The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-21
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Christmas shopping was in full blow
last night.
Favorable reports have been receiv-
ed of bananas shipped by express 10
various mainland points.
Another grand holiday concert of Ha-
waiian music was given last night at
the store of w. W. Dimond 8. Co, Ltd.
Captain Lyon. commandant Of the
naval station, did not go to Hilo in the
Chicago. DR.. Rossiter represents the
station on the trip.
The Epworth Herald of December
has an interesting article on Christmas
in Hawaii, illustrated, written by Mrs.
w. L. Howard
Powhatan Tribe No. 2, Order of Red
Men, will hold a very important meet
ing this evening which all members
are requested to attend.
Christmas day football: Males vs..
Punahous, 8 p. m. Admission % and
so cents. Tickets on sale at Hawaiian
News Co, Young Building.
Commander Badger of the cruiser
Chicago has thanked Sheriff Brown by
letter for the attendance of a police es-
cort at the funeral of Surgeon Lewis.
The Honolulu branch of the Theo-
sophical Society meets every Tuesday
and Thursday evening at 7:30-kapio-
lani Building. Thursday visitors night.
Applications for fifth class liquor Ii
/ censes have been received a the Treas
urer's office from K Kawano at ka-
huku, Oahu, and Pauwela Club at Ma
| kawao. Maui.
Olive Branch Rebekah Lodge meets
| this evening. There is to be election
| of officers and initiation. All members
are requested to be present as this is
| the last meeting of the year.
A fine of 50 and costs was assessed
against w. Marshall in police court
yesterday, the defendant berg tried
! on a charge of cruelty to animals. he
was driving a horse with sore back
Attorney General Peters has adopted
a new assignment schedule, dividing
the work of the department between
himself and Deputies Prosser, MilVer-
ton and Fleming.
DR.. A. H Briggs of San Francisco
| intends leaving with his wife for India
ir the steamer Manchuria on Saturday
During his stay of a few weeks mere
! DR. Briggs has preached very accept
ao1y several times.
| Governor Carter is expected bacF
| from Hilo on Saturday, whether the
Chicago returns SO early Or not. he
| desires to attend the funeral Of th'
late H A. Isenberg. The Chicago Is
expected late Saturday Or early sun
day
resident is understood to have ad
dressed a letter to Principal M. NJ
Scott of the High School giving excel
lent reasons why the wall surrounding
et,o fNn
r is reported that the premises are use'
!, at night by coughs of both sexes
meeting of the Board of Educa
ton will be held at $3.50 this AFTERNOON
There Is no meeting of the teachers
committee for this week. Today
meeting of the Board will be devoted
mainly to receiving Superintendent
Rabbitt's report on his visit to Ha
} wall
John Hapa and three other gambler
. who were arrested with Alex. Nichola
:. sometime ago for gambling in a ia
kaako resort, were fined IS and cost
each in the police court yesterday. On'
Antoine Fraga, was discharged. Memo
las was fined $500 and costs recent!
= and his gambling house closed.
Il Applications from would-be settler
p in the Western States, largely of Scar
dinavian race, for lands in Hawaii al
|. plentiful enough to convince Ian
n Commissioner Pratt that the settle
r ment of all government lands avail
able with most desirab classes of pee
u pie will not be difficult.
IL A communication from the EQus
i Suffrage Association of Calltofnl;
signed by Nellie L. Scov1lIe, CORE
a spending secretary, and countersigne
Q by Mary S. Spear, president, has pee
If received by Governor Carter, askf
y him to appoint a delegate from Hi
wall to a convention in Washington
\. February for consideration Of the q
- vorce laws of the different states
the Union.
Senator McCandless is quoted by
= evening paper as saying that he ar
= others had anticipated getting out q
u Injunction to restrain Treasurer CAM
hell from leaving with the Sfoo'o
Is bonds to sell them on the malnlah
D. bur he came to the conclusion TN
ID such proceedings might indefinite
hold up the loan benefits about TO
lie realized. Believing that half loaf WI
better than no bread, therefore,
~ lIitjgious hand was stayed.