The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-01-15
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Colds and measles are quite preva-
lent.
The yacht Spray was fioated at Pearl
Harbor on Sunday.
Excelsior Lodge, 1. o. O. F., regular
meeting this evening at 7:30 o'clock
a bill 10 tax signboards is engaging
the attention of the Civic Federation.
Miss Edith Miller leaves for the
Coast on the Korea for an extended
stay.
The regular meeting of Ladies k-uxil-
larry, A o. H, has been postposed to
January %.
There will be meeting of the W. C.
T. L. this afternoon at 2:30 in the Cen
trail Union church parlors.
Glenn X. Quinn, bailiff to Judge Rob
inson, was on duty again yesterday
after an attack of measles. --~--sses@
The regular bi-monthly meeting of
the members of the Chamber of Com
merce has been called to meet tomor-
row afternoon at o'clock.
The final game of the Makiki Base
ball League viii take place next sun
day. The teams will be the Lei Lee
huas and the Sweet Homes.
Considerable complaint is made at
the failure to keep the veranda of tho
postoffice lighted at night. People have
trouble in finding box numbers.
Importers of groceries are receiving
new stocks all labeled according to the
requirements IF the Pure Food Law.
Old stocks not thus labeled will soon
be worked of.
Henry NJ. Collins, the Australian
manager for Reuters. news service,
went through here in the Aorangi re-
turning from a vacation tour of nearly
a year 70 his post in Melbourne
There will be meeting of the Ha-
waiian Football Association today at
5 2. m, at the rooms of the Scottish
Thistle Club. for the purpose of choos-
ing team to play the Males next
Saturday.
A meeting of the members of the
Honolulu Automobile club will be call
ed this week to consider what plans
are TO be adopted for the share that
the motorists viii take in the coming
Floral Parade.
Mrs. 5. Mahuka Spencer, wife of the
bookkeeper on the Parker ranch, is re-
covering from serious illness caused by
complication of maladies. DR.. At
cherley, her brother-in-law, performed
an operation on Mrs. Spencer for
abSceSs.
Persons wishing costumes for the
Mardi Gras ball next month may Sc
cure same by leaving orders with w.
D. Adams, care Bergstrom Music Co.,
on or before the sailing of the Ala
media. January 16.
W. T. Pope. of the Normal school, is
preparing a set of relief maps of the
islands, which are to be added to the
Hawaiian exhibit in the Chamber of
Commerce building in Los Angeles.
sir. Pope is making good progress with
the maps, which will be forwarded
within a short time.
A Chinaman employed in the mixed
saloon and grocery store at the corner
of Kekaulike and Hotel street was ar
rested last night for selling liquor to
a minor. In this case the evidence was
secured by the police department it
self, the first time such thing has
happened for many a moon, other pre-
vious cases during the past few
being worked up by the Coun-
ty Attorneys department or the Anti
Saloon League.
The farewell reception to Fathers
Wyman and Stark will take place this
evening at st. Louis College Hall at
s o'clock Father Wyman will speak
on his impressions of the islands and
also on the subject of From Plymouth
Rock to Peters Rock" Father Stark
will also speak. A musical program,
under the direction of Brother Fran
els will fill out the entertainment. A
general invitation is extended to the
public to be present.