The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-05-30

Sl9.25 asked; MakaWell, $3LI5; Onomea,
$3.50.
(From Mondays Advertiser)
A. C. Dowsett arrived from Maui yes
terday.
j. H. Porteous returned to town in
the Claudine from Maui.
Contractors Picanco and Duggan
came over from Maui yesterday morn
ing.
Ed. K. Duvauchelle. the frog raiser
and exporter, came to town in the
Claudine.
r. n. Boyd and F. L. Stack of the
Public Works Department were on Ma
vi last week.
]. N. s. Williams. chief engineer of
Puunene mill, is reported as recovered
from severe illness.
Mrs. C. II. Atherton returned yester-
day from visit to her sister, Mrs. D.
II. Case, at Wailuku.
Clement Crowell has accepted the flu
sion nomination for treasurer of Maui,
vice Paia> MAXI, resigned.
F. Klamp of II. Hackfeld G. Co., who
went to Lahaina with the riot eXpedi-
ton, returned in the Claudine yester-
day.
Work on the extension of Lahaina
wharf has been under way a couple of
weeks. Twenty feet will be added to
its length and ten feet on each side to
its breadth.
Judge Weaver has gone to Koolau
for few days.
All criminal business in the Federal
Court was continued by Judge Dole
yesterday.
It is reported that former Judge j.
w. Kalua will replace T. B. Lyons for
sheriff on the Maui fusion ticket
Mr.. Sargent, Commissioner General
of immigration, is expected here by
the steamer Mongolia on June 10.
The Secretary's office will send out
county election supplies by all the is
land steamers to-day. The several
bundles We're being packed yesterday
and last night.
Jas. F.. Morgan sold three-quarters
of an acre of land at Waikele Eva,
Oahu, at auction yesterday under an
administration order for 1875, or at the
rate of $500 an acre.
Mrs. j. F. Siebe and Miss Helene
Robson, Of San Francisco, who have
been guests at the Moana Hotel for
several weeks, expect to leave for the
coast in the China. Both have been
largely entertained by society folk dur
ing their, stay.
The annual meeting of the Bar Assoc
citation of the Hawaiian Islands, will
be held on Wednesday, May 81, at 4
o'clock p. M. at the Republican head
quarters, 925 Fort street, Honolulu. The
election of officers and other important
business will be in order.
The Honolulu Gun Club will hold its
4th annual shoot at the clubhouse in
Manoa Valley today, commencing at
$3.50 sharp. At noon lunch viii be
served. The friends of the club are in
vited to attend. There will be four
events up to noon and three in the
afternoon. X. b. Porter, II. F. Cares
and j. w. Harvey are the house COM
mittee.
AS was announced in all the pulpits
yesterday, Mr.. Buffers recital takes
place Tuesday, June 6, at the Opera
House. 1t was quite appropriate that
such announcement be made from the
church platform, as Mr.. Butler has con-
tributed much to the success of the
evangelistic union services. Then, too,
the people who have been delighted
with his singing every day for about
three weeks want to hear him in diff
ferent class of music. Incidentally the
town will be glad that he gets some
fitting financial return for his willing
ministry of song. This benefit recital
is welcome event. Other artistic
talent will assist.
At the special meeting of Wilder's
Steamship Co. yesterday, 1850 shares
represented out of the 5000 of the CAPT.
tai stock We're voted unanimously in
favor of selling the property and BUSH
ness of the company to the lnter-Island
Steamship Co. for $750,000 of the pur-
chasing company's stock. Payment
will be made by an issue of new stock.
en- increase to S1.500,000 to be made.
The transfer will likely take place July
]. w. o. Smith, w. Pfotenhauer, G.
C. Beckley, c. NJ. Cooke, $. b. Rose and
]. NJ. Dowsett were appointed a com
mite to manage the transition stage.
The Mothers and Teachers Club held
a meeting yesterday afternoon to take
up for further consideration the topic
of Social Purity" presented at a
previous meeting by Miss Elsner. Ow-
ing to brief notice of the meeting, the
attendance was not as large as desir-
ed. although quite enthusiastic. Miss
Elsner read another paper on the same
subject, which was discussed. The
plan for taking up summer study OF
social purity, through the medium OF
textbooks, was reiterated, and the
books will be ordered at once. The
club will make an effort to arouse prac-
teal interest in the subject this fall.