The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-05-10
LOCAL BREVITIES.

A. f. Murphy & Co. claim correct
shapes and correct prices.
No more racing at Cyclomere so far
as the hui of town boys is concerned.
A quite heavy earthquake shock was
felt a week ago last Sunday at Homo
kaa.
The Doric sails for San Francisco at
p. m. today. Mail closes an hour
earlier.
All the boat clubs now have in train
ing crews for the expected Fourth OF /
July racing.
There will be a fine free horse race
at Kapiolani park track on Saturday |
afternoon next.
HaoIe, a native, was arrested yester-
day on the charge of assault and bat /
terry on Kamawae.
Fashions Mirror will receive per
ZeaIandia a handsome line of the latest
in French pattern hats.
At Emma Square last evening Cap
tain Berger evened things up by giving
La Paloma and Columbia.
Mrs. w. M. Graham wants a good
nurse for the care of one child ana
to do light house keeping.
Pearson & Hebron have just received
another large shipment of wheels at
prices ranging from $45 up.
Diamond Head Charley has promised
to sound a general alarm in case ne
sights a Spanish man-of-war.
Members of the Philosophical Society
were complimented on the decorations
of Foster hall last Sunday evening.
The Bennington had her search
lights going in very lively style last
night. This was regular practice.
It is likely that the Bennington will
today begin donning war paint IN anti
cipation of being relieved by the Alert
H. Focke is to succeed Colonel Corn
well as a member of the executive
committee of the Hawaiian Jockey
Club.
A white fleece shawl was lost at the
HeaIani Boat Club dance. Finder
please return to business office of this
paper.
It is stated by men who know that
there will be plenty of notice of the
departure of the U. S. Gunboat Ben
nington.
AlGAduuGI lOullS0 10 iAAAS"AA0ANN-
Of the proposaI to establish a mission
church in OIaa with Rev. G. w. Hill
in charge.
There is now employed at the Homo
lulu Iron Works the largest force the
establishment has had on the pay rolls
for several years.
Hebron Drug Co. carry full line OF
cartridge kodaks which are just hall
the thickness of other cameras and are
adopted for films or plates.
The manufacture of Pumpernickel
broad at the German Bakery Will be
revived. A large shipment OF TINS
flour has just been received. ~
Miss McDonald's Shakespeare class
of young people will meet on Thurs-
dav evening of this week at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Atherton.
The Honolulu baseball team, is pre-
naring to relate to the Regiments on
next Saturday afternoon the story Oh
how it happens in a new deal.
There was a good attendance for the
Social Science Association meeting d.
Kamehameha last evening. Rev. y. h
GuIicks paper on Japan proved very
interesting.
The MoIokai Plantation Co. shipped
nv the Mokolii a large NUMBER ol
mules to be used on the new pianta-
tion. The mules were purchaseu VI
G. Schuman.
The Temple of Fashion offers line
of ribhons at cents the yard anc
other ribbons, all widths, in striped
Maid. grograin and watered at cost uh
til closed out.
Gazette (semi-weekly) will be lssue'
as usual this morning for the out-golns
island and foreign mails. COPIES II
u,ranners at the newsdealers and pup
ncation office.
In Harner's Weekly of April 23d
+bere is an interesting illustrated artl
Gle ON Saroa by William Churchill
lately American Consul at Samoa am
well known here.
Moss the Oakland man who sal'
when he was here on spree seVera
months ago that he was an embezzlel
has had his business tangles stralght
ened out by friends and relatives.
Today at II o'clock noon, at III
saIesroom, Queen street, j. f. Mor8dl
will sell at public auction, three share
of Hawaiian Electric Co.'S stock, beln
fractional shares of the new issue.
Captain Schaefer was re-electe
secretary of the Board of Officers o
the n. G. H. last evening and Lheute
nant Forster treasurer. AS the senlo
officer present, Captain }. NJ CamarS
Jr., presided.
John F. Colburn is still recelvIh
eubscriptions to the building tuna {
o;Iori Toot Climb. The boys hop
- very short time now to commend
on their ouarters. They have the sit
makai of the Healani house
A splendid portrait of Miss Mads
McCandIess. daughter of Senator Mo
Candless. appears in the Puritan ma
gazine The likeness is from phot'
graph by Davey and is fine reprodu'
ton of the beautiful and artistic ,
Cecilia pose
A new belt plate of a design selecte