The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-11-28
LOCAL BREvITIES.

The schools will be closed today.
]. B. Atherton was resting comfort
ably yesterday.
Mother Castle is much improved IL
health during the past few days.
The engagement of Miss Clara Killed.
lin and Mr.. Thomas Dunn is announced
The police had a quiet day yesterday
only few drunks being brought to the
station.
All public offices were closed yester-
day, Thanksgiving Day being a legal
holiday. The courts transacted no bust
ness during the day.
A native luau back of the Peck row
on Vineyard street broke up in fight
last night and the police had to be call
ed there to quiet things down.
The police guard was maintained at
the Capitol building all day yesterday
but no further effort was made by
Auditor Austin to gain an entrance.
A project is on, in case the Legisla-
ture passes a cheap beer bill. to estab-
lish a saloon somewhere near the upper
Manoa end of the Rapid Transit line.
Henry Waterhouse is to deliver an
address at the Y. NJ. c. A. on his
travels, especially as they relate to
places mace famous by the presence of
the apostles Peter and Paul.
The Chinese steward at the Hotel An
mex, who was connected with the Ha-
waiian Hotel for years, will soon leave
for Shanghai, at the invitation of w.
Porter Boyd, to take charge of gang
of coolie railroad laborers.
Among the assets of the late Rollin
M. Daggett is a deed for small group
of rocks somewhere off shore from this
group, which King Kalakaua put UP at
a poker game with the American Min
lister (from Nevada) and quite naturally
lost.
1t was stated on Wednesday at the
Judiciary building that A. S. Hum
phreys will go to Washington during
the session of Congress as attorney for
S. NJ. Damon in pushing the coinage
bill. Incidentally he will find time to
lobby in the interest of the recommen-
dations he made to the Senatorial Com
mission.
Tanbara Gisaburo. the Japanese muir
derer of Captain Jacobsen, is as silent
and morose as ever, the near approach
of his execution day having apparently
no effect upon him. Tanbara has few
friends, though not long ago number
of Japanese called at the prison to see
him, but were refused admittance by
Warden Henry.
A special Thanksgiving service was
held yesterday by the Y. NJ. c. A. at
Oahu Prison. There are over two hum
dred prisoners now in confinement,
many of whom attended the service.
There was no special Thanksgiving
No =
mas Day the special feast day for the
wards in his charge.
The National Guard target practice
shoot will be held on December 7th. 1t
was the intention to have held the shoot
yesterday, but owing to the presence of
the Oregon and New York in the har-
Dor a few weeks ago the shoot was
postponed. The warships were directly
in the range of the targets and no prac-
tice could be had for fear of injuring
some one on board these vessels.
The Board of Health will at it's next
meeting dispose of the question raised
some time ago, relative to the closing
of the cemeteries. The exhaustive re-
port made by City Sanitary Officer
Tracy upon the subject covers the mat
ter fully, and President Sloggett stated
that several parties interested in some
of the cemeteries, had expressed no OPP
position to the proposed precautionary
measure.
A great treat is in store for those who
attend Mr.. Erwin's stereopticon lecture
at ST. Clements parish house this even
ing. The lecturer is an artist, the views
are perfect, and the stereopticon is
equal to any. The city of Washington
will be produced. and all places of in
terest shown. The library is hardly sur
passed for beauty in the world, and the
views do it justice. Many incidents in
the lives of the last three or four Presi-
dents will be Illustrated, and the lecture
as a whole will afford a most interest
ing and instructive evening. Mr.. Erwin
is leaving next week and this will be
the last opportunity to hear him. st.
Clements parish house, Makiki street
entrance, or Wilder avenue electric car
line; o'clock: admission 90 cents.
Tickets for sale at Benson, Smith q
Co. and Hollister Drug Co. Proceeds