The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-25
LOCAL BREVITIES.


iourned until Monday.
Rapid Transit cars ran an hour later
than their usual schedule last night.
Honolulu Lodge GIG, B. P. o. E., will
meet in Elks' Hall, King street, this
evening at 1880.
There viii be special Christmas SER
vices this morning at II o clock at
the German Lutheran church, and a
Christmas tree at 5.
Another meeting of the japanese
Higher Wages Association has been
called for Sunday night at the theater
on Maunakea street.
The Honolulu fire department has is
sued a new list of fire-alarm boxes,
copies Of which may be had upon ap-
plication at the central fire station.
United States District Attorney
Breckons presented a box of cigars as
Christmas present to each clerk in
the Territorial Judiciary department.
Painters are at work in the main
room of the first floor of the Capitol,
across the hall from the Throne Room,
preparing it for the use of the Senate.
Midnight mass was held last night at
st. Augustine s, Waikiki, at ST. John
the Baptist, Kalihi-waena, and at the
Church of Our Lady of the Mount, Ka-
lihi
The Christmas exercises of the Ko-
rean Methodist church will be held
this evening at the Korean compound,
Beretania avenue and Punchbowl
street.
There Will be a Christmas celebra-
ton at the Makiki japanese church
this evening at o. clock. The church
is at the corner Of Kinau and Pensa-
cola streets.
A Christmas dinner for members of
the Y. M. c. A. will be served at 6
O'Clock this evening. There viii be
places for about fifty. The dinner viii
be fifty cents.
There will be special meeting of
Hawaiian Lodge No. q, F. and A. NJ,
tomorrow evening at 1880 in Masonic
Temple, for the installation of the
newly-elected officers.
Ten Yong, the belligerent Chinaman
who ran amuek in a Kukui street tong
house on Wednesday evening, was yes
terday declared insane and committed
to the insane asylum.
There are two hundred men at work
on the temporary cavalry camp at Lei
lehua, and work win continue today
in order to get it completed in time
for the arrival of the troopers in Jan
uary.
James Steiner is in receipt of a let
ter from firm in ST. Louis. Mo-. adj
dressed to him at Honolulu, Porto
Rico. He thinks an educational
is needed in that section of
the mainland.
The police gathered in a few urchins
last night who were having their fun
At the expense of others and throwing |
irecrackers under other people s feet. |
The boys, after their tears proved their |
,ontrition, were turned loose.
Superintendent of Public. Works
Tampbell has ordered the pipe needed |
o bring the water to the Kalihi park |
70 that it can be irrigated. Fifty dol
ars of the amount needed for this pur-
,ose Will come from a fund raised some |
ime ago and in the custody of A. L.
:. Atkinson.
1t is reported that J. A. Balch, man
lger of the wireless system, is to sell |
nut his interests in it and go to Ne
'ada, where he has flattering loffers as
mining engineer. A. A. Isbell, the
wireless expert, is to succeed him as
manager Of the wireless and the auto
matte telephone system. Isbell left by
he Burline for the Coast to settle up
business matters there, it is said.
J. W. Farman armed himself with a
orace of the biggest bombs he could
ind last night and started out to eele
1rate. He lit the fuse on one of the
bombs and tossed it into the middle of
/ crowd on Hotel street. Fortunately |
he fuse failed to connect with the
wrapped up powder and the big ex
olosion hoped for didn It come off, with |
he resulting injuries that would GER
ainly have followed the blasting in the |
,lace selected. Captain Parker gather
ID the man in as he was attempting
q relight the bomb. Both Farman and |
he explosives passed the night in the
,olice cells.