The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-04-02
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

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The sale OF April Fool candy was
large yesterday
There will be a band concert at the
Moana Hotel Thursday evening.
The annual meeting Of the Y. NJ g.
/ A. is scheduled for next Monday even
| ing
The rainfall at Laukaha, Nunanu
| valley. for the month OF March. Was
4i25 inches. the record fall.
A heavy rainfall in Aianoa valley yes
terday morning filled almost to over
flowing the bitches which run through
Waikiki.
Jacob Hardy was yesterday appoint
ed by Acting Governor Cooper as a
Commissioner of Boundaries for the
Fifth Judicial Circuit
Mrs. A. ]. Lyon, who has been seri-
ously i'll during the past month. has re-
covered and is visiting at the home of
DIR. w. L. Moore on Queen street.
The regular weekly meeting of the
Board of Health will be held this after
noon. at which the report of the MoIo-
kaf investigating committee is to be
made.
According to reports received by F.
a. Schaefer from Hamakua, Hawaii,
the rainfall from March l to March %
was, at Honokaa Mill. 1915 inches; at
Kukuihaele. 1852 inches.
Mrs S. b. Rose was seriously injur-
ed Saturday evening by being run over
by a surrey in which were two ladies
and two gentlemen. Mrs. Rose sus-
tanned a fracture of two ribs.
Thirteen frames of steel and wood for
day from the Department OF Public
Works. The bridges are to be used TO
replace those washed out by the recent
storms on the big Island.
Acting Governor Cooper intends to
go to Hilo on the next trip OF the
Kinau to investigate land matters on
Hawaii. There are quite a number of
homestead applications which nave
been held up until a personal inspection
can be made.
Captain Berger is preparing an esti-
mate OF expenses for a trip of the band
to Maui II the trip is not too costly
the band will leave here April 18TH
for Lahaina and give concerts en- route
to Wailuku, where Ii will play for the
opening OF the Knights of Pythias hall
Jared Smith, president of the Farm
ers' Institute. is arranging for another
institute, to be held a week from Sat
urday at the Wahiawa colony. On
April 18th he leaves for Hilo and viii
inaugurate a second institute among
the farmers of that vicinity. Interest
ing programs are being arranged for
the meetings.
1 Prince and Princess Kawananakoa
entertained yesterday evening at a din
her given at the Hawaiian Hotel. The
thinner was served on the Eva lanaiA
the decorations being quite elaborate
The guests were Col. and Mrs. Samuel
Parker, Mr.. and Mrs. Hunt, Miss
Campbell. Miss Chrystal. Mr.. and Mrs.
Z. II. McClanahan and Mr.. Cunha-
The fact that the new cable of the
telephone company which was stretch
ed out King street has been working
badly, has caused no end OF trouble
and the superintendent yesterday To-
Gated the pilikia. 1t was found at a
point in front of the Kawaihao semi
nary, where the cable had cracked.
The cable was stripped and will be
thoroughly repaired
High Sheriff Brown was notified yes
terday of what was supposed to have
been a murder at Kau. Hawaii. A ma
tive named Kaimana is the alleged vic
tim, and according to the letter. had
been killed by administering slow
poison, through the medium of opium,
to the use of which he was addicted.
The deceased was a witness in the
Wong Kui murder case, and to this the
at Kau attribute his sud-
den unexplainable death The stomach
Of the man has been placed in the
hands of Prof. Shorey for chemical
analysis