The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-12-27
LOCAL BREviTlES.
Sugar, 4 SIS.

The Orpheum will present again this
evening its successful new program
Governor Henry gave the prisoners
at Oahu big Christmas dinner yester-
day.
The I. s Gunboat Bennington boys
mad a big Christmas feast aboard the
ship
Miss Birch Tanning and Miss Ida
Horner leave today for vacation visit
to Maui
Hawaiian Lodge. No. p. F. & \. NJ. !
will install officers tonight at a special
meeting.
Mrs. Ballentyne, wife of Mr.. T. {.
Ballentyne, was d passenger by the
Miowera.
The s. S Miowera was held at Van
couyer for the mails, delayed by rail
way accident.
The L. s. Engineers at Camp McKin-
ley had Christmas celebration on
Saturday evening.
The children of the Anglican Chinese
Sunday school will have their Christ
mas tree this evening.
1t is a pleasure to ride a good wheel
these moonlight nights. Eakin &
Whitman rent Tribunes.
Sydney Morse, late of Honolulu and
India. is giving vocal recitals at Van
couver as the Oriental tenor"
J. F. Millar, travelling man who has
visited the Islands as a seller of oils.
died at Phoenix, Ariz., December 8.
A haole syndicate proposes to buy
one of the restaurants on Fort street
and conduct the same as a modern
cafe.
The usual Christmas luau was served
at Oahu Insane Asylum under the di
rection OF Assistant Superintendent F.
!. Cutter.
The Amateur Orchestra will hav9
rehearsal on Thursday evening, when
it will be necessary for every member
to be present.
Capt. ]. NJ. Camara, Of the Fort
street wine house, treated the Gazette
Company printers and was voted a
jolly good fellow.
Keep in mind the New Years enter
tainment at the Y. Nj. C. A. hall next
Monday evening A splendid program
has been prepared.
Geo. More, the veteran who was
charged here with burglarizing the
Monsarrat residence, is serving in the
Hilo Jail for larceny
A merchant sailor arrested Saturday
night as a drunk" when searched at
the police station had a tin of opium
in one of his pockets.
Latest Novelties-Elegant silk and
wool designs. Call and see samples at
Leading Modistes. LeVanWay and
Chambers. 10 Beretania street.
Miss Jennie Long, of the Buena Vista
hospital. gave reading to the prison
ers on the Reef on Sunday and gained
the admiration of all her hearers.
1t is understood that the seat of VIM.
A Love in the Honolulu Stock Elk
change is for sale, as the young broker
will not return to the Islands for some
years. y
Yesterday was St. Stephens day, to-
day is ST Johns, and tomorrow will
be the festival of the Holy 1nnocents.
All are observed at ST. Andrews Ca
thedral
The base ball team from the Ben
nington has accepted challenge from
base ball players in the Engineer
Corps The game will be played next
Saturday.
4 benefit will be given at the Or
pheum on Friday evening under the
direction of Lessee King and manager
Post for the stranded crew of the City
of Columbia.
On Thursday evening at o'cloch
the pupils of the Sunday school or the
Second Congregation of st. Andrew S
Cathedral will have a fine Christmas
tree celebration.
This is the evening of the Hawaiian
concert for Hawaiian benefits, at the
opera house. There are many attrac'
tive numbers, including the appear
ancA of the Police Glee Club.
The man who was caught at the
Wit n +y-N n
of opium in each sleeve of his coat Wa'
fined 5000 in the District Court. Th'
charge was opium in possession.
sailor from the Bennington swan
ashore last night. it is supposed TO con
tjnue his Christmas carousal. The pc
lice were notified. but up to Il late hoU
had been unable to find the man. x
Miss Helen Wilder gave the police
men a lunch party in the Dlstrlc
Court room at the station building a
noon on Sunday. The occasion was on
of endowment TO the hostess and tn
guests.
The Kinau brought from Hilo tn
bodv Of Walter Won Gassbeck, NJ Com
oanv. First New York. The man die
in the fIilo hospital of typhoid. In
cornse will be shipped 10 Kingston
y. y.
Manager Lucas, Of the HaWailai
hotel, made all promises good at m
dinner and hop Saturday night. In
banquet was one of best ever glYel
at the hotel and number of societ.
neople were out for the dancing. III
hotel was beautifully decorated.
brother of Mr.. Graham, OF Cast
G. Cooke, arrived on the Niowera, az
companied by his wife. They will r@
main in the city for time and the
leave for the coast. The Mr.. Grahal
inst arrived is agent in the Northwe"
for the Southern Pacific Railway Con
pany.
Christmas eve there was most d.
Iightful Christmas tree entertaining
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. F. \
Hatch. given by Miss Harriet Hate