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The San Francisco call., 1906-12-20
CARAbAOS CAT HER.
At PRESIDE
Annual Election of Philip
pine Order Is Attended
by Many Of It's Members
SPEECH BY WOODRUFF

The Philippine order. known as the
Carabaos, held its annual election at
the Presidio on Monday evening.
The meeting was one of the liveliest
this organization has ever held.
General Charles A. Woodruff, U. S.
A, retired, was the master of cere-
monies. He enlivened the proceedings
with a brilliant speech and was re-
peatedly interrupted by cheering and
applause.
The following officers were elected !:
Captain Peter T. Riley, paramount
carabao; Major A. S. Bean, patriarch
of herd; Captain Lawrence B. Simonds,
lead and wheel carabao, and Colonel
E. L. Dravo, Colonel Thomas T. ONeill
and Captain Solomon Avery Jr., trus-
tees.
Following the business portion of the
meeting a splendid supper was served
in the dance hall of the club building.
which was enlivened by music of the
Third band, Artillery Corps.
The list of successful contestants
during the target season practice of
1906 of the officers and enlisted men
of the Pacific division was approved by
General Macarthur yesterday.
Following is a list Of the officers
who have distinguished themselves as
expert rif1emen:
Signal Corps-Lieutenant Alvin G. voris.
First Battalion Corps of Engineers-Lieuten-
ant Alvin b. Barber
Fourteenth Cavalry-Lieutenant Colonel Jo-
seph Garrard, Lieutenant James P. Castleman
Lieutenant Aubrey Lippencott, Lieutenant Arthur
G.. Fisher, Captain Jesse NJ. /. Carter. Lieuten-
ant P. I. Hayne, Captain W. Yates and Cap
tain Alonzo Gray.
Third Infantry-Captain F. B. Watson Lieu
tenant G. W. Eweil Lieutenant James w
Eyerington and Lieutenant Ralph Dickinson.
Tenth Infantry-Captain G. Maury Cralle,
Captain James T.. Dean. Captain James B.
Gowen, Lieutenant James G. Hannah. Lieutenant
George c. Rockwell Captain Frederick w. Cole
man. Lieutenant John de Lancey and Captain
III. e. Eames.
Fourteenth Infantry-Captain Armand L. Las
seigne. Lieutenant Roy G. Kirkland Lieutenant
Calvin P. Titus. Lieutenant Arthur s. Cowan
and Lieutenant Clarence K. La Motto.
Twentieth Infantry-Lieutenant Austin M.
Pardee, Captain George ii. Estes Jr.. Captain
George B. Pond. Captain W. n. 81. Chapman.
Lieutenant William B. Wallace and Lieutenant
Felix w. Motlow
Twenty second Infantry-Iieutenant Max B.
CARRIER, Captain William II. Wassell, Lieuten-
ant Matthew III. Thomlinson, Captain Frederick
G. Stritzinger Jr. and Captain Henry S. Wagner.
Major Charles r. Krauthoff. sub
sistence department u. S. A.. returned
last night from Kansas City, whittier
he had been called by the illness of
his mother.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-20
YERINGTON SHOWS PROGRESS
Two Railroads to BE Constructed
Through Rich Copper Belt

