The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-04-22
LOCAL BREVITlES.


Molokai is again postponed to next
week"
The Unions and Regiments will play
ball at the Makiki League grounds to-
morrow afternoon.
Entries for the Cyclomere races on
the Both inst, close with Manager c.
f. Murray on the 18th.
The band played a most enjoyable
concert at the Kindergartens on Bere-
tania street yesterday morning.
A dedicatory German is likely to
be given in the new Progress hall IN
der the direction Of prominent society
people.
Any number Of National Guardsmen
have filed away the picture of the De
partment Trophy given in this paper
yesterday.
Miss Adair viii give her vitascope
and speciality show at the Opera House
tomorrow evening and Will present a
good program.
S. Ozaki received from Japan new
silk goods and blue Chinawear, and
from San Francisco a complete line of
gents furnishings
The cable act providing an open
franchise between this country and the
United States and an exclusive right
on to Japan is still in the Senate,
The balance of the goods saved from
the big fire in London and being sold
by Il. b. Kerr, will be offered at a
further reduction this week only.
Charles K. Hopkins will receive.
orders for engraving and illuminat-
ing at the Pacific Hardware Co.'S. All
order will receive promt attention. FOL
Will the party who advertised a
light blue belt with enameled clasp,
please call at the business office Of
this paper and receive the property.
Oahu Plantation Company stock was
the leading security on the local mar
ket yesterday. There were heavy
transfers of the assessable certificates
Walter C. Weldon of Bruce Warning
& Co., is on the sick list but hopes
to be out for installation as president
of the Y. M. G. A. on Tuesday even
ing next.
There has already developed quite
an opposition to having a ward for
consumptives on the grounds of the
Queens Hospital, or even within the
limits of Honolulu.
&c" Company, N. G.. H., the native
boys. will give a hop at the Armory
on the 10Th inst, for the purpose of
replenishing the treasury. Decora-
lions will be feature.
Quite a bit of talk on the subject of
the Garter memorial fountain was
heard about town yesterday. COnsid-
cradle sentiment has formed in favor
of Makee Island as a location.
"A number of the members of the
Scottish Thistle Club have kindly offer
ed to the Young Mems Research Club
the use gratis of Thistle Club hall in
the Love building on Fort street.
Government accounts for the month
of March will be settled at the Treas
ury office today. The current account
fund was only about $4,000 short OF
half a million yesterday morning.
The regular weekly meeting of the
Christian Workers will be held this
(F'riday) afternoon, April %, at 2:30
o'clock at the Y. NJ. C. A. hall. All
are cordially invited to be present.
The Second Battalion, First Regi-
ment, N. G.. H., will drill this evening.
The Government band will not be out,
Maj. c. J. Mccarthy will command.
A number of men interested in the
liquor business were given a hearing
yesterday afternoon before the Legis-
lative committee having in charge
just now the light wines and beer
bin.
The new steel steamship Paroo, of
the Australian United Steam Naviga
ton Co, will call at this port on or
about April 2Sth for the Klondike
gold fields. For freight or passage,
apply to TheO. H. Davies & Co., Ltd.
agents.
In the case of Victoria Ward against
parties charged with causing flood
ing Of land makai of the Old Planta-
ton the plaintiff has asked leave to
change the title to make Peck & Co..
a corporation, defendants with one
other party.
There were over 20 players out to
cricket practice at British Commits
sioner Kenny's on Wednesday. There
will be practice tomorrow on the same
grounds from 2:3O o'clock in the after
noon. All players are invited to parti
eipate in the practice.
The native who raised such big
row in Pauahi street, Wednesday night
Will be brought before the District
Magistrate today. As the new silk
handkerchiefs found upon him could
not be identified by the Japanese, the
man will be charged with vagrancy.
The large tract of pasture land now
offered by c. w Booth for a long
lease, directly situated in the vicinity
of Honolulu is the only pasture and
ranch of large area so located. Lying
as it does between Nuuanu and PauOa
valleys. which does away with the
inconvenience of bad roads and long
distances. The whole of the land is
enclosed with a stone wall, about
twelve acres are set apart for houses,
barns and planting purposes, directly
joining the Government road.