The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-10
LOCAL BREVITIES.
astings street is being oiled.

! Hastings street is being oiled.
Pacific Rebekah Lodge No /. Order
| of Oddfellows. meets this evening at
7:3o O'Clock.
! Joe Alulf, homeless wait of six
years. was committed to the Boys In
| dustrial School yesterday.
| A vanilla Industry exhibit has been
added to the Hawaii Promotion Com
| mittee's rooms of the Federal cxperi-
ment station.
The Honolulu Engineering Associa-
| ton meets this evening at o'clock in
| their new hall, Kapiolani Estate build
ing, King and Alakea streets
Life beyond the Grave" is the sub
ject of Mr.. Primes talk this evening,
at the meeting of the Philosophical So
c1ety, in the Kapiolani building.
All Moon was sent to the Queens
Hospital yesterday with an injured
head from the fall upon him of sling
of bags at the Fertilizer works
J. A. Akina, who was Speaker of the
House in the first Legislature of the
Territory G90D, is now bartender for
the Waimea Wine Co. on Kauai.
The Honolulu branch of the Theo-
sophical Society meets every Tuesday
and Thursday evening at 7:30-Kapio-
lani Building. Thursday visitors night
T. Frala, a Porto Rican was held to
answer at Eva on a charge of cut
ting a ACKNOWLEDGING A. Garcia
about the neck and face with a razor.
A cablesram from E. POLITE & Co.
to r. w. Single, secretary of the Ho-
nolulu Stock Exchange, says that the
San Francisco Exchange will remain
closed until further notice
A wireless message from Deputy At
torney General Prosser, attending Judge
Matthewmans court at Kailua. states
that verdict of murder in the first
degree was found against Okomotu.
William S. Ellis, head of the Ellis
Brothers Glee Club. was presented last
evening by the members of the club
with a. handsome solid gold watch fob,
bearing an enameled Tyre on its face,
with the inscription: Presented by the
Ellis Glee Club
Every Friday evening, at 730, in
formal meetings of the ct. S. in A are
held, by courtesy of the Bruce Waring
Co., in the Progress Block, second
floor, Nos. rs. Free discussions allow
ed on all theosophical topics and all
enquirers welcome.
James BickneI is quoted as saying !
he will stand for reelection on the Re- |
publican ticket as County Auditor. 1t |
is said that H. NJ. Dow, formerly clerk |
to the High Sheriff, is in the hands of |
his friends for the Republican nominal |
ton to the same office.
Bishop Libert of the Catholic Mission
departed for San Francisco yesterday
on the Alameda to confer with Bishop |
Verdier of Tahiti. They will hold a
conference on missionary work for the
whole of Polynesia. During his alb
sence Father Matthias will be in charge
of the affairs of the Mission.
The scheme for the Hawaiian Band
to give series of free concerts in San
Francisco in June, as outlined in the
on Sunday by ]. c. Cohen,
is being taken up with enthusiasm. 1t
is believed that in this way the people
Of the islands can create a diversion for
the San Franciscans which may serve
in place of amusements that were burnt
out.
Speaker z. A. Knudsen of the last
House has announced his intention to
run for the Senate from Kauai in sue
cession to Senator Wilcox. c.. A. Rice
is out for denomination to the House.
J. II. Coney, the former sheriff, wants
a seat in the House. Practically all
Kauai county officers are after renom-
nation, with the prospect of having
some of the places contested.
The Hawaiian Forester and Agricul-
turist for April is out, and is most
value number. The magazine opens
with a well considered editorial on the
in Hawaii for combating in
sect pests of plants, and this is followed
by some valuable chronological notes
by Jacob Kotinsky. The routine re- I
ports of the Division of Forestry come
next d. L. Van Dine contributes
paper on The Neon Fly,
With suggestions as to the best way to
light the pest. There is much other
matter, particularly time
Y article being upon .'Guava Fruit
Pulp" The magazine is from the
Gazette press.