The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-08-02
LOCAL BREVlTlES.

Ninety-four deaths were reported to
the Board of Health during the month
of July.
j. Bachelor, license inspector, moved
into his office in the treasury depart
ment yesterday.
William Massie, a former native of
Scotland, was given citizen papers BY
Judge Estee yesterday.
The fire commissioners are making
up the map with the locations for the
new fire boxes and when this is COM
pleted, will sign the contracts.
Today is the first day under the new
appropriations of the Legislature. The
total amount of the payroll for the
month will be from $4,000 to $4,000.
Kan You, the Chinese girl who was
married to Yong Han in the office of
Tom Fitch, will leave for China today.
She will be accompanied by her hus-
band. who will make another attempt
to have her land here.
|. Jared Smith is almost ready for
planting at the experimental station in
Makiki Valley. He is very optimistic
as to the success Of the experiments,
and asks but a short time to demon
strate the correctness oi his views.
Jared Smith has received an appli-
cation from Washington for cuttings
from the Isabella grape, in order that
the department may make a study of
any changes due to Hawaiian culture.
The cuttings will be forwarded as re-
quested.
The Republican central committee
held another meeting yesterday to con-
slider Judge Gears offer to permit
| them to appoint his court officials, md
decided to recommend Chas. X. Still
man for the position of Hawaiian in
| terpreter
BY the census returns the discrepan-
cy between those figures and the In
ternal revenue enumeration of Chinese
is found to be only 3.15s. This is ac-
counted for by the fact that all per-
sons with any Chinese blood took out
certificates.
| The Wells Fargo Express Company
is to establish a branch in Honolulu
and has been given permission by the
government to land all express pack
ages here under their bond. e. D.
Stone has been appointed local agen,
for the company.
A bill will be drafted by the Repub.
lican Territorial Committee, to be sub.
mitted to Congress by Delegate VIII.
cox. fixing the terms of Senators, as
the Legislature failed TO designate
which of the members or the upper
house should hold over.
Rev. Mr.. Hartley. of the Anti-SalooI
League, has secured offices In the new
Mcintyre building, and will be estab.
lished there as soon as the building Is
completed. The minister's family have
taken a cottage on Lunalilo street
near the residence of Thee. Lansing.
The Hawaiian law reports are being
sent to the various State secretaries
in exchange for the law reports receiv.
ed from them. 1t was found that some
Of the Hawaiian reports We're badly
worm eaten, and 1t was necessary t.
have over a hundred books rebound
j. w. Irwin. assistant superintend.
ent Of free delivery, has written Chief
Clerk Kenake, of the postoffice, tina,
he will arrive in Honolulu on Angus,
eth. on the Sierra. Mr.. Irwin has tho
names of the persons who passed the
civil service examinations for letter
carriers,
Deputy Moses X. Nakuina has beer
dismissed from the office of the regis
trar of conveyances, position he &C.
cupied for five years. The reason Civ.
en- by Registrar Thrum for his dis
missal is that his work has been un'
satisfactory. A successor has not beer
appointed.
Carpenter Fender, who arrived on the
feru' is attached 10 the navy Depart'
ment. He succeeds Carpenter May a.
the local naval station. One of his du
ties will be to look after operations al
Pearl Harbor. He is accompanied b,
his wife and family, and will remain
here for the next two years at least
A party Of school ma'ams from tn,
Thomas We're strolling up Punchbow
street yesterday. One of them suddenl,
discovered papaia tree, and excited
ly pointing up at the fruit hanging
thereon. exclaimed, for the enlighten
ment of her companions, "Oh, girls
There's a magnolia tree: see the BIZ
bulbs up there at the top. have real
about them so often, and neve
thought to see one. You know, thos
bulbs all break out into blossoms, ant
they say they are Just the most beau
tiful in the world"