The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-08-24
LOCAL BREVITIES.

September is declared a public holi-
day, and all public offices will be closed
on that day.
| The Yokohama papers report that
Hugh Gum left there on the City of
Rio de Janeiro for Hongkong.
The Gaelic will be the the next
steamer to arrive from San Francisco,
She is due on August %, but will prob
ably arrive a day earlier.
Rex Hitchcock was yesterday
awarded the contract for excavating
and carting away the soil on the site
| of the new Mcintyre block, which is
Fort and King streets.
1t is possible that the system of rural
free mail delivery will be instituted on
Maui. C. H. Dickey of that Island, has
been In conference with Postofiice In
spector Flint on the subject, and the
matter will be given attention.
H. II. Halualani, of Eva, died on
"wednesday morning at his Honolulu
residence in the rear of the Chinese
Young Mems Christian Association. The
body was taken to Eva yesterday. Mr..
Halulani was a member of the Legisla-
ture of 1895.
The stockholders of the Olaa Sugar
Company are notified that the thir-
teenth assessment of 2h per cent, or so
cents per share, has been levied and
becomes due on September /. Payments
can be made to the agents, Alexander &
Baldwin. Ltd, in Judd building.
The seismograph which was sent to
the Islands year ago, will be placed
in position at Oahu College, and will
be under the care of Professor Miller.
The instrument was sent to the college
by Professor Milne of the Isle of Wight,
the most eminent student and authority
on seismography in the world.
Nearly all the fixtures, refrigerators,
wagons, ETC., for the Honolulu Market
Company. left San Francisco on the
10th Of this month on the ship c. D.
Bryant. Everything will be here ready
to place in the building as soon as
Messrs. II. May & Co. move to the
Boston" block, which will probably be
the latter part of September.
On the site of the old Board of Health
building on the west corner of the Ju-
dietary building grounds, will be erect
ed the Government dispensary which
is to be conducted by the board. The
matter of site for the dispensary
came up In the meeting of the Cover
nors Council yesterday morning, and
Superintendent of Public Works Nc
Candless recommended the above loca-
ton.
c. Vestal wants to cut a tunnel from
the top of Mount Kaala in the Waianae
range to divert water into channels
favorable to an enterprise he has in
hand. Mr.. Vestal made application to
the Government for permission to do
the work, and the matter was discussed
before the Governors Council yester-
day. No details of the proposed scheme
were given, and the council took no
action.
Pueo, the native who killed his wife
and cut CHASTITY cash In his throat IN
a vain attempt to commit suicide, is
improving so rapidly at the Queens
Hospital that he Is already able to sit
up and play checkers with other pa
tients in the hospital. The cut in his
throat Is healing fast and Will soon be
in such shape that the doctors will be
able to sew up the gap in the trachea
and oesophagus.
Albert McGurn, late bailiff of the Cir
cult Court, was yesterday given his
commission as Deputy Sheriff under
High Sheriff Brown. The commission
was signed on Monday. but not turned
over to the High Sheriff until yester-
day. when it was at once presented to
the popular officer. Deputy Sheriff Nc
Gurn will be employed mostly in serv-
Ing Circuit Court summons and other
papers which 1t Is now necessary for
the High Sheriff or his deputies to ham
die, instead of delegating that duty to
police officers