The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-03
LOCAL BREVlTIES.

| 4 meeting Of the Board Of Education
VIII be held tomorrow morning.
| The postage to the States or Canada
on the New Years edition of the AID.
yertiser is 4 cents.
The hearing of the Paul ]. Voellel
| bankruptcy matter was set for Sat.
urday by Judge Estee yesterday.
! Paymaster Hall is again bach. at his
ONCE in the Capitol building. Natter
having oeen i'll at Queens Hospital fog
nearly three weeks.
The postponed meeting of the Board
of Health Will be held this afternoon.
The monthly reports of officers Will b.
presented at this time.
Governor Dole will soon call spe-
| cial election to fill the vacancy in the
Fourth District caused by the death
| of Representative Gilfllan.
The week of half holiday given to all
government employees by order of Gov
ernor Dole, ended yesterday, and all
offices were open the usual time.
H. o. Merithew, former clerk of Com
mandant Merry. has become a cadet
on board the Ventura. Joining the ves-
sci upon her departure Tuesday.
About thirty Chinese will return to
China on the Coptic tomorrow, and
were busy yesterday getting their pho
ess and Identification papers ready.
Food Inspector Shorey has been busy
for the past month making eXamina-
lions of beer and other malt products
sold in Hawaii, and will make a report
on this subject next week.
Andrew Brown has received word
from relatives Of the late A. F. Gill
hllan, that the remains were sent
to San Francisco for burial at the side
CT Mr.. Gilfillan's father and mother.
superintendent Reynolds. on his next
trip to Molokai, on Monday, will take
with him a quantity of seeds and
plants for the leper settlement. Car
den truck is now being raised by the
lepers there.
The regular meeting of the board of
of the Free kindergarten
and Children's Aid Association Will oc-
cur Friday morning, January 3, at $3.50
o'clock, in the Young Mems Christian
Association parior.
Alexander Macintosh Is I'm. San !
Francisco awaiting the coming Of his I
brother-in-law, Harry Won Holt, WHO
Is expected there from Europe. SinceS
leaving Honolulu Mr.. Macintosh has !
been in the Sound country.
Senator Kalauokalani has received IL
letter from Delegate Wilcox, confirm
ltory of the dispatches in yesterdays
wilcox writes that w. ].
Robinson was appointed third judge,
-AU soy AOlAii4i5 VI 1NCEOAhoi'
Deputy General Cathcart has gone
% Hilo, where he will prosecute for
he Territory at the January term
opened in that city yesterday. There
Ire quite a number of criminal cases
o be disposed of by Judge Little.
The annual meeting of the Catholic
ladies' Aid Society will be held at the
of Mrs. J. McLain, Beretania
treet, at o'clock this Friday after
loon. There will be some important
BUSINESS, and q full attendance is de-
ired.
An amended charter was filed with
treasurer Wright by the trustees OF
he Central Union Church yesterday.
The only change is one increasing the
mount OF property held by the cor
'oration from 100000 to S5OO,OOO. the
mendment was approved.
Judge Estee is making preparations
or the term of court to be held in Hilo c
DON. The first session will be the last I
Ionday IN this month. 1t is not known =
hat matters will be presented at that .
me, though no criminal cases will be /
onsidered, as no grand jury will be r
\If
Ninety deaths were reported to then +
oard of Health during December. n
hich is a comparatively small num-
or for that month. A large number I
the deaths We're due to tuberculosis.
lat disease still making considerable
roads On the health of the commute i
:. Quite number of deaths were al
reported as due to pneumonia.
The Chinese reform element won the
lnual election in the meeting of the
nited Chinese Society Wednesday
Tening. The ticket led by the Chinese
onsul Yang Wei Pin, was routed. af-
II three hours debate. The new Off
rs are: G. X. Al, president: Yen XII
gan, vice president: Lau Tang, secre-
Try; Ho Fon, treasurer; Wong Chez,
ssistant treasurer.
Marshal Hendry has not appointed a
lccessor to l.. A. Andrews, field dep
~ for Hawaii, who resigned a short
me ago because the fees allowed him
d not cover the expense of the office.
here have been no applicants for the
which is one of honor rather
IAN of profit. When Sheriff Andrews
as given the appointment he was one
1t of a dozen applicants, but his ex-
.rience in the office has not led any
his old competitors to seek the job
NV. No appointment is likely to be
ade for some time.
The postage to the States or Canada