The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-26
LOCAL BREVITIES.

IONRL ONEtliiES.
The fire. commission was still occu-
ped with Chinese claims yesterday.
- T Amana was discharged from
bankruptcy by Judge Estee yesterday.
The public schools viii be closed on
q. Thursday, THANKSGIVING day, and will
remain closed Friday.
Manuel Frasoza dc AIeIlo, former
subject # Portugal. was made a citizen
Of the United States yesterday.
WORK commenced yesterday on the
lanai for the Catholic fair to be held
next Saturday at the Drillshed
Joe Gafney. a brother of the late
Ben Gaffney. well known here. is in the
+ engineers department on the transport
Meade
meeting of those Interested in the
fair and luau. viii he held at the Drill
shed on Wednesday morning at 10
O'Clock.
There Will be a meeting of the Ha-
waiian WOman's club at o'clock this
afternoon at the residence Of Mrs. w
F.. Frear.
Capt +. 3. Murray. at his own re-
quest. has been relieved for the present
of the command OF Company II, be-
cause OF sickness.
\ number OF young men of Dowsett
Lane are getting up an amateur theat-
rical entertainment. which viii be Civ
en- in the near future.
ScafTolding has been erected about
the new convent building on Fort
street. preparatory To applying the ce-
ment finish 20 the front
At II o'clock tomorrow morning the
pupils OF Aala School will give an ex-
hibitiou in calisthenics under the di-
rectiOn OF Miss Lena Adams
Miss Coughran, who has been con-
rected with various newspapers in Ho-
nOlulu for the past year. leaves today
on the schooner :. c. Allen, for San
Francisco.
Saturday afternoon u successful chill
dren's party was held at the residence
OF Mrs. X. s. Sorenson. 1t was given
in honor OF her little granddaughter,
Helen McLane.
About p. m. yesterday, two of
Pains cars tried 10 solve the long
vexed problem OF passing each other
on the same track. The spectacle was
witnessed on King street, near Fort.
The new office for the United States
army quGrtermaster, which has been
in course of construction on the Drill
shed grounds. is rapidly nearing COM
pletion. It is a. substantial, well-built '
structure. -
Capt J. F. Case and Mrs f. p
Crowne, from Portland, Ore. friends of |
Sir. Edward Dekum, are passengers on |
the transport Meade. Mrs. Crowne |
goes to Manila to join her husband. |
who is in the regular service.
The federal grand jury is called-to |
meet today. 1t Will consider at this |
time the case Of a Hilo man alleged |
to have raised a money order. Mar
shall Hendry returned from that city |
yesterday. after having subpoenaed |
half a dozen witnesses in the case.
Inc 1
displays is made by w. w Dimond &
Co., in their large King street window.
a long banquet table is shown with
snowy linen, and the finest of china
and silverware. attracting the adnira-
ton of al who pass.
About fifty Epworth Leaguers took
part in a trolley ride given last night Y
rhe party went over the system and
,nded UP at the Methodist parsonage. /
where refreshments were partaken of
md a social hour spent
This is the last week of the Kilo
lana Art League exhibition, and the
lOurs Of inspection are from a. m. ,
o p. m, and from p. m. to 9 p. m.
The Christmas card sale was such
success that more cards have been
painted in order to keep the tables
ull.
The performance of the fantastical
comedy 'NiObe' this evening, at the
opera House by Mr.. Neill and his sup
PORTING company viii be a laughing
vent of the NELL season. Next week
he NeillS will leave on the Alameda. |
Everyone who sees ''Niobe" this even
ng may be assured of a hearty laugh. |
A hydraulic engineer IS likely to be
Oon sent to Hawaii by the United
states government as a result of the
representations made by Secretary
cooper upon the occasion of his recent |
'isit to Washington. The engineer is
. examine into the water supply, and
he best methods of conserving it, and
rill make thorough investigation on
II the Islands.
HackfeId & Co. have filed application
n the Supreme Court for a writ of
rror against the Hilo Railroad, Smith /
Corey. and Herman Eldarts, all of
lilo. The application grows out of
he result of a decision in the Fourth
ircuit Court at Hilo, wherein judg 1
rent was given in favor of the defend
Mt in error. and for refusal to find
Dr the plaintiff i'm error the present
CtiOn is brought