The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-06-19
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Dr.. Augur has returned from Japan
and resumed his practice.
The w. c. T. L. meets at 80 p. m.
| today al Central Union church.
There will be work in the third de-
gree at Excelsior Lodge, / O. O. F.,
this evening.
The June number of the Paradise of
/ the Pacific is out. 1t has many pictur es
of island views and of Hawaiian fruits.
etc.
The Ladies' Auxiliary, A. o. H, Di-
vision No /. will hold its regular meet
ing this evening at O'Clock in c. B.
U. Hall.
Tent gospel meetings are being held
near Sixth avenue and the Waialae
car line, Palolo, by the Seventh Day
Adventists.
The heads of the various govern
mental departments will be entertain
ed at dinner on Wednesday evening by
Governor Garter.
Great preparations are being made
at St. Clements church grounds for a
children's garden party to take place
next Saturday afternoon.
DR.. ]. Walter Sylvester addressed the
Social Science Club last night at the
residence OF Prof. NJ. NJ. Scott. his sub
ject being Phillips Brooks as a Man
and Preacher
Rev. w. NJ. Kincaid. former pastor
Of Central Union church. departed for
Washington D. c., yesterday oil the
Siberia He will remain permanently
away from Honolulu.
~ A
erty of Okamura was stolen on the
tram yesterday morning between Wal
pahu and Honolulu. The owner left
: ''-f1 on ~aa+ someone taking adj
vantage of his absence.
The inquest into the death of Mine
Okla, the Jap who was killed at Wal
pahu on Saturday, will be held today.
TAM Mineoka, wife Of the deceased,
has been put under $4,000 bonds to ap-
pear as a witness against the men sus-
pected of the murder.
Crowus gathered yesterday afternoon
outside the Advertiser office to regard
the immense poster of the Hawaiian
band there displayed. The poster, be-
side being of giant size, is work of
art, the features of the various per-
formers being quite Distinguish ble.
AZ lilc next meeting OF the I6frl-
torial Central Committee the Republic
cans will determine between the claims
of Honolulu and WaiIuku as places for
holding the Territorial Republican con-
vention. Oahu and Hawaii have each
had a turn and it is thought by some
that Maui has the call
The absorption of the Oahu Lumber
Co. by the s. E. Slade Lumber Com
pany brings out the report that the
big company is considering a plan of
rafting logs from the Sound and con-
1erting them into lumber here. The
Slade company is one of the four big |
Washington lumber companies. |
The plans of the Nuuanu dam show
a theoretical strength of ten times |
what will be necessary to confine the
expected head of water, according to |
an interview with Superintendent Hol-
loway. The superintendent said that |
the main change ordered in the con- |
struction was the substitution of con-
crete for wood in some sections of the
core wall, this making a more salts
factory job, although the core wall is
not intended to be Watertight.
The annual election of officers for the
Sons of the American Revolution was
of Hawaii yesterday morning. after
which the reports for the year were
read and adopted. The officers elected
for the ensuing year are: j. Effinger,
president; Lorrin A. Thurston, vice
president: Lyle Dickey, secretary;
Charles Hustace treasurer. The board
of directors We're elected as follows:
Jared G. Smith. Wallace r. Earring
ton and Gerrit P. Wilder.
There is an ingenious courtesy
tmong Hawaiians seldom found in
,ther races or nationalities," said
2eretania avenue doctor 1T comes
rom their consideration of other peo-
lies feelings. For instance, If I am
wanted in the middle of the night by
Hawaiian family a hack is sent for
ne. whereas a white family peremp-
orily demands my services by tele-
hone and I am obliged to ring up the
livery stable for my horse and buggy.
he speed of a liveryman in the night
o. IN automobile pace, as you prob
bly, know, and when I reach my pa
lent 1 am blamed for being late
'aradise