The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-09-26
LOCAL BREViTIEs.


Alfonso Abreu was found guilty yes
terday of selling liquor without a Ii
cense and sentenced to pay fine O
500 and costs.
/ Alfonso Abreu, a young Portuguese
sold liquor without a license and as
result was fined 800 in the polio,
court yesterday.
The Hawaiian Mission Children's So.
clety holds it's next quarterly meeting
at the home of Mrs. NJ J. Forbes or
| Punahou street on Saturday evening
Soioist Arthur Hahn, the phenomenal
Australian basso, will appear at the
Bryant benefit minstrel and vaudeville
entertainment at the Orpheum tomor-
row night.
Col. and the Misses Girard postponed
their contemplated departure on the
Alameda on Wednesday and will not
leave until that steamer makes her
next trip to the coast.
P. Souls, negro, charged with steal
ing about 81 from the till of a Chinese
restaurant while the proprietor was out
getting change, had his case dismissed
before Judge Wilcox yesterday.
A. minstrel and vaudeville entertain
ment for the benefit of Comedian F. j.
Bryant will be given at the Orpheum
tomorrow night. See advertisement for
list of talent, local and otherwise.
Two Porto Ricans, Holoborio Espa
and Geronimo Rodriques, had fight in
the Oahu prison yard yesterday. AS a
result the latter was sentenced by
Judge Wilcox to a months imprison-
ment at hard labor.
The Orpheum Company, Ltd, has
filed suit in the Circuit Court to recoy-
er of Macfarlane & Co. the sum of $500
alleged to be due on Orpheum stock
subscribed for by the defendant. Two
hdndred and fifty shares are involved.
Two Japanese hack drivers were run
in last night for needless driving. Both
were said to have been driving on one
of the principal streets at a pace which
is rarely permitted outside the race
track. An object lesson may be made
of the Japs for that class of drivers
has become VIGOROUSLY reckless in
driving through crowded streets.
Among the passengers on the China
are Miss Margaret Waterman of Port
land, Maine, and Miss Harriet osgood
of Columbus, Ohio, who are going to
Manila to assist Bishop Brente in es-
tablishing settlement home Miss
Waterman, a Wellesley graduate, will
have charge of the home. and Miss Os-
good viii direct the kindergarten work.
owing to the illness of some of the
players the practice game of basket
ball which was to have been played
this afternoon will be postponed until
next Thursday at 4:30 o'clock p. m.
The grounds of W. NJ. Giffard have
been rendered to the Y. w. C. A. for
the match. The ladies OF the teams
will entertain a few in
vited guests who are specially interest
ed in athletics.
Pedro Rodriques, Porto Rican, who
appeared before Judge Wilcox yester-
lay on a minor charge, talked back
10 the Court after being sent to the
prisoners dock The Court ordered him
% keep quiet and the prisoner refused
% do so. Judge Wilcox thereupon sent
lim below for forty-eight hours for
contempt of court. During his incar-
.eration the Deputy Sheriff will inves-
igate certain criminal matters in
which Pedro is reported to be involved.
This evening at the Moana Hotel
Hrs. Mary Gums dance and cotillion
will be given, the dance commencing
It nine and the cotillion at eleven. The
went has been looked forward to with
by society devotees as it is the
irst big social function of the season.
are being made for about
80 guests. 1t is expected that the
of the Senatorial Commission
will be present. ]. Tarn McGrew will
cad the cotillion. Arrangements have
,een made for late car to leave the
lotel for the city about 1890 a. m.