The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-06-17
LOCAL BREvITlES.

Drawing and painting Mrs. Hanna.
Tournament tennis viii continue to-
day.
The Monterey may be looked for at
any moment now.
The Bennington carried away to the
States 1856 letters.
a. b. Loebenstein left for HIo on
the Hawaii yesterday afternoon.
Baseball tomorrow afternoon viii be
tween the Regiments and HOnOlulus.
This is the night Of the Y. NJ c. A.
rally in Pauahi hall at Oahu College.
The family of the late James I. Dow
sett have a card Of thanks in this
paper.
Frames for shade over the Boys in
Blue dining hall tables not under trees
were built yesterday.
Dante gives a matinee tomorrow
afternoon and a complete new pro-
gram in the evening.
The match horse race said TO have
been arranged for tomorrow afternoon,
is now declared to the off
The Minister of the Interior calls
ridge below Tantalus heights.
The KiIohana Art League exhibit is
open this afternoon and again tOmor-
row afternoon. Then it closes.
The st. Andrews fair for tomorrow
afternoon and evening viii attract all
the society people of the town.
In the chorus singing at the High
School concert tonight, Mrs c. b.
Cooper and Miss c. Clymer viii assist.
japanese beetles. for incubation, are
wanted by the Secretary of the Bureau
Of Agriculture, at the Judiciary build
ing.
The High School concert for the
benefit Of the Red Cross Society, will
be the attraction at the Opera House
this evening.
The Finance Office is surcharging %
cent revenue stamps to 20 cents.
Twenty cent stamps were exhausted
some weeks ago.
The Oceanic Company at San Fran
cisco does not care to have the United
States either charter or buy the Mari
posa or Alameda.
L. e. Tracy advertises certain to
please bargains. in boys light weight
wooden underwear and colOred and
white shirt waists
CycIomere track is now being used
every evening by number Of the men
who are to start in the Red Cross
Blue Ribbon meet on the 25th inst.
The engagement is announced Of
Miss Sarah Lycett, daughter of Jas.
Lycett, to VIM MacKay, master at
arms of the L. S. Gunboat Benning-
ton.
The Los Angeles Chamber of Com
merce has now experienced change
of heart and has forwarded to Sena-
tor Stephen White an annexation re-
solution.
J. J. Fgan's renovation sale is still
on and this weeks offerings consist
of the latest novelties in ladies neck
wear, organdies. swisses, white goods
and laces.
The Hawaiian running horse Lolo-
kalani is said to be doing well in the
States. She was last heard of on the
Rocky Mountain circuit and as thirty
to one shot won a big race.
Washington dispatches state that
the u. S. S. Pensacola which has just
been completed at Mare Island and is
now in commission, will come to Ho-
nolulu to supplement the MOhican.
The Hawaiian Hardware Co. call the
attention of the prospective house
keepers to their stock of sterling and
silver plated ware, and guarantee the
goods to be up to the standard IN de-
sign and durability.
Today at 10 o'clock, J. F. Morgan
will hold an auction sale Of ladies' I'M
derwear, white and brown cOttOns, in
sertions, laces and mosquito nets at
his salesrooms, Queen street. These
goods are from the bankrupt stock OF
Leong Kong Kee.
The regular weekly meeting of the
Christian Workers will be held this
CFrfday) afternoon, June 18th, at $3.50
o'clock at the Y NJ. c. A. hall. The
meeting will be held by Rev. 0. H.
Gulick. A cordial invitation is extend
ed to all to be present.
1t will interest local athletes to
learn that the worlds record for
throwing the sixteen pound hammer
has been broken by J. J. McCracken
of the University OF Pennsylvania.
McCracken's throw was 1913 feet, 3
inches. This is a gain of one inch