The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-21
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

A son was born to the wife of F. II.
Kilbey last evening.
The British ship Netherby sails for
Seattle today.
John Cassidy returned from Kaupa-
kakai, Molokai. on the Lehua yester-
day morning.
j. V. Kuhia, a valued Hawaiian clerk
in Jordan,s store, left in the Alameda
for vacation.
The annual meeting of the Pacific
Club will be held at the club house on
Monday. Feb. list, at 1880 p. m.
The fourth act of Carmen was re-
hearsed last evening at the Opera
House. the chorus doing splendidly.
The annual election Of officers viii
be held by the Builders and Traders
Exchange from u to o'clock today
George H. Paris has acquired the
Fairbanks steam launch from Hilo- He
took a party out on a trial trip of the
boat yesterday.
The first hockey class practice of the
Y. w c. A. will take place next Sat
urday afternoon at $3.50 on the Kane
hameha grounds.
E. Tappan Tannatt intends leaving
the Territory shortly and on this ac-
count he withdrew as candidate for
director of the B. & T. Exchange.
A japanese at Kekaha, Kauai, met a
terrible death from falling into vat of
boiling hot molasses. He lived in agony
for an hour after being extricated.
The meeting of the Problem Club was
postponed last night on account Of
I1ld
Lyle A Dickey was to have opened the
discussion.
Blanks for taxation purposes and
home office statements will be ready
for delivery at o'clock this morning,
at the office of the Deputy Insurance
Commissioner.
All the January issue of the Homo
lulu Times was sold last week. Miss
Prescott is making a success of her in
'teresting paper The next issue viii
be had next week.
1t is feared that the Leahi Home, or
hospital for incurables, will have to
close on account of the stopping of the
subsidy voted it by the Legislature but
declared Illegal by the Attorney Gen
erals department..
c. D. Loveland, head carpenter on
Haiku plantation died at Hamakua-
poke on Monday night of heart disease
He was formerly an architect in New
Haven, Conn. His age was 81 or 90
years and he leaves a wife.
Olaa plantation began grinding two
weeks ago Tuesday, the first cutting
being made the day before. The mill
is working steadily on the years crop,
which will. it is expected, reach a ton
mage quite satisfactory to the company.
Governor Carter is reported to have
declared, before leaving town, that he
stood pat for county government as
promised to the natives, and would not
countermand his request to Delegate
Kuhio to push the enabling bill in Con-
gress.
Captain Sam. Johnson received his
commission as road supervisor of Hoo
nolulu from superintendent of Public.
Works c. S. Holloway yesterday c. b.
Wilson is therefore out. The appoint
ment makes a vacancy at the head of
the garbage service.
Taxpayers will observe the annual
notice regarding the returns of prop
erty for assessment which appears IN
this issue. 1t is important to all, be-
cause if no return be made the<assessor
will do the business at his discretion,
and there will be no appeal from him
in such a case.
F. NJ Smith, formerly Asst. Manager
of the Occidental Hotel at San Francis
co and the man who opened the Moana,
is coming on the Sonoma to take
charge of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel.
Col Macfarlane left the choice of a
manager to Gen. Warfeld and to Mr..
Lilienthal of the Bank of California,
and those gentlemen selected Mr..
Smith. The new manager of Honolu-
LUIS oldest hosiery has a wide ac-
quaintance among San Francisco and
Island people and in the Army and
Navy He is regarded as a first-class
hotel man, most of his experience hav-
ing been gained in long service under
the late Major Hooper.