The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-20
LOCAL BREVITlEs.

There is a letter at this office for
"F. s."
Judge Gear is expected to return on
the Ventura next Wednesday,.
F. J. Tesla, publisher of the indie
pendent, returned from Hilo on the XII
nau Saturday.
Every storeroom in the new Young
building has already been rented, and
there is a demand for more.
G. 3. Ripley, the architect, expects to
go to Manila. He has the contract To
design and build a church there.
Today is the anniversary of the big
plague fire which destroyed Chinatown,
but there will be no observance Of the
~event.
The Ministerial Union meets this
morning. The preacher of the day is
Rev. E. S. Muckley; theme, The Adj
vent of the Holy Spirit
H. NJ. Won Holt returned on the Pc
king Saturday. and had an immediate
conference relative to the Merchant
street nuisance with Board of Health
inspector.
Mrs. Walter Hoffman returned on the
Peking Saturday from her tour abroad.
DR.. and Mrs. Hoffman, will take up
their residence again in their Beretania
street home.
Deputy Attorney General Cathcart
has returned from Hilo, where he was
appearing before Judge Little as the
representative of the government in the
criminal cases.
The Hilo papers, up to the 18th, gave
no information of the arrival there OF
the training ship Mohican. She was to
have sailed for Honolulu on that date,
and is already week overdue.
Marston Campbell has returned from
ha inf he
erection of bridges and the removal of
the gunpowder house. He will make
his report to the Executive Council to-
day.
The Band will give this week the
following moonlight concerts: This
evening at Emma Square; Tuesday at
Thomas Square; Wednesday at Makee
Island, and Thursday at the Hawaiian
Hotel.
Thomas Tieman, who has had charge
of the steam pillow at the Eva planta-
ton for the past seven years, was a
passenger Saturday on the Aorangi for
Australia Mr.. Tieman has an eight
weeks sick leave.
The Royal Mail steamer Aorangi ar
rived at a. m. on Saturday from Vic
toria- She brought 120 tons of general
freight for Honolulu, and a few pas
sengers. The .Aorangi sailed for the
Colonies at $3.50 D. m. on Saturday.
That rain reported in Hawaii of forty
inches in twenty-four hours was a
fiood-maker sure enough. Just think
of it, AS much rain fell in the space of
one day as falls in Utah in three years.
It's a mercy the Kanakas are all good
swimmers.-Salt Lake Tribune.
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton and the Young Women'S Christian
Association spent a pleasant afternoon
and evening at the home of Mrs. Ho-
bron, in Waikiki, on Saturday. Bath
ing, music and luncheon furnished en-
tertainment for the merry crowd.
There will be no rehearsal of the
Amateur Orchestra Tuesday evening
The members are invited to be present
and give little music on Friday even
ing in the Young Mems Christian As
sociation hall, at the joint reception OF
the Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton and the Young Mems Christian
Association.
Commissioner Taylor has received
letter from Forester Haughs, dated at
Pawaawa, Hawaii, January 18th. He
and Expert Griffith have been through
the Hamakua burned district, and
three days were spent at Eben Lows
place. Saturday they were to leave for
the Kona district, and on Wednesday
will go to Kau by steamer.
From private letters received in this
city by former citizens of Wyoming, it
is reported that J. A Breckons, the
new United States attorney, will not
come to Honolulu for several months
yet. 1t Will take him some time to
clear up his Wyoming affairs, and the
Geographic reports that he intends to
start Immediately for Hawaii are not
credited.
a haole was brought to the police
station late last night by officer Akau
and charged with riding a bicycle with
out a light. When brought to the sta
ton the man had in his hand tubu-
lar electric lamp used by detectives.
He said the light was burning when
he was arrested, but was probably not
pointing toward the officer at that in
slant. He will report to the deputy
sheriff this morning to explain the mat
ter.
For the Kilohana musicale tonight
at the home of Mrs. s. N. Castle, in
Manoa valley, the electric cars will run
up the valley from Punahou at ten
minute intervals between 1:15 and 1:5o
O'Clock. At Hillside avenue guides Will
be in waiting to conduct the guests to
the Castle home. The walk from ka-
mehameha avenue is much better,
there being no grade. and guests may
find it more convenient to leave the
cars there.