The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-23
LOCAL BREvlTIEs.

| The Zendas will give their initia
dance this evening at Progress Hall. 4
| The Hawaiian Relief Society viii
| meet this morning at the residence OF
Mrs. S. c. Allen.
The new convent building, next Il
the Roman Catholic Cathedral on Fort
| street. Is nearing completion.
The Kewalo drainage matter will
very likely be considered at today's
| meeting Of the Executive Council.
SON was born yesterday morning
at 1880 o'clock to the wife of Emmet
Burke. Miss Burke was formerly Miss
Mamie Smith.
Mrs Gum will give a dance tomor-
row evening at Progress Hall at 8
O'Clock The Hawaiian Quintet Club
Will furnish the music.
Grand and petit jurors In Federal
court can get their fees today, Marshal
Hendry having received a draft for
1900 In last nights mail.
There will be rehearsal of Handers
Messiah" tonight for chorus orches-
ira and organ, in Pauahi Hall, Oahu
college, All members are requested TO
attend.
w. E. Gregg. of Minneapolis. builder
or machinery used in the cane fields of
the Hawaiian Islands, arrived last
night on the Ventura, and is registered
at the Hawaiian Hotel.
The published report of Auditor Aus
tin shows a cash balance in the treas
ury of 1893, 730-77 for the month ending
December 81, as against s624.471.25 for
the same period in 1900.
Judge Gear was one of the ventura's
returning passengers He said that he
had been in San Francisco all the time
that he was away, and had been en-
toyir1g himself Immensely.
The new United States magnetic OBJ
servatory has been completed, and Is
now in practical operation. J. A. FlemH
ing Is in charge. and the station is To-
Gated near the Eva plantation.
During February the land office will
offer for sale the leases and homestead
rights in about $4,000 acres of govern
ment land. The lands are in Hilo dis
trict, in Kau and Hamakua, Hawaii,
and also on Maui.
One OF the passengers on the Ventura
is George Heimrod, Consul General OF
the United States to Samoa. Mr.. Helm
rod, a German by birth, comes from
Omaha. where he has been prominent
In business and politics.
Young Pollard, who played old man
and character roles in the Pollard Lilli-
putian Company, both in Honolulu and
On the Coast, Is a passenger on the
Ventura, en- route home. He quit the
when IL went eastward.
A petition in voluntary bankruptcy
was filed yesterday by the firm of Yet
Chong of this city. The liabilities are
given as s1,560.S6. and the assets as
81, 02462. The claims are generally
small, some Of them being for fifteen
tents.
The current number of the Diocesan !
Magazine announces that THE Bishop |
IF Honolulu rendered to the Arch |
bishop of Canterbury his resignation OF |
ha On of To FOL of On,
April /, 1902" 1t has been suggested |
hat Bishop Willis will now make bid |
'or the appointment by the American !
House of Bishops.
Fire Commissioner Pratt has receiv- |
d word from Senator Clark of Wyom- |
ng, in response to request that he |
Use his influence to apply custom rev. |
,nues to payment of fire claims. prom
sing to do all in his power to help. |
Clark also says that Pratt has been |
mentioned for governor. Pratt wants !
fred Macfarlane.
In Cloverdale, Cal, Sunday, January
It'll, Rev. H E. Banham gave his fare
veil sermon as pastor of the Congre-
church. Services in the other
hurches were suspended for the occa-
ion, and the house was packed to its
Utmost capacity. At the reception
,iven him the following Wednesday
vening Mr.. Benham, before leaving
or Hawaii, was presented, in behalf of
he church and congregation. with Il
handsome gold watch and gold buckle
OBJ studded with brilliants.
The January meeting Of the Hawaii
n Mission Children's Society will be
ED on Monday, the 9th, at 1880 p. m,
t the residence of Mrs. B. +. Dilling-
am. 1t will afford an opportunity for
ny and all to meet Dr. and Mrs. Scud- |
err, who are passing through Honolulu
n route to Japan, where they go to
repare feF--futuEe labor among the
japanese in these Islands. There will
lso be considered proposed changes in
he constitution and future conduct OF
he society. A full attendance is ex-
ected of members and their friends.