The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-08-07
LOCAL BREVlTIES.

ger from Hawaiian ports.
Mrs. Stark of Hilo, will stay In Oak
land, California, for some months.
| Liliuokalani has brought suit for
ejectment against Charles B. Wilson.
| Mr.. and Mrs. William Montrose Ora
ham will spend the summer on Maui.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Won Holt are in
camp for the summer In the Waipio
mountains.
S. NJ. Ballou expects to leave soon for
| a vacation tour in the northwest. He
will spend some time in British Column
bia, stopping for time at Banff Hot
Springs.
Henry Easton sent to Honolulu by
yesterdays Kinau Il petition signed by
most of the business men of Hilo for
his appointment as deputy internal rev.
| enue collector.-Hawaii Herald.
All parties having claims against the
estate of DIR. III. p. Hugus of Kealia,
Kauai, and all persons owing the estate
as well, are asked to make immediate
settlement to Mrs. Ii. p. Hugus.
DR.. Walter Hoffman, reports that the
typhoid patients removed from the Ka-
piolani Home for Children to the Kali
hi detention camp hospital, are doing
as well as could be expected under the
circumstances.
Goo Kim, the Chinese consul, believes
that the foreign ministers in Picking
are still safe, and that they will be
rescued. by the allied forces eventually.
He bases his belief on what he knows
of conditions in China.
Miss Hattie Hitchcock left by yes
terday's Kinau for Honolulu, en- route
to Massachusetts, accompanying Misses
Ruth Richardson and Minna Ahrens,
who enter the preparatory school of
Dana Hall.--Hawaii Herald.
Shipping men ridicule the story of
the Aorangi staying outside on Thurs
day for the purpose of avoiding the
possibility of libel by the plaintiffs in
the Hogan minstrel suits against the
Canadian Steamship Com
pany.
Polynesian Encampment No. !, l. o.
o. F., has elected the following officers:
c. p. G. w. r. King: S. W., c. Char
lock; H. p. j. d. McVeigh; T., F.
Wood; s.. d. l.. La Pierre; /. W., F.. c..
Poor; G., j. c. Martin; I. s., George
Johnson; W., Ed Hingly; 2 W.. II. w.
Howard.
Thus far the United States Govern
ment has redeemed $1,000 worth of Ha-
waiian postage stamps, sending out
that amount Of American stamps to re-
place the stock of Hawaiian stamps on
hand. The Hawaiian stamps will be
sent to Washington to be cancelled and
destroyed.
DR.. Ottloff, surgeon of the German
cruiser Geier, is a scientist. During
his stay in Honolulu he captured
large number of mosquitoes which were
carefully boxed and forwarded to Ger
many to be examined in Koch's Insti-
tute. Berlin. for malaria. The exami-
nation Is made by post-mortem.
Superintendent of Public Works Nc
Candless and Assistant Superintendent
Rowell returned Saturday from Maui,
where they inspected the district of
Hama and its public needs. The sites
for the roads which are TO be con-
structed under the Council of State
appropriations, were thoroughly inves-
tigated. Other impending improvements
were looked into. The officials will visit
Hawaii at an early date on the same
quest.
c. j. Waller, manager of the Metro
politan Meat Company, says that there
is no danger of meat famine. 1t had
been thought that on account CT the
difficulties with the steamers of the
Canadian-Australian line that there
might be a shortage OF meat, but this
fear Is dispelled, since the settlement of
the suits which We're the cause Of The
trouble. Mr.. Waller likewise asserts
that there was no danger at any time
OF shortage of meat, as there was
big stock on hand, enough TO last for
a considerable period.