The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-22
LOCAL BREVITlES.

Grand vaudeville show at the Or
pheum tonight. Popular prices.
! Madame SmaHs regular Saturday
! evening social Will be held tonight al
{ Elks' Hall.
The annual meeting of the Pacific
! Mill Company was held yesterday
morning. and the officers for the ensu-
ing year elected.
. a meeting of the Scottish Amateur
Athletic Association is called for Mon
| day next, at p. m, at the rooms of
the Thistle Club.
One OF the display windows of the
manufacturers Shoe Company contains
a handsome portrait of Washington
surrounded by the national colors.
At the Roman Catholic Cathedral to-
morrow, Rev. Father O'Neill will deliv-
er a special lecture at Z p. m. The
public is cordially invited 10 attend.
An evening shorthand speed class be
gins at the High School on March /.
Applications for membership will be re-
ceived there by F. ]. Armstrong be-
tween and p. m
Funeral services for the late Miss
Mary Desha will be held Sunday at 8
O'Clock p. m, at the residence of Geo.
L. Desha, Palama. Friends and ac-
quaintances are respectfully invited to
attend.
w. Simerson. an Inter-Island purser,
was badly frightened yesterday morn
ing on the Waikiki road by the action
of a supposed kahuna. who seemingly
was attempting to bury a woman in
the sand.
A. de Souza Canavarro, the PortuA
guese Consul, is expected to return
from his trip abroad on the Alameda.
A reception is being arranged in his
honor for next Saturday, to be given at
st. Antonio Hall
Senior A. de Souza Canavarro, Con-
sui of Portugal in this city, who has
been absent on six months leave,
which he has spent largely in his own
country, is expected to arrive in The
Alameda to resume his duties.
1t is reported that the policy of the
government may be changed relative to
liquor licenses, and no firm allowed to
hold more than one. This would lessen
the number of saloons considerably, as
there are now several corporations
holding from two to four licenses.
The Rapid Transit cars will take you
direct to the Kalihi picnic grounds to-
day. Sports of all kinds will be in
dulged in. Bring your lunch and enjoy
regular old-fashioned picnic. The
Hawaiian Band will be there, and all
who wish can dance, platform hav-
ing been erected for that purpose.
arrests Joe
King alias Pimental, carrying deadly
weapon; All How All Chow, che ia;
Jacinto Quanto, Kualana, Makolo,
Antonio Grace, Walter Nor
ris, w. Huihui, assault and battery on
Alfred Smith; All Kin, investigation;
Ishida, Wakanaka, common nuisance.
a meeting of the stockholders of the
Honolulu Iron Works was held yes
terday at which the reports of various
officers were submitted. Manager
called the attention of the
directors to the fact that the corpora
ton is approaching its fiftieth anniver-
sary. but nothing was done towards
observing the event.
Marshal Hendry has been entertain
ing Mr.. L. p. Clawson and daughter. |
of Hamilton, Ohio, who are en- route to |
The Orient. They anticipated a trip to |
the Volcano, but will wait until their |
return journey. Mr.. Clawson is an en- |
gineer. and goes to investigate the re- |
sources of the Orient. While here he |
visited the shops of the Honolulu Iron |
Works.
The Moana Hotel will give one of it's
feasts this evening in |
honor of Washington's birthday The |
Quintet Club will render eighteen selec- |
tions. There are forty-two appetiZing !
items on the menu, including delicacies |
that Washington never heard of. Bris- |
sotine of chicken, sweetbread financiere |
and pate de foie gras a fAlsacienne |
are among them.
Warden Henry. of Oahu Prison, AID |
gocates the establishment of jute NM |
for the employment of convicts. Hen
believes that this method would OBJ /
viate the working of prisoners on the
roads. to which there is objection and
besides would supply all the sugar bags
needed in the Territory. The plan will
very likely be recommended by him in
MS report to the next Legislature.