The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-08-19
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

Send to or Immediately notify the
Board of Health of all rats found dead
| from uHknoaOn causes
| r. de B. Layard, British consul. called
on Governor Carter yesterday.
Pacific Lodge will hold a special Meet
| ing this evening with work in the first
, degree.
The PoEnesian- Encampment meets
this evening at 7:sO O'Clock for work in
the Purple degree.
James Dougherty and Woods & Shell
| don each offer a cup for competition
| among the members of the Manoa Golf
Club.
| Several fishing rights cases We're con-
tinued at the Kauai term because the
plaintiffs We're not ready with their
proofs.
| ]. Hastings Rowland, Deputy SUI
perintendent of Public Works, found
both roads and bridges on Kauai in bad
| condition. -
James B. Castle and party are ex-s
pected to return from Maui on today's
steamer. They have been making
| long stay on the island.
The executive is considering the filling
| of a number of vacancies soon to occur
in offices of district magistrates by ex-
piration of comnissions.
| Examination of candidates for enter
| ing the Honolulu High School will be
held at the High School building on
Monday and Tuesday, August 20 and
| 80.
| The new armory which is being fitted
| up in the cells on the Waikiki side of
the cellar in the Police Station is quite
an improvement. There will be ample
working room in the new apartment, :.
II Surveyor w E. Wall took the levels
lifor the Federal Weather Bureau station
lin the Young building yesterday. The
height of the standard barometer was
found to be 1923 feet above sea level |
/ No quorum being present no business
/ was transacted at the regular monthly
| meeting of the Builders and Traders
| Exchange last night and the meeting
stood adjourned, subject to the call of
the chair.
| Governor Carter declines to interfere
with Attorney General Andrews can
collation. of the notary public's license
| to Patrick Silva on account of his do
| ings in connection with tho Strauch
building society.
The only business transacted at the
baseball meeting last night was the
drawing of practice days for the next
week. The days are as follows: Mon
day. H. A. c.; Tuesday. Punahous
Wednesday. Kams; Thursday, Males;
Friday, Elks.
/ Curtis P Iaukea is reported to be
| aspiring for the Craftsmanship of the
Democratic Central Committee besides
the nomination for Delegate to Con-
gress. Some of the old warhorses do
not like so much ambition in one man
and trouble brews accordingly.
I.eahi Chapter No. will give a moon
light excursion to Pearl City on Satur-
day evening. August p. the birthday
anniversary of Robert Morris, the
founder of the order. Trains will leave
the depot at 7:45 o'clock. Tickets may
be had of members of the order and at
all book stores.
| The wedding of Charles Gerald
Bockus, business manager of the Bull
letin. and Miss ElaphaI Edna Scoby
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W.
| Podmore, Waikiki, on Wednesday even
| ing was joyously celebrated. Rev. H.
| H. Parker officiated. c. A. Maclxin-
| tosh was best man and Miss Jessie
Frazier maid of honor. Cards from the
| brides mother have been issued to
| friends. The couple are spending
week on Tantalus and will make their
| home on returning to town in the Nc