The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-04-09
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The benefit concert takes place this
evening at the opera house.
Mrs. Angus has a number of choice
plants for sale. Apply on the premises,
Richards street.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. p Birnie are at
home again after a short stay at the
beach.
Palama is to have a cooperate gro
Gerry establishment at Harry Cannon's
old stand.
Geo. Lycurgus Will serve a full course
french dinner at San Souci after the
races today.
The police did not make any ar
rests between five last evening and two
this morning.
An arrangement was made yesterday
for Pilot LOrenzen TO signal war news
from the Belgic. 49,
There VIII be a special meeting this
evening Of Lodge lie Progress, with work
in the second degree.
The races at Kapiolani park begin
sharp at / o'clock this afternoon. The
band will be at the track.
A special car viii leave the Nuuanu
terminus at $40 a. m. tomorrow for the
early celebration of Holy Communion.
The cricket grounds of the British
Commissioner wiz be open this after
noon for practice by lovers of the
game.
J. M. McChesney, secretary, publish
es the list of officers of the Honolulu
Soap Works Co. Ltd, who Will serve
during the ensuing year. j
Paul Isenberg, Mrs. c. B. Cooper and
others equally well known and popular
will sing for the Waverley Club library
benefit concert next week.
J. p. Cooke has gone to Maui again.I
He will be absent about ten days, a
much longer time than he has been in
the habit of spending on Maui. \
Albert ~ Campbell now of Stock
ton Business College, has been chosen
TO have charge of the Commercial
Department of Oahu College here.
Those who traverse Nuuanu Avenue
and the Pail road are hopeful for the
macadamizing of the Avenue as pro-
posed in one of the appropriation bills.
Employees of the Custom House and
Post Office complained yesterday that
the Belgic would likely arrive at an
hour to keep them from going to the
races.
J. T. Waterhouse advertise that it |
is an art to get proper goods suitable
for every body and that they can serve |
you poorly enough with the best OBJ |
tainable stocks.
l.. b. Kerr will continue his sale Of |
white and brown cotton, prints, organ |
dies dimities, lawns, table linen, and |
sheeting, mems furnishings and cloth |
ing, for another week.
While in Sydney, Capt. King, Min |
lister of the Interior will look into the |
towing business in that great harbor |
with view to gaining information |
on a new tug for this port
j. r. Mills, the grocer, and a mem
Der of Co. "A, n. G. H., was married |
on Thursday evening, Miss Kaleikini |
OF Maui, being the bride. Rev. J. |
Waiamau was the clergyman.
This is the evening of the monster |
benefit concert at the Opera House.
The attendance is guaranteed by a very
heavy advance sale of tickets and the !!
program is an attractive one.
Messrs. Johnson and Holloway, here
for the Worthington Pump Engine 7
Company, U. S. A, have visited Ka-
hu1Iu plantation and are very favor
ably impressed with the estate.
Today at II O'Clock noon, at the front
entrance of the Judiciary Building, will
be sold at public auction, the lease of
land known as Kaakepa, HIo, Hawaii,
containg 1874 acres. Terms of lease, 81
years. y
1t was perhaps the intention to be-
gin work on the Chas L. Carter mem
orfal fountain yesterday, but nothing
5npa on Union Suuorn 'Nhprp iS
still considerable opposition to the To-
cation.
The entertainment committee of the
Y NJ. c. A. has several musical attrac-
ton for Thursday night next in connec
ton with the annual anniversary meet
ing The public is cordially invited to
attend.
At Central Unicn Church the theme
of the sermon Sunday morning Will be
The Message of the Resurrection to
the Future Life" In the evening The
Message of the Resurrection to the
Present Life
The following list of likely Win
ners" has been handed in by a King
street prophet who is somewhat of a
loahuna himself: Joe Daniels, Irish
Lassie, Violin. Royalist, Sympathetic
Last. Wela Ka Hao, Magnet, Water
melon Joe.
The cases of Akin and Miliona, the
two boys arrested for picking up stray
pieces of coal by the Wilder Steamship
Company's Pile, were nOlle prcss'd in
the Police Court yesterday morning
by Judge Peterson.
At the ( o'clock Evangelical service
at the Y. NJ. c. \. tomorrow after
noon. Rev. O. p. Emerson Will be the
leader and his subject will be Joseph.
There will be extra music. After this
meeting which is for men only, viii
be held the regular prayer meeting.
w. F. Pogue. one of the members
from Maui, left for his home on the
Claudine Yesterday. He asked the