor of renewing the reciprocity
treaty.
The Regimental shoot for the Mar
lin trophy has been postponed until
June 5.
Samuel Parker expects to return
from the States on the Monowai, due
here on June "a.
The Y. p. S. c. f. convention will be
held in Honolulu during the week be-
ginning June I'd.
Pabst's Best" tonic unfermented
extract of malt. Hebron Drug Com
pany sole agents.
The bark Sonoma is to be sold at
San Francisco to satisfy claim for
wages due the crew.
The bark Fresno is discharging a
lot of piling and ties for the Oahu
Railroad extension.
The millmen of Everett, Washing
ton, recently ordered twenty japanese
laborers to leave the town.
Mrs. Robinson, Miss E. Gay and
Charles A. Gay of Makaweli, Aauai,
are at the Hawaiian Hotel
The Hawaiian News Company have
published book of Hawaiian songs.
Ed. Holstein is the compiler.
w. w. Dimond gave a luau to the
native canoeists along the beach, at
his home in Waikiki last evening.
Col. u. S. Spalding will return to the
United States on the Peru. He will go
direct to Paris, by way of Washing
ton.
McInerny's shoe store have Just
opened an elegant line of new styles
in ,Ae prevailing fads in womens'
shoes.
Honolulu Royal Arch Chapter No.
l will hold a stated meeting this eve
ming, Thursday. May 20, at 1870
o'clock.
Three of the Chinese gamblers cap
tured by Captain Fernandez yester-
day were fined $40 each in court this
morning.
Mrs. Amy l.. King will execute all
orders for flowers and floral pieces
for Decoration Day Orders can be
left at Woman's Exchange.
Police Judge De la Vergne is hear
ing the Chinese conspiracy case this
afternoon. 1t is very difficult to get
at the true facts in the matter.
While the tennis matches are in
progress on the Pacific courts this
afternoon, the Government band will
play on the Executive grounds.
Natural stone filters, ice chests and
refrigerators, bakers and broilers are
the good things mentioned by the Ha-
waiian Hardware Company in their
ad today
Captain Parker and Lieutenant Ke-
kai each made 46 at the pistol ranges
this morning. Captains Renken and
Fernandez, and Lieutenant Wells each
made As.
1t has been necessary for the Gov
eminent to secure additional power
from the Hawaiian Electric Company
to provide enough power to illuminate
the barracks.
An adjourned meeting of the Brit
ish residents to hear reports of COM
mittees, etc, relative to the Diamond
Jubilee, will be held at the Arlington
Hotel this evening, May 20, at s
o'clock.
Captain Gibson of the Adams, ac-
companied by United States Consul
General Mills, made an official call on
Minister of Foreign Affairs Cooper
and Lieutenant Colonel Fisher this
morning.
The committee, of which A. G. NJ
Robertson, Capt. L1rengen and Clar-
ence Crabbe are members, will have
authority over the rowing races on the
Fourth of July and not act as spe-
cial committee.
Mrs. Hugh Gum and Miss Sadie
Carter will start the ladies' singles in
tennis tomorrow afternoon on the
Pacific courts. Miss Willard will meet
the winner and the winner of the sec,