The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-02-05
To INVITE
JAP FLEET.
japanese at Hi!o Take
ACCOMMODATIONS
Matters.

| IIIiO. February IA mass meeting
attended by most of the japanese OF
Hilo was held at Mooheau Park last
Tuesday night. The object of the
meeting was to take steps toward Sc
curing visit at Hilo Of the japanese
training ships that are expected at the
islands in the near future. a commit
tee of seventy was appointed, which
met Wednesday night at Salvation
Army barracks. Two petitions were
| drawn up in proper form the govern
inert being very eXacting in this re-
| gard; ere for TIE Consul at Honolulu
aud one for the Minister of the Navy
at Toxic, NJ. Saito; and these We're
| forwarded by last Kinau mall S.
Sato, who is interested in the move
ceived few days ago that the war
ships would be i'll the islands, inquir-
les had poured in as to their coming
to FIflo anc that should they come all
the japanese in the island would want
to see them. The vessels coming are
the cruisers Matushima, Itsukushima
and Hashidate. and are under Vice
Admiral H. Shimamura, who saw ser
vice in the recent war as general of
staff under Admiral Togo.
BOARD OF TRADE.
The sfxty-fourth meeting of the ex
ecutive committee of the Board of
Of baIJ in RI
rooms last Friday. j. A. scott in the
chair and A. Lindsay acting as secre-
tary.
The secretary read the resignation of
j. w Mason as president, on account of
his intended absence from the Terri
tory for some time. The Board re-
fused to act upon the document and it
was tabled.
A communication was read from
Delegate KaIanianaole asking the
Board to communicate with Secretary
Wilson of the Department of Agricul- |
ture at Washington, relative to soil
surveys here and the assignment of a |
tobacco expert to the Territory. 1t was |
decided to make the meetings of the |
committee open to representatives of
the press and to have the regular
meetings more Oh Il public
than in the past.
The following committees were ap-
pointed by the chair to serve during
the coming year: Local improvements,
A Lindsay and c.. Castendyck Fed
eraI improvements, E. N Holmes. Ad-
vertising, c. E. Wright Legislative,
J. t. Moir. Transportation. D. E.
Metzger Agriculture, L. Turner.
Varied Industries, L. A. Andrews.
KOA TIMBER INDUSTRY.
The Bishop estate which owns the
Volcano of Kilauea and a large area of
therea bout has set aside a five
thousand acre strip of timber land adj
Joining the district of Olaa for a per-
naiient forest reserve, acting in CO.
operation with the Territorial govern
nent in the latter's policy of setting
aside such reserves. OF the remainder,
large tract is under lease to o. 7. |
shipman and is used by him as a cat
lie ranch. Five thousand acres of re- |
naming timber has been bonded to A.
fichley of this city. A company is in |
he process of organiza ton to mill this
imber. Last week Geo. T. Thielen of |
honolulu IA Hilo and up to the |
'olcano on the business of investigat-
ng the proposition. l.. A. Andrews |
las been employed to cruise the tim
er, make estimates and advise as to
nethods of handling the timber, etc. 1
nd, with Mr. Richley, has been busy | :
t the work. The timber is koa, whose :
alue is well known. These heavy for
SITS are among our islands valuable
ssets. The timber will probably be
awed up by mills in the forest and the |
lmber shipped out by the Hilo rail-
Dad.
BURNS CONCERT.
Burns night was celebrated in Hilo
Y very fine concert, attended by an | T
udience crowding Spreckels hall. r. :.
orbes furnished music on the bag | -
ipes as the opening number and again
n Miss Annie Chalmers for dancing .
lie Highland fling. Other numbers
ere: The Highlandman's Toast" Il
ing by A Forsythe; The Standard |
l the Braes O. Mar" song by Otis
nglish: "A Pair of Lunatics,'' sketch
: Mrs. Curtis and Mr. Champion:
ano solo, Chopins Nocturne OPP. by
ISIS Jeanne Chalmers: My Nannie's
wa song by Mrs. Louise Hapai,
it'll Bonnie Sweet Bessie as an en- ~.
re; ALTON Water" song by Miss
uulei Hapai, with Comm Through ~
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