James H Neven, bullion tax agent
of Nevada, returned to Reno several
days ago after lengthy trip through
many of the lively camps in the south
ern part of the State. Agent Neven is
the best posted man in Nevada in re-
gard to mine development and mine
showing, for in his official position he
is called upon to make more careful
examination than any one else. AS
usual, he picked up considerable in
formation
Yerington. Neven stated, is taking
on new life and will undoubtedly rap
idly increase in Importance as the cen
ter of a large and rich copper field
Engineers are on the ground for the
purpose of constructing two railroads,
which will give that place necessary
transportation Several large copper
plants will soon be installed, and as
development is advanced it will only
make more pronounced the present
great copper showing.
Many strong copper men from Salt
Lake City. Butte and Michigan se-
curing valuable holdings, and a great
output of copper is now positively in
sight. There are also several g06d
copper properties on the Yerington side
of the reservation, in which Reno and
Carson people are interested.
Goldfeld people are actively devel-
oping the Dutchman mine on Dutchman
Creek, and the present showing is more
than satisfactory; in fact, such as to
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prize money to rehabilitate her home,
and intends to make a redhot cam
paign in order to secure some of it.
Phil Gordon, a schoolboy, living at
1850 Grove street, San Francisco. and
his near neighbor, Henry Stun, living
at Grove and Central avenue also
would like some of the cash and are
going to try TO make a winning
The list Of contestants is gradually
growing, but some of those who have
been announced as candidates for some
time, without having taken steps to
improve their opportunity. will be
dropped as soon as it becomes an
parent that they do not mean business
but are trusting solely TO luck to make
chem prize winners.
CONTEST PERIODS
The contest is divided into three pe-
RODS. constituted as follows:
FIRST-November 19 to January 13.
eight weeks.
sEcoND-January IS to March 3,
THIRD-March to April "a, six
weeks.
THE -RIZES
There are twenty FIVE prizes to be
competed for during each contest pe-
riod, consisting of twenty five purses
of gold coin ranging in amount from
$50 up to $500 and making a total of
$4,000 for each period.
There will also be twenty-five special
purses or grand sweepstakes prizes for
the twenty five contestants making the
best scores during the entire contest.
the largest of these purses being $1,000
and the smallest $40, and amounting to
$4,000 in the aggregate.
The final distribution of the prizes
will be made on April IS. the first an
niversary of the great San Francisco
fire.
The twenty-five purses for each of
the three contest periods and the twen-
ty-five special sweepstakes prizes make
a grand total of 100 prizes amounting
TO $40, 600 to be distributed among the
winners. Each contestant has the op-
portunity to win not only one but four
purses aggregating any sum up to
s2500-big pay for the amount of work
and length of lime required to earn it
HOW AWARDS WILL BE MADE
Subscribers to THE CALL will have
the privilege of selecting the winners
of these prizes by preparing their SUBJ
scriptions for any length of time that
may be convenient each prepaid sub
scription counting for a certain num-
Der of votes that may be cast in favor
of any contestant whom the subscrib-
er may desire to assist in getting a
share of the money. The contestant
receiving the highest number of such
votes during any contest period will
receive the largest purse; the one re-
ceiving the second highest number of
votes the next largest purse, and so
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BRUE TING WANTED
GENERAL QUAKE

b. Brueting. German resident of
this CITY, declared on the morning of
the earthquake that he wished the
whole country would shake down. and
this was made the subject of a COM
plant on which Mrs. Hope A. Brueting
secured divorce from him yesterday
in Judge Graham's court. Brueting
first filed a suit for divorce against her,
alleging cruelty, and she answered with
a cross-complaint based on the same
charge, and succeeded in securing the
decree for which he tried in vain. q
William jerks secured a divorce yes
terday in Judge Graham's court from
Kate jerks on the ground of desertion.
He said that he could not endure to
live with his wife's mother, and that
his wife would not leave mother for
husband, stating that she loved the
former more than she ever had or could
love the latter.
Divorces were granted to Harriet G..
Rourke from John S. Rourke by Judge
Trout for desertion, F. w Anderson
from Marie Anderson by Judge Hunt
for cruelty, Minnie M. Bean from Percy
w. Bean by Judge SeaweH for deser-
tion and Richard H. Taylor from Mary
". Taylor by Judge Hebbard for habit
ual intoxication.
Suits for divorce were filed yesterday
by Addie Smens against 0. L. Simens
for failure to provide, Hermann Riss-
mann against Charlotte Rissmann for
desertion and Letftia Brown against
Miles S. Brown for cruelty.
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CLOSES POWER CONTRACTS
ARRANGEMENTS Made for Operating Sew
eral Hundred Stamps In Nevada


