The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-09
LOCAL. BREVITlES.

There is to be a meeting of the ex-
ecutive council today.
A meeting of the Board of Health is
probable this afternoon.
James H. Robertson of Brewer & Co.
returned on the Marston.
The Board of Agriculture and Fores-
try has no immediate business to re-
quire a meeting of that body today.
Notice is given of the adjourned
meeting of the Bar Association at 7:so
this evening in Castle & Cookies hall.
The stag banquet of the California
Native Sons will take place at the
Alexander Young Hotel this evening.
Talk about sending a polo team to
California has been revived through
an offer of w. c. Irwin to provide
transportation.
It is understood that DR. Shorey viii
resign his position under the Board OF
Health today to accept that of chemist
at the U. S. Experiment Station.
Mr.. Barton of San Francisco. a. pas
senger on the schooner Marston, ar
rived yesterday to take the position Of
organist for the Catholic Mission. His
wife accompanies him.
The Democrats held a meeting last
evening in Waverley Hall, Colonel Nc
Carthy and others being present. 1t
is said that they will not endorse the
Home Rule ticket nor coalesce with
that party.
superintendent Cooper bought boat
for the Hflo pilot while visiting that
port. He has given orders for the
purchase of a boat for the Kahului
pilot, fine one of the late Pilot Eng
lish being in view.
Parents who wish to enter children
between the ages of four and six in the
kindergarten at Oahu College are re-
quested to meet Miss Uecke in the Pu-
nahou Preparatory School Monday
morning, Sept. 14th, at 9 o'clock.
Cotton Bros. & Co. have been award
ed the contract by Superintendent
Cooper for building the Sorenson
wharf, at reduction from their bid
owing to an over estimate discovered.
The Department of Public Works will
do the paving.
There was another pro forma meet
ing Of the Board of Public Institutions
yesterday morning to observe the re-
quirement of the law in the event of
the body's legality being affirmed by
the Supreme Court contrary to Judge
Gears decision.
sThe conduct of j. w. Springstrom,
contractor for the road between Ho-
holulu plantation and Pearl City, in
Employing Asiatic labor is under inves-
Ftigation. Unless he can show he could
not obtain citizen labor as the law re-
quires his contract will be cancelled
by Superintendent Cooper.
c. r. auckland, acting registrar of
elections, reports that the old inspect
ors are likely to serve at the county
elections with the exception of about
ten per cent of the number Some
have moved away, some are running
for Office, some are dead and some do
not care for the bother again.
Co. F, with Captain Sam Johnson at
it's head, made a proud appearance,
maching with the steadiness of veter-
ans to the wharf to embark in the
Kinau for Hilo. Their red blankets
across shoulders gave a picturesque
touch of color to the column. The
band played in front on the march.
superintendent Cooper on his Maui
Etour approved the plans for a wharf
at McGregor's Landing under the adj
vice of Captain Clark of Wilder's
Steamship Co. and others. He also
decided on schoolhouse at Waikiki,
wharf at Pukoo and various roads
as among public works for earliest pos