The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-12-30
LOCAL BREvlTlES.

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NJ. S. Grinbaum says Hama pIanta
tioi. will be reorganized
The Ventura sails for the CoIonie.
az noon today from the Oceanic wharf
The Board of Education met yester-
day afternoon to make new assign
ments among teachers.
John E. Bush has acquired lot Al
Kaimul<i, 15Ov15O feet, on which he in.
tends to build a house
Mrs. Julia B. Hopkins gave a Christ.
mas luau to forty poor children, with
presents FOR all az a finale.
A Honolulu man saw a pile of pa
paias for sale in Portland, Ore, re-
Gently labeled Hawaiian Breadfruit'
The cars on the entire Rapid Tran
SIT system wilt run one hour later
than the schedule time on New Years
eve.
Henry B. wilkins. for some years
Superintendent of the Lahaina water
works, is dead. He was a native OF
Maui.
Males play h A. C. Monday. Last
football game of the season. Admis-
sion 25 cents. Seats on sale at Woods
& Sheldon's.
Football Last game OF the season.
Monday, January 2, H. A. C. VS.. Males.
Admission 25 cents. Seats on sale at
Woods and Sheldon's.
Taxpayers will have to go to the tax
office for return blanks for the coming
assessment, as the staff is too busy
to make a distribution as formerly.
/. A. Thurston, whose commission
expires at the end of the year, has
been reappointed for another year as
president of the Board of Agriculture
and Forestry.
A new form of tax receipt books will
be introduced at the approaching col
lection period. Stubs initiated by the
Auditor will be new safeguard
against fraud
The Rapid Transit company viii pay
its usual quarterly dividend of i per
cert on its common stock and it's semi
annual dividend of 3 per cent on its
preferred stock on the 31st
Besides the Chamber of Commerce of
San Francisco the Board of Trade and
Merchants Association of that city
have memorialized Congress for Ha-
we iian harbor improvements.
It is stipulated in the foreclosure
slit of Hackfeld VS.. Desky and VOL
ters that respondent WoIters may have
ten days in which to plead, demur or
answer to petitioners declaration.
There may be legislation at the COM
iEg session for final disposition with
provision to protect subsequent claim
81 IT,.
al savings bank deposits now in the
First National Bank.
Special arrangements have been
made by Manager st. Clair Bidgood at
Ha;eiwa hotel for the reception of Ho-
noiulu visitors Sunday and Monday.
The sixth round of the golf tourna-
nlent will be played Monday
Bonds of Eva Plantation Co.. with
the coupons, to the principal amount
OF 100000, will be redeemed so far as
presented at the Bank of Hawaii to-
morrow. To the extent the bank pays
oae money on the bonds that day will
it escape tax assessment upon cash on
rand January i.
A big time at the Salvation Army
Hall on Monday next, January 2, 1905.
A program of special music and tab
leaux; good music by string band and
brass band The subject for the even
ing is. Pictures From Life OF Mary
and John. Everybody come and have
a good time. Admission free.
In duplicating its capital stock, at
present 100000, the Waikiki Sugar
&C. will issue scrip for the new shares
at par to the present stockholders, pro
rata OF their holdings. as they may
apply for it. Payments therefor win
be by instalments over a period Of
tt irty months. The scrip will be ne
gotiable and not requiring transfer
ence on the books of the company.
E. S. Boyd was out of jail with an
officer yesterday, looking for bondsmen
en- his appeal from sentence of ten
years for embezzlement of public mon
ey Geo. H. Robertson was willing to
go surety for him again provided GER
tain others Joined him. Boyd was sur
rendered by his original bondsmen on
being detected in efforts to leave for
China in an army transport. A new
bond had not been furnished up till
last night.