The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-12-22
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
Bits of Paragraphs that Give Con.
densed Notes of the Day.

See the new people at the Orpheum.
w. w. Dimond & Co. are doing an
immense holiday trade.
Lodge lie Progress meets this evening
at 1880 O'Clock. Installation of officers.
Most of the private Christmas tree
parties will take place tomorrow even
ing.
A meeting of the Central Union Cho-
rol Society is called for o'clock this
evening.
II. May & Co. will make an early
delivery of ice house goods on Monday
morning.
The reserve fund of the Yokohama
Specie Bank has been increased to
100000, yen
Call on us. We can help you out in
selecting Christmas gifts. Hebron
Drug Company.
We will have plenty of light tonight,
come and see our Christmas bargains.
b. F. Elhers & Company.
A large assortment of guns, revol-
vers and air rifles can be found at
Pearson & Potter Co. Ltd, Fort st.
A meeting of the Farmers Institute
will be held at the High School build
ing at o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The superintendent of the Honolulu
Water Works has an important notice
liges.
A reward is offered for the return to
The Star office of a lost half of a link
cuff button, oval shape with small
diamond.
Willie Fienan, native of Tonga, aged
2S died at the Kalihi Fertilizer Works,
where he was employed, this morning
of consumption.
The Lancer" is an up-to-date gem
lam C chr N1,n ATnr foo tt1r .,,,e.f
Shoe Company are sole agents for Ha-
waiian Islands.
Colonel Soper has collected 1920 for
the merchants Merry Christmas 20
Charlie Peterson, the faithful Diamond
Head lookout.
A concert will be given by the band
this evening at the Hawaiian Hotel.
Tomorrow will be generally observed
as Christmas Eve.
The Young Peoples Society of the
Christian Church will meet at Mr..
Weedon's this evening to elect officers
and transact annual business.
Dimond & COmpany's store is crowd
ed with customers. New goods arriv-
ed on the Australia and they are bet
ter than ever prepared to please Gus
toners.
Morgan will sell an immense assort-
ment of Toys, Dolls, and Fancy articles
at his salesroom S3 Queen street this
evening at { o'clock. Don't miss the
opportunity.
Colonel Ruhlen is sending instruc-
lions by the Gaelic to San Francisco
countermanding his former order re-
specting transports, and all future ones
will call here.
The HOLSTER Drug Company wish to
call attention to the new stock of Per-
fumery, Leather and Celluloid goods,
just opened up. They can suit all tastes
and all purses.
The funeral of Myrtle Hope, young
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur john
stone, took place from the family resi-
dence in Nuuanu Valley at 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
E. C. Macfarlane has been confined
to his home for nearly a week. He
will leave for a visit to San Francisco
by the outgoing Australia, hoping the
trip will benefit him.
The Minister of the Interior announ-
ces that Monday, December %, 1899,
and Monday January l. 1900 will be
national Holidays, and all Government
offices will remain closed. IogI
Prof. l.. H. Miller will succeed Prof.
A. B. ingalls, in the chair of chemistry
at Oahu college. Miss Kate Graydon,
of Oakland High School, will succeed
Miss Kelsey as teacher of Greek.
DR.. Emerson thinks that s o'clock is
too early to get children out to school
for the reason that they should have
some leisure after nights rest before
a day of work in the class rooms.
The stores of Fl. May & Co., Lewis &
Co. and Charles HuStace will be closed