The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-01
LOCAL BREvlTIEs.
Three cents postage will be re-
CURED to send the New Years edition
of the ADVkRTISER to the States.


Many people missed the Kaumakapili
chimes last night.
moonlight concert will be given
tonight at Makee Island
Bicycle Patrolman AXE has ben
transferred to the Mounted Police.
The Zealandia is due here on Wednes
day from the Coast, with four days
news.
A meeting of the Lodge lie Progress
was held last night for the transaction
of business.
A three-roomed cottage furnished, or
three rooms in furnished house, is
wanted. See ad.
will be morning prayer at o'clock and
holy communion at 9.
i A young lady is wanted to act as
cashier in store; for particulars see
our Want" column.
| Business in town will suspend at 10
O'Clock this morning and all Territorial
offices will be closed.
| Percy NJ Pond and bride are ex
pected to return by the Alameda from
the Coast on January 8.
Anyone having five-room cottage to
rent and desiring good tenant should
consult our Want" ads. today.
The Lusitana Society will hold a re-
| ception this evening at their hall on
/ Alapai street, commencing at 1880 p. m.
| A meeting of the Independent char
ter committee has been called for We'd
nesday evening at 1880 at Fosters
Hall.
| Decorated BUSES driving through the
streets yesterday proclaimed the COM
ing theatrical effort of a Japanese COM
pany.
| On account of this being New Year.
Day the regular meeting of the Wom-
| ans Board of Missions will be post
poned for one week.
| The annual meeting of the Sailors
Home Society was postponed yesterday
morning until some day next week.
There was not a quorum present, some
of the directors being busy.
Deputy Sheriff Chillingworth last
night arrested in Palama native nam
ed Kaunahi, for selling liquor. The man
! is said to have conducted a saloon bus
mess without the formality of procur-
ing a license.
Today being the Feast of the Circum-
cision, evenSong will be celebrated at
ST. Andrews Cathedral at 1880 p. m. A
celebration of the holy communion will
be held at Z o'clock this morning. Mat
ms at "a m.
Solemn benediction and TIE Deum will
be attended at the Catholic Cathedral
by the Lusitana Society at noon today.
Low masses will be said at and a. m.
Solemn benediction will be pronounced
at Z p. m. The Concordia band will be
present at the noon benediction SER
vices.
Luaus galore will be given today in
all parts of the city. Sucking pigs are
now worth 81 apiece and hard to get at
that price. Many of the luauS began
al midnight and will continue through
out thu day. Parties of serenaders were
numerous and filled the City with their
melodies.
Today at noon the Young Mems
Christian Association will give its an
nual reception, assisted by its many Ia
dy friends. The Association extends a
cordial invitation to everyone, and eS-
lpecially to strangers, to be present. A
lunch will be served Immediately after
the reception and will continue up to
y o'clock.
Mother Marianne, who is in charge of
the Bishop Home for Girls at Kalau-
papa, Leper Settlement, Molokai, in
which are ia young girls, has written
Wray TAYLOR, thanking him for the
generous Christmas which resulted
from the leper concert. She said, Just
think of it-a dollar for each one of
these girls to spend just as she liked"
An accident at the Electrlc Light
Works was reported last evening by
which one of the helpers was temper
arily disabled by inhaling steam from
a broken steam chest. The steam chest
head blew out in the early part of the
evening, effectually shutting off much
of the power for the business and resi-
dence districts. The helper was stand
ing near by when the accident occurred,
attempting to shut off the steam. He
was removed to his home and was re-
ported later as not seriously hurt.
Il Thomas White, a very popular in
spector of the Customs department, re-
Signed his position yesterday, as he goes
to reside permanently on the Island of
Hawaii White will take unto himself
a wife early next month-one of the
bellies of the Big Island-and, if the
wishes of the many friends he leaves
behind in the Customs department
count for anything, he will live hap
PLY ever afterwards This is the first
marriage which has taken place among
/ the men of the department for long