The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-05-24
LOCAL BREvlTlES.

surveyor Monsarrat has gone q,
Kauai
The School street bridge IN rapid,
growing
w II. Rice returned 20 Kauai In IN,
Miknhaia.
Fred Smith manager ~ the Grove
Farm, LIhue, returned To- his home IN
the Mikahala.
The clerical force ~ the Assistant
superintendent OF Public Works liz stat.
ed for n heavy reduction by the Leg
stature.
Commander J. r. Merry. OF the naval
station, will arrive In san Francisco
on the 18th. and shortly after return
to his duties at Pearl Harbor.
on the departure OF Mrs. Coleman, in
/ the Sonoma, the secretaryship OF the
/ Young Women's Christian Association
viii dcvolve upon Mrs. II. c. Brown.
Local knights OF Pythias have left
/ their lodgeroom over Wichman's on ac-
count Of heavy advance of rent. and
VIII meet temporarily in Harmony
Hall.
Mr.. II. NJ. whitney goes to Hio to-
| day to investigate "A new kind OF cane,
Of which about 1000 acres have been
planted on one OF the Irwin planta-
tons.
Harry ID. Couzens. Deputy United
states Internal Revenue collector was
elected secretary of the Honolulu lodge
Of Elks, at their meeting Monday
night, in place of A. +. Judd, resign
ed.
Queen Liliuokalani expects soon to
make a trip to Hilo. A luncheon in her
honor was given on Tuesday at the
residence of Mrs. Walker, in Nuuanu.
A number of the nearest friends of
the Queen were present.
The native boatmen at the pilot
house,and some Chinese fishermen, are
making money by securing coral from
the reef and selling specimens. These
are secured by diving at the reef, In
from six to nine fathoms of water.
Pan-American postage stamps. got
ten out in honor of the Buffalo EXPOSE
ton. are beginning to arrive in town.
The shape of the stamps Is oblong. The
one-cent denomination is green, with
picture of a modern freight boat; two
cent, red, with the picture of an ex-
press train; four-cent, brown, with an
automobile device; five-cent, blue, with
a picture of a cantilever bridge; eight
cent. dark brown, canal scene; ten
cent, maroon, picture of lake steamer.
At a meeting of the committee Of
judges for the advertising tourney on
Saturday night, 1t was decided to make
four first mentions of the exhibit under
the following heads: Q) The most
original conception; (2) the most elab-
crate. or spectacular display; (3) the
most artistic designs: (D the most
comical performance. The judges are
to be Mrs. McGrew, chairman; Mrs A.
7. Atkinson, Mrs. ]. b. Atherton, Mrs. |
s. Nj. Damon, Mrs. w. f. Frear,
Messrs. j. S. McGrew and A. Mackin- |
tosh.
Lookout Charlie Peterson will re-
sumo control of the Diamond Head
Signal Station, in place of Captain
Rosehill. Captain Rosehills work
while in charge of the station has been
and upon recommendation
from the Chamber of Commerce, Su-
of Public Works ]. H.
Boyd decided to make the change.
Lookout Charlie" will have charge Of
the light on the head, as we'll as the
lookout station, and will be given an
to look after that part of the
work.
The cars for the Rapid Transit Com
pany arrived on the bark 8. c. Allen.
and the sections are now being put to-
yether and painted at the company's
barns. Twenty-Five cars for, regular 4,
-uns will be set up. with two especially
designed for trolley parties. They are
LII fitted with the latest appliances for
comfort and safety, and were made by
he American Car Company, of st.
.ouis. The boiler plant Is expected to
,e finished In about ten days, by which
line the arrival Of the much-needed =
curves and crossings for the track Is
anticipated.