The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-12-23
LOCAL BREviTIES.


st. Louis college closes tomorrow for
vacation of two weeks.
The Hawaiian concert will be given
on the evening of the 9th
The Orpheum had an unusually
large audience last evening.
Paul Neumann writes that he is en-
joying the cold weather in the States.
Bailey, the cycle dealer, has some
thing interesting in this issue. See ad.
Attorney r. d. Mead returned from
a professional trip to Lahaina yester-
day
The Waterhouse store in Bethel
street has very attractive Christmas
window
Company A, N G. H. had a Christ
mas celebration at the drill shed last
evening.
Christmas exercises for the Central
Union Church Sunday school will be
held this evening.
The first officer and the chief engi-
neer of the S. S. City of Columbia have
returned to Seattle.
The Government band gave a con-
cert at the Hawaiian hotel last night
and had a big crowd.
aid of the Cineograph at the opera
house tomorrow night.
The New York Herald's poll shows
that the SpanishAmerican treaty will
be ratified by the Senate.
C. Wilcox is the new captain of Com
pany G., N g. II. G.. Rose and Moses
Nakuina are the lieutenants.
e. w. Jordan has fine display of
fancy goods at his branch store, Water
house premises, Queen street.
A. colored lady just arrived from U.
S. desires situation as housekeeper, to
do second work, or child's nurse.
b. F. Ehlers & Co. quote few
prices today on goods suitable for this
season. Consult the big ad on page 8.
The members of the Palama Chapel
Boys Brigade made a fine appearance
at the Christmas celebration last
night
Since the publication of the program
OF the Hawaiian concert for Hawaiian
institutions, there has been an increasr
ed demand for seats.
Every business man in town will
agree that it would not be a bad plan
to give the postoffice boys remem-
brance of the season
Charles Smythe, of the Inter Island
Company, will leave On the steamer for
Kailua today, where he will remain on
a fortnight's vacation.
DR.. A. r. Rowat, " S., will leave by
the Mauna Loa this morning to spend
the holidays with his family on his
coffee plantation in kona.
Santa Claus window at the Water
house store, (Waverley blcck), Bethel
street, is one of the best attractions in
the city. Have you seen it?
The adjourned meeting of the Tenn
perance Workers is called by the Com
mittee for Friday afternoon at 4:3O
O'Clock at the Y. NJ. G. a. parlors.
The stores of H. May &c Co., Chas.
Hustace, Lewis & Co, and H. e. Mcln-
tyre, will be closed on Christmas and
New Years Day. Place your orders
early.
A resurvey of the s. S. City of Col
umbia is being made here by Captain
Fuller, Captain Campbell of the Inter
Island and Captain Turner, represent
ing insurance.
Chas. Brewer & Co.'S New York line
announces that the bark 'Foohng
Suey'' will sail from New York ON or
about February 2Sth, if sufficient in
ducement offers.
BY S. S. Australia J. Lando received
a fine consi gnment of boys clothing,
which he will sell at prices that will
surprise you Now is the time to clothe
your boys at very little cost.
On Monday, January 2S, 1899. at y
O'Clock noon. at the front entrance of
the executive building, will be sold at
public auction, the lease of Government
lot. No. Is, Esplanade, Honolulu.
A continuation of the rug sale will
he held today at 10 a. m. and tonight
at 7 O'Clock, in the Progress block,
Fort street The gems of the oollec-
ton will be offered at these sales.
Material for the Waikiki telephone
exchange has been received and Super
intendent Cassidy will soon have it in
Mace. The building will be in the
neighborhood of the tram terminus.
Here is another chapter Of the In
complete Christmas Story" The man
with the two small children tried to
get away on a sailing vessel yesterday,
but the three were brought ashore as
stowaways.
There will be an auction sale of
household furniture on Wednesday,
December %, at 10 O'Clock, at the resi-
dence OF M. n. Saunders, Esq, Nuuanu
street, above Vineyard street. j. f.
Morgan auctioneer.
We have just received by S. S. Aus
tralia a full line of jewelry, a large
quantity of gents dress shirts, silk
suspenders, neckties, etc, which we
will sell at your own price. Asada &
90. Hotel street, Robinson block.
w. w. Dfmond Company had the
Quintette Club give concert at the
King street china store last evening,
The music was from the Won Holt
block verandah and was heard by sew
sraI hundred people. There were col
ored lights in the street and the store
was thronged all evening.
The charter for the local garrison
of the Regular Army and Navy Union
arrived on the Australia and a meet