The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-03-19
LOCAL BREvITifS.
Sugar; So deg. 4 IS cents.

Mrs. Hanna.
A Duchess lace handkerchief has
been lost. See ad.
A son was born to the wife of w. Y.
Along on March II.
The Doric will sail for China and
Japan at p. m. today.
There is to be a very large audience
at the Opera House tonight.
Dr. B. D. Bond returned from San
Francisco on the Doric last night.
The sports at st. Louis College, set
for this afternoon, have been declared
off
The cricket players will rest today,
giving over the field to the Rugby
men.
for rent. Apply at 1919 Beretania
street.
a notice Of copartnership and to
creditors appears in the advertising
columns.
The new Progress block will be
ready for occupancy in less than four
weeks now
Jos. Marsden yesterday shipped $50
toads to c. c. Kennedy at Waiakea,
HilO, Hawaii. -
There will be a special meeting of
Lodge le' Progress tonight for work in
second degree. ~
After the arrival of the Zealandia.
Notes lunch rooms will have fresh
frozen oysters.
The two Maui murderers, both Jap
anese, will be hanged at Oahu prison
on Friday next.
On the 23d inst, next Wednesday,
February accounts against the Govern
ment will be settled.
The main door of Bishops bank was
found open by officer Keanini shortly
after midnight, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Faxon Bishop will
give a card party to a number of
friends on Monday night
Yesterday, Detective KAPPA arrested
another Chinaman on the charge of
having che ia tickets in his possession.
The many city friends Of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. Douglas of Eva sympathize
deeply with them in the loss of their
SON.
The Government Hawaiian flag was
at half-mast all of yesterday out of
respect to the memory of the late 7. c..
Porter.
Mrs. Parish and her two children re-
turned to their home in Ulupalakua
Maui, yesterday, after very long stay
in the city. -
1t IS now said that Col. VIM Corn
we'll will bring some Of his race horses
from Maui for the extra meet at Ka-
piolani park
There will be a game of baseball be-
tween the teams from Punahou and
Kamehameha on the Makiki grounds
this afternoon.
A E. Murphy G Co., Hotel street
shoe dealers, make a speciality of filling
Island orders in a thorough and salts
factory manner.
Some of the race horses were out on
the road yesterday morning and after
noon, but had to have extra blankets
again in the evening.
Elk Zealandia, the California Fruit
Market, will receive, in Camarinos' re-
frigerator, a full line of ice house
goods, vegetables, etc.
B. F. Ehlers & Co. carry the finest
line of leather valises and satchels to
be seen anywhere. Take a glance at
their show window display.
A petition requesting that an act for
a charter for the Honolulu Rapid
Transit Co., Ltd, be passed by the
Legislature, is in circulation.
The Doric has shipment of II cars
of alcohol for the Japanese Govern
ment. The alcohol is to be used in
the manufacture of smokeless powder
Senator Baldwin, Fred. Wa1dron
Chas. A. Bon and Deputy Marsha
Hitchcock, were among the passen'
gers by the outgoing Claudine yester-
day.
Mr.. Jas. T. Duncan will lead the Y
NJ. c. A. meeting for men at O'CLOCK
tomorrow afternoon. Subject: I'M
prudence" There will be specia
music
The President and Mrs. Dole receiy'
ed as usual yesterday afternoon and a:
usual yesterday afternoon and as usua
there was a large number OF friends
who called upon them.
Reports telling of the proposed open
inc of a new plantation near Waimea
Kauai. are contradicted by those il
control of the lands that would bt
used in such an enterprise.
Wray Taylor, who has been quite il
for a week. is now somewhat better
and may be able to appear on the
scenes again next Monday. Mr.. Tay
Ior is sadly missed in a number O
places.
By the steamer Mauna Loa on mex
Friday, Jos. Marsden, Commissions
of Agriculture and Prof. KOebele, Gov
eminent entomologist, will leave Ho
nolulu for a visit to the coffee planta
tions of Kona, Hawaii.
Klondike advises say a dreadful mis-