The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-07-09
LOCAL BREVlTIES.

The Masonic Temple is to be raised
A story or two.
The new manager of the Makaweli
plantation has not been appointed.
The Haluula tract will be opened 10
the public on the tenth of this mon h.
NJ. f. Prosser of Kauai will go To
Brooklyn on a visit, leaving here on
the 9Th.
The returns are coming into the tax
collectors office quite fast regarding
income tax.
Owing to a quarantine blockade at
New Orleans, 1t will be several months
before Hawaii can get any more Porto
Ricans through that port.
Four thousand, two hundred and
twenty fire claims have been register
ed with the commissioners. They rep
resent about $1,S00000 worth of proper
ty.
Meteorological Lyons reports an unu-
sually light rainfall during the month
of June in the districts of Kohala,
Hamakua and Hilo, on the Island Of
Hawaii.
All the land in the Olaa tract, Ha-
wall, will be opened in August. Appli-
cations for the lots must be made
through Surveyor Baldwin in Hilo af
ter August 10th. There are 1000 acres
to be disposed Of.
The 1925 600 that has been paid the
government by Chinese immigrants as
guarantees that they would comply
with the laws of the republic of Ha-
wall, will be given to the Territory
for the paying of public expenses. The
cash will be available in the near flu
ture.
native woman of Honolulu, upon
seeing "a photograph of the Hawaiian
villagers at Buffalo, and recognizing
her husband in the group, promptly
rolled up a pair of pants he had left
behind and dispatched them to him by
Wells, Fargo & Cos eXpress.-Paradise
of Pacific.
Fifteen applicants for positions In
the federal service, appeared at the
High School Saturday to take the sec
ond civil service examinations offered.
A number who took the first days eN-
aminations appeared for trial in 9TH
er departments. The stenography and
typewriting examinations were also
held.
The extension of the tracks from the
Rapid Transit car barns has been made
to connect with the line on Alapai
street above the pumping station.
Progress is noted in all departments
of the railroad, and matters are now
assuming shape for the company 10
put the line into operation in few
weeks.
A baby girl was found on the door
step of Manuel SilVa'S place in Ka-
lihi yesterday. The little one was we'll
dressed. BY its side was a bottle of
milk and other things that go towards
making the life of babies comfortable.
The child is a white, and seems to have
come from wealthy parents. The baby
is being well taken care of.
The United States army transport
Hancock, for which Honolulu was on
the lookout all last week, has given
the Paradise of the Pacific the go-by.
She has sailed from the Coast direct
to Manila. She sailed from San Fran
cisco at noon on June 26th The rea-
son of her passing Honolulu by, ac-
Cording to the San Francisco papers,
was that it had been reported that
there was plague in this city.
Emily Alves has filed a libel suit for
divorce against her husband, Jose 5.
Alves. She alleges they We're married
In 1891, and that for some time past
he has utterly neglected and failed TO
support her. She states there is 5000
deposited In the Bank OF Hawaii
against their joint account, the result
Of the earnings of both. She AYERS
that her husband Is no wemployed in
the Orpheum barber shop, where he re-
ceives weekly stipend Of $50.
Captain SeabuIy, OF the Pacific Mail
steamship China, one Of the most pop
ular shippers coming 10 this port, Is
going East I'm the near future to bring
out the compauys splendid new Nes-
sci, the Korea, Captain SeabuTy said
yesterday that he was not sure when
he would go East but he thought IL
would be very soon. II is probable
that he win go direct 10 the Eastern
coast from San Francisco on the
Chiua's return from the orient