The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-19
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

1 SsAS
The basket ball season of the z. NJ
c. A. will open up February 1.
Prudential, the pianist, will pas:
through Honolulu next month on hi:
way to Australia.
High Sheriff a. NJ. Brown leaves il
the Kinau to investigate police matters
ION Maui and Hawaii.
4 The monthly meeting Of the W. C.
7. U. will be held at Central Union
parlors this afternoon at 2:30.
Nee shun's store at Koloa. Kauai,
| was burned last week with a loss OF
$4,000, partly covered by insurance.
| The steamer CIaudine Will take the
route of the Kinau next week, while the
Hilo packet is laid up on the ways for
cleaning.
James n. K Keola and Mrs Rita
Alana were to have been married Sat
urday evening, according to a report
from Maui.
| The Home Rulers are still wearing
| their considering caps relative to APP
pealing the County Act decision to
| Washington.
Honolulu Branch of the TheosophicaI
| Society meets every Tuesday and
| Thursday night at 7:30. Room 10, Yee
Hop building.
David NJ. Kapahee's commission as
District Magistrate OF Koloa, Kauai,
was issued by Secretary Atkinson yes
terday afternoon
The annual meeting of the Oahu Polo
Club will be held in the makai dance
hall of the Young Hotel next Saturday
evening at s o'clock
Manager C. Hedemann of the Home
lulu Iron Works is back to business
after a weeks confinement at home
with an injury to his foot
The Worthington couplings in the
Oahu railways rolling stock are be-
ing fitted with uew handle that en-
hances the safety of the railroad men.
DR.. Hoffman, has been called by
wireless telegraph to attend w Won
Graevemeyer at Piihonua, Hilo, who is
suffering from hemorrhage of the
stomach.
]. K. Nahale, who had qualified as
county auditor of West Hawaii, has
written to Secretary Atkinson for in
structions as to the disposal of $500 |
collected in license fees, etc.
Owing to repairs of the floor in its |
courtroom, the Supreme Court sat in
Justice Perry's chamber yesterday. |
Besides calling the calendar the court |
heard Lyman VS.. Winter ct al on mo-
ton to dismiss. |
Diamond Head Charlie reports that |
the reason he is unable to communi- /
cate distinctly the arrival of vessels, is
the fact that a telephone pole fell and /
wire for some days.
DR.. r. P. Myers, who left with his
wife in the Korea for permanent alb
sence, was on Friday presented with |
gold fob bearing the Hawaiian coat-of- Il
arms, by members of Damien Council, L
Y. NJ. l., for which he was physician.
An injunction has been issued by
Judge Little at Hilo. on application of
the Public Works Department, to re-
strain j. u. Smith and others from re-
buildings from government
and formerly leased to John T. Baker.
Work has begun on the reconstruc-
ton of E. W. Jordans store building.
The last part of it will be a modern
front on the new line of Fort street.
This will eliminate the last Jog" in
Fort street between Beretania street
md the waterfront.
superintendent j. D. McVeigh has
announced by letter to S. M. Damon
the completion of the home for blind
women at the Leper Settlement. On
behalf of the beneficiaries he wishes
heir heartfelt thanks to be conveyed
20 c. r. Bishop for his generous gift
IF the fine home.
The Hawaiian Engineering Associa-
ion held it's usual monthly meeting last
evening. A paper on Mechanical
refrigeration by Mr.. o. r. Williams,
vas read. There was an unusually
arge attendance and a great deal of in
crest was taken in the paper, the read
ng of which was followed by lengthy
Iiscnssion.
Next Friday evening there will be an
Lthletic contest at the 7. NJ. c. A,
he first of a series of six. Included
4 the numbers are springboard high
jumps and fence vaulting. open to all
MEMBERS of the Association. There
re three International Y. NJ. c. A.
iedals to be presented to the success
II athletes.