The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-18
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Hawaiian Lodge will hold special
meeting this evening. Work in second
degree.
Following its meeting for election of
officers Monday night. the Honolulu
Engineering Association will hold a
smoker.
People who had goods stolen by Asa.
the japanese burglar, are desired by
the police to claim their property at
the station.
The fire department was called out
about six O'Clock last evening ON
false alarm sent in from River and
King streets.
Patrick Cockett has succeeded w H.
Cornwell as manager of the Cornwell
ranch, Maui, now directed by the Wa
terhouse Trust Co.
F. ]. Tesla, proprietor of the indie
pendent. is president of a Democratic
club just started in the tenth precinct
of the fifth district.
Central Union church and the Chris
tan church people held sociables last
night, the latter at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. w. G. Hall, Makiki.
Rev. MIR. slayter has declined the call
to be pastor of the Christian church in
Honolulu. Letters of inquiry to other
clergymen of that society are out.
Specifications for the bridges to re-
place those destroyed by storm at Mo
iliili, Manoa and River street have been
prepared in the Department of Public
Works.
N Legal proceedings are to be taken by
the Board of Health for putting a stop
to the disturbing of previously buried
corpses by new burials in the Catholic
cemetery.
A horse driven to a brake by a Porto
Rican backed the vehicle into Pearson
& Potter's plate glass window in Fort
street yesterday forenoon. The ami
NAL had taken fright at an electric car.
The Schuman Carriage Co.'S loss by
the late fire has been adjusted at S13,-
400, on which the insurance is $1,000.
On the Studebaker goods held on con-
signment the damage is figured at $174O,
with $1,000 insurance.
Meteorologist Lydecker reports i'm
proved behavior on the part of the ba-
rometer, but says there are more show
ers to come before the weather radical
ly changes. An electric storm passed
high overhead early last night.
department is refusing to receive it's
own warrants in payment of taxes.
Treasurer Kepoikai's return from Maui
will have to be awaited for an authori-
tative explanation of the matter.
J. w. Pratt was presented with
handsome watch fob bearing the Ha-
waiian coat-of-arms, at a dinner at
Assessor Hollis residence, by his form
al sinh in he .
a token of remembrance on his retire
ment from the assessorship.
The woman's Auxiliary of ST. An
drew's cathedral will hold it's regular
sewing meeting today at p. m. It is
desired that all members be present to
arrange for the bazaar and tea to be
held April 8. All those who can are
asked to be present to discuss this
affair.
Willie Crawford is reported to have
obtained the signatures of a hundred
Chinese merchants in King street to
a petition addressed to the Honolulu
Rapid Transit Co., asking that its
track between Nuuanu street and Iwi-
lei road be shifted to the middle of the
street.
Two Porto Ricans yesterday broke
into DR.. McGrew's villa at Aiea and
one was captured in the pursuit that
followed. his comrade sprinted UP the
railroad toward Honolulu and Detective
set out from here as a recep-
ton committee of one, but failed to
meet his man.
Holders of voucher tickets for the |
song and story recital by the Scottish !
at the Opera House on |
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at Wall, Nichols Co. without delay. |
The seats are selling very rapidly and |
vouchers should be presented at once
in order to secure a good location.
Carl Smith. representing the Attor-
ney General in the Funokoshi case at
E1ilo, is making a fight with affidavit,
etc, against Judge Titles refusal to
accept Chester Doyle as Japanese in
.erpreter. 1t is thought by some legal
minds, however, that the Circuit
Judges privilege of choosing his court
is absolute.
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