The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-23
LOCAL BREvITlES.


advertisement today. Page B.
Both the House and the Senate will
meet again at 10 this morning.
Colonel Norris returned to his home
on Hawaii on the Mauna Loa yester-
day.
The Band was handsomely enter
tanned by the American Minister yes
terday morning.
There will be a drill of the First
Regiment next time the moon and
weather are favorable.
Annual meeting of the American Re-
lief Fund Society at 10 a. m. today at
the Safe Deposit building.
The heavy rainfalls of the month
have saved some coal for the Eva and
Oahu plantation pumping plants.
This is the seventh day of the Leg
islature. Yesterday not being public
holiday, counted as the sixth day.
An American physician, who is an
experienced stenographer, desires a
position as secretary and physician.
The new carrier pigeon company is
waiting for the weather to settle.
Meantime young birds are Matching.
Special practice has been ordered by
the captains Of the High School and
Y. NJ. c. A. basket ball team captains.
This is Ladies' day at the courts of
the Pacific Tennis Club. All lady
friends are cordially invited to at
tend
Deputy Sheriff F. w. Carter of Kau-
al returned to his home on the w. G.
Hall yesterday after a short business
trip here -
Kimokeo, the fast native swimmer,
has gone out of the Inter-Island service
and is now sailor on the steamer
Claudine
A complete stock of new goods in
all lines is expected by the Zealandia
tomorrow for the n. S. Sachs Dry
Goods Co., Ltd.
Most all the merchantmen in port
yesterday were decorated with flags
in honor of the anniversary of Wash
ington's birthday.
The deluge of Monday evening did
not extend in the Waikiki direction
beyond Thomas Square. The rainfall
in Makiki and Punahou was very light.
A solemn requiem mass was con-
Quoted at the Roman Catholic Cathe-
dral yesterday morning for the repose
of the soul Of the late Bishop OF Olba.
Cannon doomed from the U. S. N.
Flagship and from the Government
shore battery at noon yesterday in
honor of the First Americans memory.
Admission will be free for the base
ball game at the Makiki grounds on
Saturday afternoon next. Oahu and
Kamehameha school mines will con-
test.
No League baseball schedule has
yet been arranged The three captains
will get together some time this week
and decide on dates for the various
games.
L. B. Kerr, the Queen street dry
goods merchant, is holding big
clearance sale to make room for new
goods to arrive by the Zealandia on
Thursday.
Dr. Howard, Dispensary physician,l
is quite i'll with malaria at his home,
King street. It will be three or four
days before he will be able to get
about again.
For the beginning of the observance
of Washington's birthday the Ameri-
can Minister was serenaded at his Wal
kiki residence by the Hawaiian Gov
eminent band.
Wilson's circus left for Maui on
the Claudine yesterday. The circus
will return here on the 10Th Of March
and will reopen near the f1shmarket
on the next day.
AT the Opera House tomorrow even
ing. the Hawaiian Glee Club will give
a high class musical and novelty en-
tertainment. There will be some I'M
commonly fine features.
This is Ash Wednesday and the be-
ginning of Lent Yesterday was
Shrove Tuesday and in Anglican
church countries they have pancake
luaus on Shrove Tuesday.
Inspector-G General of schools, H. S.
Townsend. left for Lahaina, Maui, on
the Claudine yesterday. He will be
away a short time on business in con-
nection with the Board Of Education.
BiImartin. the scorching plugger on
the wheel announces that he will go
into the hundreds on the proposition
of racing a harness horse best two in
three heats at the quarter, half and
mile.
The program announced about two
weeks ago will be brought off at Cyclic
mere on Saturday evening. All the
local and visiting professional and
amateur bicycle riders will take part.
Several record speed trials will be
made.
In King Bros windows, Hotel street.
may be seen a pretty heraldic device,
emblazoned upon parchment in gold
and colors by the pen artist, V1ggo
Jacobsen. Upon inquiry it was learn
ed that it is a representation OF the
armorial bearings of the Buchanans
of this city who are the descendants
on the faternal side, of an ancient
Scottish family.
People arriving here from Vancou-
yer. Seattle, Portland, or any place in