The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-12-28
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

B. Griggs Holt who was operated
| on last week expects to be out again
today. 4
The band gave a largely attended
concert yesterday afternoon in the cap
itol grounds.
/ Both Paia and Haiku plantations
have declared a special dividend of
three per cent. 1t is payable on De-
cember 31st.
| The monthly meeting of the Mission
airy Cleaners will be held this afternoon
at three O'clock at Miss Yarrows, 1895
Kinau street.
| The Neill Co., is reported to have
lost several thousand dollars for it
| self and Joe Cohen. who brought the
company to Honolulu.
| A Christmas service was held yester-
day afternoon at ST. Andrews Cathe-
dral by the half dozen Sunday schools
of the Episcopal church.
| The electric cars did a rushing bust,
ness Of the Nuus.nu street line yester-
day. The biggest crowd in months
spent the day on Pacific Heights.
| A. H. Moffit has succeeded Frank
Jennifer as travelling passenger agent
on the Oceanic line. He travels be-
| tween Honolulu and San Francisco.
| Secretary Atkinson expects to
receive his commission from Wash
| ington on January 9Th. He will be
sworn in Immediately upon it's receipt.
A purse of $345 was collected from
among the business houses by Col.
| Soper for Diamond Head Charlie"
Another check OF s25 win also be sent
to him from a local firm as a Christ
mas gift.
/ Rev. Alexander Macintosh is plan
/ ming to leave in April for an extended
| visit in England. His church work
There will be taken care of by Bishop
Restarick and his helpers during Mr..
Mackintosh's absence.
Rev. Mr.. Hopwood preached last eve
| ming in the Christian church, Mr..
Muckleys place not yet having been
supplied. In the morning Mr.. Snod-
4 grass, superintendent OF the KewaIo
mission, occupied the pulpit.
A very pretty Christmas entertain
ment was given Saturday evening by
the Chinese Sunday School at ST.
I Peters chapel. An interesting pro-
gram was carried out and presents of
Christmas candy were made to those
present.
Governor Taft who is to pass
through Honolulu on his way to Wash
ington is not on the transport Sheri-
dan. He will probably pass through
j on either the America Maru Janu-
airy 18th or the Korea which is due
January 18th.
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General Young Chief of Staff, has
submitted to Secretary of War Root
| a new plan for the organization of
the army. A new division of the Pa
cific will be created to include Cali
fornia, Nevada, Washington, Oregon,
Idaho, Alaska and Hawaii.
Admiral Terry has received no fur
ther word from Washington regard
| ing the company of marines to be sta
toned in Honolulu. The adyices fixed
| their coming at about February list
| and Admiral Terry says there has been
no. change in these orders.
| Chin Man Sing has brought suit "a
gainst Mary A. Richards ct al. for
possession of certain real estate which
he claims the defendants have un-
justly taken. The property consists of
1 i.-' dShSo eiiiSA SliS PioAhNiA eiSAo III
| $4,000 damages for having been wrong
fully deprived of its use.
The Rapid Transit has begun the
construction of the Beretania street
/ line from Alapai street. This branch
/ has been connected at Alapai street
lswith the Hotel street line. Work on
EBeretania below Alapai has been tenn
Iporarily abandoned because of the
i governments intention to change the
street grade.
The police are tstill reaping a har-
vest bringing in Nstragglers from the
Asiatic fleet. AS the time for the de-
/ parture of the fleet approaches the
| sailors love for liberty seemingly in
| creases. The policeman making the
arrest gets ten dollars for each blue
jacket he brings in who has over
stayed his leave.
The annual meeting of the Polo
association is scheduled for this week.
| New officers will be elected at this
time and there will also be a final de-
| cision as to sending team to COM
plete in the polo tournament on the
| coast. The chances are that no team
will be sent to Berkeley because of the
accident to Chas. Dole and his inabili-
| ty to take part.