The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-05-20
LOCAL BREVITIES.

There was quite a rush for flags
early yesterday morning.
Murata & Co. advertise paper Ian
terms and American flags.
A lady's gold brooch has been lost
on AIakea street. Reward at Gazette
office.
A change of departure and arrival
Of the S. S. Kinau is given in this
issue
The Big 100 will meet at the Cham
Der of Commerce hall at 1 p. m. today
again.
Minister Sewall and Consul General
Haywood have offered their services to
the Big 100.
A gentle family horse, harness and
light road cart all in good condition,
is offered for sale.
Geo Martin, the wheelman, has been
called into training as a candidate for
a Myrtle Boat Club crew.
Tomorrow at - o'clock noon, ]. F.
Morgan will sell the well known Bush
property on Emma street.
Mr. and Mrs. Lambert will soon oc-
cupy one of Mrs. Hendry's handsome
cottages on Pensacola street. 4
There will be a special meeting Of
Pacific Lodge No. 822 this evening
with work IL the third degree.
This is the night for the third of
the series of handball games in the
gymnasium of the Y. NJ c. A.
quintette club has been engaged
by the Officers Club for music at the
Bungalow during evening receptions
Arrangements are in progress as US
ual for the scheduled baseball game at
the Makiki League grounds on Satur-
day.
The COmmissary Committee on en-
tertainment of the L. S. Troops will
meet at this morning at the Finance
office.
There has been offered to the Big
100 use of the fine hall of the Waverley
Club at any time the same may be
needed.
Before leaving for the States few
days ago, w. A. Bowen resigned his
place as a member of the Board of
Education.
Capt. Geo. R. Carter has rendered
free use of the boat house of the Hea-
lani club to the Big 100 for entertain
ment of visitors.
A special meeting of the stockholders
of the Pacific Sugar Mill will be held
Saturday May 81, at 1920 a. M. at
F. A. Schaefer & Co.'s.
Manuel, an apparently insane Por-
tuguese, was arrested in Palama last
evening and is now at the police sta
ton awaiting Investigation.
A large stock of flags, bunting,
shields, fireworks, buttonhOle buttons,
etc, has just arrived at the 1XL. Pur-
chase early as the stock is limited.
The Executive Committee of the
Big 100 wishes to meet the sub-cOm-
mfttee chairmen at the Chamber of
Commerce all at 1870 a. m. this day.
C. Schuman will sell you any kind
of a vehicle you wish at the lowest
possible figure. He also carries har-
ness, saddles, whips, lamps and lap
robes.
Ladies' interested in the entertain
ment of the American troops will meet
with the executive committee at the
Y. NJ C. a. at 2 o'clock this after
noon.
S. 0zaki the Hotel street merchant
has a large quantity of Japanese Ian
terms and silk handkerchiefs in Ameri-
can and Hawaiian colors for sale at
low rates.
French batistes, A inches wide at
20 cents a yard. They come in all
shades and are just the thing for lining
organdy dresses. For sale at B. F.
Ehlers & Co.
Jas. F. Morgan will hold an auction
sale of household furniture at his
salesrooms this morning. Extension
tables, bedroom sets, dining room fur
niture, etc, will be offered.
w. N Armstrong will address the
Young Mems Research Club at the
home of Rev. and Mrs. D. P. BRINE
this evening. 1t will be the ladies
night of the organization.
Miss McDonald's lecture this morn
ing at Mrs. Atherton's is of special in
terest, the subject being the famous
poem, Coleridge's Ancient Mariner. "
Miss Mcdonald has decided to remain
in Honolulu until June IA.
The highest pole and the biggest
flag will be sported by the Oahu Rail
way Company through the efforts of
Frank BergstrOm. The flag will be
above the coal trestles in the harbor
and will be 1872 feet from the ground
Tickets for the Queens birthday ball
are selling rapidly. Acceptance re-
sponses have been received from the
invitations sent to the President. mem
bers of the Cabinet and nearly all the |
gentlmen of the diplomatic and con-
sular circles.
Geo. w. Macfarlane has instituted |
suit against the Minister Of Foreign !
Affairs and the Collector-General Of
10 of a.
ry registration under the Hawaiian |
flag to the vessel Peter Jebsen, now at
San Francisco.
All members of the general commit |
tee of arrangements for the Queens |
Birthday ball are urgently requested to !
meet at the home of Mr.. Kenny in Pa |
lama at noon on the oath, as the Off |
cial wishes especially to see them at |
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