The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-10-16
LOCAL HAPPENINGS OF HALF
AND QUARTER CENTURY AGO
u'mpses of the Town and TownsfoIk Taken
from Advertiser Files of This Week
in Years 1860 and 1885.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.

Inc sale of season tickets for thu
farlni Opera Company commenced a
nlne o'clock yesterday morning at J. E
| Wiseman s office, when quite large
! crowd was present. Already 209 sea
son tickets have been disposed of, the
sum OF S2os0 being realized.
| The Royal Hawaiian Military Band
Will give a concert on Monday evening
| at the residence of DR.. j. $. McGrew
| Hotel street, in honor of Miss f. Gay
OF Kauai, who is a guest of Doctor and
Mrs. McGrew.
The trial of speed between the steam
ers Llkelike and James I. Dovsett, from
here to kaunakakai, Molokai, last Mon
day, resulted in favor of the former
The Llkelike arrived at kaunakakai at
ten-tWenty ?. M, twenty-five minutes
ahead of the Dowsett. but as the latter
left here ten minutes behind the Like
like. she was only beaten by fifteen
minutes.
Services at the Bethel Union Church
tomorrow Will be as follows: Sunday
scholl at nine-forty- o'clock. B. F.
Dillingham; uperintendent; services,
with preaching by the pastor, Rev. E.
{. Oggel, az eleven clock and seven
thirty
Master Alfred Wall won the twomiIA
race at the Central Park skating rink
Saturday evening
At ten minutes before twelve clock
Saturday Contractor Thomas finished
the brickwork for the new police sta
ton house
His Excellencv George W Merrill.
United States minister resident, for
Warded to the secretary of state al
Washington the report of the Grant
memorial services held in this city.
Mention of its receipt at headquarters
is made in the Washington Star.
The Inter Island Steam Navigation
Company will reduce the cabin passage
one half on its fleet of steamers dur
ing the Farini opera season.
II. r. II. Princess Liluokalani and
H. R. H. Princess Poomaikelani, Gov
erness of Hawaii, accompanied by Capt.
Sam Nowlein and Mrs. J. Kaae. left
for Hilo yesterday by the steamer
kinau. They will be absent about two
weeks, during which time they will stay
at the splendid mansion of the Gov
erness at lilo. His Majesty the King,
His Excellency Governor Dominis and
see the royal and distinguished party
off. The kinau few the royal insignia
at her mainmast when she left the
wharf.
A consignment of two hundred gold
fish was forwarded by the Mariposa
yesterday.
A grand concert will be given at
X aumakapii Church next Thursday
evening, under the patronage of His
Ma jesty the King and Her Royal High
ness Princess Liliuokalani The pro-
ceeds will be devoted to the building
fund.
The Queen Own paraded through
the streets last evening under command
of Capt. W. F. O'Connor Ninety-fve
members were present. The order of
drill was skirmisning, forming squares,
manual and firing exercise. On Satur-
day next Captain O'Connor will com
mence lnstructing the officers and thir-
five privates in gun drill preparatory
to their saluting on His Majesty s birth
day, November 16.
Today is the tenth anniversary of the
birth Of the Princess kaiulani, daugh-
ter of H. r. H. Princess Likelike and
Hon. A, S. Cleghorn. The event will be
celebrated at Kaawaloa. Hawaii where
the latter princess is at present stay
ing. Col. c. II. judd His Maiestv's
chamberlain, and Mrs E. NJ Becklev
left by the steamer W. G. Hall to at
tend the celebration The former took
with him a very handsome flag, birth
day present from His Majesty the King.
An old exmember of the Hawaiian
bar, George B. Kalaaukane, died at his
residence. Palama. yesterday. Many of
our young native lawyers took their
first lessons from him.
An egg race. distance one mile, took
place at the Central Park Skating Rink
last evening. The contestants entered
for the race. Each one had to carry
q porcelain egg Ill a spoon and not let
it fall out. The race was won by James
Spencer. who defeated the Others easily.
T. w. Lucas. who arrived by the
Mariposa, under engagement to the
board of education, left yesterday by
the IwaIani to take charge of the gov
eminent English school at Kukuihaele,
Hamakua. Mr.. Lucas, who is from In
diana. has had considerable experience
and comes highly recommended
The report of the progress Of Prince
David kawananakoa for the past
month. at St Matthew : Hall, San
Mateo. is an excellent one. In pune
tualitv. department. military conduct
and writing he stood 100 In French
9s. spelling So scripture 50. music so.
and his other subjects show careful
study Two other Island boys, Dow
~ctt and Turton, stand first and second
respectively in their class.
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