The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-05-26
LOCAL BREVITIES.

A furnished room two or three miles
from p o. is wanted.
The "ad" of the Hawaiian Jockey
Club is worth reading.
Judge Perry is booked to sail for
San Francisco on the Zealandia June
14th.
In the Circuit Court yesterday Judge
Perry excused the foreign jurors till
called"
1t is said that the Cabinet is con-
sidering on twenty or thirty extra days
for the House.
There was cricket practice on the
pitch of the British Commissioner yes
terday afternoon.
An offer of a ton of coffee for use
at the Omaha Exposition Hawaiian
space has been made.
The Senate has received a resolution
awarding Albert X. Kunuiakea s. on
a double taxation" claim.
NJ McInerny offers you a fine Stein
Bloch Co. suit of cheviot, cashmere
worsted or serge for $500
]. NJ. Monsarrat, attorney for Joseph
Enos, gives notice of the sale of valu
able land at Hanalei, Kauai.
w. c. Peacock was expected by the
Moana, but did not arrive. He Will
soon be here from the colonies.
Native rebels have again hoisted
their flag in Samoa, but correspondence
is to the effect that no trouble is
feared.
There will be a big luau in Pauoa
valley this afternoon. A large number
of city people have been invited to
attend.
On Sunday evening next Rev. J. A.
Cruzan will preach at Central Union
Church and Rev. d. p. BRINE will
speak at Palama chapel.
Captain Carey of the Moana stated
yesterday that the Mariposa was day
late in leaving and that she would be
in port early this morning.
One Legislative standing committee
has agreed to urge an appropriation
to assist the advertising plan brought
forward by E. c. Macfarlane.
In the betting for the match race on
Saturday next, there is more Irish
Lassie than Violin money at present.
Nearly all of the sports" are backing
Lassie.
q
her of town boys were planning has
been declared off on account of diff
ference of opinion amongst the prime
movers.
Willie Lucas bested Buck" Blu
chanan in a foot race last evening
and Dick Davis won over a dark
horse. This was all on Fort street
about IL o'clock
Chinaman from Eva plantation,
recently convicted of deserving con-
tract labor, was sent TO Honolulu
yesterday to work out on the reef a
fine of $40 and So costs.
Per order of the Minister of the In
terror, J. F. Morgan will sell at public !
auction Wednesday, June LIST, the 10 |
wooden buildings, known as the Immi- |
grafton Depot at Kakaako.
An excellent concertEwill be given at
Kamehameha gymnasium Saturday
evening, May %, at O'Clock. Tickets
are on sale at the Hebron Drug Co.
at so cents, tram fare included.
Through the kind offer of DR.. c.
b. Cooper the meeting of the Medical
Association of Hawaii will be held
on the lanai at the home of DR.. Nc /;
Grew, Hotel street, at 8 o'clock to-
night.
Marshal Brown served penal sum- |
mons Yesterday citing a citizen to |
appear in District Court on Friday |
and answer to the charge of conduct |
ing a pawn brokers' business without
a license.
A Sydney paper say that Vailima, |
the Apia home of the late Robt. Louis |
Stevenson, is going to rack and ruin.
The place is completely deserted and |
even the tomb of Stevenson receives
very little attention.
"A few useful pointers on what the |
Remington Standard Typewriter is; |
what it will do; to whom it is useful |
and who can operate it is given by |
H Haclfeld K Co., Ltd, sole agents |
for the Hawaiian Islands.
Adjutant Simonson, S. A, has sent
invitations to a number Of city people !
to attend Central Union Church next |
Monday evening and hear Col. Evans, |
S. A, speak on the social and spiritual |
work of their organization.
DIR. and Mrs. Wallace Terry of San
Francisco who spent months honey
moon trip here, returned to their home !
on the Moana yesterday. Mrs. Terry |
was a schoolmate of Mrs. ]. S. Walker
when the latter was in the States.
1t is an open secret that there is a
good deal of adulteration in groceries,
and it therefore behooves housekeepers
TO buy only pure food" produce.
voelIer & Co. offer strictly fresh roast
beef. two pound tins, at 20 cents and
sliced smoked beef, one pound tin, at
% cents.
Prince Cupid and Harry Klemme
were fined $25 each in Police Court
Yesterday for affray. They 'scrapped
at the Company G ball last week. Inc
fighting was outside the Drill Snea.
1t came out in evidence that CUPID 5
remarks in re red, white and blue
were not quite so violent as reported
The Moana sailed for San Francisco