The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-01-16
LOCAL BREVlTIES.

Severe storms are reported from tbs
northern coast of Kauai
Lodge lie Progress will hold a specia
meeting tonight for work in the third
degree.
Wing Wo Chan & Co deny that the
business of all lines of Oriental goods
is hurt by the statement of danger in
sweetmeats.
Goto, a japanese. was injured yes
terday by being struck by an electric
car on King street. He was removed
to the hospital.
The following are the newly elected
officers of Co. &C.: Captain. Gus Rose;
| first lieutenant, s. K. Kamaiopili, and
second lieutenant, D. Kekaulike.
What seemed to be great fires in the
direction of Pearl Lochs last evening
were reported to the police as the burn
ing of trash at the rice mills there.
A B. Wood has been elected to, a
ported that negotiations are pending for
the sale of E. c. Macfarlanes seat
to Geo. r. Carter.
Nothing was heard yesterday by the
sor. Several letters were received from
Europe for the late Bishop. but it was
not believed that any contained refer
ences to the succession.
Of he fr%
from the Labor Federation, Merchants |
Association and Builders and Traders |
Exchange yesterday called upon Gov
erllor Dole and Collector Chamberlain
and obtained a promise of their aid in
securing statistics as to Oriental labor.
Mr.. Comes, of Comes & McTighe was
placed under arrest last evening on a
charge of carrying a deadly weapon,
a revolver. 1t is alleged that some one
had an alteration with Mr.. Comes at
the store and upon complaint being
made to the Police Station, the latter
was arrested.
Rev Father T. O'Connell, an Irish
Catholic priest of Australia, was a
visitor in the city yesterday en- route
to his diocese in Sydney from a tour
Of the world. He was the guest of the
Catholic Mission during the stay of the
steamer in port, and was shown about
the city by Father Valentin.
A Japanese was hurt yesterday morn
ng while alighting from an electric car.
Near Dowsett lane on the King street
inc the Jap touched the electric button
and then instead of waiting for the
ar to stop at the street intersection,
off backwards. He was severe
y hurt and was taken to the Japanese
hospital.
A schedule of assets and liabilities
las been filed by the Honolulu and Ha-
vaiian Paper Co. in the United States ,
court. The total amount
f liabilities is $17,959.93, a list of the 4
rincipal creditors having been publish Y
d when the suit was filed. The assets
mount to s7,5S4.17, of which 2,453 are
n open accounts and $4,347 represents
took in trade.
A delegation of Kamehameha school
iris sang sweetly at yesterdays noon
ong service in the Y. w. c. A. The
-eekly prayer meeting will be held in
he Association rooms at p. m. to-
ay. The ladies gymnasium class meets
his morning at $50, the teachers. class
saturday morning at $3.50, children's
lass at 1890. This being the opening
f the term all members are urgently
to be on hand.
Under the terms of the county act
ow being drafted it will not go into z
fleet until January LIST, 1904. The cleo /
on of officers will be held in Novem-
err and they will take their seats on
he first of the year. 1t is the in
antion to have only county and not !,
ity government. For this purpose the
erritory is divided into five counties, r.
a hu two on Hawaii Kauai -