The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-31
LOCAL BREvlTlEs.

AZ daughter was born yesterday to
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur F. Wall.
E. r. Newman expects to make a
trip to the Coast on the Korea.
The Pacific Rebekah Lodge dance
takes place tonight at Progress Hall.
T. Thomas Fortune left yesterday
with j. A Gilman for a tour of Hawaii.
Frank Telles was arrested last even
ing on warrant charging him with
kicking and beating small boy.
The Secretary's offices in the Capitol
building viii probably be converted for
use as a Senate chamber. Plans with
that end in view are now being made.
A demurrer has been fled in the Club
Stables case, in which it is set out that
the complaint does not state facts suf-
ficient to constitute a cause for action.
There will be no practice at the Y.
w. c. A. gymnasium on Friday mora
ing, but both morning classes are re-
quested to attend on Saturday at
$3.50 a. m.
The Inter-Island Telegraph Co. has
made rate of twenty-five cents a word
for cablegrans to be sent to the other
Islands. This is in addition to the ca
Bile charges.
The Kamalo Sugar CO. has settled its
back rent with the Bishop Estate for
about one-half of the total due. The
idly cleared up.
George Harrison was arrested last
evening on a warrant sworn to by his
wife three days ago, in which he has
been charged with assault and battery
upon her. He is alleged to have cruelty
beaten her on Christmas day.
Word has been received of another
suspicious fire at Koolauloa, by which
the Punalun store was burned down
and the office of Wong Oval, adjoin-
ing, was also destroyed. Deputy Sher-
.iff Pahia is investigating the matter.
The total loss was about $500.
The annual meeting for the election
of officers will be held by the United
Chinese Society on Thursday. The new
officers will probably be divided be-
tween the two old factions. Discontin-
uances We're filed yesterday in both
cases involving the affairs of the So
ciety. ~
Gerrit P. Wilder has finally declined
the offer of the Merchants Association
to act as tourist agent at San Francis
co. Business plans interfered with the
acceptance of the offer, and no further
atcion will now be taken by the COM
mercial bodies until after a conference
with F. C. Smith
F. L. Dortch, receiver of Kona plan
tation, has applied to Judge Edings for
permission to allow him to contract
with James Cowan for the harvesting
and grinding of the cane crop. The con-
tractor asks fifty per cent of the prod
ucts, he getting also the use of the COM
pany's machinery and live stock.
Half dozen japanese who were con-
fined in Oahu Prison for safekeeping
were sent to Hilo yesterday for trial at
the January term of court. There are
a number of important cases coming
up for trial, among them the Japanese
murder cases. and that of Mrs. Eliza
Andrews, charged with poisoning her
husband.
A letter has been received from a |
Honolulu Chinese now in China to the
effect that Consul Yang Wei Pin is |
having a hard time of it there. It is |
said that Yang has been compelled to
pay $4,000 to prevent adverse official
reports from being made on the charges
of smuggling and abuse of his office
while in Honolulu.
The Japanese are busy raising a fund
for the appeal in the Tanbara case, |
but it is likely that the Japanese will
be hung before the writ of error can be
sued out. No application for such a |
writ has been made as yet, and the
are that President Roose- |
welt will act upon Governor Dole's re-
prieve by cable if requested by the
Federal authorities.
Judge Estee yesterday heard the case
of the United States VS.. H. Hackfeld
& Co., involving the escape of the two
japanese from the Korea recently. The |
matter was submitted on an agreed
statement of facts without argument,
and the court reserved it's decision. |
United States Attorney Breckons was
notified yesterday of the escape of thir-
teen more Japanese from Hackfeld &
Co, and other suits will probably fol-
low.
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