The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-07-18
LOCAL BREVITlES.

! "A party Of tourists from Souther
california has booked for passage I
Honolulu on the Sierra
DR.. NJ. E. Grossman will return from
the national conference of Shriners a
Niagara Falls on the Sierra.
Excelsior Lodge No l, 1. o. o. F.
meets this evening. Regular meeting
| Today is the last day to pay city
Iwater rates.
Mrs. James ]. Maloney of Hawaii is
daughter of the late Will s. Greer
of Colusa, Cal, the famous politician
and editor.
Fourteen young ladies from Southern
California who arrived on the Alameda
On Friday are registered at the Royal
Hawaiian Hotel. They will remain
here several weeks. A visit to the vol
cano will be made shortly.
Forty-three thousand tons of sugar
was the output of Puunene Mill, on
Maui, for the season just closed. This
is an unprecedented yield, and the fact
was celebrated by a harvest home
dance last Saturday night.
A competitive dance will be given
at San Antonio Hall next Saturday
evening. Members of the Friday Even
ing, Zenda, Pacific and Killarney So
cial clubs have been invited to COM
pete. A prize will be awarded the most
graceful couple on the floor.
E. E. Paxton has been commissioned
by the Immigration Commission to
proceed to New York and see what can
be done in the way of getting Italians
from the northern provinces and Span
iards to come this way, in order to pro-
vide white labor for the plantations.
By falling off the Pacific Heights
I ailway bridge over Nuuanu stream on
Saturday, young Louis Fraga received
some severe hurts which caused him
to be taken to the Queens Hospital in
the patrol wagon. He received a bad
scalp wound. He was resting easily
yesterday.
Auditor Fisher will leave for Ha-
wall today, to instruct the new county
officers of the big island in their du-
ties. Mr.. Fisher has already visited
Kauai and Maui and says that the Of
good start, and county government on
both is working easily.
The Junior Auxiliary of ST. Andrews
will hold a rummage sale in the
Bailey Building" on Alapai street,
nauka of the pumping station, July |
i and %, from 10 a. m. to p. m. Do
nations of clothes and old things will |
De welcome. The committee will be on
land all day Thursday, July 20. =
Tho pe
S being flooded with letters from the |
outside counties asking advice upon
-arious county matters. However, this
III comes within the province of the
everal county attorneys, and so the
dvice asked for is not given. The
ounty officials have got to learn to
tand alone, is what Attorney General |
Andrews says.
The Legislature neglected to make
ny appropriation for an incidental
ind for the use Of the high sheriff and
D, if Henry should be called to the
Their islands by public business, there
alton in the matter of meeting the
ills for the trip. The High Sheriff
imself is of the opinion that the |
lOHey WOulu nave TO come out OF the l
Ind for the maintenance of prisoners.
Owing to prompt measures taken by
lie fire department and citizens in |
5neral, what might have been a seri-
is fire on, Pacific Heights yesterday
,ternoon was averted. Some rubbish
lrning near residence spread and
IT beyond control. The fire Depart
ent was notified and Chief Thurston
Id some of his men went up to the
enc. c. w. Booth and Emil Berndt
mt gangs of men up to the Heights
Id the fire was soon brought under
ntrol.
Professor Coolidge of Harvard Uni {
rsity was entertained by w. r.
lstle when he stopped off here from
e Manchuria. The professor is a man
1om the Government has often en-
Dyed on diplomatic missions and his
nerary on the present trip implies
ties of a public nature. He will go
Hongkong first and then to
orea, remaining in the latter coun-
: for some time. After that he Will
oceed to India and Persia. Prof.
oldge took a young graduate of
lryard Mr. Hobart as his secretary. |