The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-05-12
LOCAL BREVITIES.
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Books on Tableau, characteristics.
Hanna.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keawapoo have legal
notices in this issue.
AS a result of stock-taking II. w.
Schmidt & Sons offer fancy prints at
cents per yard.
The golf players are arranging for
another game over the Kunawai links
on Saturday afternoon.
In the Circuit Court today the libel
suits against VIM. Horace Wright and
Edmund Norrie will be called.
There was no meeting of the Board
OF Health yesterday. 1t is possible that
there viii be a session on Friday.
DR.. Wight and wife of Kohala left
on the Aorangi yesterday. They are
bound for San Diego to spend a little
time.
E. o. Hall & Son advertise free wind
for the use of cyclists. New Ramblers
and Columbias received by the Yea
Iandia.
1t is likely that international mat
ters will come up in the Legislature
today. There may be talks on neutral
ity, annexation, etc.
Miss McDonald's class that has been
reading Othelo at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs J. B. Atherton, will start in this
evening on The Winters Tale"
J. NJ. Sims returned on the ZeaIandia
yesterday after a short trip to San
Francisco in the interest of his health.
He returns very much improved.
The adjourned annual meeting of the
Pacific Cycle and Manufacturing Co,
Ltd, will be held at the cOmpany's
office, Friday, May 18th, at 10 o'clock
a. m.
Mrs. A. S. Willis, wife of the late
Minister of the United States to Ha-
wall, is now at New Haven where her
son Albert is being prepared for Yale
College.
The Advertiser was compelled to is
sue two editions of it's extra yesterday,
owing to the thirst for war news being
so great.
An important meeting of the Y. H. 1.
will be held this Thursday evening at
1880. The matter of allowing sick
enthusiastically sick benefits is
to be passed upon.
J. ]. Egan is in receipt of all that
is latest and fashionable in organizes,
ions, muslin due sua, valenciences
laces, ribbons and hosiery.
The Chinese woman charged with
causing the death of her two children
by giving them opium, has been re-
leased on $4,000 bail. She Will be ar
raigned for manslaughter.
The Young Mems Research Club will
weet with Rev. d. P. and Mrs. Brine
on Friday evening, the goth. 1t will
be ladies' night. The speaker of the
evening will be w. N. Armstrong.
Jas. Judd. son of the Chief Justice
of Hawaii, has volunteered for service
with United States troops as mem
Der of the Red Cross corps. The young
man is studying medicine and sur
gerry.
On the last up trip, leaving here
April %, the Gaelic met such weather
that she was compelled to clay to"
"a hours. The bark Alden Besse, Cap
tain Potter, was caught in the gale
and considerable damaged.
Ex-Captain Edwards of the Mounted
Patrol left for Vancouver on the 40
rangi yesterday. 1t is his intention to
40 to Iowa to join the National Guard
there. Mr.. Edwards is very anxious to
go to "the scene of action"
Mr. Hughes an employee of the Nut
nal Telephone Company, left for Van
eouver on the Aorangi yesterday. He
will go to the Sound and will be back
here in six or seven weeks. Mr..
Hughes expects to do some business
while away.
The Chancellor Commander of Oahu
Lodge, No. /, knights of Pythias, re-
quests the presence of all Knights
who are members of this Lodge at the
regular meeting OF the Lodge this ev-
ening at 80. Business of impOr-
lance will be transacted.
When the Rio de JaneirO passed
through Honolulu she had no Spanish
remittances aboard. The Chronicle
SAYS the Chinese are afriad to risk
their money at sea under the Ameri-
can flag, and have postponed the send
ing of their savings to the Flowery
Kingdom until May Sd, when the Brit
ish steamship Venus sails for the ORR
emit The flour destined for the Rio
is also held for the Venus.
Arrangements are being made for
another big concert at Kamehameha
boys school. This will certainly be
Rne musical event and is bound to
attract the usual large audience of
city people. The program will include
numbers by the Glee Club and school
band Mrs. Woodward will sing. The
young ladies of the Girls school will
take part and there will be some out
side people The concert will be for
the benefit of the Kamehameha base
ball association.
Mr.. Emmett May, of the Germania
Life Insurance Company, gave a de-
Iightful dinner party to a number of
his friends at the Arlington hotel last
evening. Each guest at the festive
board was an American and many
toasts of American patriotism was
heard. Among the speakers were Re
preventative A. V. Gear, T. F. Ian
sing DR. WaysOn, Attorney George D.
Gear and Coffee Expert SOuZa. Mr..