The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-08-01
LOCAL BREVITIES.
agar. I Is. No change.

monster x Co. tODacCOnIStS. have
still few more Manila cigars for sale.
Circuit Court for the August term
of the first circuit opens here this
morning.
John Ena and family viii be expect
ed back by the Gaelic tonight from san
Francisco.
It is naturally expected that the
measles will be spread pretty well over
town now.
A complete printing office is being
established at Bishop Museum for the
use Of the institution.
Frank Armstrong, Of Castle &
Cookies is quite ILL., He was taken
down on Saturday evening.
The German Bakery deliver all the
bread, rolls, cake and pastry fresh
from the oven every morning.
c. B. Reynolds returned Saturday
morning from Molokai where he went
on his monthly business tour.
Today at y o'clock noon, at Oceanic
dock, J. r Morgan viii sell at public
auction damaged California hay.
A. F. Cooke is making preparations
for a trip to the States and intends
to leave by the AOrangi this week.
A small fox terrier was lost near the
Park yesterday. a reward will be
given if returned to Advertiser office.
Harry Armitage, real estate and
share broker, offers for sale valuable
city property and stock of many plan
tatiOns.
In row at a city livery last night
a civilian and q soldier were hurt.
There will most likely be arrests this
morning.
ri
noon Saturday: % Chinese, for gamb-
ling; Keoni, a boy, for larceny in the
second degree.
On tomorrow, Tuesday, afternoon
the Princess Kaiulani viii hold her
last general reception until the first
Tuesday in October.
The Society Improved Order of Red
Men has moved its quarters from Har-
mony hall on King street to Pythian
Castle hall on Fort street.
The Government band had one of the
very largest Makee Island audiences
yesterday. a concert will be given at
Emma Square this evening.
Rev c. w Hill had large congrega-
tions at both services in the Central
Union church yesterday and his dis
courses were very well liked.
The usual regulations will be en-
forced for the lunch TO the men of the
Rio on the grounds of the Executive
Building between u and l today.
On account of the feast on the
grounds of the Executive Building at
noon today, there will be no lunch SER
vice at the Red Cross headquarters.
One of the men off a transport made
a gun play" on King street, Saturday
night and then ran from the crowd
of his fellows who had threatened him.
Norman Orme. the Rough Rider, who
had eight wounds at Santiago has
brother on Maui. The family is well
known to Rev. G.. L. Pearson, of this
city.
The Portuguese and British Commits
sioners were callers at the Executive
Building Saturday forenoon. At once
there was current the report that they
inquired about claims
Rev. Harris, returning to the States
from Japan, occupied the pulpit of the
Methodist church yesterday morning
and Chaplain Stuu, Montana RegI-
ment was the speaker in the evening.
More than 200 men were writing let
ters at the Y. NJ. G. A. one time last
evening The supply of paper was eX-
hausted and the Gazette Company
cheerfully replenished the stock gratis.
J. ]. White led an interesting meet
ing in the Y NJ c. \. lecture room at
4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon on the
subject of "Trifing." The hall was
filled. many of those present being sol
diers.
The rooms of the Red Cross Society
on Nuuanu street were left open to the
Boys in Blue again yesterday. AS time
hung heavy on their hands in town
Tls,cr q
great deal.
A proposal has been made to Maj
Gen. Otis for use of an inter island
steamer to relieve the overcrOwding on
the Peru and Pennsylvania. The
major-general does not seem favorable
to such a plan.
BY direction of Manager Hoffman
the Hawaiian Electric Company has
been supplying no less than 24O gal
Ions of ice water per day to the troops
Entire companies are halted at the
station for a drink.
The ladies who are to assist in serv-
ing lunch or dinner to the men of the
Rio are requested TO be one hand at
the Executive Building grounds by
HAS this forenoon. The men are &c
sit at the tables at u.
w. o. Atwater will assume his new
duties as manager of the Peoples Ice
Co.'S business this morning. Fred. Dat
may return by the Gaelic tonight tC
assume Mr. Atwaters duties as secre-
tary of the Postofice department.
Mrs. A. S. Wilcox of Kauai has sept
to the Red Cross Society of Honolulu
a box of fresh lines. The gift is spe-
cially appreciated for the reason that
many lines have. to be used at the hos
pital and fresh fruit is quite scarce in
the city.
Harry Wolters, Jacinto Costa. Keoni
and Keoki, four carpenters, while at
work on the frame of the new scales
at the railwaN depot on Saturday
came near los hg their lives by the
subsistence of tl4A platform upon which
they were working.