The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-04-11
LOCAL BREVITIES.

~ Sugar; SO deg, AS.
Examine the walking hats at Mrs.
E7anna's.
II. T. Lund says his repair shop as
the best thing in town.
The schools all reopen today after
che week of Easter vacation.
J.J. Williams does his best work on
ever photo, nothing is sighted or
hurried.
At Jordan's this week the special
sale will be on embroideries and
1ouncings.
The promoters Of the race meeting
will lose between $50 and So on the
enterprise.
The Tram Company is giving the
public the benefit Of some earlier cars
on King street.
It is not likely that there viii be
an open meeting Of the American
League this week.
On Thursday evening the last social
of the season viii be given at Central
Union Church parlors.
The League baseball season for 1898
opens at the grounds in Makiki on
Saturday afternoon next.
Pacific Lodge, No. 822, will hold a
regular meeting this evening. Also
work in the third degree.
w. f. RowelT, superintendent of
Public Works, asks for $4,000 to re-
pair food damage on Kauai.
Jim" Quinn is by no means satisfied
that Irish Lassie is a better horse than
Violin and wants a return race.
1t is the intention of Minister f. NJ.
Hatch TO visit Honolulu on business
so soon as he can leave Washington.
CycIomere track is now open for the
use Of men who will enter in the COM
ing races. The path is in good shape.
The Government band will give the
usual concert at Emma Square this
evening and there will be some special
singing.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B.
Atherton this evening, Miss Cora Nc
Donald will deliver a second talk on
the play Othelo.
w. c. Achi's spirited driving horse.
ran away Saturday morning and gave
the Representative an exciting and
dangerous ride.
No new cases of measles are report
ed from the U. S. Training Ship Mo
hican. All the youngsters in quaran-
tine are doing well.
The N. S. Sachs Dry Goods Co, Ltd,
advertise figured muslin, dotted mus
Inns. extra width as we'll as an eX-
quisite line of new French organizes
and white goods.
There was a large attendance at the
mems meeting at the Y. NJ. G. a. at 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon. The sub
ject was Joseph" and the leader was
Rev. o. p. Emerson.
Work will begin this week on the
canvass ofnames for the new Directory.
None of the old lists will be used and
those who make the new ones will
go from house to house.
Advices relating to annexation were
to the effect that only the Cuban ques-
ton stood ahead of the joint resolu-
ton and that the matter was liable to
be taken up at any time.
Senator and J. S. McCandless have
returned from MolOkai and are willing
TO make an attempt to get artesian
water on that Island. They are quite
encouraged after a brief prospect. -
The monthly meeting of the Board
of Officers of the First Regiment, n.
G. H., viii be held at headquarters in
the Bungalow this evening. A full at
tendance is desired by Col Fisher.
Wela Ka Hao is the handsomest and
fastest harness horse ever seen on the
track here. 1t was commented upon
as being a pity that he was so con-
fused by his new surroundings and the
applause of his admirers to win the
first heat against Creole.
Among the arrivals from Maui ports
on the Maui Sunday were the follow
ing: F. S. Dodge, j. w. Brown, j.
Greenwich, S. f. Chillingworth, w. II.
Cornwell, Miss Cornwen, G. p. Wilder,
Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Mott-Smith, Mrs.
j. H. Patty and II. p Baldwin.
Brown, who was a sailor on the YES
sci John Smith, is in the Queens Hos
pital, badly broken and bruised. He
was hurt by the carrying away of
chain while the anchor was being
raised. Brown came here from San
Francisco on the Wilder steamer Maui.
A farewell evening to Miss Williams
and Mrs Mason and daughter viii be
given at Wrights Villa. All three
ladies are strangers here who have
much to say in favor of Honolulu.
Mrs Mason is the wife of the at one
time British Consul in San Francisco.
now deceased.