The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-05-10
LOCAL BREVlTIES.

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drouth. and the whole country is re-
juvenated.
The Catholic Ladies Aid Society viii
give charity dance at Progress Hal
On the evening of June TO-
There viii be a practice game o.
| cricket this afternoon on Makiki field
| Members are requested to attend.
Secretary Atkinson has been heard
| from, and had a very pleasant voyage
except that he was seasick all the way
Former Sheriff Lorrin A. Andrews, OF
| Hawaii. is making strong fight for
the nomination for sheriff of the big
island on the Republican ticket.
The Punahou home of Claus Spreckels
is being put in order for occupancy. il
is said. This would seem to indicat tie
that the family is once more going TO
reside in Honolulu, for at least a part
of the time.
A japanese magic lantern operator,
Kawamoto, was instantly killed at Ha-
kalau, on the big island. last Tuesday
while he was filling a tank with gas.
The explosion OF the gas tank blew a
hole through his head.
D. S. Bowman, plumbing inspector at
Hilo. came in on the Mauna Loa yes
terday. He came to meet some old
friends in the Seventh U. S. Cavalry,
to which he formerly belonged. due to
arrive here On the transport Sherman
today.
II. P. Baldwin, who has just returned
from a trip to the mainland with his
wife, reports that leading sugar men
q err.nn hot : -
raw product is due to European specu-
lation- He predicts an early return of
better prices.
The voters of Molokai who assembled
at Ualapue church on May 4th nominal
ed a Home Rule Democratic ticket and
named their preference for County can
didates as follows: Supervisor, ]. n.
Uahinui; deputy sheriff, F. w. Beck
ley; county sheriff, VIM. White; audi
tor, D. K. Kahaulelio.
The crematory on Quarantine island
is no longer available to the public.
1t has been decided, therefore, to call
general public meeting in the vacant
store, Young Building, Friday after
noon, May u, at 4:15 o'clock, when
plans for providing suitable public
crematory for this city will be pre-
sented. The Hon. S. B. Dole will pre-
side. DR.. T. r. Day, Hon. w. o. Smith,
DR.. VIM NJ. Kincaid, Mr.. F. J. Lowery
and others will speak.
IT would like to see an appropria-
ton" said Governor Carter, ''for stock
ing our island streams with fish from
Mexico, where there are varieties to
be had which may be expected to pros
per here. The plan was suggested by
DR.. David Starr Jordan when he was
here. and he has offered to help us in
the matter The fish are counted up
on to aid the campaign against the
mosquito, and the Governor estimates
that $1,000 would be enough for the
purpose.
A runor, strengthened by the arrival
of Colonel Sam Norris from Hawaii on
the Mauna Loa, to the effect that the
Norris ranch On the big island has been
sold was current yesterday. The price
was said to be s150,OO0, and it was stat
ed that Colonel Norris had been called
to Honolulu to sign the papers. The
story, however. was denied. Mr..
Stevens. with Jas. F. Morgan & Co..
who was said to have charge of the
matter, stated that the ranch was be-
fore certain parties for sale, but that
the deal mad not been consummated.
The Hawaiian Troubadours," band
of seven young HawaiianS who are
touring the eastern states, playing and
singing Hawaiian airs. are making
good name for themselves and the is
lands. They have been playing in Buff
falo. Recently they vert to Boston and
had the pleasure of being entertained
and of playing for Mr.. Benjamin Pitt
man. a Hawaiian, who is now bank
er of that city. MI. Pittman left the
islands when a small boy. He was de-
lighted with the Hawaiian music, it
being almost new to him. Among the
players was Malulani Kahea, son of
Mrs. Maria Beckley-Kahea.