The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-08-07
NEWS In A NUTSHELL.
Bits Of Paragraphs that Give Con.
densed Notes of the Day.

Matinee at o'clock this afternoon.
Star and Regiments clubs play ball
today.
"The Old Lime Kiln" at the theater
tonight.
No concert at Emma Square this
afternoon.
Miss Putnam at the Opera House
this evening.
Judge Carter is hearing the Kau-
walu divorce case.
The Kinau is expected from Hawaii
early this afternoon.
The cricketers and their friends will
light pipes this evening.
The Health Department will pay
the May bills on Monday.
Company \ goes into camp at Ma
kee Island this afternoon.
Herbert Mist and his bride are eX-
pected on the Kinau today.
\ large crowd will come from Eva
tonight to see Katie Putnam in THE
Old Lime Kiln"
If you like sausage at all you can't
help but relish that made by Cares
at the Central Meat Market.
Williams Art Studio is turning out
handsome pictures in natural and
unique poses. See ad on page 5.
HAY Wodehouse will play with the
"Land Crabs" instead of w. c. Wilder,
Jr., as has been previously announced.
G.. Gear, a brother of Manager Gear
of the Evening Bulletin, arrived from
Sam Francisco on the Andrew Welch
this morning.
Minister Cooper has abandoned the
Emma Square concert this afternoon
on account of the death of Commits
sioner Halves.
Two dealers and ten arrested for
playing Russian war on the mail dock
yesterday were lightly fined by Po-
lice Judge Wilcox this morning.
Mrs. A. f. Judd has consented to
preside at the Central Union Church
organ during the absence of Professor
Ingalls,, who will take a vacation.
Members of the Hagey Social Club
are earnestly requested to attend the
monthly business meeting at s o'clock
this evening. Business of great i'm
pOrtance.
Tenders for the erection of the Pro-
gress block on Beretania and Fort
streets will be opened at the office of
Ripley & Diclley at 122 o'clock noon
on Thursday, August -.
For sweet charitys sake the man
agement of Mondays baseball game
have decided to charge an entrace fee
of 25 cents. The Strangers Friend
Society will get the funds.
BY the bark Andrew Welch, j. \.
Mcdonald received a shipment of
eleven fine roadsters which will be
offered for sale. They can be in
spected at the McCarty stables on
King street.
Voeller & Co., grocers, have moved
from Beretania street. to the Mott
Smith building corner of Fort and
Hotel streets, where they, have One of
the lightest and most convenient
stores in the city.
At the Office of w. o. Aiken, Paia,
on Monday, August 23, will be opened
for application as homestead leases,
"a lots in Kahakuloa; and at the same
time and place 0 lots as purchase
leases or cash freeholds.
On Monday, August 30, at the office
of Chas. Williams, Honolulu, will be
opened for application under the pro-
visions of Land Act of Purchase of
Leases and Cash Freeholds, or special
terms, "a lots in Neupea and vicinity,
Honookua.
All Koon, the Chinese recently
caught smuggling opium in through
the quarantine station, was convicted
before Police Judge Wilcox this morn
ing and sentenced to three months
Imprisonment and to pay fine of
$3.50. The case against Chin Fooll,
the interpreter, was nolle pressed.
The Penguin is now taking 200 tons
of coal from the British ship Bren-
hilda, now lying near her in the
stream. She must await stores and
adyices before resuming her survey
work, but in the interim will make
an accurate survey of the shoal dis
covered to the southwark, sailing from
here on the 18th for that purpose, and
returning again later.
The horses in Japan will not drink
water out of any container or even a
stream or pond. The water for the
horse has to be splashed up by the
hand into the horses mouth. To the
stranger in Japan this is most strik-
ing. Miss Helen Wilder tells of spend
ing half an hour or more in trying to
get a thirsty horse to drink from a
stream, and then having to resort to
the Japanese method. A bucket finds
no place in japanese stable nor a