The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-12-21
LOCAL. BREvITIES.

| A dividend of 1 IL per cent on Eve
shares will be paid December 80.
a block of 100 Eva shares were SOLD
On the Exchange yesterday at s28.
Miss Hartwell was a passenger or
the w. G.. Hall last evening for Kauai
All government offices will be closed
on Monday, December 26 and January
A. NJ. Brown went to Hilo yesterday
on the Kinau and will return next Sat
urday.
McBryde stock fell slightly yester-
day on the Exchange, the closing bid
being 81, with $3.50 asked.
The Central Union Bible School viii
hold a Christmas tree celebration this
afternoon for the Infant Department.
The Christmas tree celebration of Pa
lama Chapel takes place this evening
at the chapel, junction King and Liliha
Streets.
Cards have been issued by Mrs. Alex
ander Isenberg for an At-Home, Dec,
%, from 4 to 6. in honor of Mrs. A.
Wendroth.
Mrs. A. K. Weir has resigned as prin-
accept a position in an Oakland school
next January.
Hawaiian Lodge No. 81, f. & A. NJ,
viii hold a special meeting at the Ma
sonic Temple tonight at 1880 O'Clock.
Work in the third degree.
Midnight mass will be said on Christ
mas eve at ST. Augustine's Chapel
(Catholic), at Waikiki. Cars will re-
turn to the city at a. m.
Addison Miner is talking of making
his home in New York. Recently re-
turned from that city Mr.. Miner will
soon again journey toward it.-Ca1l.
Mrs. Frederick Turrell, who last
month returned from a visit to the
coast, is lying seriously i'll with APP
pendfcitis under the care of DR.. Wood.
In case that J. M. Oat is not reap
pointed postmaster for Honolulu, his
friends will seek to have him appoint
ed on the staff of pilots assigned to
duty in Honolulu harbor.
Thomas F. McTighe & Co., liquor
dealers, SO King street, phone Main 140,
will keep open till 10 o'clock evenings
from now on till Christmas for the
benefit of their many customers.
Mrs. C. Goethe gave a tea Tuesday
to the ladies of the Confidential Club,
being the first gathering of this organi-
cation since Mrs. Goetze's return from
the Hawaiian Islands.-Examiner.
A. D. Splivalo, who was seriously in
jured by being thrown from an cleo
trio car about the middle of September
last, is still confined to his home at
2104 Van Ness avenue.-Chroniele.
A report is current that Chinese mer-
chants may make war on the island
steamship companies on account of al
legged high rates. 1t is said they may
endeavor to purchase a steamer to
work on the Oahu, Maui trade.
Complete returns from Hawaii show
that the sugar production of those is
lands in 10000 was 32S, lob long tons.
The 1904-05 crop is placed at $4,000
long tons. Leaf hoppers and cane dis
ease may reduce this estimate consid-
erably.-Sugar Industry. ~
Colonel and Mrs. Macfarlane of Homo
lulu are at the st. Francis. They ar
rived on the Siberia with Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Parker and their two daughters,
the Misses Campbell. Frederick Mac
farIane and Miss Alice Campbell will
be married in April.-Call.
The employees of the Rapid Transit
and Land Company will give a Christ
mas smoker tomorrow evening at Wa
verify Hall. Pipes will be lit at q
O'Clock. There Will be a program of
songs and recitations and a few ad-
dresses will be made by some especial
ly invited guests.
Miss Frances Newlands, daughter of
Senator Francis Newlands of Nevada.
has announced her engagement to Lieu
tenant Leopold Won Breden of Germany.
This announcement is of much interest
in society circles of San Francisco and
Washington, D. c., where Miss New
lands is very prominent and a great
favorite.--S. f. Examiner.
The following officers for the East
ern Star have been elected for the en-
suing year: Worthy Matron, Mrs. H.
E. Webster; Assistant Matron, Mrs. e
c. Brown; e. c. Brown. Patron; Mrs.
Chas. F. Herrick, Conductress: Mrs.
Schmidt, Assistant Conductress: Mrs.
C. L. Crabbe, Secretary; Mrs R. B.
Reedy, Treasurer. The installation
will take place Dec. 80.