The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-12-28
LOCAL BREvITIES.

~ AlrSlOdlI mas Deen confined 10
his home by illness for several days.
New Years goods at the Asada Com
pany's, Robinson block, Hotel street.
A girls cloak was lost on the Wal
XXI road Saturday night. See adver-
tisement.
A fine new boat for the Kinau has
just been completed at Wilder Steam
ship Co.'S shops.
Harry Armitage, the man who sells
stocks while you wait, is on the street
again after brief Illness
The ball players and bicycle riders
are working hard this week for the
game and races next Saturday.
Call and inspect the beautiful line
of silk goods, vases, etc, at S. Ozaki's
large stores in the Waverley block.
There will be another rehearsal of
the Y. M. c. A. orchestra this even
ing at 100 o'clock in the large hall.
A boy in a window using a home
trainer has been an effectivea DIVER
tisement for the Hawaiian Cycle Com
pany.
Straw hats of every style made to
order at X. Isoshimas hat manufac-
tory, King street, next to Castle &
Cookies
Marshal Browns new hurry up
wagon will be modern affair and may
b, built in Honolulu. 1t will be
double rig.
Murata & Co., corner of Hotel and
Nuuanu streets, have large stock OF
japanese novelties suitable for New
Year gifts.
The children of the Second Congrega-
ton Sunday school of ST. Andrews
Cathedral will have their Christmas
tree this evening.
The electric light wires on Halekau
villa street are being changed to the
mauka side and more substantial poles
have been put in.
The independence Park Pavilion
subscription hop is postponed on ac-
count of the party of Consul-GeneraI
and Mrs. Haywood.
Nigel Jackson was given a special
treat by the trustees from their luau
on Christmas day, he being a great
favorite with the prisoners.
Damaged hay and feed, per bktn
w. H. Dimond, will be sold at public
auction at the Oceanic wharf tomor-
row noon by Jas. F. Morgan.
On the Oceanic wharf, at noon on
Wednesday, December 10Th, Jas. F.
Morgan will hold an underwriters sale
of 81 bales 600 each) of sugar bags.
TIE Interior Department learns from
the several tenders that the rock crush
ers will cost about $4,000. 1t is not
known when the order will be given.
Dimond & Co. is displaying an i'm
mense line of the popular Primus kero-
sene oil gas stoves, ranges, ovens, fur
naces, etc. Once used, always used.
A person with moderate capital to
invest in we'll established business
can hear of something to his advantage
by addressing 81. IT," Advertiser office
Frank c. Atherton has not yet dis
posed of the Sterling Bicycle agency
for the Islands, as the San Francisco
people are rather unreasonable in the
matter.
A petition is in circulation asking for
the widening of Union street. All
property holders are in favor of this
improvement, which has long been
promised.
The Gazette Company has issued its
usual time table of the dates of arriv-
al and departure of Foreign Mail
Steamers from January to June, in
elusive, 1898.
Ed. Dekum has just received from
the States one of the latest and neatest
designs of pins. He now sports a
pretty little four-leaf clover and de-
fies all bad luck.
There were just 169 yards l inch in
Isoshima's big hat, and four persons
guessed 10 yards. These persons are
requested to meet at z o'clock this
evening (Tuesday) at Isoshima's store.
On Friday, December 31st, at noon,
AT his salesrOOmS, Jas. F. Morgan will
sell at public auction, Gf not sold prior
TO that date by w. r. Castle), house
and lot on Punchbowl street, mauka of
the Portuguese church.
Mr.. Galen NJ. Fisher who is now on
his way to Japan to act as the travel
ing secretary of the Student Young
Mems Christian Association Union OF
that country, will address the Kameha-
meha Y. NJ c. A. this evening.
Thrum is ready to supply you with all
the latest staple office and commercial
stationery for the coming new year.
The Hawaiian Annual, better and
bigger than ever, is now ready.
L. B. Kerr, the peoples provider,
offers the balance of his "Christmas
Fair goods at reduced rates for the
balance of this week. Attractive
goods at attractive prices is the motto
at this popular Queen street store.
Notwithstanding the Indictment
weather last evening, the concert in
Emma Square was very we'll patronlz-
ed. Every bench was occupied ana
people were obliged to stroll about
The singing of Miss kanoho and the
cornet solo of Mr.. Kreuter were very
much enjoyed.
E. o. Hall & Son received notice by
the Peking that the car containing
their 1898 calendars was destroyed by
fire on the Santa Fe line. The Il. H.
people offer to pay at once Tor the
calendars and Hall & Son will SEND