The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-18
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Or. Derby has returned from the
other Islands.
Oahu Lodge No. I, K. of P. will
meet N X. II !. Hall at 7:3O this
evening.
The Mutual Telephone Co. has the
thanks OF the Advertiser for a pretty
calendar Tor 1909.
Honolulu Scottish Thistle Club will
meet I'm It's rooms in Oregon block at
$50 this evening.
Polynesia EncamPment No. /. 7. ..
O. T.. VIII meet in odd Fellows Hail
al $50 this evening.
Honolulu Lodge GIG. B. P. o. E..
viii meet in Elks' Hall, King street,
at $50 this evening.
There viii be no rehearsal of the
symphony Orchestra till the first Fri
day Of the new year.
Collector Drake, who has been to
Maui, reports the KaupakaIua distI-
lery as doing a rushing business.
There viii be Christmas exercises
held in a number Of the city schools
today, the closing day Of the year.
Mrs. c. A. Bean is stopping at 14O9
Makiki street. at the home of her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. Gonsalves.
J. Rodrigues, who advertised the
by calling at the business Office of the
Advertiser.
The Dodge school on Nuuanu ave-
nue. viii hold its Christmas exercises
at half-past nine this morning. Pa
rents and friends are welcome.
There viii be good music at the Ha-
waiian Opera House at the Bonine
show Saturday night. Frank Vierra
VIII be in charge Of this part of the
program.
Rev. A. c. McKeever will give the
last talk Of the series tonight at the
Y. NJ. c. A, beginning at O'Clock
The subject viii be "Attention. - The
general public is invited.
Mrs. !. c. Campbell will entertain
this evening at an informal dinner to
be given at the Fairmont in compli-
ment to Mrs. Arthur Brown, who is
visiting here from Honolulu.-Call.
Firms that are getting out calendars
are requested TO kindly send one to
the Y NJ. c. A, to be used in the
big advertising exhibition at the AS
ISOLATION building, January s and 8.
Attention Of autoists is called to a
notice in this issue relative to repairs
TO the approach to the double bridge
at Waialua. They are advised to be
cautious and use the mill road for
through traffic.
The fire department will test fire
alarm boxes %, % and 152 today. This
viii complete the tests of the entire
system. A new fire box has been in
stalled in Manoa Valley, a feature
greatly appreciated by the valley resi- |
dents.
Messrs. Cation. Neill & Co. selected
one of Louis Moeller's pictures as the |
subject for their 1909 calendar. It |
shows the trustees of the church re- |
solved into an auditing committee, 60 |
ing over the books of the treasurer.
1t is one of the best calendars of the |
year.
A. Sawa. representing a Toxic sugar |
who was here about a month |
ago to study sugar-cane growing meth
DDS, intending later to 60 on to Cuba,
has changed his plans and will leave |
for Japan today on the Tenyo Maru,
and will visit the Philippines in a few
weeks.
Christmas musical programs will be
given this morning at Oahu College.
The preparatory school will have its
exercises in Chas. R. Bishop Hall at
10 O'Clock and the college in Pauahi
Hall at HIS. AS is usual at exercises
At Punahou, the parents and friends
are invited.
Lovejoy & Co. are sending out a
,alendar showing diningroom and
some guests sampling the best. Tt is
/ fine reproduction of a celebrated
painting. Messrs. F. A. Schaefer &
%, Ltd, representing the Madgeberg
Insurance Co., are distributing a cal
,ndar rich in design.
Bids for forage for the new camp at
Honolulu to be occupied by the Fifth
Cavalry next month have been re-
.eived in the Quartermaster' Depart
nent here and were opened yesterday.
There are many bidders, some sending
,ffers from Seattle and Honolulu and
he amounts run into thousands of
dollars. But the amounts were not
yiven out and the awards will not be
until the return of General
smith from Los Angeles.-ChrOnicle,
December 7.