The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-13
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

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B. F. Dillingham; is going to the
Coast.
I THE Victor talking machine may be
heard at any time at Bergstrom Music
ECo.
The bowling parlors in the Metropole
basement have been closed for lack of
patronage
Andrew Cox and w w. Gooda1e are
the delegates elected to the Republican
convention from Waialua.
1t is reported at the Naval Station
that the New York and Bennington
viii arrive here May 10 and viii leave
Immediately.
Second Lieut.. Behr, U. S. A, station
ed at Camp Mckinley, and Miss Min
ME A. Downing OF Los Angeles, Cal,
are announced as engaged.
DR.. N. Russell. of Olaa. who has just
returned from the Far East. yesterday
called on, Governor Carter. of whom he
was Senate colleague in 1901.
Senator Achi's depositary bin is in,
tended to put loan money into circula-
ton while it awaits the Governments
convenience in expending it upon pub
lie improvements.
Amana, an employc of the William
C. Gregg Company is missing. He is
suspected of having enlbezzled between
$500 and $1,000 of the companys funds
The police are searching for him.
Barracks to accommodate 500 immi-
grants, intended for Japanese. have
been nearly completed on Quarantine
Island. DR.. Cofer, chief quarantine
officer, is supervising the construction.
Trustees OF the Chinese Hospital and
members Of the Ladies Society aiding
the institution hold meeting at p.
m today at the residence of Mrs. Grace
P. Waterhouse, 1886 Nuuanu avenue
There will be a joint meeting of the
Trustees of the Chinese Hospital and
the Ladies' Society of the Hospital at
the residence of Mrs. Grace D. Water
house on Nuuanu street. The meeting
Is called for four O'Clock.
Jas. F. Morgan, FL. Lowrey and j.
A. Kennedy. the legislative committee
of the Chamber of Commerce. conferred |
with the Governor yesterday afternoon |
over the matter Of putting loan funds |
to some use pending their expenditure |
islature. The depositary bill introduced |
in the Senate is intended to meet the |
case.
: Governor Carter gave fatherly talk |
10 members of the Senate after that |
body adjourned, in its chamber, yes /
.erday afternoon. A little later the
Governor was drilling a squad of
Representatives on the front veranda
If the Capitol. who seemed to relish
he opportunity Of such an informal
conference with the executive
About all the lawyers in town, be-
sides some of the judges, have signed
| memorial in favor of the appropria-
ion of $4,000 to keep the Land Registra
ion Court going. Comments are given
'ver some of the signatures, to the eff
ect that the abolition of the Torrens
ystem would be backward step and
hat the system should be made COM
'ulsory as to estates of deceased per-
ons.
Captain George E1rem of the mis-
ionary packet Carrie and Annie is
quoted as denying that the German
authorities. after taking possession by
purchase from Spain. threatened to ex-
'el the missionaries from the Caroline
SldHuS. 1ueJ IileF0ly TeuuCeu the lduO
oncessions held by the missionaries on
he ground that they were excessive. :
Missionary trading was also restricted q
~ means of trading tax of $500 a +
ear. :
Directors of the Builders and Traders t
Exchange have referred a letter from t
he New York Board of Trade, solicit s
lg support for the Gardiner Merchant
1arine bill in Congress, to the legis-
alive committee consisting of L. z.
'inkham, G.. f. Bush, NJ. Campbell,
as. Mott, Jr., and John Emmeluth.
Delegate Kuhlo has promised to sup
ort the policy of the Exchange re-
arding Asiatfc labor in Hawaii. Re
eipts of the Exchange for the past
ear We're s22S9. SO, being SOB in excess I
E expenditures. Collections amount 4
lg to $3771.57 were made for members
t an expense to the Exchange of