The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-22
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

The Pirates" will have a rehearsal
this evening at 7:3O o'clock at the
Young Hotel
one of Governor Carter's proposals
for increasing the revenue is to raise
the taxes on live stock
Manager F. j. Cross has returned
from Kauai where he completed the
repairs to the NawiliwiH wireless sta
ton.
Captain Berry, army quartermaster
OF the transport Buford entertained at
dinner last evening a party of Honolulu
people.
John T. McCrosson of the KohaIa
ditch license combination is booked to
leave for the mainland in the Ala
media.
Pacific Lodge No. s22, F. & A. M. will
nave a special meeting this evening
in Masonic Temple. Work in the sec
ond degree.
Honolulu Branch of the Philosophical
Society meets every Tuesday and
Thursday night at 1880. Room 49, zee
Hop building. =
DR.. Manning of the Marine Hospital
Service, who succeeded DR.. White a
few months ago, has been ordered to
Manila, He win leave on the Buford
today.
The band will play this morning on
board the transport Buford; tomorrow
morning on departure of steamer Ala
media and tomorrow evening at Thorn
as Square.
Judge Robinson, before closing court
yesterday afternoon, ordered a special
venire of fifty jurors for any criminal
trials that may be brought on before
the end of the term.
Governor Carter extended yester-
days conferences with invited citizens
Tar into the night. Appointments with
merchants and bankers were being
made by telephone until dark.
Weather permitting there will be a
game of field hockey at the Kameha-
meha school for girls. Saturday, March
20, at p. m. Those interested are
cordially invited to witness the game.
The report that the Hawaiian Com
mercial plantation had been attacked
by the leafhopper published in Sun
days commercial news was incorrect.
1t should have read Hawaiian Agri-
cultural.
The Y. W. c. A. hockey team will
have no practice this week. The prac-
tice will take place next week Monday
at 4:30 p. m, an on the Saturday fol-
lowing at $3.50, both practices to be
on the Kamehameha grounds.
A number of articles of furniture,
ETC., stolen by Asa, the wholesale Jap
anese burglar, still remain at the police
station, awaiting their owners. The
High Sheriff wishes that the owners
call and obtain the articles as soon as
possible.
At sheriff's sale yesterday, arising
out of the suit of j. J. Byrne VS.. John
d. Holt and NJ. w. Parkhurst, the "Ka-
lawahine'' property between Fort and
Nuuanu streets, containing 2 62-100
acres. was bought in by the plaintiff,
Byrne, for $50.
Treasurer Kepoikai threatens to have
NJ. c. Amana, Tax office clerk, remov-
ed on account of an overcharge of taxes
to Mrs. Annie Akong. F. ]. Tesla laid
the matter before the Treasurer. AS
SCISSOR Holt argued the matter in favor
of the clerk, it being question of hold
ing tax money in the office or depoSiting
it in the Treasury when an appeal is
taken. Mrs. Akong appealed and won,
which put fifty cents to her credit. The
money is in the Treasury and the Tax
officers claim an Act of the Legislature
is necessary to get it out. Reference
of the dispute has been made to the
Attorney Generals department.