The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-27
LOCAL BREvlTIEs.


Holmes & Stanley have filed a de-
murrer to the libel against the British
bark Ivanhoe.
Auditor Fisher has not yet been serv-
ed with summons in the appropriations
test case. w. L. Stanley will be his
counsel.
AThere Is to be a meeting of the Field
Nay Committee at the Boys Brigade
grounds Monday afternoon at five
o'clock
t. A. Proctor, representing Wells,
Fargo & Co.. is here on business re-
Eating to the extension of that con-
aern's express business throughout the
Territory.
WAmong the curiosities of evidence in
the Japanese conspiracy cases are
forms of divorce without judicial in
PREVENTION by which men put away
their wives.
/ ! Young Bros. have entered into a con-
tract to haul live fish from the Molekai
fishing banks to Honolulu. Tri-week1y
runs viii be made with the gasoline
launch Brothers.
J. NJ. Riggs received a cablegram
yesterday announcing that his mother
! was seriously i'll. She is a resident of
Philadelphia and the doctors have Sc
rious doubts of her recovery.
The steamer Kauai, expected this
| morning, will bring 100 head of cattle
for the Metropolitan market. The
Helene brought sixty-two head yester-
day morning. This relieves the short
age.
Consul w. r. Hoare applied to Judge
Gear, under treaty provisions, for war
rants to apprehend four deserters from
the British bark Clan Buchanan. All
of the deserters are German subjects.
The men have been arrested.
Secretary Atkinson yesterday re-
ceived an application for employment
from your humble servant the APP
plicant neglecting to sign his name.
He described himself as mechanic
who was willing to turn his hand to
any honorable employment.
George Kazeiaj leweicz was yesterday
sworn as Russian interpreter to the
grand jury, Clerk MT. Simonton of
Judge Robinson's court administering
the oath. The complaint of certain
Russians against a policeman and
lawyer are being investigated.
Governor Carter has arranged con-
ference for this morning with r. H.
Trent of the Inter-Island Telegraph
Co. at which will be discussed the
question of the wireless subsidy. The
January warrant has not been paid and
awaits the results of a showing by the
| wireless company of it's intention to
keep the system open.
| Governor Carter, on the recommen-
| dalton of Judge Little and Sheriff An
drews, granted a full pardon to Fugi-
saki Matsumoto, who was sentenced
| by Little two years ago to be impris-
oned ten years for manslaughter. New
| facts had been discovered throwing
| doubts on the mans guilt, his plea of
guilty to the contrary.
Notice is Civ n in this issue by the
| Governor. that A. L. G. Atkinson, Sec
rotary of Hawaii, is designated as the
| officer to grant permission, under the
| Chinese convention and certain Act
| of Congress ito go from one insular
| territory to another insu1ar territory of
| the United States, or from such insular
| territory to the mainland territory OF
the United States"
| Mrs Mary Roberts Smith entertained
| a large and fashionable audience last
! evening in the makai ballroom of the
| Young Hotel with her lecture on "Old
| English Ballads" Chevy Chase" the
Oldest of known English ballads, Hen
ry Wits Pleasure with Pastime' and
/ fourteen or fifteen others were sung
| by Mrs Smith, the accompaniments
being cleverly played by Mrs, Gerard
| Barton.
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