The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-21
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

Hugh Howell. the surveyor of Maui.
is IN the city for a short stay.
=. G.. Allen and wife are expected to-
return on the Australia on the 18th.
There will be a ball given by the
members of the Olive Branch Rebekah
/ Lodge No. 2 T. q. q. f.. at Progress
Hall. on the evening Of september =.
Mrs. A. Andrade was granted coun-
sells fees OF $50 by Judge Humphreys,
In the divorce suit brought against her
by John Andrade. No temporary ALI
mony was allowed.
An Hee. driver Of hack number Sc.
was arrested yesterday by officer Han
rahan on a warrant charging him with
furious and Needless driving. He Is
charged With having run over Moses
Nahulu Saturday night at the corner
/ OF Hotel and Nuuanu streets.
\ A hotel and lodging house In to be
built on the site OF the Empire saloon
at Nuuanu and Hotel streets. Two ad-
ditional stories will. be added to the
present structure. l.. III. Dee has made
arrangements for the building. and the
contractors are Lucas brothers.
\ A special meeting OF the stockhold-
ers OF the Oahu Sugar Co, Ltd. will be
held az the room OF the Chamber OF
Commerce on Wednesday. August %.
az . a. m, for the purpose OF consider
ing n proposition OF issuing mortgage
bonds on the property OF the company.
Martin Van Praag and Charles r.
StiCkney, two musicians OF San Fran
cisco. who arrived on the Picking last
Saturday. intend remaining In Homo
lulu permanently. They are enthusiast
tic over the musical field here, and will
endcavor TO form an orchestra.
a benefit concert will be given or
Saturday evening next at Kaumakapiii
chapel for the benefit of the chapel.
Professor Berger. leader OF the Govern
ment Band. will assist. Among the
principals are Professor Kaai and his
mandolin orchestra. and several young
ladies' Of the Kamehameha Girls
school.
The extravagant blowing of FIR,
whistles caused quite furry in towr
about half-past eight yesterday morn
ing. According To rumor LunalilC
Home was In flames. Only one engin,
went to the scene and the fire was To-
Gated in the roof Of the tank house
Only about SIS worth OF damage wal
done. and the blaze was speedily ex
I tingulshed.
the oahu Ice and Electric Company
. was killed In runaway accident n
: Manoa Valley yesterday morning. tn
! driver. Harry Brambazon. was deliver
ing Ice when the horse took fright ant
, dashed down the hill. Contrary TO {
published statement. Brambazon wa
, not Injured at all. as he was not OF
the wagon at the time. The horse raj
into a bank and received fatal injuries
4 Quite a number of refugees from
China arrived on the steamship China
yesterday. Among them are the sur
d. lvivors OF the party which escaped wit
: DR. Leslie. the missionary who cam
|, through recently bearing numerou
u wounds as n result OF conflicts wit
the Chinese. There are twenty In tn
! party. mostly ladies and children. an
n all who are interested In the condi
n ton Of Affairs in China at the presen
q Ing the members OF the party at Ger
! trail Union Church at > o'clock thI
n morning.
, " A. Cooke. an expert electrical
arrived by the Alameda, and Is engar
n Cd In n survey II the lines Of the cleo
> trio light company In this city for IN
n purpose OF ascertaining. IL possible
p why ~ IL that the company can onl
give n hve-candie power light on the
m sixteen-candle power lamps. Fc
~ months the service gwen by the cleo
"a trio light company has been so poo
that many people have thought RI
riously OF giving up the use Of electri
lights entirely and returning TO the ut
~ % lamps. The local electricians wei
?. unable to solve the problem Of bette,
=, ing the lights. so the services Of q
" expert from the Coast were secured ar
Mr. Cooke hopes by n careful exam
b. nation OF the plant and Of the wires
Z. locate the leakage OF power and remec
nj the trouble.
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