The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-01-20
LOCAL BREVITIES.


by the Mutual company yesterday.
Cyclomere will open again on Satur-
day night for another season Of bicy-
Gle races
w. J. Smith at the drill shed has
lost fox-terrier Reward offered for
it's return. =
Tracklaying is now in progress on
the extension of the Oahu railway be-
yond Waianae
The band gave a concert on the
grounds of the Executive building yes
terday afternoon.
The bicycle patrolmen defy the mud,
sticking to their mounts in the most
forbidding weather.
The birth anniversary of Burns falls
on Tuesday next and will be observed
by Scotchmen here.
The Board of Health meeting on
the schedule for yesterday was post
poned for one week
In this mornings issue, "Opportuni-
ty' adyeTtises for rooms and board in
private family. See ad.
The regular meeting of the Com
missioners of Education will be held
this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
Work of rebuilding portions of the
IKapiolani horse racing track for March
IL and other meets is now done.
Amateur orchestra rehearsal this
evening at 7:30 o'clock at the Y NJ c.
A. Hail. All members should be pres
ent
Interior improvements soon to be
made at the Custom House will include
bicycle racks for employees and visit
ors.
The foundation of the Judd building
will be on coral. The block will be the
beginning of the Honolulu skyscrap-
ers.
The reopening of the Cyclomere
season promises to furnish one of the
best sessions of sport the track has yet
had.
Annual meeting of the Peoples Ice
and Refrigerating Co. at 10 a. m. to-
day at the Office of the Bank of Ha-
wall
Cuelho's musical and comedy COM
pany Of native boys will give per-
Torrance at the opera house Saturday
night.
By the Coptic, Asada, Robinson
block Hotel street, received new line
of ladies' and gents silk handker-
chiefs
The January number of the Planters
Monthly has several excellent trade
articles as we'll as a good statement on
Annexation.
Chas Hooper, a native of England,
IDO,
18th, 1897, at the age of 80. He was a
kamaaina here. y
That kicking horse that Nick Peter
son sold to an express company gave
it's first street exhibition on King
street yesterday.
A four-year lease of 1880 feet of
ground near the Honolulu Iron Works
was sold to that concern yesterday by
the Government at auction, at upset
price.
The swimmers and polo players were
out in full force yesterday morning and
afternoon practicing for the events on
the program for next Saturday after
noon.
The regulars had their regular
monthly inspection yesterday morn
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the drill shed. An excellent showing
was made.
Stock of Hart & Co., Ltd, is now
quoted at S1259, par being $40. The
first dividend of two per cent. for two
months has been paid and a reserve
fund started.
There was no Cabinet meeting yes
terday, but this forenoon there will be
a conference between the Chamber of
Commerce committee and the members
of the Executive Council.
Major Mcleod and Captain Schaefer
made an official call aboard the U. S. S.
Concord yesterday afternoon, going
out in a shore boat from the stern of
which the Hawaiian flag was flying.
Col. q. S. Spalding is expected here
by the Belgic Saturday So are Prof.
Koebele and Bruce Cartwright. If Prof.
Koebele does not arrive he will be
cited per cable by JOS. Marsden.
A very pleasant surprise party to
Mrs Haywood was given her by
friends at her home on the Plains last
night. Mrs. Haywood was spirited
away to a dinner and returned to find
big surprise and most enjoyable
time.
At 10 a. m. today at the residence of
Miss Zella Leighton, los Emma street,
Jas. F. Morgan will sell at public auc-
ton the entire household furniture,
comprising upholstered divan, parlor
chairs, rugs, bedroom set, kitchen fur
niture, etc.
All members of Co. 8 CNuuanu Val
ley Company, Citizens Guard, are or
dered to assemble at the Fort street
school house at 1880 o'clock Saturday
night, January 22nd, for the purpose
of electing officers to serve during the
present year and also for inspection
of arms.
Kaulike Bargain Counters, No. is
Hotel St, near Fort st. Positively a
great reduction on all sales for next
two weeks, commencing Saturday, Jan.
Is. The present stock must 60 A
lot Of hi oh