The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-22
LOCAL BREVITIES.
orpheum tonight.


n you want a good bike cheap. see
classified Wants"
The Honolulu stock-yards Co. Ltd.
advertise for $500 loads Of soil.
Watches at manufacturers prices at
n. w. Foster Il Co.'S, 209 Hotel street.
The preliminary hearing of Down
ing. for murder, Is set for this morn
ing.
Miss Mary II. Krout advertises a Sc
ries OF drawing-rOOm lectures in this
issue.
The books OF the Eva Plantation Co.
will be closed 10 transfers. See notice
this issue.
An amendment OF the sanitary regu-
lations Of the Board OF Health appears
in this issue.
Captain Scribner Of the Henry b.
Hyde called on many old acquaintance
in town yesterday.
An Australian parrot, with pink
breast, has been lost. For reward, etc,
see Lost" column.
A special meeting of the stockholders
OF the Kahuku Plantation Co. will be
held Saturday. See notice.
New stock OF King air guns are now
on display in the window OF the Pa
cifc Cycle Co., Fort street.
A bad switch at the corner OF Fort
and Beretania streets delays about
every other tramcar at that point.
Eva Plantation Co, Ltd, dividend
warrant No. 1878, favor of w. +. Dill
bingham, has been lost. See notice.
Out OF 1913 ordered. the Cleveland
agency received but 80 wheels by
the Australia. They are nearly all
sold.
A black leather bag containing surgi-
cal instruments has been lost. Liberal
reward is offered. See Lost" col
umn.
The annual meeting OF the Y. VI. c.
A. will be held Thursday, April 18th,
when an interesting program will be
presented.
A list of the names of officers who
were elected at the annual meeting of
Oahu Railway & Land Co. IS published
in this issue.
The foundations OF the new Hackfeld
block are completed, and the dressed
stonework OF the first story is being
placed in position.
A derailed tramcar and a consequent
jam OF heavily loaded wagons on Queen
street yesterday forenoon produced
quite a commotion.
The fence of the Hawaiian Hotel,
facing on Beretania avenue, Is being
moved back ten feet in order to com
ply with the new street lines. ~
DR.. r. @. Rhodes of Eva has obtain
ed permission from the Board oil
Health to come TO Honolulu TO study
plague cases at the pesthouse.
The regular rehearsal of the ANA
teur Orchestra will be held this even
ing in the Y. VI. G. A. hall at 7:45
o'clock and woe betide any member
who Is not present at that time.
The use OF the electric street lights
on Tuesday evening caused the destruc-
ton OF many birds nests built in the
globes. The long disuse of the lights
has made the globes fayorite nesting
place,
The meeting OF the Brotherhood o.
st. Andrews Guild will be held this
evening at 1880 o'clock sharp at thu
residence of Rev. Alex. Macintosh
All members are cordially invited t.
be present.
The Triangle Club will follow up Mr.
Boyd's lecture on Municipal Govern
ment" with several others on the same
subject. The names of the lecturer
are not yet ready to announce, bu
Justice Frear may be one of them.
The doctors have decided that Mrs
Capt. Mcclure Is suffering from typhoit
fever. Her husband will remain her,
with her as long as he can. As hi
ship. the Iolani, will load in Hilo, h
will be able to stay here about tel
days.
Prof. Lyons reports the following
rainfall during the past few days
Sunday. go; Monday, OF; Tuesday
.O5; Wednesday, "a; the total amount
ing to 80 OF an inch. Three inches ar
recorded for Manoa valley for tn
same period.
A pile of rocks left without a warn
ing light in the road on Kukui nea
River street is a menace to the safet
of pedestrians at night. The road dc
partment denies responsibility, as
Ia not engaged on any work at presen
at that place.
]. A. Gonsalves, the popular photos
rapher, who for many years was local
ed In the Club stables building, ar
nounces in this issue his removal to
new gallery on Beretania street nea
the pumping station, where he Is read
to receive sitters at reasonable rates.
William Sutherland, late OF Kali
detention camp. is sure that the o.
superstition that a black cat Is a
omen OF i'll luck is true. He was fne
$40 for cruelty treating black cat thi
was the pet of the camp. The goo
character of the cat was vouched Il
in the Police Court by many witnesse
II you have interfering or stumblin
horses, go to the California Harne'
shop and examine the line assortmei
OF boots just received by last Austr;
liza. Best assortment OF straight an
bow top whips In Honolulu; all II
latest improved driving bits constan
ly on hand. Lincoln block, King stree
ID. o. Hannah.
Anaddition to the Young Mems Chri
tian Association gymnasium equil
ment was received yesterday in II
form, of A fAncing outfit Fencing