The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-07
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Orpheum tonight.

5. Il. Lucas the optician, has moved !
back to his old quarters in the Love
building.
A nurse girl German preferred) is
wanted. See notice under classified
advertisements.
Assessment No. Z of 10 per cent on
the assessable stock of the Kona Sugar
co. became due March I'd.
Colonel Beel, chief Of the United
States army transport service, was
through passenger in the Gaelic.
A neatly furnished cottage of four or
five rooms on Waikiki side of Fort
street, is wanted. See Want" ads. \
A little son of j. T. Taylor fell from
porch of his fathers residence yester
day and sustained painful though not
serious injuries.
School street bridge between Fort
and Nuuanu street needs immediate
attention. The planking is weak and
accidents may occur
l.. b. Kerr & Co. Ltd, of Queen street
fame, announce a big reduction in sea-
sonable goods OF all kinds. See big
advt. on page 10 today.
Treasury warrant No. S546, dated
November 30, 1899, amount $3.50,
drawn in favor of Mrs. n. u. Austin,
has been lost. See notice elsewhere.
A list of the names of persons own
ing sewing machines stored in the Aala
warehouse appears in this issue. Such
persons are requested to call for same.
The Hawaiian Trust & Investment
Co. will take care of any property in
trusted in their care. They also have
a number of safe deposit boxes for rent.
Treasury warrant No. 1920. dated
August 81. 1899, amount $50, drawn in
favor of Thos. II. Wright, Esq, has
been lost. Notice published else
where.
A sub-inspector Is wanted for an in
town apana, corner of Emma and Ber-
etania streets. Some one living in the
neighborhood preferred. See want"
column.
Draft No. Ala, drawn December 2S,
1899, by the Kohala Sugar Co.. on Cas-
tie Il Cooke, agents, favor of j. B.
Collins, has been lost and payment
stopped.
A break down occurred at the works
of the Hawaiian Electric Co. last night
at 1880 o'clock shutting a part or the
electric power and portion of the
lights in town.
In the forty days preceding the big
fire in Chinatown there were forty
seven cases of plague while the forty
five days following the fire have devel-
oped only eighteen cases of the dis
ease.
The servants quarters at the resi-
dence OF Edward Damon we're robbed
two nights ago. supposedly by vag-
rant Japanese. \ coat aud trousers
we're stolen. IL. the pockets of which
were $23.
A meeting of the shareholders Of the
Home Bakery Go. will take place at 3
o'clock this "wednesday afternoon az
the Office of Gear. Lansing & Co, Judd
building. Shareholders are requested
TO attend.
flowing well is a novelty in the
foundation of the new Thurston build
ing on Merchant street. The stream
first showed when digging began and
neatly walled-up is now a thing oil
beauty besides having tap for use by
the engines in case OF fire.
The funeral of John c. Gartner, son
OF +. A. Gartner. superintendent o
construction for the Quartermaster'+
Department of the United States army
took place yesterday afternoon ron
the family residence on Young street
The dead man was 20 years old and sue
cumbed to tuberculosis.
The HOLSTER Drug Co. are advertis
ing preparation called "Disinfect
inc" They claim that 1t is cheaper
and better than any other disinfectan
and that it will not lose its strength
by coming in contact with the soil. Th'
trial size costs % cents and will make
pail of the most effective germ-de
stroyer.
Inquiry has been made of the loca
police authorities for information D
the whereabouts of Algernon Shaw VIII
disappeared in Honolulu on August
last. His mother writes from the Uni
ted States Shaw was an artist EN-
ployed on Austin's Hawaiian Week.
when he turned up missing last sum
mer. IL was supposed then that he ha
shipped on some of the many vessei
leaving port.
MIR. Ottmann has entirely renovate
his place on the Waikiki bridge nea
the terminus of the car line. The in
terror has been painted q very prett
olive green tint and new furniture pu
in. Arrangements have been made I
serve refreshments of all kinds, ais
ice cold soda and ice cream with cakes
lie has named the place Ocean Nle'
Cafe. as IL commands a fine view OF TN
sea from his veranda.
Housewives who find their dealer
milk blue and aqueous will rejoice
the fate of Sylvanio Nobyiga who yes
terday was convicted of adulteratin
milk and sentenced to pay fine OF 81
and costs Nobriga had been hailed
court before for the same offense bu
got off on a technicality. Food IN
spector Shorey marked the watery ira
of his wagon lately and had him al
rested. On ShOrey's testimony he wa
convicted.
Two days ago a citizen bought a pa
of trousers at a well known store an
DOMINIC them left his others TO be SCI
home He called the next day TO n
port their non-arrival and after the G
rand boy had been questioned was il
formed that they had been left by IL
boys error at the wrong house. III
boy said that he had mistaken the az