The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-10-02
LOCAL BREVITIES.

by calling at this Office.
Dr. Rich, post surgeon at Camp Nc
KinIey. has been ordered to Manila.
Official notice of the opening of tn.
government nursery will be given in ;
few days.
The meeting of Hustace & Co, Ltd.
to consider the question of selling on
it's business was deferred from Wednes
day until today.
A number of inquiries have already
been received at tourist headquarters
cent magazine numbers.
| Treasurer Kepoikai yesterday receiv-
ed cablegram from an insurance COM
pany asking for blanks under the new
Territorial insurance law.
The baseball game between the men
| from the Wilder and Inter-Island
| Steamship Co. will be played at Ka-
| piolani Park October 18th.
| Judge Estee, in the Adashi bankrupt
| cy case, allowed Whiting and Clemens,
for the bankrupt. and Thompson, for
the petitioning creditors, each fee of
500.
ALBANIA, a native, was sent to jail for
nine months by Judge Lindsay yester-
day on charge of stealing war
medals from Anami, a japanese vet
eran. The medals were recovered.
No inquest has yet been held upon
the body Of the Japanese woman, Taxa,
found on the beach at the Dole place
in Waikiki. Deputy Chillingworth now
believes all indications point to sui
eide
Attorney R. w Breckons will file an
answer on behalf of the ship Erskine
M. Phelps in the admiralty suit of
Julius A. Schumacher for personal
damages this morning. 1t will be SIM
ply a general denial.
H. J. Johnston has been notified by
cable that the Board of General APP
praisers has decided the protest of
Hackfeld & Co. against the payment of
duty upon rails imported from Ger
many, in favor of the importers.
The meetings of the Problem Club |
were resumed last evening at the Y. |
NJ c. A. rooms. Dinner was served to |
a score of members. New officers were |
elected for the year and program |
planned for the next few meetings.
Nebo, the japanese policeman, ar
rested white man who he claims as
saulted him last night. Nebo says he |
was walking along the street and ac-
cidentally brushed against the man.
when the latter turned around and
struck him.
The Ladies Society of Central Union
church will hold a regular business
meeting this afternoon at PAS in the
ladies' parlors, after which there will
be social to which all members and
friends are cordially invited. Gentle
men also invited.
Judge Humphreys is reported to have
sold his stock in the Robert Grieve
Co., to Jas L. Mclean and
Norman E. Gedge of the Inter-Island
Steamship Co. The company formerly
published the Republican. The stock
is said to have sold for two dollars per
share.
The laborers on the Honolulu Planta-
ton are reported to have withdrawn
their demand for guarantee of twenty
dollars per month and the dispute is
now as to the price per ton of cane.
Consul Saito visited the plantation
Wednesday and the trouble will prob
ably be settled within a short time.
E. J. Walker, the merchandise broker
and col mission merchant, has issued a
very novel and original monthly calen-
dar giving the names and dates Of
steamers arriving at and departing
from this port for the mainland. Cop
les can be had free by calling at his
new quarters on Kaahumanu street,
over ]. F. Morgans auction rooms.