The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-06-09
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The list of tenants in the new Pro-
gress block is growing nicely.
Race talk IS just now taking preced-
ence over Boys in Blue gossip
E. o. Hall & Son carry a fun as
sortment Of oils for every conceivable
use.
officers ChilHngworth and Vida ar
rested about 20 sportive Pakes last
night
The Y. H. l. Will hold its regular
meeting next Thursday instead Of to-
night.
VIM. Smithies will have his official
race program on sale tomorrow after
noon.
Streets 'fn the heart Of town" are
receiving repair attention from Super
visor Cummings.
The Honolulu Iron Works Co, call
for tenders for filling in a tract of
land at Kakaako
There are still Boys in Blue papers
at this office. They may be had all
ready for mailing.
Chas. Warren has appeared in his
uniform as a lieutenant of police, sue
ceeding Holt Thornton.
The Marlin trophy shoot scheduled
for next Saturday has been postponed
until later in the month
Thos. Treadway is another speedy
wheel racer who has volunteered to
ride at the Red Cross Ribbon meet
A giant ginger plant from the gar
den of Mrs. T. r. Lucas is an attrac-
ton at the Hebron Drug COmpany's.
The Davey Photograph Co., have a
full collection of photos of the Boys
in Blue" on exhibition at their studio.
The meeting of the Kona Tea and
Coffee Co. has been postponed to Mon
day, June 18th, at same place and
time.
The second lecture on Tennyson will
be given by Miss Mcdonald on Friday
morning at 10 o'clock at Mrs. Ather-
tons.
Some members of the Board of
Health suggest that the Government
have steamer of its own for MolOkai
business.
Corporal John Wirud, Company E,
n. G.. H., has been promoted to be
sergeant, vice Miller, discharged and
gone to Manila.
On Sunday evening next at Central
Union Church the representative OF
no less than five nationalities Will take
part in the services.
The Benner-Barnum nuptials will be
celebrated at Central Union Church
this evening Quite a large number
of invitations have been issued.
Objection has been made to the HilO
running horse j. r. under the claim
that the animal is not Island bred az
stated by the owner and nominator.
A. st. Martin Macintosh of the
Foreign Office will in all likelihood be
one of the contestants for the tennis
championship in the coming tourna-
ment.
The canvassers for the new Directory
have about finished with the Island OF
Oahu All the copy for the work will
be in the hands Of the printer in
few weeks.
This papers special edition contain
ing all the matter relating to enter
tainment of the General Anderson
brigade, u. S. A, and printed in cOlors,
is now ready.
The first work of the ladies Of the
Red Cross Society will be to sell 1000
tickets for the CyclOmere Blue Ribbon
meet and more tickets for the benefit
baseball game.
The 18th June sailors plain and
fancy. at Fashions Mirror, Hotel street
are perfect gems. You will be out Of
place at the races if you don't have
new style hat.
A party of newspaper men will leave
town at $50 this morning for trip
over the Oahu Railways Waialua eX-
tension. Passenger Agent Fred. Smith
will be in charge.
Members of the Committee of 100
and many citizens are protesting vigor-
ously against the refusal of the Tram
Company to make an excursion rate
for the Boys in Blue.
The Sumner mon compos' inquiry
continued in Circuit Court yesterday.
A number of city physicians were put
on the stand as experts. B. f. Dilling-
ham and John Ena were witnesses.
Mr.. Harker. teacher of chemistry
at the High School, has the war fever.
A number of young men of the city are
arranging their affairs so as to able to
leave with some expedition to Manila.
A special meeting of the stock
holders of the Hawaiian Agricultural
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Co 5 office, on Friday, June 10, at $3.50
a. m. for the purpose of an increase
of the capital stock.
The members of the Citizens Guard
would do we'll to remember that there
will be no shooting at the Malih
range on the Eleventh Of June on &C
count of the races and other counter
attraction on that day.
IL.
Castle from California in few days.
seventy head of fine large mules. 1t
might be a good thing to keep this IN
mind. See advertisement in this
mornings paper. b. T. Mccullough is
the owner of the mules.
Tickets are now on sale for the vari-
ETY. show to be given by town boys at
the Opera House, Saturday evening.
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