The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-12-15
LOCAL BHEyITiES.

three Chinese users OF opium were
jailed last evening.
Night work at the Honolulu Iron
Works has ceased for the present.
Inc hamehameha Founders Day
sports will be held on Saturday afrer-
noon next
Numbers OF the First New York con-
Va4escents manage to get down town in
the mornings
JOS. p. Cooke and a. J. Campbell
are 20 become members of the Chamber
OF Commerce.
The latest thing in music boxes, the
Symphonion" is advertised by the
Hawaiian News Co.
The decision of Chief Justice Judd in
Inc Chinese habeas corpus case will be
filed at IL O'Clock today
Stocks are a trife quiet If the
courts permitted trading in Waialua
there would be lots of it,
Mrs. r. F. Woodward, the we'll
known vocalist, is TO go to the States
Tor treatment of her throat.
By bark Mohican w W. Wright will
receive fine line of new surveys, road
carts, phaetons, harness, etc.
A concert was given by the Govern
ment band at the Executive Building
grounds yesterday afternoon.
A handsome 1899 calendar has been
issued by the Hawaiian Gazette Com
pany. fire alarm list is given.
Mr.. Whitman, while in the States,
secured every modern appliance for our
repair shop-Eakin & Whitman.
good cottage in first class local
ity for an excellent tenant is wanted
by Will e. Fisher real estate agent.
The Choral and Glee Clubs and Or
chestras to appear in the coming Ha-
waiian concert are practicing industri
ously-
A quorum could not be mustered yes
terday afternoon and in consequence
there was no meeting of the Board Of
Health
The business in police court yester-
day was little else than the prosecu-
ton Of about dozen youngsters for
truancy. ~
The Young Mems Research Club is
to meet tomorrow evening at the home
of Rev. VIM. NJ E<incaid, Nuuanu
avenue.
There will be an elaborate bazaar of
native made goods offered at the Ka-
maukapili church fair on Saturday at
ternoon next
There is to be a temperance meeting
at the Y. NJ. G. a. tonight. 1t will be
led by the Temperance Committee of
the organization.
The Mihran Turkish rugs, to be sold
at auction by Morgan on Friday and
Saturday, are on exhibition today at
the Progress block.
The captain of the s. s. City of
IL I, .t,.N Il 20
the unfortunate craft who cannot Sc
cure lien for wages.
According to the Washington Star
the subject of legislation for Hawaii
will take precedence in Congress over
everything but the appropriation bills.
a Columbia so model bicycle was
taken from in front of Castle & Cookies
store Tuesday. Finder will be suitably
rewarded by returning to G. p. Castle.
The regular weekly rehearsal of the
Amateur Orchestra will be held this
evening in the Y. M. G. A. hall at 7:45
O'Clock All members should be pres
emit
The first 1899 insurance calendar to
be received is from the Germania Life,
of which Gear, Lansing & Co. are the
local agents. 1t is a neat record cal
endar
The S. s. Garonne of the new Sc
attic line, has now been made regular
mail liner She will return here Jan
uary 81, with more excursionists and
freight.
lady's gold watch, with initial on
front case has been found. Owner can
have same by proving ownership and
paving expense of ad. Apply o. s,
This Office.
III. G.. Biart, the jeweler, has been i'll
for a couple of weeks, but is now up
and able to be about the house and
will be at business again before the
week is out.
This is the evening of the st. An
drew's Guild concert at Progress hall
for the benefit of orphan girls in st.
Andrews Priory. Mrs. Geo. w. Mac
farlane will sing.
The stockholders of the Hawaiian
Sugar Co. will hold their annual meet
ing at the Office of w. G. Irwin & Co,
Ltd on Thursday, December 22nd, at
1920 O'Clock a. IN.
Perry S. Heath, who is to be heavily
interested in the First National Bank
of Hawaii. has been mentioned" in
the contest for the United States Sen
atorship in Indiana.
Henry MeendHu q ". ma pcoh
awarded the contract of construction
of the new Government school house
for Waipahu Eva. The firm is strictly
Hawaiian and the members Will do
their own work throughout.
T. McCants Stewart, the attorney
lately arrived from New York, is a
heavy loser by the burning OF the
Brewer & Co. bark, Johanna, at sea-
MIR. Stewart had all his furniture
aboard the vessel and the goods were
not insured.