The Goldfield Chronicle says that the
Nevada Power Mining and Milling
company, which owns and operates the
electric power and lighting systems of
Goldfeld, Tonopah, Manhattan and Sill
yer Peak, has closed contracts to fur
n1sh power for the 100-stamp mill of
the Pittsburg Silver Peak Mining Com
pany, the mines and mills of the Mont
gomery-Shoshone Company at Rhyolite,
the Midway mill and the mines CON
trolied by the Tonopah Mining Com
pany at Tonopah and the 160-stamp
mill at Miller's station. The reduction
plant at Miller's station has been sup
piled by the Desert Power and Mill
Company, which undertook to guaran-
tee power by the use of steam, and the
Nevada Power. Mining and Milling
Company has contracted with the Des-
ert Company to furnish the electric
fluid over Its long distance wires from
Bishop Creek, Cal.
The original installation ordered for
the power plant was of 1000 horse
power capacity. This, however. has been
several times increased until. includ-
Ing machinery now being installed. the
generating capacity of the plant on
Bishop Creek is 1000 horsepower, al
though the plant has been in operation
but little more than one year Besides
the dams, pipe lines and power plant
on Bishop Creek and 113 miles of trans
mission line before spoken of the com
pany has the same length of separate
and Independent telephone line for its
own exclusive use. The company also
owns and operates the lighting plants
in Tonopah, Goldfield, Silver Peak and
Manhattan and has let contracts for
the construction of similar lighting
plants in Rhyolite and Beatty, in the
Bullfrog district
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From Saturday Until
Wednesday to Be
Xmas Vacation

The members of the San Francisco
Stock and Exchange Board decided to
enjoy as many holidays as the season
would properly afford and they voted
In the weekly executive session yester-
day to adjourn from Saturday night
until Wednesday morning on account
OF Christmas. They will also join De-
cember 81 to the New Year holiday and
protract the recess week after next in
that way.
There was no dissenting voice to
tnelr proposition and only few min
utes' time was required to persuade all
the sellers of mining stock that the
claims Of Santa Claus were especially
strong.
The sale of mining shares sagged
again yesterday. While some prices
Were maintained and others were
slightly advanced, there was languor
IN the air. So far as the Bullfrog and
manhattan stocks were concerned the
changes in values In the mining stock
board were slight. There was more
movement among the Goldf1eld stocks.
At the regular session 200 shares Of
Goldfield Consolidated mines were sold
at 81. That comprised al the sales
In that line for the day. Daisy sold
at 1920 for 1000 shares and gained
strength later, closing at $3.50 bid and
$40 asked.
Some of the closing bids were: Bel
mont 1913, an advance from $3.50; Bos-
ton Tonopah 10 cents. an advance from
II cents. Jim Butler s1.35. Midway
s2.42, Montana, s3.S7, Tonopah Ex-
tension, s5.75; Columbia Mountain,
SO cents, or cents off from Mon
days closing; Combination Fraction,
81; Goldfie1d Mining of Nevada, S1.27, a
drop from $1.45 on Monday; Lone Star
$1.40; Mohawk $3.50, which was so
cents lower than on the preceding day.
Red Top S3.40, Silver Pick $1.20, Indian
Camp $1.10, Tramp Consolidated s1:7O.
Jumping Jack SO cents and Little Grey
so cents
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HOLDS OWNER RESPONSIBLE

An inquest on the death of Mrs. Maud
Braun was held yesterday and a YER
dict returned that she came to her
death by falling through unpro-
teeted hole in the sidewalk at the
southwest corner of Sutter street and
Grant avenue on December 12. The
jury further found that the owner of
the property should be held responsible
for the same
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The Original Little Louisiana Company
of San Francisco
EsTABLIsHED JANUARY 1ss7

