The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-13
LOCAL BREvIrIES.
Miss Emily Bowen goes to San Fran
cisco by the Alameda today.

Miss Emily Bowen goes to San Fran
cisco by the Alameda today. -
p c. Jones viii build another new
cottage on his College Hills property.
The regular rehearsal of the ST. An
drew's cathedral choir win take place
at O'Clock tonight
DR.. Cofer will not leave on the Ala
media today as he expected, but VIII go
| gome time next month
Thu. government offices, both Fed
eraI and Territorial, were closed yes
terday. because of Admission Day.
The grand jury viii probably make
a report TO Judge Gear today. A num-
her OF indictments have been returned
There has already been on applica-
ton for the Cecil Rhodes scholarship
since the publication of the Letter re-
c4ived by Governor Dole from Score
! tary Hay.
SpeciaI Agent Jared G. Smith has
| forwarded to washington his report
on irrigation conditions in HAWAII, or
which ne made a special study for sew
eral months
Tickets for the entertainment in
Progress hall under the auspices of the
Pacific Rebekah lodge. are now on sale
MIR. Bob" will positively make his APP
pearance on Monday, August 18th
The Republicans of the Fifth District
held a caucus Monday night, at which
the political situation was discussed.
The Fifth wants the naming of two
candidates for the Senate in the dis
trict
Judge Robinson yesterday heard the
motion to tax costs In the case OF ka-
rinui VS.. Kalai. The cost bill was dis
allowed. excepting the attorneys fees,
and these must also await the final de-
termination of the case.
Vincent & Belser are at work putting
Kapiolani Park in condition for the
polo players. Three teams are TO be
chosen instead of four, as some of the
players will not be able 10 enter the
lists at the beginning of the season.
Tomorrow at 10 o'clock there win be
a meeting in the upper hall of the
Catholic Club of the Mission of the Ia
dies of the congregation for the pur-
pose of making arrangements for
fair and concert to be given toward
raising fund to purchase pipe organ
for the Kahili Waeua Church.
Special officers McDuffie and All On
made raid yesterday morning on a
gambling den conducted in the rear OF
a Chinese restaurant on King street
opposite the depot, and corralled ten
ceIestials. They We're caught red
handed and We're taken to the police
station with the paraphernalia of the
game.
Some attorneys claim that GuaburO,
the Japanese cabin boy, cannot be tried
for murder here before Judge Estee be-
cause the United States Court. is a
court of limited jurisdiction. The stat
ute is plain as to the reverse OF the
proposition, the Hawaiian United
states court having not only the pow
ers usually given to District Courts IN
the States. but also Of Circuit Courts
Captain u. S. C. White has invited
Admiral Endieott to visit Hawaii on
the occasion of his forthcoming tour
of the Pacific coast in September. The
admiral is in charge of the Bureau OF
Yards and Docks in the Navy Depart
ment, and as such will have the most
to do with the contemplated work at
Pearl Harbor. Captain White is ex-
ceedingly anxious that Admiral Endi-
colt come here in order that he may
ascertain exactly what is needed at the
local navy station.
There will probably be a lot of delin
quents on the income tax side of AS
SCISSOR Pratt's accounts, because of the
suit brought by Col. Fitch. If Judge
E.stee grants the injunctions asked
good many taxpayers will take the
to profit by it also and
withhold payment until a final decision.
1t is always harder to get money back
than not to pay 1t in the first place,
and many people will act on this the
DRY. OF course there is a ten per cent
penalty, and an additional charge of
nine per cent interest, but thai cuts
but little figure when there is a pros
pect of not paying anything at all.