The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-01-21
NEWS in 4 NUTSHELL.
Bits of Paragraphs that Give Con-
densed Notes of the Day.


ing.
A lively interest is being taken in
basket ball.
Chinatown already bears a holiday
appearance.
Very nice mattings are for sale at
S. Koiunas, No. Hotel street.
The Association Review for the
first quarter of 1898 is out.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. j. Higgins will re-
turn to Olaa on the Kinau next week.
The list of officers of the United
Chinese Society is published in this
| issue.
o. II. Walker and w. \. Love have
entered the progressive handball tour
nament.
William Templeton will lead the
young mems meeting on Sunday af-
ternoon.
The funeral of Mark n. Kennedy
will take place at $3.50. o'clock III.
tomorrow
Special meeting of Hawaiian Lodge
F. & A. NJ. tonight. Work in the
third degree.
Electric elevators will be put in
Desky's new Progress block and the
queens Hospital.
j. II. Widman, chiropodist, has d
card in this issue. He can be seen
at No. 731 Fort street.
Miss leila Leighton, the singer,
leaves on the Belgic tomorrow for ia
pan, where she will remain.
The Warrimoo is due today from
the Colonies. This is the last boat 70
the Coast until early in February.
The Kash," No. . Hotel street, has
another lot of bargains in % cent
scarfs. Also new line of golf shirts.
The list of officers for the ensuing
year of the Peoples Ice and Refriger-
ating Company are published in this
issue.
James f. Morgan will hold an auc-
ton sale of books at his sales rooms,
Queen street, on Monday, January "a,
at 10 o'clock a. IN.
Col. Titles latest work, The Music
of the Bible" has been favorably COM
mented upon by critics upon this
class of literature in Honolulu
Frank Poor of the steamer Kilauea
Hou, has been appointed freight clerk
on the Kinau in place Of Mark Kenne-
dy, who was drowned at Papaikou.
The members of Company 4 (Mason-
ic Temple Squad {. G. II. are ordered
to meet at the District Court room,
police station, on Monday evening, at
1880 p. IN.
VIII Thrum was passenger on the
Kinau today from Puma. He is troub-
led with blood poisoning in the arm,
and has come to the city for medical
treatment. Mrs. Thrum accompanies
him.
&. Richardson, master of transport
tation of the Southern Pacific, accom-
panied by his wife. Miss Wells and
Miss Foster of San Francisco, will
leave on the Kinau on Tuesday, on a
visit to the volcano.
Agricultural Commissioner Marsden
will vacate his Office about the first
of April and leave for Carlsbad, where
he hopes to be benefited in health.
Mr.. Marsden will size up European
peasants for plantation work.
j. S. Martin is making arrangements
for moving into the Beaver block. He
is LAYING out plans for first class
tailoring establishment. and is map
ping out plans for tables, chairs and
cheyal glasses in true metropolitan
stvle.
Contractor Jansen is in the city to-
day to attend the funeral of Luna OIL
sen. who was Killed by blast at Rae
ma point yesterday. Mr.. Jensen says
that they have discharged a thousand
blasts and no one had ever been hurt
Until Yesterdays fatal accident
Ernest Thrum, bookkeeper of Pal
paikou plantation, was expected on
this Kinau to remain several weeks
with his folks. He has not been in the
best of health lately. and it was be-
lieved that the change would do him
good. He writes, however. that he
will not be able to come down for
some time vet.
During the discussion OF the teach
ers' salaries at the Board of Education
meeting Yesterday Minister Cooper
announced that he was decidedly in
favor of having the public school tea
chers of Hawaii paid as well as any
where i'm the land, but for the present
the commissioners would be obliged
to be extremely cautious in this di-
rection. as there are large number
of new teachers to be provided for.