The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-10-09
LOCAL BREvlTIEs.

5ohn A. Palmer has been appointed
clerk to Judge Hardy.
There win be battalion drill by the
I National Guard next Tuesday.
| The Hawaiian Tribe will hold their
, regular meeting tonight with work in
/ the adoption degree.
1T Is reported that Japan has award
ed the guano franchise of Marcus Is
Tland to prominent japanese.
A meeting of the Hooulu and Hoola
Lahui Society was held yesterday at
the Kapiolani Maternity Home.
Mr.. and Mrs George H. Robertson
announce the engagement of their
daughter Sara to Mr.. James d. Dough
erty.
Birds of the Hawaiian Islands, a
book by H. w. Henshaw, filed with in
teresting data, has been published by
| Thos. G. Thrum.
Goo Kim, the Acting Chinese Consul.
says he has heard nothing of the pur-
ported imperial decree ordering an in
vestigation of the Honolulu Chinese
Consulate
At meeting of German residents
held yesterday at the office of Haekfeld
| q Co., it was decided to give a big pic
mic Saturday at Pearl City in honor OF
the officers and men of the s. NJ. S. Cor
moran.
The trustees of the estate of the late
S. w. Lederer offer for sale daily from
9 to o'clock, at the store, Berctania
street, the balance of household furni-
ture and effects at genuine bargains.
Call and insuect tle goods
Owing 10 the rains and other events
Of yesterday afternoon the preliminary
games of the invitation tournament of
the Beretania club were postponed I'M
til this afternoon, when they will be
played off at the same hours.
Twenty-eight men were naturalized
by Judge Estee yesterday, including
Edmund Nerrie, w. w. Wright, John
+. Wright and Jas. M. Ogilvy. Today
is the last day for registration and
big rush of aliens into court is antici
pated.
The Pencil Mission has moved its
rooms from Nuuanu street to the cor
ner of Fort and Hotel streets, in the
second floor rooms formerly occupied
by the Honolulu Photo Supply Com
pany. and will have their opening meet
ing there this evening at o'clock.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Charles
Hustace took place yesterday after
noon at o'clock from the residence on
Beretania street. the interment being
in Nuuanu valley. A large number of
old time frierds were present, and
many fiorSi tributes were laid upon the
casket
All Catholic ladies' are invited to be
present at the meeting to be held today
at 10 O'clock in the Catholic Mission
club rooms for the purpose of making
arrangements for a concert and fair
for an organ for the Kalihi-waena
church. These meetings will be held
hereafter every Thursday
The Japanese consul has received a
letter from the Minister of Foreign At
fairs of Japan informing him that the
Washington legation will push the
claims of Japanese residents for pay
ment of the fire awards. D. w. Ste
yens, who is attorney for the japanese
legation at Washington, is expected in
Honolulu shortly to examine into the
claims.
A report was made by Referee Raw
Inns yesterday in the matter of the
bankruptcy estate of the Star Soda |
Works, showing debts of $4,000 with as
sets of less than half that amount. No
schedule was filed and Judge Estee an
nounced that this would have to be |
done in the future by involuntary
Fbankrupts or he would be compelled to
enforce the penalty.
= A bottle of the finest guava jelly sent !
to the Advertiser from the Kalihi val
ley school, testifies to the value of the
course in domestic science carried ON
by the teacher, Mrs. Overend. The boys
and girls of the school picked the qua
vas and made the jelly. An oil stove |
provided by the teacher was used for
schoolroom cooking. The children also
make clothing and learn housekeeping