The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-07-26
LOCAL BREVITIES.

j. B. Castle is booked for passage I
the mainland on the Siberia.
7. Hebron will take business tri1
TO the Coast on the Siberia.
The Board of Health will holdt {
meeting at three p. m. today
Miss Title Neuman will give tes
tomorrow afternoon in honor of Miss
Louise Girard
Susan X Nye has filed a suit 70,
divorce against ]. H. Nye on the ground
of extreme cruelty
High Sheriff Henry will leave for
Hawaii the latter part of this month
TO inspect the jails on the big island.
Mrs. klamp gave birthday party on
Monday for her younger sister, Miss
G'rard, who celebrated the fourteenth
anniversary Of her birth.
DR.. and Mrs. Hobby gave a dinner
party last evening in the private dining
room of the Hawaiian Hotel. Covers
We're laid for nine guests.
The funeral of the late Thomas
Chrlstley occurred yesterday afternoon
from 151 Lunalilo street. Interment
was in Nuuanu cemetery,
Lieut. Slattery, U s A, left for Ha-
wall on official business Mrs. Slattery
accompanied him, and they will visit
the Volcano before returning.
Today Land Commissioner Pratt will
offer for sale, in front of the Judiciary
building, Lot No 3, on Homestead
Map NO. Al, consisting of 591 acres. at
LuaIualeI, Waianae, Oahu. The upset
price for the tract is s206S.50.
Chester Doyle went down to Kau on
the Mauna Loa yesterday to be present
as witness for the Territory in the
trial of Sato for the murder of Hin
Sam, who was killed on April %. The
murder was extraordinarily brutal, the
victim being shot and then decapitated
Captain Birmingham, steamboat in
spector for the Pacific Coast, left for
San Francisco on the Sonoma He came
down to inspect the British Steamer
Stanley Dollar, and as result Of his
work the vessel was granted license
to carry passengers and took a load OF
Japs to Victoria.
Acting Governor Atkinson has writ
ten to the Oahu Board of Supervisors
expressing the hope that it will be able
to allow leaves of absence to several
of it's employees, who are members Of
the National Guard and who are sure
to be picked for the rifle team that is
to go to Seagirt.
The Superintendent of Public Works |
has been directed by the Acting Gov |
ernor to turn over to the Board of |
and Forestry certain books |
dealing with natural sciences which |
were formerly deposited with the Ha-
waiian Historical Society. The Board |
Of Agriculture and Forestry will keep |
them until they are called for by the |
government
Clerk Savage of the Territorial Sem
ate expresses great qualification al the |
excellent work done in binding the min
utes Of the last session of the Senate.
There are six large books of the type
written sheets, beautifully bound in
speckled sheep, five Of the volumes con-
aiming the minutes of the regular ses-
sion, and one the minutes of the extra
session. The work was done by the
Gazette Company.
One of the matters that will come up
or discussion at the meeting of the
Board of Supervisors of Oahu on
Thursday night will be the form Of
salary warrant that shall be issued to
County employees. County Treasurer
Trent is determined to pay in cash, and
protect the men from usurers as far
Is he possibly can, and his plan to ac-
.omplish that, if it is feasible, will in
IL proba bility be followed by the Board.
l committee of the Supervisors was
working on the form of a warrant to
accomplish this result yesterday.