The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-06
LOCAL BREvlTlES.


DR.. Goodhue, government physician a
the settlement, is expected down fror
there next Tuesday.
The band will play this Saturday aft
ernoon at the football game at Puma
hou, commencing at O'Clock.
The Hawaiian Star has filed a petition
IN the Supreme Court asking that it b.
declared "a newspaper of general cir
/ culation.''
Mr.. r. R. Reedy, formerly with tn
i, Honolulu Drug Co., is now in charge o
the Hebron Drug Co.'S Branch store
in the Sachs Block.
The monthly meeting of the Kinder.
garten Association was held yesterday
and reports showed some improvement
in the financial condition of the society
The following promotions are an
nounced in Co. H" n. G. H.: Private
| w. Richard. to be corporal; Private C
Bart, corporal; Private D. Moses, cor.
poral.
| Chinese reformers in this city have
received word that the Picking authori-
ties are again attempting to capture
Kwang Yu Wei, leader of their party in
China.
The contract for the Hilo reservoir
has not been awarded as yet, Supt
Cooper still being engaged in an ex-
animation into the details of the bids
submitted.
Delegate-elect Kuhio has received a
| congratulatory letter from Senator
Mitchell, assuring him of the support
| of the Republican majority in both
houses of Congress
The postoffice authorities ask that
persons who intends to send registered
Christmas packages. mail them before
Thursday of next week in order to in
sure their despatch upon the Peru next
Saturday.
The Rev. G. L. Pearson will preach
on the following subjects, at the
Methodist Episcopal church tomorrow
II a. M, The Heroic Element in Chris
tianity;" 1880 p. M, "Christ's Recipe
For Happiness"
| Supt. McVeigh has placed a ban upon
football at the leper settlement. He be-
lieves the game is too rough for his
charges, but they are still enjoying
themselves at baseball, ping pong, bill
lizards and similar sports.
Mrs. Eleanor Prendergast, wife OF
John K. Prendergast, a member of the
| last legislature, died last evening al
the family home in Kapalama. The de-
ceased leaves husband and three chill
| dren. She was twenty five years of age
| Eugene Sullivan is now wearing a
blackthorn cane from near the Lakes
| of Killarney, and a handsome pipe on
| which is carved an Irish harp and
shamrocks, both being gifts from James
McInerny who has just returned from
1.-The old world
The First Regiment, National Guard
| is anxious for match with the sharp
shooters of the British cruiser Shear
among the National Guardsmen and
they are willing to arrange match
with the visiting rifiemep.
! Five Home Rule Senators called on
Secretary Cooper yesterday and assured
| him that they had no intention of ask
| ing for an investigation of his office
The scheme. it appears, was worked
up among some soreheads nominally
connected with the Republican party.
| There are forty-four children in the
| Kona Orphange. Any one wishing to
send them a juvenile book, toy, a
game, garment or candy, may .eave
| the same at the office of the Associated
| Charities, LAG Alakea street, where it
will be carefully packed and shipped in
a Christmas box for the orphanage.
A party is being formed to eat roast
pig and turkey and cranberry sauce al
| the Volcano House on Hawaii on
Christmas day, and to spend the holt
days taking a look at the country's
most interesting natural wonder, the
| ''house of fire" in the crater of XII
| lauea. Mr.. Richard II. Trent has the
arrangements in hand, and concessions
have been secured that will make the
trip an exceptionally cheap as well as
unusually interesting one.
| The Pacific Rebekah ping-pong tour
nament is progressing. On Thursday
evening the game between Sister Mabe
/ Bruins and Bro. w. T. Hall VS.. Sister
Fanny WISER and Bro. Charles Simp-
| son was won by the latter, score, 60
60. Next Thursday evening the fol
lowing will play: Sister Louise Toot
| and Bro. Chas. Herrick VS.. Sister Haze
Crane and Bro. E. A. jacobson; Sister
E. K. Dayton and Bro. W. R. Riley VS.
Sister Alice Herrick and Bro. C. E
Moore.
An experienced overseer is wanted a
/ the Eva Plantation.