The following are the capitals, December Is.
1906: S0.245 wins $1,000, sold in San Francisco,
CAL; 29,957 wins $1,000. sold in San Francisco.
CAL; &C. 429 wins $1,000. sold in San Francisco,
CAL; u los wins Is500 sold In San Francisco,
CAL; Numbers reps and 39.061 win $3.50 each,
sold in San Francisco and Sacramento, Cal.
The following we're paid by the NJ. & F. Co.
for November 10. 1906: Collected by Wells
Fargo Nevada National Bank San Francisco,
CAL. for John Rasen Oakland Cal, $500; col
lected by Mrs. X. Lutz, 60 Fair Oaks street, San
Francisco Cal, 1880. for Mrs: Dressler. IL Far
rem avenue, San Francisco, Cal, $3.50; Mrs.
Louise NJ Stulz. 1854 Greenwich street San
Francisco, Cal. s3750; r. Jungman (chef at Cliff
House) San Francisco, Cal, $500; Sophie
Schrumff 30s Eighth avenue, Richmond San
Francisco. CAL. $500.
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Louisiana Company of San Francisco


The following the capitals Saturday. De-
cember 10. 1906:
soe45. $500. sold in Oakland and Point Rich
mond, Cal. 29957. $1,000, sold in San Francisco,
Cal. 6o429, $1,000, sold in San Francisco, Cal. !;
1I10s, $500 sold In San Francisco. Cal: Nos.
1898 and 390o1, each $3.50 sold In San Fran
cisco and Watsonville
The r. G. Co. paid TO George G. Nollert. 100
Valencia ST. S. F.. for client, $500; Mrs. A.
Mendelson, 1866 Sutter ST.. s. F., $3.50; |. f.
Norris, 406 j St. Sacramento, Cal, for W A.
Willie NJ D., cor. Eighth and ] SITS. Sacrs-
mento Cal. SI250: Mrs. o. Niebolt 42S5 Twen-
ty-fourth St s. F.. $3.50: Crocker National
Bank collected for client $1,000.
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N until the number of prizes allotted

on until the number of prizes allotted
for that period is exhausted. The same
rule will apply TO the final distribution
of the larger prizes given for the high
est aggregate scores.
VOTING POWER OF SUBSCRIPTIONS
The following table shows the sub
scription rates of The Call and the
voting power of subscriptions for any
period paid for:
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Mining Stock Men Will
Rest for Three Days

warrant the early employment of
much larger force
There is much activity on Cottonwood
creek, and on the north end of the
reservation number of good gold sill
yer properties.-Nevada State Journal.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-20
WHEELER MAKES ADDRESS

SEATTLE. Dec 19-Seattle's new
Carnegie Library was dedicated to-
night, Dr. Benjamin Ide Wheeler, pres
ident of the University of California.
delivering the principal address. his
subject being, The Things Worth
While for a People"
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-20
Energetic Contestants for
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The battleship Virginia has been
ordered to Newport News for altera-
tions in her magazine. Doubtless un-
der supervision of the reform spelling
board
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A Tin to the Wise

Meussdorffer hat orders are very ac-
ceptable Christmas gifts. 909 Fillmore
street.
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Net amount of Risks
written during the
year
Net amount of Risks
expired during the
year ..-.......
Net amount In force
December 81, 1905 >.
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SUNDAY

For periods of more than one year
the voting power of the subscriptions
will be as follows: Daily Call, 5000
votes for each year: Sunday Call. 750:
Weekly Call. 500.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-20

J. A KELSEY, United States Manager
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this 22d
day of January 1906.
CLIFTON MARCY DOUGHTY. Notary Public.
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Risks and Premiums.
Net amount of Risks
written during the
year ----..-.--.
Net amount of Risks
expired during theI
year .-....-.......
Net amount In force
December 81. 1905.
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Net amount of risks
written during the
year -......... :
Net amount of risks
expired during the
year ............I
Net amount in force
December 81. 1908
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CHARLES A. SHAW, President
JOSEPH McC0RD. Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th
day of January, 1906.
CHARLES C0GAN, Notary Public.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-12-18
THE WEATHER BULLETIN

