The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-12-14
LOCAL BREvITIES.

Court Canoes, No. S11O A. o. F.,
meets this evening at 100
L. S, Mathews is still selling furni-
ture at San Francisco prices.
Special meeting of Hawaiian Lodge
tonight for work in first degree.
Kukaiau mills are grinding every
other day. Seed cane is being cut.
Rev. Louis Byrde lecture with Ian
tern slides at Iolani college this even
ing.
A comfortably furnished front room
is advertised for rent. Apply 81, Kukui
street.
Kaumakapili chimes are to be over
hauled by Wray Taylor and Electrician
Hoffman.
Pacific Cycle G Mfg. Co. will renamed
your wheel for Sc and make it look like
a new one.
The opening games of the handball
tournament will be played at the Y. NJ.
G. A. tomorrow.
A Government water cart broke
down yesterday and flooded the corner
of King and Alakea
At the end of this school week there
will begin a vacation to continue to the
first week in next month.
There was good attendance for the
business meeting and drill of Company
II, N. G. H., last evening.
The Lahaina court term calls back
to Maui today Attorney General Smith
and Marshal A. M. Brown. -.
ho criU
New Years Eve by Consul-General
Haywood and Mrs. Haywood.
II. Hilmer who arrived on the bark
r. P. Rithet yesterday will be en-
ployed by Hoffschlager & Co. ~
Gus" Schuman is still confined to
his home with the illness that excused
him from jury service last week..
The tax assessors of the various ISL
ands are holding the annual equaliza-
ton meeting here with Mr.. Shaw.
At noon today, Morgan will sell at
auction at his place on Queen street,
the Cornwell residence on Judd Hill.
At the Baltimore Minstrel show
Christmas night Vanderveer and Mar
shall will again appear as a sketch
team.
ST. c. Sayres, representing American
exporters here, is to make business
trip to the States, leaving by the Aus
tralia.
Judge E. G. Hitchcock is in town
from Hilo on business and is warmly
welcomed back to his old stamping
ground. ~-~'
The Executive Council is framing
several bills to be presented to the
Legislature when that body convenes
in February.
The report of the address of T. S.
Freeman at the Christian church gave
the membership in Indiana at 10000.
It should have read 100000.
Following on the heels of his dis
missal from the Mounted Patrol and
arrest on a serious charge, Dunbar, ex-
lieutenant, is quite sick man. 4
Miss M. G. Beckwith, who lately re-
signed her position as school teach
er. will leave for the States by the Aus
tralia to be absent for some time.
Kauahine, the woman burned so bad
ly Sunday night by the firing of her
bed by herself while smoking pipe
died at 2 O'Clock yesterday morning.
The program for the reading by Miss
Cartwright on the 18th at the Opera
House for the Strangers Friend Socl-
ETY.. will soon be ready for the public
Besides the usual fine line of jewelry
F. J. Kruger. the practical MATCHMAKER
of Fort street, is displaying some
ladies' Waltham watches that are
gems.
There will be special meeting Of
the Pacific Tennis Club in the cluf
house. Monday night, December 10th
Every member is requested to bt
present.
Archie Steele, of the Hilo Tribune
has been made an honorary mempe
of the Honolulu Scottish Thistle Clup
sharing such rank with the late Rober
Louis Stevenson.
The condition of Mr.. Angus, who's
illness has been noted several times
is becoming more serious hourly. III
has not been able to take any nourish
ment for some time.
This is the evening of the meeting
of the Hawaiian Historical Society a
the Y. M. C. A. hall to hear an address
by Hon. S. c. Percy Smith, Surveyo
General of New Zealand.
1t is reported from Kamehameha tina
ssmillions'' of worms are feeding OF
the grass at that places. This is tn
worm for which Professor koebele l
TO bring an exterminator.
The President and Mrs. Sanford &
DoIe are staying at Aquamarine, thel
Waikiki home, and while there, Mrs
Dole will be at home to callers on Tues
day afternoons after 8 o'clock.
The Government band will play a
the Hotel this evening for the Austria
lia's departing passengers. There wi
he another concert Thursday even1n
If the S. S. China arrives during tia
day.
A regular meeting of the Aloh
branch of the Philosophical Soclet
will be held at Harmony hall ths eN
ening Professor A. Marques will lea'
continuing the study of Ancient WIS
DOM"
Walter Dillingham;, who, for the pas
fortnight has been under the weathe
has about decided to give up MS pos
ton in the office of the 0. r. q L. -