The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-12
LOCAL BREVITIES,

a. Enos. an old resident of Waikiki,
is seriously i'll
Two Great Questions viii be Rev,
J. l. Hopwood's subject of discouI Sc
at the Christian church tonight.
High Sheriff Henry has appointed
Isaac Cockett 10 succeed H. Z. Hitch
cock as Deputy Sheriff of Molokai.
Rev. H. G. f. Clinton, B. A. who
arrived in the NIiowera, is rector of
St. James church, Vancouver. B. c.
DR.. Barker, wife and daughter left
for the antipodes in the Miowera, after
a pleasant visit of several weeks to
Honolulu.
The Quartermaster's staff is rounding
up stragglers left by the transport
Sheridan, who are said to number
about a dozen.
F. j. Tesla applied for writ of
prohibition against Judge De Bolt. to
prevent his holding of Testa's trial.
but Chief Justice Frear denied the
petition.
The jury in the Jones murder case
wanted to have the trial proceed yes
terday afternoon, but court and coun-
sci were unable to crafty their COM
mendable desire for expedition.
One of the witnesses desired by the
Kauai police for the Baldwin poison
ing attempt case is said to have es-
capped to Japan. High Sheriff Henry
is quoted as complaining that Sheriff
Coney has kept him too much in the
dark about the case.
The Kau Weekly is the name of the
first newspaper ever published in kaH
district, the first number of which has
Just been received. 1t is autographed
in japanese and English, and neatly
too. There are fifteen good-sized pages
in the journal. It's place of publication
is Honuaoo.
A tallyho trip is being arranged by
the Hawaii Promotion Committee for
the circuit of this island, starting from
town at noon Wednesday by the Pail
route The first night will be spent at
WaiahoIe and the second at Haleiwa,
the return to Honolulu being set for
Friday afternoon.
Rev. E. B. Turner will preach on "A
Chapter in the Life of Elijah" at the
Methodist church this morning. Sun
day school at 10 a. m. and Epworth
League at $50 p. m. In the evening
a temperance rally will be held, r. H.
Trent presiding, when Senator Diclley
will speak on his local option bill and
D. L. Wilmington on San Diego eX-
periences.
George B. Sturgeon has left the
Board of Fire Underwriters, having
been with that organization for the
past three years as assistant secretary
and surveyor, to accept a position with
the Waikiki Sugar Company, as as
sistant engineer on the big ditch which
James 7. Taylor is building for the
plantation. He will leave for Maui
on the 14th instant
District Attorney r. w. Breckons has
instituted suits by the United States
to condemn land at Waikiki for fort
ification purposes. The defendants are
F. A. Schaefer, the heirs of Kahikaele
and the heirs of Kaeina, and the land
is valued at $4,000. Another suit for
adjacent land, valued at $780, isl
brought against J. w. Kauai, Mauiku-
aole and the estate of Henry Water
house, deceased.
A crap game on the old Pacific Mail
wharf was disturbed yesterday by the
police. The scampering of the players
was Iudicrous One boy jumped into
the harbor from which he was prompt
1y f1shed out. Another jumped 81 fence
and was caught three blocks away. The
wet boy was given a red blanket at
the police station in lieu of his clothes
which were hung out to dry.