The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-12
LOCAL BREVITIES.

I
; evening at 7:SO o'clock in odd Fellows,
Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Jaeger arrived
yesterday from Kauai and registered
at the Young.
NJ T. Simonton was elected trustee
of Excelsior Lodge, No. 1, l. o. o. F.,
| on Tuesday evening.
There will be work in the adoption
degree this evening at the Hawaiian
Tribe, No. 1, L. o. r. NJ.
Judgment by default was rendered by
Judge De Bolt for F. E. Thompson,
trustee. against Inter-Island Telegra phi
Company.
Mrs S. A Gulick has been i'll at her
home at Kalihi for the past two weeks.
She is recovering and may be out again
in a few days.
" The Rapid Transit Co. has appealed
ffrom Judge De Bolts award of 500
damages to Harold Jeffs for the re-
lection of transfer.
The Honolulu branch of the Theo-
sophical Society meets every Tuesday
and Thursday evening at 7:3O-Kapio-
lani Building. Thursday visitors night.
The band played off the America
ed 'Tammany' into a program of Japa-
nese music in honor of Bourke Cock
ran.
Miss Anna Ide and Miss Marjorie Ide,
daughters of Justice Ide of the Philip
pines, were through passengers on the
America Maru. They were under the
care of Hon. Bourke Cochran.
Don't miss the o. E. S. dance on Sat
urday evening, October IA, at the Hea-
lani boat house. Tickets fifty cents to
be bought from the members or Hebron
Drug Co, or Benson, Smith & Co.
In a decision yesterday, Judge Dole
refused to award costs to either side
in the suit of Delegate Kuhio against
the Pacific Mail Steamship Co, in
which plaintiff had been awarded one
dollar damages.
Chas. L. Rhodes, Frank L. Webster
and Thomas Dunn, a committee of Pa
lolo valley settlers, will have audience
of Governor Carter between $3.50 and
10 o'clock this morning relative to
roads in that locality.
Lieutenant-Colon William B. Davis.
the chief surgeon of the department of
the Visayas has also been ordered to
return to the United States. He will
leave MdIllld 1OT San fTdllC4SCO Oh tie
October transport.-Manila Times.
The Ellis Quintet will furnish the
music for the Eastern Star dance at
the Healani boat house on Saturday
evening, October IA. Get your tickets
from the members, price fifty cents, or
from Benson, Smith & Co.'S or Hob
ron's.
Auditor Fisher has changed the sys-
tenn of issuing warrants, so that credi-
tors of the Government must receipt
their vouchers before receiving war;
rants. He explains that there is no
danger, as the receipts are for the war
rants. not cash received.
IAN Evening in Japan is the subject
of an illustrated lecture which Rev. j.
w. Wadman of the Methodist church
will give tonight at o'clock at the
Salvation Army hall. A cordial well
come is extended to the public to at
tend this interesting lecture.
Treasurer Campbell will hold an in
vestigation today into the charges
against the New York Life Insurance
Co. Many witnesses are subpoenaed.
Contrary to published reports, no
charges have been filed against any
other life insurance company.
The body of a week-old child, appar-
emily that of a Japanese. was found
yesterday about noon under the bridge
crossing Nuuanu stream at Queen st
a kimono was wrapped about it. and
there appears to be wound made by
a knife. The matter is being investi-
gated by the police.
A plumbers gasoline stove exploded
in the basement of the cable office yes
terday afternoon at 1873 o'clock. in con-
sequence of which the Fire Department
was called out. The hose kept in
readiness in the office was turned on
to the blaze by the office force and
extinguished it before the firemen ar
rived.
Saturday evening a local company
of Hawaiians will give a performance
in the Orpheum, at which old-time hui
las, meles, chants, etc. will be sung.
Some musical instruments very seldom
heard in public will be used in accom-
panying the dancers. Tickets for this
are now on sale at the
Orpheum box office.