The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-03
LOCAL BREvlTIEs.

A band concert will be given at the
Moana Hotel tomorrow evening.
A Japanese was killed by the explo-
sion of giant powder in a tunnel at
Makawao.
Obihala Heiju, a japanese, commit
ted suicide at Hama by hanging him
self from a tree.
/ There will be meeting of the Board
/ of Agriculture this afternoon, if Jas.
d. Dole comes into town to make a
| quorum.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hansmann wish
to thank the many kind friends who so
ably assisted them in their late be-
| reavement.
The amended suit against the FideI-
ity Insurance Co, to revoke it's charter,
will probably be entered the latter part
of this week
Suit is about to be brought by the
Territory against the Pioneer Mill Co,
to determine a long-standing water
rights controversy.
A Kona Chinese finds people willing
to sell Hawaiian dollars to him for half,
which he sends to Honolulu for re-
demption at face value.
According to the Independent the
Home Rule executive committee decid-
ed, by the close vote of eleven to ten,
against fusion with the Democrats. c..
Motley was conspicuous against fusion.
The list of officers who were elected
at the annual meeting of the Hawaii |
Yacht Club, Ltd, held on January goth, |
and who are to serve for the ensuing |
year. is published elsew there in this |
issue
Co. E of the N. G. H. had it's drill |
and inspection yesterday evening, and |
Co. b viii go through the ordeal this
evening. First Lieut.. Harry w. New
ton. of the u. S. Artillery, is the in
speeding officer.
Geo. A. Davis yesterday fled a sup
petition to the Supreme
Court of his disbarment case. He am
plifies the attack in the original petit
ton upon the qualifications of Chief
Justice F'rear and Justice Perry.
High Sheriff Brown may effect ar
in Hilo for the installation
here of a fire and police telegraph
alarm system. So far the work has
been retarded by the high price the
telephone company puts on the use of
is poles.
John Lucas. who was in Maui last
week, speaks highly of that islands
elephone system. He held conversa-I
ions at range of thirty miles, whichI
Fere as clear and easy as if he stood
ace to face with the person at the
Their end of the line.
1t is now hoped an understanding
lay be reached shortly between the |
ommercial and Industrial organiza- |
ons of Honolulu, for the framing of
'int petition to Congress setting forth /
ne desires and needs of the Terri /
Try in Federal benefits. Il
1t is estimated that 5000 month is Il
wed by suspending the street num- II
7ring division of public works. A E. Il
Lurphy, who conducted the service, %
ad completed about seventy per cent.
the work. Official street Numbering ~
as made condition of free postal de-
very in Honolulu. iii
Aubrey Robinson has bought the in
rest of Mrs. Jane r. Gay in the ISL q
Id of Niihau, the vendor reserving a | q
e interest in the income. The deed 4
as executed in San Francisco. 1t lib
axes Mr.. Robinson sole owner of the
and, which is one of the largest sheep u
inches in \the Territory.
The sketch class which has been
rmed for the benefit of the members
the Kilohana Art League will hold b
first meeting on next Saturday ev-
ing at 1880, in the League rooms. All B
'mbers interested in this line of work D
2 requested to come and bring their h
rking paraphernalia. III
Dr.. Cooper, president of the Board OF b
.alth, left for Hilo in the steamerJ u
audine, along with Auditor Fisher.
nd Commissioner Pratt and High 80
eriff Brown When they join Gov =
Tor Carter and Secretary Atkinson II =
re, Hilo for a few hours will imagine -
Elf the seat of government. r@-
IT. Arthur E. Carter and Miss Lu-
da Awana were married Monday
ming by Rev. Geo. L. Pearson at the
thodist parsonage. They after
rds repaired to the residence of
otain Black on Liliha street where a
? friends gathered to participate
h them in the wedding supper Mr.
Mrs. Carter left yesterday evening
Maui to remain couple of weeks ssx
Carter is one of the conductors of
Rapid Transit Co.