The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-19
LOCAL BREVlTlES.

/ Excelsior Lodge meets tonight for
work in the second degree.
| NJ. McInerny, Ltd, at Fort and Mex
chant, are decorating the interior OF
/ their store.
E. A. Frazer. manager of ME kohala
Railroad, leaves on the Sondpla today
for the coast, and will go to Chicago.
Orders were posted yesterday for a
regimental drill and parade of the First
Regiment to be given Friday evening.
Officer McDuffie raided a gambling
! Joint in Kakaako yesterday shortly art
er noon, and captured four devotees OF
Ethe game.
Hunters returning from Molokai re-
port that deer are becoming scarce, the
unceasing efforts to rid the island of
them making hunting extremely dlni-
cult.
Samuel z. Kalama, deputy sheriff at
Makawao, Maui, was married last
Thursday to Miss Minerva Landlord at
Paia. Rev. Mr. Kuikahi performed the
ceremony.
A directors meeting of the Builders
and Traders Exchange was held last
evening at which the report or the com
mittee on memorial to the senate Coih-
mission was presented.
Jared c.. Smith has been notified of
Nicaragua to the Agricultural Depart
ment here. Experiments will be made
at the United States Experimental STA
ton.
w. A. Sexton, representing the gen.
eraI agent of the Greenwich insurance
Co. has transferred the local general
agency for Hawaii from the Honolulu
Investment Company to Theodore F.
Lansing.
All members of Honolulu Aerie, Order
of Eagles. are requested to meet at the
undertaking parlors of Mrs. Z. A. VIII
IIams this morning at $3.50, for the pur-
pose of attending the funeral OF their
late member, Mr.. Chas. j. Gardner.
Special Agent Jared G. Smith of the
Agricultural Station is preparing sam
pies of Hawaiian coffee, which will be
sent to the Porto Rican Experiment
Station Seeds have been obtained
from the Hamakua and Kona districts.
Another libel suit was filed yesterday
in United States Court against the
schooner Herman Cation, Neil q GO.
are the complainants, and ask Judg-
ment for sos As for supplies furnished
and repairs made to the treasure seek
ing ship.
At the meeting of the stockholders of
Pioneer Mill on Saturday last the pro-
posal of Messrs. H. Hackfeld q COM
Dany, the agents of the plantation, 10
take the proposed new issue OF bonus 10
the amount of $750,000, and to take as
well the unissued stock to the amount
of. nearly 1900 shares, was accepted.
Petitions for dismissal of involuntary
bankruptcy proceedings was filed yes
terday by Hoffschlaeger d Co., Il. ii.
Davies Sc Co, and NJ. Phillips & Co, In
the case of Luis Vasconcellos. 1t as
set out that Hackfeld 6, CO., who is al
legged to have committed an act Oh
bankruptcy, has surrendered its prefer
ence and the other creditors are Satls-
fed with the new arrangement.
A soiree will be given this evening
in st. Clements parish house, corner
of Wilder and Makiki streets, at wnlcn
a program of musical selections ana
fancy dances will be given: PauI 1seh,
berg will render vocal selections, ana
Miss Stokes will also contribute TO the
enjoyment of the evening. The paralsn
house will be appropriately decorated.
Tickets can be had at the Makiki street
entrance at 25 cents each.
A. H. C. Parker, formerly a driver on
the Smith line of buses, was knocked
down at the corner of Emma and Ber-
etania streets last night about T3o
o'clock, by a horse driven by Pastor
Felrny of the German Lutheran church,
resulting in the fracture of two ribs.
The shaft struck him in the breast. He
got UP unaided and was led to DR.. Gal
Dra1th'S s reSldeHce oppoSile' "heAiSo
was conveyed to the Queens Hospital
in the patrol wagon.
Several counter-attractions prevented
the Portuguese Political Club from
holding it's usual weekly meet last night
and an adjournment was taken until
next Monday, after a committee con-
sisting of Messrs. Andrade, Freitas and
Durao was appointed to confer with the
officials of Lusitania hall to arrange for
a mass meeting there this week. 1t is
possible that either Wednesday or
Thursday evening will be selected, and
dodgers announcing the meeting will
be scattered broadcast throughout the
Portuguese section of the city.