The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-27
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

There are several letters at this Office
for 'Quietude"
The marine railway at the Healani
boathouse is being repaired.
! T. A. Lloyd has been elected treasur-
er of the Elks' society, to succeed Geo
Ashley. resigned.
! Tickets for the calico ball of Febru-
airy 5th. to be given in the Drillshed.
will be on sale today.
There were no services at the Ger
man Lutheran Church yesterday, owing
to the illness Of Pastor Felmy.
Manager Fender has severed his con-
nection with the Sachs Dry Goods Com
pany, and will leave for San Francisco
next week.
Professor Koebele, the entomoiogist,
returned by the Kinau from Hilo on
Saturday with a lot of beneficial lady
birds. They will be liberated at once.
The Hawaiian Planters Association
has established an agency on Smith
street, near Hotel street, where Japan
csc laborers are being enrolled for
work.
An afternoon tea will be given this
afternoon by Mrs. Woods. of Nuuanu
avenue. for the physical committee of
the Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton and it's friends.
The Misses Girard, daughters of
Lieut.. Col Girard, head of the Military
Hospital in Honolulu, arrived on the
transport Fitzpatrick. and are at pres
ent at Haalelea Lawn.
Japanese in Hilo who want to be-
come Jehus are put through a vigorous
catechism by Captain Lake. of the
police force, and then given a severe
test in handling the reins.
Z Governor Dole is preparing to call
a special election in the Fourth District
for Representative to succeed the late
Archibald Gilfillan. The call will prob
ably be Issued within few days.
- The vegetable seeds received by the
Commissioner of Agriculture are for
free distribution, and no one will be
refused any who calls at Mr.. Taylor's
Office in the basement of the Capitol
building.
Handel's 'aaIlelujah" chorus was In
vogue yesterday, as ii was played on
the organ at st. Andrews by Wray
the Band in the Capitol grounds in the
Papers will be filed today by the
Hawaiian Tramways Company per-
fecting its appeal to the Ninth Circuit,
from the decision of Judge Estee, who
refused to enjoin the use of the streets |
by the Honolulu Rapid Transit Com |
pany. ,
Three jackies from the Mohican were |
taken to the police station Saturday in |
the patrol wagon. They were hilarious, |
and as the wagon went through the !
business streets they amused them |
selves by singing. Just Break the |
News to Mother"
All members of the Amateur Orches- !
emit at the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION hall tomorrow evening to |
take part In a joint social. Mr.. Taylor |
asks that they be there as soon as pos
sible after 1880 o'clock.
The Technical Agricultural Society |
met Saturday evening at the office Of |
Food Commissioner Shorey. Jared /
Smith was on the program for a paper,
but owing to the Farmers Institute. |
n session at Wahiawa, the attendance
was small, and the program was not
carried out.
The First Congregational Church of
ST. Louis is endeavoring to locate
former member, Oliver Buxton, who is
supposed to have been in Honolulu a
number of years ago. So far. no trace
Of him has been found, and it is be-
ieved that he has gone to Japan or |
New Zealand.
Bids for the construction of new
slaughter houses at Kalihi by the Met
-opolitan Meat Company will be open
ID this week. The new buildings will
be an Improvement upon the ones
at present In Iwilei, and
ghich the Board of Health has ordered
The company to remove.
Capt. Z. 3. A. Pierce, u. s. A, who
arrived on the Fitzpatrick, will relieve
Capt. Adam Shaker, of the Coast Artil-
ery. Camp Mckinley, who has been
ordered to Fort Monroe. Captain
Pierce is said to be the young
est captain in the army. He is about
twenty-five years of age, and his pro-
motion has been rapid.
Four hundred members attended yes
.erday's meeting of the Lusitana Socie-
ty There was a big fight over the
selection of officers, and printed tick
cts were circulated by both factions.
The counting of the ballots had not
been concluded last night, and the Off
GERS of the society refused to give out i
the names of the candidates.
A song and gospel service was held
aboard the United States training ship
afternoon at 2:30 by members
Of the Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation and Young Mems Christian
The young tars turned
put in large numbers on the deck and
enjoyed the exercises. a large amount
Of reading matter was taken on board.