The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-08-16
LOCAL BREVITIES.

son was born yesterday to. Mr.. and
Mrs. Abram Henry Along.
The green flag f1oated over the Moana
yesterday in honor of Mr.. Redmond.
Mrs. Belts, matron of Oahu College,
returned from her Australian trip yes
terday
Paul Smith has carried the mosquito
war into Kakaako, with excellent re-
suits, so it is said.
Theodore Roosevelt Camp No. 1. U s.
w. v, meets this evening at Waverley
Hall. Initiation services.
DR.. ]. NJ. Whitney of Honolulu has
been elected an honorary president of
, the National Dental Association.
Deputy Attorney-gener Fleming left
for Kauai yesterday to represent the
government in certain tax appeal cases
there.
Mr.. Leonard Wilmington, formerly of
the Advertiser staff, leaves soon, with
his brother Paul, to enter Harvard.
Accompanied by party of friends,
|ex-Queen Liliuoka1ani will leave today
for Waialua by special train. She will
be away for several days.
Yesterday was the feast of the AS
sumption of the Blessed Virgin, and
was duly observed by services in the
Roman Catholic Cathedral.
Manager Hertsche of the Moana Ho-
tel leaves next month for Chicago. He
will be absent from the islands about
six weeks.
1t is expected that the big new reser-
voir in Nuuanu Valley will be COM
pleted IN about fifteen months. There
is large force of men on the work |
Hawaiian Lodge No. 81 will meet in |
special session at the Masonic temple |
tonight at the usual time. Work in |
the third degree.
Argument on the demurrer in the |
libel suit of A. v. Gear VS.. the Hawai-
ian Gazette Company was concluded be-
fore Circuit Judge Robinson yesterday,
and the matter was taken under adj
visement.
F. B. Within, who has spent the past
year in Honolulu, departed yesterday
IN the Ventura en- route to Idaho and
East. Mrs. Within preceded him about
-wo weeks ago. They have purchased
| home in Honolulu and will visit here |.
The charges of embezzlement against
?. Danson Kellett, Jr., ex-clerk of Judge
De Bolts Court, were continued in the
District Magistrates Court yesterday |
<ellett is charged on two counts, one
# the embezzlement of $1743.97, and the
tlier of 500.
Apt4 sa1, i
wo brothers who figured in a police
curt case yesterday, David Richard not
'eing a participant. The case of lar
eny preferred by Joe Richard against
he two Joe boys fell through and the ,
'oung fellows were discharged.
The tax appeal case of the McBryde
sugar Company, on Kauai, has been
ettled by compromise. The plantation
vas returned at valuation Of $780,,
90. which the Tax Assessor raised to
wo millions and a half. The settle
nent is on the basis of a valuation of
2, 300, 900.
The committee having in charge the
evision of the rules for the Republican
arty organization is said to be con-
idering a plan to amalgamate the /.
'ounty Committee and the Fourth and
fifth District committees of Oahu,
hereby simplifying the details of the
rganization very materially. IL
A lot of Hawaiians. following their
lankets which they sent in yesterday.
amped in the corridor of the Hall of
ecords yesterday, and will remain
1ere until Monday. They are waiting =
, get a chance at the mauka Palolo
omesteads, fourteen of which will be
lrown open for entry on Monday. 1t
ill be a long wait for the campers who
ant the land.