The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-20
LOCAL BREvITIES.

]. d. Marques of the Bank of Ha-I
wall returned yesterday on the S. s
Sierra.
St. Clair Bidgood. manager of Hale
iva Hotel, is in town for a couple OF
days. looking up bookings for his place
The Ministerial Union viii hpla q
Censure Session today at which all who
do not object to boxing contests may
expect its
The Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar
Company paid regular monthly divi-I
dend of So cents per share today.-S-
F. Recorder, Sept. 8
D. L. Van Dine has received an offer
from the chronological Department Of
the University of California of an as
sistant professorship, which he has de-
clined to accept.
The Territorial grand jury had full
time morning ana afternoon sessions
yesterday. Deputy Fleming represents
the Attorney Generals department in
presenting cases.
Prince and Princess Kawananakoa
will return to town today from Manoa
Valley. where they have been enjoying
an outing, on account of the Illness OF
one of their children.
Onomea shares are advancing, due
probably to the rumor of dividend
next month The dividend has been
recommended and will be decided next
month at a meeting.
The Ladies' Society of Central Union
church will give social this af-
ternoon at the residence of Mrs. w
| A. Bowen, Kewalo street, from TO 6
| O'clock. A cordial invitation is extend
| ed to all strangers in the city.
L Mrs. Mabel Wing Castle entertained
at tea from to 6 p. m. yesterday at
/ her College Hills home for Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. Doolittle and several other
members of the Southern California
| Editorial Association. The guests also
watched the sunset from the summit
of Rocky Hill.
| According to statistics compiled
under the direction of Governor Carter
of the Territory of Hawaii, the popu-
lation of the Territory is now over zoo
| 600. In other words, there has been
an increase of about a third since the
last census was taken in 19o0.-Army
and Navy Journal.
] Honolulu deserves the title of Para
disc of the Pacific Its attraction is
SO strong that pretty soon all the liners
| will be gathered around its shores. 1t
1 is to be hoped, though, that the Ala
media with the California editors
aboard will be able to avoid the resting
place for tired ocean liners.-San Ber-
| nardino index.
| Mr.. and Mrs Fred b. Angus are
spending their honeymoon at the Haze
| iva Hotel. On the night they went
| from Honolulu to Haleiwa, just after
| the wedding, friends planned hoidup
along the road near Moanalua. The
/ couple got wind of the matter and. put
| ting out their auto lights, took another
road and foiled the bandits.
Mrs Charles ]. Deering has been
| having a beneficial change in country
| life on her ranch, which is attractively
situated and affords the outdoor pleas
| ures that Mrs. Deering delights IN.
Every week end Mr.. Deering goes
! down, grateful to get away from the
| cinders and ashes of town as it now
is Mrs. NJ NJ. Estee, Mrs Deering 3
/ mother, has also spent a part of the
summer there.-Chronicle.
Mrs Whiting, wife of Admiral Whit
ing. was hostess at large and quite
elaborate bridge party this afternoon at
her home in Berkeley, the guest OF
honor being Mrs. Isaac Upham. A num-
Der of well-known matrons and maids
i from San Fran cisco as well as Oakland
and Berkeley were asked to meet Mrs.
tUpham, who has recently become a
resident of Piedmont. Admiral and
Mrs. Whiting have been living in
Berkeley s.nce the Admirafs retirement
from the Navy. They have charm
! ing home on the hills, commanding a
fine view of the bays. F. Bulletin.
!. Miss Bertha Young and Mrs. James
McNab, formerly Miss May Young,
who is visiting in Oakland from her
home in Los Angeles, are to be the
special guests on Friday afternoon,
when Mrs. j. Loran Pease entertalns
a score of old friends at her home on
| Harrison street in their honor. FIVE
hundred will furnish the hours amuse-
ment and a dainty supper will round
out the day. Mrs. McNab was one OF
the most popular girls in the younger
set, and since her return has been the
motif for several delightful informal
functions. ''Rosecrest' has been the
scene also of many happy reunions