The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-12-09
LOCAL BREvITIES.

A farewell reception to Rev. and
Mrs. Simpson was given last night by
the Brotherhood of st. Andrew and the
Woman's Guild of st. Andrews cathe-
dral.
The item, Honolulu harbor, $25O,oOO,'
was accidentally omitted yesterday III
prilssing the schedule of Hawaiian ap-
preparations recommended in the Presi-
dents message, though explanatory re-
marks about it appeared.
The Korea from San Francisco with
three days mail and the Mongolia
from the Orient are both expected IN
this port today. The Korea will sail
for the Orient the same day that she
reaches port, and the Mongolia will
probably depart on Saturday.
The brotherhood of St. Andrew
celebrate it's second anniversary by
uniting with the Womans Guild and
Auxiliary of st. Andrews Cathedral
in giving a farewell reception to Rev.
and Mrs. Simpson last night at eight
o'clock in the sunday School room.
Inspector Bechtel, of the Immigra-
ton Bureau. has asked Governor Car
ter to use the submerged lot belonging
to his department as dumping
ground for the slush from the new
A1akea street slip. The request will
be granted if it is found that the Ter
ritory cannot sell the debris.
Emil A. Berndt. manager of w. W.
Dimond & Co. Honolulu, and Miss
Bruno of San francisco were married
yesterday in the latter city. TIE bride
is a granddaughter of Captain Won
tia =. 11r-f
for many years as commander, sue
cessively, of the steamships Zeaiandia,
Alameda and Sonoma.
2 The friends of Bishop and Mrs. Res
tarick viii be pleased to learn that
cablegram was received from Boston
yesterday containing the reassuring
intelligence that, in the opinion of DR..
Leavitt an operation upon their son
viii not be necessary. The Bishop does
not know how long he viii be detained
in the East, but will start for home at
the earliest moment practicable.
Herbert Young has returned from
San Francisco, where he unsuccessful
" tried to get insurance companies
practically interested in his electrical
invention for locating submerged
wrecks. With regard to the sunken
steamer Rio de Janeiro, it was not dis
belief in Young's device which held
them aloof. but because they believed
the wreck was in such deep water that
the profit of raising it would be doubt
full
1t is reported that every plantation
on Kauai is grinding sugar of the new
crop. Sugar is piling up in the various
warehouses awaiting shipment. Maka-
well had $3.50 bags on hand yesterday,
and the K. 5. company 1900 bags. Pur-
ser CRUDE of the steamer Niihau re-
ports the following sugar on hand at
Kauai plantations: K. s. NJ, 1000
bags; V. K. SEQ; Max, $3.50; G. & r.,
sec; McB.. SIS; K s. Co.. 1900; total
1881 bags.
Taking his load in his hands and And |
ing it rather hard to carry Charles |
Mitchell went down to the police sta |
ton last night to announce, aloud and |
somewhat profanely, that he could not |
be arrested. Charles found out in |
abo2a two minutes that he was labor |
ing 1nder a very serious misapprehen- |
sion. Also his was mistaken when he |
asserted that Turnkey Melanphy could |
not search him. In fact it was Mr.. |
MitchelIs evening of delusion- Probab- |
ly he had seen the new moon, or a |
couple of them, over his left shoulder.