WEEKLY WEATHER BULLETIN.
For the Week ended December 10, 1906.
Honolulu r. H., December II, 1906.
GENERAL SUMMARY.
Moderately heavy rains occurred dur
ing the week generally on Hawaii, on
Maui, except in the Kula and Lahaina
districts, and on Kauai; and very
heavy rains on oahu and Molokai.
At stations having a record of ten
or more years, the total rainfall for
the week was above the average at all
those on Oahu and Kauai, and in the
southern portion Of the Hilo district'
of Hawaii On Hawaii the greatest
excuses did not exceed 4-1.57 inches;
on Oahu they were larger and ranged
from ~. SO to +6S1 inches. On Kauai
they ranged from + 6S inch to 4-2.22
inches The greatest deficiency on
Hawaii was 1.O2 inches. The greatest
amounts of rainfall for the week on
Hawaii ranged from 1.73 to 4.4S In
ches, and occurred in the HilO and
Kau districts; and on Maui they rang
ed from ia to 2.59 inches and occur
red in the Koolau, Hamakualoa, Ha-
makuapoko and Waikiki districts. On
the remaining islands heavy rains oc-
Cured geneally throughout all dis
Understanding from 4.25 to 7.31 In.
ches on Molokai; 10 to AIS inches on
Kauai. and 8 20 to 9.09 inches on oahu.
The total amount for the week was
greater than that during the preceding
one. in amounts ranging from +1.21 to
+2.53 inches on Kauai; +2.S6 to
n. 25 inches on Oahu and Molokai; and
+09 80 inch to Hiss inches on Maui,
excepting in the Kula and Lahaina
districts. On Hawaii the excuses, as
rule. were SMALL but the deficiencies
in all districts, excepting the Kohala,
ranged from 80 to SIT inches.
The mean temperature for the week
was generally higher than that of the
preceding one, and markedly so at all
stations on Kauai and Molokai, and
practically at all on Maui and Oahu.
The following tble shows the weekly
averages of temperature and rainfall
for the principal islands and for the
group
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more than last wcelts.-B n christie
phersen.
Maunawill Ranch O5)-Much cooler
with a mean temperature OF $40 deg
Heavy rains occurred, with e total for
the week OF 900 inches. $751; above the
average, and I.2t more than last weeks
John Herd.
Waimanalo dd)-Thc mean temporal
ture was 74.S deg, and the rainfall was
heavy, SAG inches, an excess for Tho
week of 6S1, and ga more than the
preceding week-A. Irvine.
Manoa GD-Total rainfall 9O7 inches.
CRecelved too late to be considered in
averages).
Waianae GD-Warmer. with some
heavy rains, The mean temperature
was 1853 deg, the rainfall was 4.24 in.
ches, an excess Of 3.61 over the aver.
age. and 1926 more than the preceding
week's.-F Meyer.
ISLAND OF KAUAI.
Kilauea 0D--warmer, with n mean
temperature Of $50 deg, and 10 In
ches of rainfall, .6s inch above the av-
erage, and 1.21 inches more than last
week's.-L. B Boreiko
Lihue GD-The mean temperature
was 74.3 deg, and the raSpfaIl 4.23 in
ches, 2.53 more than during the pre-
ceding week-F. Weber.
McBryde Residence dD-A "xona
attended with heavy rains occurred the
latter part Of week. The total rainfall
was AS inches. 2.45 more than last
week's.-W. D. McBryde.
Koloa G4)-The mean tempera ture
was 1877 deg. and the rainfall S.42 in
ches, 2.22 above the average, and 1S6
more than the preceding weeks. Tho
Koloa Sugar Co.
Eleele GD-The total rainfall was
2.6S inches, $50 more than last weeks.
l-McBryde Sugar co.
Makaweli C4)-The mean tempera-
ture was 1913 deg and the total rain
fall EOS inches, an excess of 1.45. and
1.21 more than the preceding weeks
Hawaiian Sugar Co.
ISLAND OF MOLOKAT.
Mapulehu dD-Higher tempera lures
obtained with a mean of 75.2 dec. The
total rainfall was AS inches. All more
than last week's-C. c. Conradt.
Molokai Ranch GD-The mean tenn
perature was III deg, and the rainfall
| 7.3t inches which occurred I'm "a hours.
James Munro.
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BELL1NA WON OVER COOPER.

