The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-10
LOCAL BREvITIES.

The fire court is still hearing small
Chinese claims.
O. A. Stevens OF Hilo viii leave on
the Doric today for Manila
There SiiI be drill by the First
Battalion tomorrow evening.
The Hawaiian Woman's Club will
meet at the home OF Mrs. HarbottIe.
Paiama, this afternoon at o'clock.
Mrs. l. NJ. Hartley has been quite
indisposed recently. She seems not 10
acclimatize well here. There are seri-
/ Gus fears that she must soon return TO
the coast.
\ meeting Of the Executive Com
mittee Of nine Of the Mckinley Memoir
: ial Society is called for tomorrow af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock at the offices of
, the Bank Of Hawaii
: Bishop Willis and the Anglican synod
were photographed in a group yester-
day in the precinct of St Andrews
Church: all the members attending the
present session being present.
Passengers leaving on the Sonoma
today are requested to call at the Of
ny Immediately, and make arrange
ments regarding their baggage and
berths.
The removal of the offices of the
First National Bank Of Hawaii was
completed yesterday, and the bank
opened for business in the new quar-
tiers in the Mcintyre block in the
morning.
The store of w. w. Dimond & Co,
Ltd. will be open Saturday evening
The services of the Quintet Club have
been engaged, and the public is cor
daily invited to inspect the holiday
display Of fine crockery.
The following were elected as officers
of Pacific Lodge No. $40, A F. & A NJ
T. o. White. r. w. NJ; c. ]. Hutchins, !
ST.. w; H ]. Gallagher, Jr. w; w. |
o. Atwater, treasurer; C. F. Murray. !
secretary.
Oscar Lewis leaves on the sonoma |
for the Coast to consult with the |
Shipowners' Association in regard 10 I
establishing an agency at this pert.
Mr.. Turk remains here to conduct the,
firms business. Mr.. Lewis viii returnV
on the Sonoma about the first of the
year.
The coming issue of the Hawaiian
Annual. now nearing completion, viii
have special value as reference num-
Der, additional to it's statistical fea-
lures It's articles OF historic, reminis- ,
cent, traditional and scientific research,
and record of current progress will in
sure the book a welcome in all circles.
]. A Mariner. many years head
salesman with Wall Nichols Co. has
~, the well-known book man from the
East, who has opened up temporary
quarters in the new Collins building.
opposite the Union Grill. Mr. Mariner
viii be pleased to see his many friends
N his new quarters.
The United Chinese Societies held q {
meeting Saturday evening at which it {
was decided to protest TO Minister WI
Ting Fang at Washington against the
,essiOn Of the district Of Heong San to
.he Portuguese government. A men,
Drial is also sent to the Imperial gov
eminent at Picking The meeting was
presided over by Wong LeOng, presi- 7
lent OF the Bow Wong Wui and there 3
we're half a dozen speakers, some Of /
whom offered to return to China to r
ave their native land from Portu 8
,uese domination.
After having had his liberty for a c
month a young Portuguese boy named {,
rosa. who escaped from the Reforma- !;
DRY, was captured yesterday afternoon 4
" a truant officer of the Board of s.
EDUCATION and handed over 20 the au- II
hOrities. An effort has been made for Il
ONE time to locate Rosa's wherea-
outs, but to no purpose. His broth
rs would not tell where he could be
ound, and none Of his relatives SEEM
q to have an inkling of him. 1t was
fscovered yesterday that he was as
isting an ice wagon driver on a Wal
Xxi run, and was caught while on
uty.