The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-19
LOCAL BREvlTIEs.

the Alameda
Mrs W. s. Ellis leaves today for San
francisco on the schooner Helene
The regular weekly meeting of the
Board of Health is scheduled for mis-
lafternoon.
Or. Naterhouse. who was reported as
refusing 10 attend in the japanese pois-
9hing case, was not called.
4 senator and Mrs. Henry Waterhouse
nave gone to the Peninsula TO spend
le" weeks in their country home.
Louis T. Grant and Mrs. Grant viii
TEesGe In the Doric for Japan. and will
probably go later TO the Philippines.
! An amendment TO the articles of as
lsocIaIlon OF the Lahaina Ice, Company
a. llieu YESTERDAY The capital stock
| Is increased to $4,000.
| Clerk Mailing yesterday received rba
marsnafs return of service upon the
New York board Of general appraisers
u the appeal of II. Hamano
+ The Superintendent of Public Works
mas appointed Mr. e F. Schmidt as
lagent, with authority to look after the
numbering of the buildings in Homo
luiu.
\ doting mother guiding her very
Young son about the streets with a
the amusing sights on Fort street oc-
oasionally.
Madame Smali's dancing social for
saturday evening is postponed on ac-
count OF the dance and picnic at Kalihi
Park. She will have charge of the
dancing there.
A team of mules belonging to the
Union Express Company ran away yes
leruay morning on Fort street, but
was stopped before it had accom-
piished any damage
E. F. Schmidt has been appointed
agent in Honolulu for the numbering
OF houses, in place of Stanley Steven
son resigned Superintendent Boyd
made the appointment yesterday.
MI Cash Register Turner is attract
ing great deal of attention every at
ternoon near the corner of King and !
betnel streets. The register that he is |
eNhlbltlng is wonderful machine.
The Epworth League of the Metho- |
DIST church. gave book social last |
evening at the home of the pastor |
The young ladies present represented |
various well known books. which could |
be drawn, on this occasion. for ten
minutes each.
The Hawaiian Band will play during |
he afternoon and evening at the pic
1ic in kalihi Park on WashingtOn's
The Catholic Mission Band
VII ~alsoI play during the day. A great
many tickets have already been sold
md a good time is promised all who
attend.
1t is rumored that the Kapiolani Es-
ate is preparing for the reconstruction
II the Orpheum building upon modern
ines. There is talk also of a roof /
arden to be established on the top of 1
ne new building. Nothing will be done.
however, before the return of John Col
urn from the Coast
@. Comes, a native of the Cape Verde
stands, was made a citizen by Judge
tstee yesterdays Comes has the ap-
earance of negro, though he claims
o be a Portuguese. The court had
ONE doubts about the ability of the
pplicant to read and write, but after
second examination in the afternoon
aturalized him.
The officers of the British warship
'haeton made official call upon
Governor Dole yesterday morning. and
ere entertained for some time by the
territorial officials Later they visited
he different departments and express
~ . desire to see the old throne room,
ere given in charge of the grand jury
lille they inspected the room where
he sessions We're in progress.
The ruling of the Interior Depart
lent in regard to the transfer of land /
! the Territory has not as yet been /
sceived here from Washington. How
yer. as soon as il comes. arrangements
~ the widening of Hotel street will
2 completed The stone wall at Haa- 4
lea Lane viii be removed as soon as L
IL papers arrive, which will allow the q
anSfer of land to be made as had 3
ready been agreed upon. The trans
rs of the property in front of the 4
lie may also be contaminated at the &
me time. the title to the property 9
sting in the Territory under the re Z
mt departmental ruling