The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-13
LOCAL BatvlTIEs.

information is wanted a. the c.ern,a :
Frank Grau. e' eslDoues OF
There We're numerous hers vestars..
as 10 what Judge Estee's decisioy
mouiu pc, out nothing besides hats and
drinks changed hands. ''''o
Dr- Z. Il. Cooper, who was recentlv =,
seattle to witness the Elks, carn;val
ceieoration there, will return On tba
and child Soopei
Richards street is to be given another
sprlnkling of oil today. Al littIa due,
appeared upon the surface YESTERDAY
put the second application of petroleum
! Is expected to finish the job
Inc Executive Council held only a
prlen session yesterday. A few iiauor
appiieatlons We're presented, but not
acted upon. No decision was made as
ply. sup
1t is stated that $4,000 acres of nexr
year 5 crop IN the Hamakua district is
DESTROYED by the continuance of the
drouth. This affects the fields Of
ookala, Kukaiau. Paauilo. Honokas
and kakuihaele plantations
Aloha Temple, Mystic Shrfners ba.
received its charter. Clarence Crabpe
mas been appointed by the grand po-
tentate, deputy imperial potentata
70 institute the temple and present the
charter, which will be done Iomorroyv
night at the Masonic Temple. Clarence
Craooe spent yesterday afternoon In
the seclusion of his office, reading uo'.
Tor tomorrow nights function.
night Waterman near the Magoon
pulidlng. kakaako, last night placed
under arrest a Japanese. Hihara, and
mad him booked at the police station
for investigation. At the time of MS
arrest the man was carrying what ap-
peared to the officer as weapon of
some kind. At the police station the
weapon turned out to be a carpen-
ter's adZe, and the man said he was a
carpenter.
Hackmen of all nationalities are to
DE subjected to q rigid examination as
to qualification before licenses will be
issued in future cases. Owing to the
many accidents of late, the increased
traffic, electric cars and new conditions,
High Sheriff Brown will institute an
examination consisting of driving In
crowded places, in front of cars, turn
ing corners, avoiding pedestrians. The
new rule will apply more particularly
to Chinese and Japanese drivers.
The trouble with the Hamakua
fire." said Judge Little, OF Hilo, yester-
day, sis that it burns underground The
fire is extinguished in one place, but it
creeps along beneath the surface, on
the roots of trees, like fuse, and
breaks out again on the mountain SIDE
probably half a mile away. There has
been no rain for such long time that
these roots are as dry as finder; the
first breaks out suddenly in an unex-
pected place. and as no one Is prepar-
ed flor it. the fire gains considerable
Roadway before it can be stopped
A telephone message was received at
the police station last evening about
IL O'Clock to the effect that natives
were fighting in house just off King
street. opposite Singers bakery. BIZ
cycle policeman was sent post haste to
investigate. Upon arrival he found
that a luau had been In progress, but
that most of the guests had decamped.
leaving behind two or three drunken
ones who were not physically able to
follow. A partly emptied bucket OF
swipes. which the officer found, indi-
Gated the cause of the debauch. AS
everything was quiet when the police
man arrived. and most OF the guests
had departed, no arrests were made.