The jury returned a verdict i'm Judge
Rohinson's court yesterday afternoon
in favor Of the defendant i'm the case
of II. r. Cooper VS.. the Club Stables
Co. Ltd. The suit was for $3.50 dam
ages claimed by Cooper i'm consequence
of COW that Charles Bellina of the
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49, MI ro coAsT.

The O. & O. $. s. Dorlc duo from the
Orient Thursday will take the next
mail to the coast The U. S. A. T.
Sherman is expected TO leave for San
Francisco tomorrow but the Doric Will
probably beat her to port.
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stablts had said was good, dying OF
liver nukc j. j.. Dunno was attorney
for the defendant and IT, S. Derby for
the plaintiff
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ISLAND OF MOLoKAT.
NEXT MAI, EROM COAST

The 2. NJ, S. s. China due Thursday
will bring the next mail from San
Francisco. On Friday morning the O.
S. S. Alameda will arrive from the
coast
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Entire Group go. 72.7' 2.7O inches
At the local office the U. S. Wealth
err Bureau in Honolulu, 3.16 inches OF
rain fell on the 18th. and 2.11 on the
14th. with a total of 5.4S inches, 4.64
above the average, and 4.7S more than
during last week. The maximum tenn
perature was 5000, minimum clouds
ness was 71Oths mean relative humi-
dity so. 10. and the prevailing wind NE,
with an average hourly velocity of 81
miles A maximum velocity of A miles
from the SW occurred In the early
morning of the 18th.
REMARKS BY CORRESPONDENTS.
(Note:-The figures following the
name of station indicate the date
with which the weeks report closeu' =
ISLAND OF HAWAII.
Puuhue Ranch d3)-The total rain
fall was rs inch, rs inch more than
last weeks. High trades prevailed
until the 11th-S. p. Woods
Puakea Ranch Q3)-Hgh trades
occurred the early part of week. The
rainfall amounted to 1.49 inches-A-
Mason
Kohala Mill GS)-The rainfall
amounted to 1S5 inches, .92 inch above
the average, and 20 more than last
weeks. The mean temperature was
72S deg.-T. Holtum Lille.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
one is the establishment of Vierra on
Hotel street It is. hard to beat his
prices and his goods are first class ana
one knows what they are buying,
When looking for Japanese goods
the following stores may be named as
CARRYING the best and fullest stocks
, X. Ishoshima, Sekomoto, Fuikami and
/ Fukuroda. Wah Wing Chong Co. is
the largest Chinese dealer in the city
Christmas would not be Christmas
without candy. And again Honolulu
is fortunate in being able to obtain
what she wants at low prices. The
Palm Ice Cream Parlors is decked out
! in holiday attire but that does not stop
| it from making and marketing the
best candy i'm the city. Also the Homo
lulu Candy Co carries large stock of
up-to-date goods.
All of the merchants report the
| Christmas trade as being very good this
year. And the worst is yet to come
for at the end of this week is when
the townspeople will turn out in large
! numbers and do more buying,
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WEEKLY WEATHER BULLETIN.
For the Week ended December Is, 1906
Honolulu T. H., December II, 1906.
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