The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-24
LOCAL BREVITIES.

DoubIe-lock your chicken houses dur
ing konohi.
Cutters in the Chinatown district are
all being laid with asphaltum.
| Oahu Canton No /. / o. o. F. meets
tonight at : o'clock; fatigue uniform.
The Elks held their first minstrel
rehearsal last night, with about thirty
members present.
The enga cement of Miss Alice Gillet
! of Detroit TO Mr. Arthur Berg of Ho-
nolulu has been announced.
The Hustled estate has an interest
ing announcement in another column
about it's forthcoming directory.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. DeRoo will
change their residence on Friday, jan
| uary 26, from Punchbowl to 754 Luna
lilo street.
Judge H. E. Highton has accepted
an invitation from Damien Council, Y.
NJ. 1. TO deliver an address at San An
tonic Hall on Washingtons birthday.
A private cablegram from Territorial
Treasurer Campbell shows that he is
in New York still. There is no init
nation as to when he win start for
home
W. y. Mckay. district magistrate for
Wailuku, has been appointed public
roads correspondent of the Depart
ment of Agriculture by Secretary Will
son.
Honolulu Aerie meets this evening for
regular business in the K. of P. hall
on King street, at 1880 o'clock. There
will also be a number of candidates
initiated.
Hawaiian Lodge meets this evening
for work in the second degree
It's not the people who have tried
Rainier beer who prefer another beer
each trial makes a friend.
Guy H. Gere, who has been super
vising engineer for the Public Works
on the island of Hawaii, is
to be engineer for the county of Oahu. |
1t is expected that he will be appointed !
at the next meeting of the Supervisors. |
THE Public Library: Is 1t Fulfilling |
It's Mission?" This is the subject be- |
ore the Thursday Club this week, and |
Mr.. VIM. A Bryan is the speaker. The
public is invited to the o'clock adj
lress, whether they dine with the club
It or not.
Contrary to custom, there will be
10 reception at the German Consulate
n the birthday of Emperor William /
n January %. The reception has been L
iven up this year because of the re-
ent death of the German Consul, H.
|. Isenberg.
Some thief of literary turn has
ltely been mutilating books and mag
zines at the public library. Only
eriOdicalS and publica tions of the
ighest class are chosen for these acts
vandalism, which have been of great :
annoyance to the librarian.
Miss Blunt. a missionary of the Bap
st church, is to speak tonight at the
hristian church prayer at
30. She will sing in connection with
e service, Sweet Hour of Prayer"
sung by the deaf and dumb children
the Deaf and Dumb Asylum of
III. a
The Public Land Department Is get @
lg ready to open 1916 acres of lands q
the Hutchinson plantation on Ha- q
ali, known as the Kaunamano lands 4
lie tract has been divided into fifty x
ne lots, and is a great part in cane <
w. The date for the opening of the <
nds has not yet been set. Z
The stockholders of the Kohala Ditch <
mpany yesterday authorized the exc Z
ton and delivery of a trust deed for Z
If million dollars to the Mercantile y
ust Company of San Francisco for y
: issuance of first mortgage six per y
1t. bonds for the construction of the .
oh. These bonds are payable in O
rty years. and redeemable in ten .
ey are practically all taken by the q
rvey Mill Co, the Samuel Parker h
erests and a San Francisco syndi- =
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