The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-09-23
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Brisk showers fell all over Honolulu
yesterday evening.
An excess of rain has been expert
enced in the Kona coffee region.
William Mckinley Lodge. k of P.
will hold their regular meeting this
! evening n Harmony hall.
Chinese from the outskirts attending
the dragon festival made good bust
ness for the cars the past two days
Mrs. Fred. L. Waldron and daughter
are in Switzerland, expecting to re-
turn home in March after a visit to
: London.
| St. Clements branch of the Women s
Auxiliary will meet on Tuesday, Sept.
20, at 2:30 p. m. The Guild will meet
at .. m.
Rev w. Felmy has recovered from
his Illness and will preach morning and
/ evening tomorrow in the German
Lutheran church.
Yesterday the Rapid Transit Co.'S
tracks on Queen street were being
cleaned preparatory to the resumption
, OF traffic on that route.
The steamer Stanley Dollar was Civ
en- ten days by Judge Dole to file it's
bond on appeal from the recent deci-
sions in admiralty against it.
A gospel service will take place in
Oregon Block, Hotel street, opposite
Bishop, at 7:30 o'clock this evening.
Mrs. S. E. Damon will be in charge
Attorney General Andrews has de-
cided that holders of pastoral lands
under right of purchase leases may
| buy at the expiration of three years.
Fish Expert SearIes called on Gov
ernor Carter yesterday to report the
success attending the new experiment
with the top-minnows introduced here
to eat mosquito larvae.
Senator A. n. Hayselden has sold
his interest in the Lahaina branch of
the Bismarck stables to J. A. Dow3and
H. McCubbin, who will continue BOWS
automobile stage line to Waikiki.
Governor Carter yesterday restored
to civil rights Hau, sentenced to pay
fine of 500 for manslaughter February
-, 1898, and d. B. Palakaiko, sentenced
February 8, 1888, to one years hard la
Dor for larceny.
Mr.. w. L. Clark will preach tomorrow
morning in the Methodist church. In
the evening Rev. w. D. Westervelt will
give stereopticon lecture on Japan.
at 7:30. Mr.. c. j. Day will have charge
of the Epworth League at $50.
Mr.. Walter c. Weldon will address
young men in Association Hall Sunday
at 1870 on 1.-The Bible-What of IT,"
Mr.. c. J. Day will address the meeting
for car men and Rev. P. NJ. Snodgrass
will conduct the Oahu Prison service.
A preliminary meeting will be held
at the Hawaiian Hotel on Sunday,
the Gath inst, at p. M, for the pur-
pose of making preparations to cele-
brate the coming Jewish holidays.
which all Jewish residents are cordial
ly invited to attend.
Deputy Marshal Winter and Deputy
Collector of Internal Revenue Drake
brought man named Mura, from Ha-
wall yesterday charged with distilline |
okolehao illicitly. The still was found |
above Hookena and some of the fer
menting ti-root was brought as evil |
dence.
C. Brewer & Co., Ltd, reports sugar |
yields as follows: Onomea 11,000, Ho-
nomu $3.50, Pepeekeo 6100, Ookala 3z00 |
Waikiki 1916 and Hawaiian Agricul- |
tural Co. 1000 tons. The crop of the |
last-named was knocked out this year |
by ravages of the leafhopper when the |
cane was young.
general convention OF Ilui0
delegates will be held at the new head |
quarters, off Kukui street, at 10 o'clock |
this morning. Revision of constitution |
and bylaws is the business. The |
building is that formerly occupied by |
carriage works. which has |
been thoroughly renovated and will be |
lighted with gas
James Scott, Mrs. Scott and children, |
of Honolulu. and J. d. Sullivan, of |
were at the Victoria hotel |
yesterday. They have gone on an ex-
Tended hunting tour through the Olym-
pic mountains, their object being to Sc
cure some of the big game which is
known to frequent those regions. Both |
Mr. and Mrs. Scott are enthusiastic |
disciples of Nimrod, the latter being |
1 crack shot and possessing consider
able experience in tracking game. Upon
their return from the American side |
they intend visiting the interior and
north end of Vancouver Island.-Vic-
toria (B. CO Times.