The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-11
LOCAL BREVITIES.

| ing for next weeks attractions.
The Y. NJ. c. A. junior gymnasium
class meets this afternoon at 2:3
| o'clock.
Installation OF officers at the Pacific
Rebekah Lodge this evening in ode
/ Fellows hall
Judge Lindsay heard argument or
| demurrer in the "Camarinos' building
| case yesterday.
President Griftiths will address thu
Thursday Club this evening on MAKE
the City Beautiful.
Sol. \. Sheridan, after an absence
| of several months. returned to the Ad-
vertiser staff yesterday.
There will be a special meeting of
Polynesian Encampment No. 1 to NOR
row (Friday) evening, at I o'clock.
The Y. NJ. C. A. business mems class
meets in the gymnasium this afternoon
at O'Clock. Warm or cold baths after
Fred and Morley Philip received news
yesterday of the death Of their father,
James Philip, of Hamilton, Ontario
Canada.
Robert Atkinson was reported as
continuing TO improve yesterday from
the results of his diving accident on
Sunday.
The Honolulu branch of the Theo-
sophical Society meets every Tuesday
and Thursday evening at 7:30-Kapio-
lani Building. Thursday visitors night.
There was a brisk day on the stock
exchange yesterday. Oahu showed s.
better than Saturdays closing, while
both McBryde and Kihei were ad-
vanced points.
The Oahu Canton, I. o. o. F., will be
mustered in next Wednesday night at
Odd Fellows Hall, after which there
will be reception to all Odd Fellows
and their families.
Reports of success have been re-
ceived from Mr. Muri from Fiji, where
he was sent by the Planters Associa-
ton to search for parasite to prey
on the leaf hopper.
Francis w. Smith, formerly with the
Young Hotel, is now proprietor of the
Hotel Cumberland, 1916 Bush street.
California. His Christmas menu was
4 very astefully-gotten-up card.
Stephen Umaumau has brought |
about a withdrawal of Curtis p. Iau-
<ea's libel suit against him, for an
lrticle in Kuokoa Home Rula when |
was running for Delegate
o Congress, by a letter of complete
special meeting of the Bar Asso
,iation of the Hawaiian Islands will
,e held on Saturday, January 20, at
he Republican headquarters, for the
purpose of considering the matter of
he reappointment of Hon. w J. Rob
nson as third judge. i
c. F. Eckart. director of the Plant
rs experiment station, has received
he degree of Master of Science from
he University of California. Prof
ckart is now in California on a va
alton. He has won a high position in
gricultural science here.
County Treasurer Trent has received
'om the Territorial Treasury $79,440,
ne balance due Oahu county from
axes collected up to December 81. AL
,gether this county has received from
ne Territory, since the inauguration
county government in July, $751;,
AT.
w. S. Smith is the name of a man
turning home in the Sierra to Los
ngeles, who claimed to have left there
a state of suspended consciousness
come TO himself only in Australia.
Sydney he gave proof to the Labor L
'uncil of being labor organizer in
Is Angeles. During his absence from
me, the story goes, his wife died.
Frank Johnson's case, for the Waia-
a murder, was investigated by the
and jury yesterday. 1t is believed
Indictment in the first degree will
returned. At least two other cases Y
Infamous crime were considered, one
ing that of a japanese for attempt g
g his wife's life and the other that
a native from the country for a
minal assault. J
1t a meeting of the Board of Immi- 7
alton yesterday, c. L. Crabbe, clerk,
omitted letters from desiring settlers L
the States and Canada. He also l.
esented a sample of reply to such T
Iuiries, which condensed a great deal ,
information. Mr.. Cooke said it was =
lie more of the plantations We're heard [
IN regarding what acreage of land D
ey could offer to settling laborers. -
further word had been received
m the president of the board, Sec
airy Atkinson. Commissioners pres
We're J. j. Garden, presiding ]. H.
aig and J. p. Cooke. secretary. l.
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