The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-12-23
LOCAL BREvITlEs.

Music this evening at W. w. Di-
nnonds.
This is DR.. McGrew's eighty-third
I birthday.
u "A road from Kaimuki to Diamond
Head road is proposed.
Man Tai, an insane Chinese from
Waianae. was sent to the asylum yes
terday.
Louis Meyer. formerly of the Adj
vertiser, expects to start a paper of
his own in Idaho.
Judge Weaver Of the Land Court is
distributing circulars to show the ad-
vantages of a Torrens title.
Christmas football, Punahou VS.. H.
A c., December 26. Seats on sale at
Woods & Sheldons. Admission rs
cents.
A special meeting of Pacific Lodge,
F. & A. NJ, will be held tonight at
the usual time and place. Installation
OF officers.
will be given this evening by the la
dies of the zenda Social Club in I. o.
o. F. Hall.
Notice of a shutting off of water all
of today appears elsewhere, affecting
portions Of Palama, Nuuanu, Makiki
and Manoa sections.
A A Braymer, assistant to Chief
Clerk auckland of the Executive De-
partment, went to Maui to spend the
Christmas holiday yesterday.
Great game of football at the new
baseball park December &c, Punahou
VS.. H. A. C. Seats on sale at Woods
& Sheldon's. Admission 25 cents.
The Portuguese Evangelical Sunday
School will have its Christmas enter
tainment this evening, at seven O'Clock.
All friends of the Mission are cordial
ly invited.
The right of redemption in the case
of property sold under execution for
taxes IS expected to be a feature of tax
law amendment at the coming session
of the Legislature.
Treasurer Campbell, through tax As
SCISSOR Holt, is trying to hurry up the
Tax Appeal Court with its belated de-
large assessments.
Fred C. Smith and Geo. P. Denison of
the O. r. & L. Co. were unpIeasantly |
Jared on Wednesday afternoon. |
through the upsetting of the railway |
automobile by running over a dog.
Bishop Restarick has written to his |
wife that he will return home as soon |
as possible after Christmas. 1t de- |
Ponds somewhat on the condition of |
their son Arthur, who was improving |
under treatment.
Captain Glass. a British naval Off |
Ger who has. relatives in Honolulu, was
one of the victims of the sinking of |
the japanese battleship Hatsuse. How
he managed to get into the ships com |
pany is unknown.
Chairman E. L. Hamilton of the /
Committee on Territories, House OF /
Representative has written to Presi-
dent Geo. W. Smith of the Merchants /
Association promising courtesies to
Geo. B. Mcclellan. the accredited rep
resentive of that body in Washington.
Through Henry Waterhouse Trust /
Co, between 1000 and 5000 shares OIL
Eva stock have been sold for san
Francisco holders. Harry Armitage
took the bunch for his buying clients.
AS the negotiations began some time
ago. the purchasers obtained the stock
at s26. or 50 less than today's market
price.
grand installation banquet. under
the joint auspices of the three local
blue lodges in masonry, viii be held
at the Hawaiian hotel on Wednesday
evening next. The three masters elect
u. G. Rothwen of Hawaiian, C. G.
Bockus of lie Progress and c. r. Fra
zier of Pacific lodge form a commit
tee of arrangements. DIR. c. e. Wood
has been selected for POSTMASTER.
superintendent of Public Works
Holloway says that bids for the
of the Brewer wharf
will be advertised for in the
near future and contracts will be
ct as soon thereafter as possible The
cost of the new wharf will be between
s35. 900 and $40, 900. Work on this wharf
vas stopped by the declaration that the
contract for the building it was void
some time ago.