The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-06-09
NEWS In A NUTSHELL.
Bits of Paragraphs that Give Con-
densed Notes of the Day.

The next tug OF war contest Will
take place Saturday evening.
w. II. Cornwell, ST., will remain in
the city until after the race meet.
Rev. S. f. Bishop has just completed
his tenth year as editor of The Friend.
Read the change of advertisement
of the Manufacturers Shoe Company.
Those in need of fine, strong mules
should communicate with w. II. Rice.
Attorney S. X. Kane has moved to
| 41j Fort street. over the Golden Rule
Bazaar.
Rudolph Spreckels intends to visit
the Spreckelsville plantation on Maui
next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fairchild and
Mrs. l.. Davis will sail for the United
States in July.
Mr. and Mrs. f. w. Macfarlane and
children will 90 to San Francisco on
the July Australia.
c. ID. Chase has Il cottage on Bere-
tania street, between Pihai and Keau-
moku streets. for rent.
Horton Biclterton, Claud Helm and
Guy II. tombstone were elected mem
bers of Company last evening.
Mystic Lodge X of p. will hold Il
regular convention this evening at
1880 o'clock. Work in Second rank.
There will be a meeting of the
ladies' committee at the Maternity
Home tomorrow morning at 10 a. IN.
Levers d Cooke have some dainty
designs in wall papers for the dining
room that are an incentive to a failing
appetite.
Mrs. b. f. Mccullough and DR.. Col
Inns are booked to sail on the w. IL.
Dimond, leaving for San Francisco
this week.
The 1896 census gives the total pop
uation of the Australian Colonies
at 4,323 10000, an increase of $4,000 in
five years.
William a. Henshall will open his
law office next week in the same build
ing where Humphreys &, Macdonald's
offices are located.
The Lealani Boat Club members will
endeavor to get a quorum together at
the Hawaiian Hotel to determine some
important matters.
The new Australian cricket mat will
be sampled on Saturday afternoon. A
practice game of Honolulu Club play
ers is being arranged
| United States Minister paid an Off
cial visit to the L. S. S. Marion this
morning and received the customary
salute of fifteen guns.
The Claudine will return to Homo
lulu on Friday morning instead of
Sunday morning, on this trip. She
will only make Maui ports.
The Belgic took two beautiful rae
ing wheels from Honolulu to Japan.
Several other wheels have been sent
to this country by local agents.
| Miss Cahills stock of hats and bon
nets for the races is all that the most
| fastidious could ask for. Don't be out
of date on the 18th, above all others.
Colonel Buck, the new American
Minister to Japan, is expected to ar
rive on the Peru next Tuesday. He
of weeks.
Day after tomorrow will probably
find you at the races. NJ. McInerny,
haberdasher, wants to know chow you
are fixed for a nice summer suit. See
ad on page A.
Honolulu Royal Arch Chapter No.
will hold a special meeting this even
ing at 1880 o'clock. Work: Royal Arch
degree. Also tomorrow evening, same
work and same degree.
Out of the LIST lot of Chinese con-
tract laborers brought over on the
Coptic, the Waianae plantation re-
ceived 1913; Pioneer mill, 80; Pepeelleo,
IS; Koloa, 35; Meier &, Kruse, 90.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Atherton will re-
ceive the members of the Hawaiian
Mission Children's Society at their
home tomorrow evening. 1t will be
the annual meeting of the Society.
At Makua, beyond Waianae. the
weather has been very dry and the
cattle are suffering for want of wa
ter. The rains which have fallen in
Honolulu have not reached that end
of the island.
There are nine English speaking
congregations on the islands which are
more or less associated with the Ha-
waiian Board. OF these three are on
Kauai, and two on each of the islands