The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-11-25
LOCAL BREvlTIEs.

Mr.. D. Aungst of Decatur, ILL.,, ar.
: rived on the last zealandia.
: Honolulu Harbor No. 81 will hold a
special meeting next Sunday evening at
Harmony Hall.
!, Excelsior Lodge will hold regular
weekly meeting tonight with work in
. the first degree
On Thanksgiving Day there will be
i a special low mass with music at 8
a. m. in the Roman Catholic Cathedral.
I M. G. Silva has been cited for con-
tempt by Judge Robinson for failure to
pay alinony Of $50 month to his wife.
The Hawaiian Woman's Club will
meet at the home of Mrs. A B. Wood.
Nuuanu avenue, this afternoon at three
o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Rice of Lihue
Kauai announce the engagement of
their daughter, Anna C. Rice, to Ralph
L. Wilcox.
| The Auditors department is at work
upon the fire claims warrants These
VIII probably not be ready until next
week, as there are two legal holidays
| this week.
| The last of the Primo beer licenses
expires today. This is held by Charles
| Lycurgus of River and Kukui streets.
The legislature will probably be asked
to pass a law providing for some kind
of cheap licenses.
Attorneys claim that ]. A. Magoon
cannot be convicted until w. H. Wright
| is found guilty, under the wording of
the statute under which the Indictment
was found. Magoon will enter a plea
tomorrow morning.
Mystic Lodge, K. of p, meets to-
night, comforting the Knight rank and
adoption of new bylaws There will
also be some very important business
transacted so that every member is
urged to be present.
Mr.. Geo. l.. Keeney, head bookkeeper
for the Hawaiian Commercial and SUI
gar Co., at Puunene. Maui, is in the.
city for short visit. Mr.. Keeney came
down for the polo games and to enjoy
a much needed holiday.
Subscription lists are now open at the
Bergstrom music store for an organ
recital to be given by Mr.. Alfred A.
Butler assisted by the best local sing
ers, at the Kamehameha chapel on Fri
day evening, December 5th.
There will be a short Thanksgiving
service in st. Andrews Cathedral at 10
o'clock next Thursday morning. The
choir will sing the Benedieite, a.Jubilate
and anthem, also appropriate hymns
Bishop Restarick will preach.
The grand jury took a recess yester-
day until Wednesday morning. At that
time it is expected that they will meet
and make a final report unless some
of the indictments already returned are
knocked out upon technical objections.
J. G. Spencer of the Chamber of Com
merce has been notified that Hawaii
has been allotted place at the st.
Louis Exposition in the section for
States and Territories instead of in the
space reserved for Porto Rico and the
Philippines as originally intended.
On Saturday evening there will bel
given at the Orpheum very interest
ing concert and series of tableaux in
Hawaiian and by Hawaiians. A num-
Der of new songs will be sung and
other novel features introduced. Box
plan now open at Wall, Nichols Co.
Bishop Gulstan of the Roman Catho-
lie Mission leaves today for Hilo. He
will be accompanied by Father Regi-
maid who will be installed in the Hilo
parish. Father Reginald is one of the
three recent arrivals from Belgium.
Father Telesphore goes to Kaue next
week.
The receipts of the Treasury Depart
ment for the month of November up to
yesterday amounted to $1,159, 447.73
Treasurer Cooper estimated that the re-
turns would be an even s1,100,000 so that
the government is better off than an
ticipated. All the collections of taxes
for the year have not been paid, there
being a large sized delinquent list.
Mrs Dick Daily and daughter have re-
turned from the Orient where Mrs. Daily
went to settle some business matters
with her husband. She denies having
threatened his life as was reported from
Manila Mrs. Daily did not find him at
the Philippine capital but elsewhere,
and says she does not know when he
will return, though she presumes ne
will come eventually.
Yesterday was the last day for filing
election statements as required by law.
Nearly all of the candidates have made
return of the moneys spent during
, the election -Four watchers at the polls
who were employed by Wilcox also
make a statement that they spent no
money. C. w. Ashford, candidate for
senator on Oahu as an independent,
made a return yesterday of an expen-
diture of $20S.