The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-06
LOCAL BREVlTlES.

The executive council was in session
but few minutes yesterday, and no
| business was transacted.
The choir OF the Second Congrega-
I tion Will meet this evening at 1880
I o'clock for the regular rehearsal
The mortuary report for the month
! or November shows seventy-four
deaths during that period, a COMPARE
| lively small number.
J L. r. Stackable, collector Of customs,
has been under the weather for a few
q days past. and yesterday was so much
1 worse as to be confined TO his bed.
/ The Healani Boat Club will receive
New Years afternoon between the
. hours Of and o'clock. This is the
inauguration OF a new custom, but wi
no doubt be popular.
I The Supreme Court heard the con-
Guiding arguments in the case OF
Smith VS.. Hamakua Mill Company yes
terday. Today court will adjourn un-
I Ill the January term
One OF the largest monkey pod trees
in the Capitol grounds has been up
rooted because three Of the trees were
growing too close together TO furnish
enough nourishment for all.
]. j. Dunno, appointed United Statest
attorney by Judge Estee, has sent his
application to Washington for a per-
manent appointment to the place made
vacant by the death OF J. c. Baird.
y Joseph Z. Emerson is engaged in sur
fyeying the land for an Industrial
school at Waialua. Until that work
is completed no effort will be made to
secure plans for the proposed buildings.
Though Herman Lubbock had not been
a member OF the Eagles long enough
to be entitled to its benefits. the MEM
bers dubbed together and made all ar
rangements for the funeral and its ex-
penses.
The regular meeting OF the board OF
supervisors of the Free kindergarten
and Children's Aid Association will be
held Friday morning, December 9Th, ,
in the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton parlors.
The Hawaii Land Company has let
the contract for the erection of brick
store building at the corner of King
and Maunakea. The building will front
thirty-eight feet on King and ninety
seven feet on Maunakea street. /
Two of the witnesses against r. NJ.
Ramat the ships carpenter who as
saulted the first mate of the Roanoke,
were each required to give bonds in /
the. sum of 800 each yesterday, for |
their appearance when the case is call !
ed up in court.
Now it is a new society" weekly
that will be launched in Honolulu. The
first number will make its appearance
in a few weeks. The new aspirant for
journalistic hOnors will be known as
The Gossip, and will treat of athletic,
as well as social matters.
Small Chinese claims still occupy the
attention of the court of fire commits
sioners. Though the amount involved
is not large, the examination is COM
plete enough to allow a full under
standing of each claim. An average
of one hundred of these cases are dis
posed of daily.
Wilson Mahiko. the sixteen-year-old
native boy who was fined $500 for forg-
ing a money order Will not have to
serve out his sentence at the rate of
so cents a day. At the end of thirty
days he will be allowed to come into
court and plead the poor convict's act, {
and be released This clemency is
shown because of the extreme youth
IF the defendant and various mitisat- |
ng circumstances.
The Board of Health will meet in :
special session this afternoon to fur !
her consider the removal of the +
laughter-houses from Iwilei. At this 3
ime the butchers are to present any :
Ian they may have formulated for the
An effort will be made to
ret the government to set apart a
ract of land in the outskirts of the
ity. where all the slaughter-houses
nay be located. A large tract in Ka-
auiki Is desired for the purpose, but it
s not known whether the land in
question is owned by the United States
II by the Territory.