The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-12-13
LOCAL BRtvITItS.

Newspaper mail boxes are now being
Installed about the city.
Nuuanu street Is being widened at
the foot Of the hill running up to Judd
street.
Additional equipment for the wire
less telegraph station is expected by
the next steamer.
G. Yaknam has received an appoint
ment as city editor Of the Sun Ching
kwock 30. a Chinese paper in this
city.
V. Vetleson has been appointed post
master of Waikiki by the President.
the nomination being sent to the SEN
ate on December 5th.
The remainder Of the equipment for
the Gamewell fire alarm system arriv-
ed yesterday on the Sierra. Work will
b. commenced next week.
. The fire department made a quick
run to the Sanitary Steam Laundry
at noon yesterday. Waste paper was
ablaze, but did not communicate to the
woodwork
a cage full of cardinals. consigned to
Jack Low. arrived on the Sierra yes.
terday. The birds are brought here for
the purpose of propagating them in
these Islands.
An evening paper states that Fred
erick Warde, the well known Shakes
pearean actor, may come here In June
with a company for a season of "legit-
innate drama"
The steamer Sierra has had her
smokestacks heightened fifteen feet.
which will so increase the draught of
her furnaces that she is expected to
make considerably better time than
heretofore.
The schooner Ada sailed for Kauai
ports with full cargo yesterday. Be
sides having her hold filled up to the
top with miscellaneous cargo. she
also carried n very large deckload OF
lumber. kerosene, etc.
Professor Griffith, the United States
forestry expert who was expected yes
terday. will not arrive until the next
steamer. He is on his way to Manila.
and Is to spend month investigating
the forests of Hawaii.
a short railroad is at present being
built inland at Puuloa, in order that
sand can be obtained from the banks
there. as there is now a shortage of
sand at the places from which it has
heretofore been taken.
The azing OF the walls Of the old Ka-
maukapili church has proceeded until
now there stands only the Eva tower.
The Waikiki tower was pulled down yes
terday. the bricks falling upon thu w *
age which still remained. of the walls of
the main body of the church.
Edgar Williams, one OF the principals
In the big jewery robbery, appeared be-
fore Judge Wilcox in the police court
yesterday. on charge of burglary in the
first degree. He was remanded until to-
day. when his partner, Bob Williams,
will also come up for examination.
The steamer Iwalani, which arrived
from Hawaii ports yesterday morning
brought the following freight: ii. A.
Co, a and b sugar, 4,S95 bags; H., 100
bags b sugar; Metropolitan Meat Com
pany. 26 head of cattle; 10 bags coffee,
A. bags taro. 6 barrels oranges, and s
packages sundries.
The coroner's jury In the case of
Young Hin. the Chinese who killed
himself by cutting his throat last Sat
urday, last evening rendered a verd ct
Of suicide Letters left by Young Hin
said that he killed himself because he
was being bounded by persons who
made trouble for him.
There is pilikia in Olaa for a physi-
clan. DR.. &. X. Blake applied for u
leave OF absence, stating that DR.. \.
Russell would act as his substitute dur
Ing his absence, and the leave of alb
sence was granted. DIR. Blake left.
however, before DR.. Russell was ready
to take charge. The Board of Health
will probably appoint DR.. Russell as
regular pay stefan for the Olaa district.
! Mr.. w. A. Baldwin. the retiring man
ager of kahuku plantation, was the
recipient vi Il lac diamond shirt stud.
gift of the employees of the planta-
ton. After exchanging greetings and
bidding all good bye, MIR. Baldwin left
on. the train tor MS new plantation,
Makaweli. carrying the good VIII aud
a.vha VI ali associated with the plan
tation.
~ conference was held yesterday be-
tween ) per ntcndent Boyd Supeiiutcud-
ent Andrew II own of the waterworks.
and Cu.uu.I Jack Coffee who is here II
install the Gdmewe.l fire ana police call
s. stem. MI. Coffee Is ready to begin
work Immediately on the installation of
the system, anu VIII start in n few days.
fart of the material Is already here, and
the remainder is expected very soon.
The kalia bridge near John Ena's
place was orde ed closed by the Depart
ment of Public Works yesterday, being
declared unsafe for traffic. The bridge
has been sadly in need of repairs for
some time. The stringers are rottng
ably to the danger. Yesterday Supern-
tendent Boyd and Engineer Campbell de-
cided TO close the bridge. and make the
much needed repairs.
Superintendent Boyd had a long con-
ference yesterday morning with repre-
ssntatives (. ON the various hack lines
of Honolulu. Mr.. Boyd has prepared a
new set OF rules and regulations. togeth-
er with change In the boundaries OF
districts. regulated by charges of twenty
Ave cents. fifty cents and a dollar. The
new regulations were submitted to the
representatives of the hackmen, and
were practically agreed to. but will not
be promulgated for few days. Super
intendent Boyd is of the opinion that the
changes win be satisfactory to the pub
lie, and the hackmen express themselves
as well satisfied.
Yesterday was hard day for the
postoffce force. They worked all of
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