The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-04
LOCAL BREvITlEs.

Four-foot cord wood. any quantity.
ring Main $50. Peoples Express Co.
/ There has been considerable rain in
the Kauai mountains during the past
week.
| Hawaiian Lodge VIII hold their regu-
lar meeting this evening for transac-
ton of business.
A meeting of the baseball league will
take place at p. IN. today at Elks'
hail. A full attendance is desired.
The Jockey Club will meet this even
ing in Republican Headquarters to ar
range a program for the June 18th
meeting.
was brought to Honolulu yesterday on
the Claudine for commitment to the In
sane Asylum.
Miss Margaret Thomas and Mr.. Will
liam Schmidt win be privately married
this evening at the residence of Mrs
Ashford, Beretania street.
William Betters of this city has been
given the contract for the construction
of fine two-story building for the
First National Bank of Wailuku-
General repairs are being made to
the clio postoffice building. The struc-
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a few other minor improvements are
being made.
TIL Aquarium was visited by hun
dreds of people yesterday afternoon.
The sand-plot on the Aquarium prem
ises intended as a childrens playground
is in constant use.
Editor Robertson. of the Maui News
who arrived yesterday from Wailuku,
says that Waikiki is enjoying season
Eof prosperity, and there are great
hopes for the town.
The April term of Circuit Court opens
this morning. There are a number of
important criminal trials set for this
term. The Jones murder case will
probably be taken up today
. The Easter rush is over at Pacific
Import Co. Beginning today they will
offer special inducements to buyers of
hosiery. embroideries. torchon laces and
insertions. See their advertisement
The theft of $50 and some jewelry
from a room in a lodging house above
the Orpheum was reported on Satur-
day night shortly after the perform
ance was over. No arrests have yet
been made.
The engagement is announced of Miss
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ter of Mr. Abraham Fernandez, of the
Hawaiian Hardware Co., to Mr.. STAN
ley A. Cutter, conductor on the H. r.
T. & T.. Co.
The Republican Club of the Fourth
Precinct, Fourth District, will meet at
San Antonio Hall at 1880 o'clock on
April 9Th. for the purpose of nominat-
ing delegates for the primary election
of the 9Th inst.
The funeral of Mrs Isabella Askew
Weight was largely attended yesterday
afternoon. Rev. W. NJ Kincaid Off
ciated. The floral offerings We're beau
tiful and numerous. Six grandsons of
the deceased acted as pallbearers.
Harry Mossman, clerk to the Deputy
High Sheriff, returned from Kauai yes
terday in the steamer w. G.. Hail. He
had expected to remain on the Garden
Isle for two weeks, but owing to the
cloudy condition of the atmosphere de-
cided to return to Honolulu. He will
spend the remainder of his vacation at
Waialua.
Professor Perkins received a letter
from Professor Koebele on the last
mail, saying that he is still engaged in
the hunt for leaf-hopper parasites in
California. Professor Koebele has dis
covered one particular species of para
site in that state which he is anxious
to introduce in Hawaii He will con-
tinue his work there up to the time
of his departure for Australia, and will
probably remain in Honolulu only for
the few hours that the steamer is in
port.
Ho Pong, an attache of the Moana
Hotel, was arrested yesterday after
noon on a charge of larceny. The
Chipaman was suspected of theft and
plans were laid to trap him. Detec-
tive McDuffie visited the hotel yester-
day at noon, but had to wait until
evening owing to the absence of the
housekeeper A search of Ho Pong's
room revealed a powder box that had
been lost by a guest. Several other
missing articles are believed to have
been taken by the same offender.