The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-06
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Olive Branch Rebekah Lodge meets
this evening at 7:30 o'clock in l. Q. Q.
f. Hall.
The band concert will be given on the
roof garden of the Alexander Young
Hotel tonight at 7:30.
The swimming suits of the Hawaiian
Swimming Club have been received.
They are very natty costumes.
All members of the Y. NJ. c. A. socker
team are requested to turn out for
practise at Makiki this evening.
Mrs. Captain Peterson, who under
went an operation at the Queens Hos
pitaI a few weeks ago, IS convalescing
rapidly.
Mrs. A. 3. Boardman and her son,
Russell King, sailed yesterday on the
Alameda. Many friends We're at the
i wharf to see them off
Among the departing passengers on
! the 5. s. Alameda yesterday was At
torney Frank Thompson, who will be on
the mainland for about month
| A meeting of the graduates of the
! High School was held last night to
consider the advisability of forming
High School Alumni Association
| The Pencil Mission will be opened
! for services each night, commencing
this evening at 1880 o'clock. All are
cordially invited to attend and join in
! a word of praise. Hall, No lib Nuu-
| anu avenue, corner of Hotel
| The Olive Branch Rebekah Lodge No.
! 2, L. o. o. F., meets at 7:45 this even
ing. Business, after which will be
progressive whist party, to which each
! member of Olive Branch and Pacific
Lodges is entitled to bring a friend.
! Secretary Wood Of the Promotion
| Committee is considering the sending of
a large number of the photographs of
Hawaiian views, now on exhibition in
the promotion rooms, to Los Angeles.
The pictures show well the beauties
] and variety of Hawaiis landscapes
The coroners jury which investigated
the death of Naopihi. the native who
shot himself on Monday, returned
verdict of suicide yesterday The evil
dence showed that the deceased was
! suffering from an incurable disease and
had been heard to wish for death sew
eral times.
Two small gambling games were
raided yesterday by Police Officer
Apana, a Chinese game of fan tan on
River street being interrupted and the
players jagged, and a crap game in
Kakaako disturbed, eleven japanese
being brought down to the station. In
both cases the gamblers were soon
bailed out by their friends.
A new warrant for the arrest of the
members of the firm of w. c. Peacock
& Co, technically called a subpoena
summons, will be issued. charging the
sale of adulterated liquors. The head
of this firm had been arrested on Mon
day on a personal warrant, although
the complaint had been made against
the firm Mr.. Peacock being discharged
on that account.
Territorial Secretary Atkinson has
been reappointed a member of the Ter
ritorial Board of immigration. 1t had
been necessary to appoint someone to
fill his place during his recent absence
at Washington the Governor naming
E. D. Tenney for the vacancy, and, as
Superintendent of Immigration, Mr..
Tenney will still hold this position but
he has vacated his place in the board
in favor of the Secretary
The second annual meeting of the
Hawaiian chronological Society will be
held on Thursday, December 6, at 7:30
p. M, in the library of the Board of
Agriculture and Forestry, King street.
There will be election of officers and
the following program: Address of re-
firing president; four papers on
"Hemiptera,' by G. w. Kirkaldy;
AN Extraordinary Leaf-hopper from
Konahuanui" Life History and Notes
on Atraetomorpha Crenaticeps," by o.
H. Swezey.
The Federal Grand Jury concluded it's
work yesterday and was discharged by
Judge Dole. The occasion was taken
advantage of by the jurors to formally
thank Judge Dole and the court officials
for the courteous treatment thew had
given the jury during their session.
In reply, His Honor complimented the
retiring body on the good work they
had accomplished, showing the desira-
bility of always having good and relf-
a BILE men jurors In their final re-
port the Grand Jury returned two in
dictments. these being against Dora
Lancaster and William Monroe for
adultery.