The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-24
LOCAL BREVITlES.

The Alameda leaves today at ; p. n
for the Coast.
The ADVERTISE will not be issued on
the morning OF the Goth
There were two runaways at Fort
and Queen streets yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. Hutchlns are at
the MCana Hotel for the winter.
\ small washout occurred Sunday on
the railroad near Waianae. but did no
damage.
The Arion Club will give a dance on
the night of January >. in the Fiks'
! Hall. corner Beretania and Miller
streets.
Bernard & Cos circus opens tonight
I IN the big tent next to the Club Sta
! bles, Fort street. Popular pricSs-Sl
/ 80 cents and % cents.
! Representative Metcalf and other
/ California politicians are working hard
I" get the third judgeship for w. j.
. Robinson of this city.
I Miss Lamb, who spent some time in
Hawaii lately. will go to Southern Cal
Z ifOrnia in a few days, from San Fran
cisco. to spend several weeks.
Henry Kinney. formerly waterfront
reporter OF the Advertiser, has gone on
. the staff Of another paper He has
been succeeded here by Mr.. Ayres.
1t is reported by newspaper man
or the passing transport that James
X. Doolittle, lately connected with the
local press, had committed suicide in
Denver.
The auction sale at Wall. Nichols will
be continued this afternoon at 2:30
o'clock. The sale last night was unu-
sUally successful, and this afternoon
Will be given over to the ladies and
children especially. All are invited. o.
The Hawaiian Band will give a con-
cert on the transport Hancock this af-
ternoon. After playing there for a
couple OF hours the band will GO to then
Oceanic dock and play off the Ala
media Wednesday. the usual Christmas
concert will be given at Thomas
Square.
The contract for supplying drugs andJ
medical supplies To government physiF
clans was let to Benson. Smith & Co
There were two other bidders. The sue
cessful firm will furnish supplies for
the Board Of Health for the next eigh-
teen months. or until the end of the
present biennial period.
Contractor T. A Pettus. who has
been for the past two years engaged in
general work here. viii leave in the
Alameda today for the Coast. His first
work here was on the new w. @. Irwin
residence at Waikiki, since which time
he has erected several structures. He
may go to Puget Sound cities.
Thrum's Annual has made its TWEEN
ty-eighth annual appearance. The
number is an exceedingly interesting
one. as many special articles of local
value appear, ranging in subject from
"A Complete List of the Birds Of the
Hawaiian Possessions to Club Life
in Honolulu" No library in these ISL
ands is quite complete without the An
nual
\ Christmas party was given al the
Christian Church last evening, which
was attended by large number of
grown and young persons. The even !
ing was devoted TO a light entertain
ment in which charades were pleas
ing feature. acted. for the most part.
by the Sunday school children. The
entertainment was concluded with the
serving Of refreshments.
The Chronicle says: \ dinner party
which has an interest for Oakland
people. was recently given in Kauai.
Hawaiian Islands, by Mr.. and Mrs. w.
h Rice, who are well known here. The
affair was in honor of the engagement
Of Miss Mary Rice and Walter II. Scott
OF San Francisco. Miss Rice being a
niece of Mrs. Charles NJ Cooke of this
place. and graduate of Mills Col
Iese. =.
There were many disappointed peo-
pie at the Hawaiian Hotel last evening,
in that they had come to hear the
Fifteenth Regiment Band play, and
heard only the quintet club which
Manager Lake had on hand for the .
dancing which filled the evening There
was a merry party on the lanaiS. how
ever, and the young people, reinforced
by the officers from the transport.
danced until a late hour. The cavalry
does not get away.
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