The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-12-16
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Mrs. Noonan left for Kauai on the
Mikahala.
H. E. Picker, the insurance agent,
was a passenger on the Mikahala-
J.H. Coney, Sheriff of Kauai, return
ed home after a short business trip.
DR.. Derby is now permanently locat-
ed in the Boston building, third floor.
Football Saturday. Males vs.. Puma
hous. Seats on sale at Woods & Shell
don's.
Kawaiahao Sunday school will have
Christmas exercises at the church this
evening.
S. NJ. Hundley, head luna of the Ma
kee Sugar Co, returned to Kauai on
the Mikahala.
Mr.. Lorenz, the engineer of H. Hack
field & Company, departed for Kauai
on the Mikahala.
Crews of the L. S. ship Patterson ana
Iroquois are in hopes of pay day ar
irving before Christmas.
The Shriner ball will be given this
evening at the Alexander Young Hotel
1t is an invitation affair.
Struggling soldiers from the lately
VISITING transports are iCDOA ING g.
naval station day by day.
Mrs. George H. Fairchild was pas
senger on the Mikahala last evening
accompanied by her family
The Zendas will give leap year
dance next Friday evening in the roof
garden of the I. o. o. F. han.
Captain Niblack will tell all about
the modern battleship at the meeting
of the Social Science Association to-
night.
The Kawaiahao Sunday school will
have their Christmas tree this evening
in the church. Exercises will begin
promptly at 1880 o'clock.
Mrs. George r. Ewart Jr. returned
to Kauai last night on &he Mikahala.
She came to town to attend the mar
rage of her sister-in-law.
Water will be shut off today from s
a. m. till noon on Nuuanu street and
running out as far as Manoa. See ad-
vertisement for full particulars.
Another rifle match between members
of the police force is being arranged
by Captain Kanae. There are three
squads practicing every afternoon.
By an amendment to the decree of
sale granted by Judge Robinson Hama
plantation property may be sold in par
cells if it cannot find a purchaser as a
whole.
A. st. Clair Bidgood has accepted the
position of manager of the HaleiWa
Hotel and will take charge as soon as
he can turn over the Volcano House to
Mr.. Lycurgus.
Some people are impressed with a
notion that Detective Halter did not
leave for San Francisco in the Mon
golfa, but is still investigating matters
of law and order under disguise in
Honolulu.
Thomas F. McTighe e. Co. are dis
tributing some very neat calendars for
the coming year. These calendars were
made in this city. having ]. j. Williams
popular views on the face. No hand
somer ones have been seen here.
There was no quorum for the intend
ed meeting of the Builders and Traders
Exchange last night. Besides J. d.
Avery, secretary, those who assembled
in spite of the weather were A. Gartley,
John Emmeluth, E. G.. Keen and J. r.
Logan.
AS a result of the prosecution of Porto
Et1can CRIMINALS ana Migrants Inefe are
now few of that nationality in the loaf
ing ranks of Honolulu. Many are serv-
ing time on long and short sentences
and others have gone to work in city
or country.
Henry G. Vida, the new deputy sher-
if, writes to the Republican committee
on rules advising that one person should
not be on both the district and Terri
torial committees. He is in that posi-
ton himself, but would have the rules
amended to end the practice.
There will be donation party for the
benefit of the institution at the Su-
sauna Wesley Home, so School street,
on the Eva side of Nuuanu, this even
ing Miss Jane, the matrOn, who is
a new arrival in Honolulu from Utah,
has many friends in the city neverthe-
less, and would be pleased to see them
all at the Home. The institution, a most
worthy one, is eminently deserving of
help.
Our candies are made of best grade
refined sugar Honolulu Candy Co.