The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-11
LOCAL BREvITlEs.

Petitions are being circulated agains
the removal of the postoffice from it,
present site.
N Daikichi was found guilty by q
jury yesterday of assault and Judge De
Bolt sent him to prison for one year.
Nomination of officers at Hawaiian
Tribe, Order of Red Men, this evening
All members are requested to be pres
I ent.
A. L. C. Atkinson has made a report
approving the accounts m the Carter
Estate except as to several minor mat
tiers.
| The Independent states that young
Kalauokalanis bill for translating was
paid out of the private pocket of Sena-
tor Isenberg.
DR., cofer reported to the Board of
Health yesterday cholera deaths in
Shanghai. Nagasaki and Kobe, with
Yokohama free from quarantinable dig
ease.
Mrs. Oscar Branch, daughter of John
Mott of this city, died in San Fran
cisco December 1st. The store of John
| Mott is closed out of respect to her
memory.
Wray Taylor received by the China
fifty packages of seeds from Professor
Koebele. Rochelle is expected back
within month, having concluded his
work in Mexico.
The annual meeting of the members
/ of the Honolulu Library and Reading
Room Association will be held on Fri
daE, December 18th, in the rooms of
the Library at 7:30 p. M
Professor r. L. C. Perkins has sent
70 the Wahiawa colony quantity of
parasites which prey upon the cut
worm. They will be let go Immediately
with the hope of checking the inroads
Of the pest.
The Department of Public Works is
preparing to experiment with basalt
blocks as a pavement upon the road
leading from King street to Oahu
prison. The blocks are being made at
the Kaimuki quarry.
Any one wishing to give a Juvenile
book, toy, game, a garment or
candy for the orphans at the Kona Or
phanage. may leave the same at office
of the Associated Charities, 1146 Alakea
street, where it will be carefully packed
and shipped in Christmas box for the
orphanage.
The address at the Life Problem Club
meeting this evening will be by w. L.
Whitney who will have for his subject:
House Life and its Enjoyment; Hos
pitality: How to Make Home Attrac-
tive; Home, the Safeguard of Our Ma
tional Life" Supper will be at and
the meeting at $40 o'clock.
The work OF completing the roadway
along the ocean front, past the mills of
the Union Feed Company to the juno
ton with the Ala Moana at South
street. is going forward rapidly, the
temporary bridge which was construct
ed over the ditch having been taken
away, and the stretches of street filled
in to the grade level.
Horoto Kimi and Itono Miyama, two
Japanese women arrested some time
ago as being unlawfully within the
country, were ordered released yester-
day by Judge Estee upon motion of
United States Attorney Breekons. In
the afternoon they were ordered held as
witnesses in the case of H Hiroto who
is alleged to have brought them here
as slaves"
The Symphony Society orchestra.
which made its first public appearance
outside its club house, at the Elks'
Memorial Day exercises on last Sunday.
and won hearty applause, has under
contemplation a concert for the benefit
of the Kona Orphanage. 1t is felt that
this is worthy charity and that the in
stitution will be materially helped by
funds which may be raised at this time.
United States Clerk Mailing received
word yesterday from New York that
the case of H. Hamano, appeal from
this court, had been postponed. Upon
the date set for hearing Percy w.
Crane, attorney for the appellant did
not appear. and when notified to do
So declined. The matter will probably
be taken up by the Board of General
Appraisers upon the arrival of Thos.
Fitch in New York.