The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-08
LOCAL BREvlTIES.

The band played yesterday afternoon
at .Kapiolani Park.
( Judge Gear has returned from Maui
Judge Kalua having recovered suffi-
fciently to hold court
Rev. E. w Thwing occupied the pull
/ pit at Eva last evening He spoke on
/ Character Building
/ The extensive additions to the
grounds of st. Clements church, Ma
XXI, are being beautified.
The Pacific Lodge will hold their reg
T lar monthly business meeting tonight
A full attendance is requested.
James Pryor Looney, A. NJ, Phi. D.,
was in the city Saturday. He announces
the forthcoming appearance of a new
poem.
Officer McDuff1e is enforcing the regu-
lations providing penalties for owners
of awnings lower than eight feet from
the ground.
The match race on Saturday at Ka-
pioiani Park track between Racine
Murphy and Aggravation was won by
the former in 1:4s, Aggravation finish
ing several lengths behind.
Tom Morrissey, an old fire depart
| nlent wagon driver, went on the mount
ed police detail last night, taking the
place made vacant by Birmingham who
resigned to go to New Zealand.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Hooulu and Hoola Lahui Society will be
held at the Kapiolani Maternity Home
at 10 O'Clock a. M, Wednesday, Dec.
10th. All members are requested to at
tend.
The members of Camp Roosevelt,
Spanish-American War Veterans, will
meet this evening at headquarters in
the Oregon Block. entrance on Union
street, to transact business and hold
an election of officers All members are
urgently requested TO attend.
The Women's Guild of ST. Andrews
will hold forth on Thursday afternoon,
December II, from three to six O'Clock,
at the residence of Mrs. w. NJ. Giffari,
corner of Keeaumoku and Dominis
streets. sale of fancy articles from
the Gypsy Encampment will be held.
Members and friends are cordially in
vited to attend.
Hato, japanese hack driver, was ar
rested on Waikiki road yesterday aft
ernoon by Lieut.. Leslie for violating
rule 81 of the Hack regulations which
refers to hackmen driving while in an
intoxicated condition. Hato was driv-
ing all over the road, and when Leslie
jumped into the hack, took the reins
and started to drive the rig to the sta
ton, the jehu made desperate effort
to prevent the officer from holding the
reins, saying that he was not licensed
driver
4 Thomas James, known from San
Francisco to Calcutta and from Japan
to Australia as simply tom James,
assumes the duties of manager of the
Moana Hotel today, succeeding Mr..
Shannon, who has resigned Mr.. James
is well known by nearly everyone in
Honolulu and nearly all the seasoned
travellers on the Pacific ask when land
ing here: Where can l find Tom
James," so that it is a certainty that
he will soon gather congenial lot of
people together at the Moana.
w. C. Peacock has filed his answer to
the complaint of the United States ask |
ing for the forfeiture of the vessel
Julia E. Whalen.' Peacock declares
that at the time he made application
for registry he knew that he was not
an American citizen, but does not know
whether he made oath to that effect or
not, and thought this was only formal
proceeding. He answers further that he
had no individual interest in the matter,
the title of the vessel being in his name, |
only temporarily. He denies also that |
the vessel is worth $500 or any sum in |
excess of $4,000.