The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-19

D leak in the pipes and no evidence Tt
lat water is being used by others; he by
avs, also, that the flow of water in tn
le upper Waikiki is not as large as it 70
lould be after the rainfall OF week la
go.
Cannot Declare Intentions. g
Some time ago A. B. Loebenstein 81
vrote Special Agent Sewan regarding s.
he question as to whether aliens were IL
n a position at this time to declare
heir intention to become citizens of o
he United States. The opinion given U
1t that time was a personal one and s.
Mr.. Sewall advised Mr.. Loebenstein o
IF his intention to refer the matter to a
The State Department at Washington. F
The reply has reached Mr.. Sewall and
he notifies Mr.. LoebenStein as follows: C
Referring to my previous letter to {
you on the subject, l have to say that C
/ am in receipt of instructions in s
reply to your inquiry made on behalf
of certain British subjects, who wish TO ]
declare their intentions to become {
American citizens. The instructions
after quoting R. S. 2165 state that in
the absence of legislation by Congress
establishing in Hawaii some court
coming within the description Of the
courts named. or recognizing some of
the Hawaiian courts as falling within
description the Department is of opin-
ion that 1t is not possible for an alien
to make in Hawaii an effective declara-
ton of intention to become citizen
of the United States''
I am, sir,
HAROLD NJ. SEWALL.
Hilo Teachers Union.
AT the meeting of the Hilo Teachers
Union tomorrow afternoon the follow
ing program will be presented:
Opening Prayer. ......... Mr.. Cruzan
Roll Call. ............... Quotations
Business
Song. .......... Miss Vests Children.
| Class-Sand Modelling. ..... Miss West
| Something about Books. .... Mr. Ray
How to Collect for School Museum
..... ..............M Mr.. Carvalho
4 Elementary History. Miss Hart
Recess.
Song. ..........M Miss Elvira Hapai
Reading-"The School City" 5000.
5000. .......... Miss Richardson
Nature Work in Our School,
Miss Dillon
| Japanese Lend Aid.
Having presumed Hilo would FORUM
ately be free from the plague, leading
Japanese residents of Hilo met at the
t Japanese Christian church on Saturday
e last in order to raise money for aiding &
t great number of the distressed Jap
|. anese in Honolulu A committee which
d consists of ten men of Hilo organized
s for the purpose. They will immediate
l. ly go around among the Japanese o
IS Hilo and vicinity, asking contribution
l. of money, which will be concluded
Le within this month.
ID News Boiled Down.
10 Hilo ladies are now sewing for tn
At HlIo Hospital
a. The Hilo Mercantile Co. has opened
ri branch store at nine miles, Olaa.
!. Contractor Lewis reports that the NJ
IN mole and Maulua bridges have been fir
N ished.
=. Mrs. Hugh Mcmillan of Honomu wa
re returning passenger on the Falls {
- Clyde
I'D Ex-Collector Turner is home agai
o. after a long vacation spent in Cal
"a fornia.
mt Inc regular monthly social will
me- held at the Hilo Foreign church on Il
To- 20tn inst.
" The wife and two children of w.
,fe Schmidt left by the Roderick Dhu tn
an morning. =
ioa Nv. S. Terry will engage largely
-, the business of roasting coffee for t
'ho retail trade.
~ the Falls of Clyde after a few mont
VI on visit in California.
&c Mrs. Henry Fiterre will leave for G.
~ ifornia by the Falls of Clyde for an {
ny - tended visit to relatives.
IT, E. w. Barnard is going extensive
10 ia1- into the business of roasting coffee
ay his Laupahoehoe establishment.
ie. Three large cases of clothing W,
MI shipped on the Kaiulani to the destitl
: = of Honolulu by the ladies of Hilo.
]. Ryan, of the American Settle
NJ Association, has received encourage
..,b news from Washington regarding
.uo land claims.
lese A mule fell from a sling while be
In placed on lighter alongside the FL
H ny of Clyde on Tuesday and was killed
MI. was towed out to sea-
nc a. If the blasting operations at
~ foot of Waiapuenue street are finisl
without damage to adjacent buildiI
ga tsou the owners will feel pleased.
naa Persons having knowledge of 1
'as e, sance anywhere in Hilo district are
/. III III quested to report to Health Off
: "a on Charles Moore, at the sheriff's of1c
nan A quantity of material, inciud
III 5000 ties, came down on the Witzer
u.s. for the Hilo Railway Co. The loco
a. tives are expected to arrive on the !
~ sailing vessel.
II A fiume has been constructed &C
=, 'H ~ the new bridge at Pitman street
$ So - the grading of the road on the Pl
'cher side. The water will be obtained
~ the Amaulu ditch. 4-4
- LII III A spouting whale made its apr
w., ance just outside the reef Tuesday
80 ernoon. 1t jumped around for Il
- 70 minutes, much to the enjoyment
M 49,, number of spectators.
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