The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-21
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The Kamehameha Alumni viii i1av,
a dance at their hall this evening.
| DIR. Molony, wife and daughter, re
| turned to Lahaina yesterday after {
visit to the mainland.
| A petition from the 18th precinct
5th district, asks for an increase OF
wages of road quarry laborers to 81 so g
day.
! There will be concert and recep-
ton at the Seamens Institute on Sat
| urday, at p. M, given by Mrs. D. F
| Humphris. All friends are invited tC
| attend.
| No information is given by the execu-
tive department as TO the applicants, or
persons recommended by Others for the
position of Superintendent of Public In
| struction.
| The Park Commission and the Rapid
Transit Co. are seeking to effect an ar
rangement for the carrying of street
sweepings from South street to Kapio-
lani park.
A pending county ordinance, intro
duced by Supervisor Lucas, gives mem
bers of the Fire Department making
Igood conduct records a vacation of
twelve days each year.
The almost forgotten law against SELL
ing tobacco to minors was brought into
play against sixteen Asiatics to the
tune of one dollar and costs each in
the police court yesterday.
Notice has been given to the several
counties by the Inter-Isiand Steam
Navigation Co. that the transportation
Of witnesses and others, on account of
counties, must be prepaid.
There will be a short session of Nc
Kfnley Lodge, K of P. No. 8, this
evening, after which there is to be a
card party, to which the Rathbone sis
tiers are most cordially invited.
Sacred Songs That Have Helped"
is the subject, and Theodore Richards
is the leader, of an interesting meeting
for men at Y. M. c. A. Hall Sunday at
4:So. Most of the men stay to tea at
$50.
Governor Carter was officially in
formed yesterday by Consul for Italy
and Acting-Consu for Austria-E Hungary
F. A. Schaefer that he had returned
from an absence abroad and had re-
sumed his duties.
L. A Thurston, Charles S. Dole and
w. w. Thayer are a committee of the
Bar Association to present a memorial
resolution touching the death of w. n.
before the Supreme Court
at $3.50 a. m. Monday.
An ordinance submitted by Super
visor Lucas fixes the speed limit of
at eight miles an hour in |
town, reduced to four miles at cross |
ings, and provides for having chauf- |
feurS certified on examinat ton.
Deputy County Attorney Milverton |
has rendered an opinion to the Board |
Of Supervisors, to the effect that il |
would be inadvisable to pull up the |
Rapid Transit Co.'S rails on Queen st. |
except through legal proceedings.
Mrs. H E. Waity and family desire |
to thank their many friends for the |
and kindness shown to them
Turing their late sad bereavement and |
to thank DIR. Herbert and
DR.. Walters for their professional aid |
and loving care.
Fine exhibition of Japanese juggling
~ Bunji Takegawa at the japanese
heater on Aala lane between Bere-
ania and King streets on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday. of this week be-
ginning at o'clock p. m. Tickets
'n1y Csc, reserved seats Csc extra.
Charles H. Murphy and Harry Brady,
'esides three others previously report
d, have been released from detention
n connection with the transport Sher-
nan counterfeit paper money case.
his leaves but one of the six arrested
ere, William Moore, under investiga-
ion by the Federal grand jury.
Governor Carter has decided not to
i've out the names of applicants for
he position of superintendent of Pub
C Instruction and no announcement |
yill be made until the man for the
lace has been selected. 1t is admitted
hat many applications have been re-
eived. Superintendent Davis is silent
nd stated yesterday afternoon that he
ad nothing to say.
The opinion of Deputy County At
orney Milverton that the county has
o power to cause the Queen street
'acks of the Rapid Transit to be torn
p was communicated to Superintend-
I'd of Public Works c. S. Holloway
Superintendent Holloway
.ated that he had not determined
hat course of action to take or
neither he would do anything at all
the matter.