The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-04
LOCAL BREVITIES.

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The drawings for grand and trial
jurors tor the First Judicial Circuit
will take place on the 18th Of Deem
Der al O'Clock.
The regular meeting of the Ladies
Auxiliary Ancient Order of Hibernians
; Division No l, viii be held in c. 3.
I. hall this evening
There were eight deaths from con-
tasious diseases in Honolulu between
November IS and so, eight of tuber-
culosis and two of typhoid fever.
A reception for Dr. Sylvester viii be
held in the lecture room of Central
Union church on Tuesday evening An
interesting program has been prepared.
w. S. Ellis has received a letter from
, his brother. John Ellis, which states
that the latter has made an engage
ment to sing on the Keith circuit, one
of the best vaudeville circuits of the
mainland.
Judge Whitney's class in civil gov
eminent, the 'Civics Club holds it's
first regular meeting at the Y. NJ. C.
A. at o'clock tonight. The club was
organized last Tuesday and has about
Is members
There will be a meeting of the COM
mittee connected with St. Andrews ca
thedral at 7:45 this evening in the sun
day school room to consider the report
of the committee on the Alice Mackin-
tosh Memorial.
Preparations are being completed in
the Public Works Department to en-
able E. J. Lord to go ahead with his
contract for constructing the Kalihi
sewer system and the extension of the
NuUanu avenue sewer line.
Col. Geo. w. Macfarlane is still con-
fined to his Waikiki home by his in
jured leg. the result of his street car
accident in San Francisco. The trouble
was more serious than first supposed.
DR. Humphris, who is attending Col.
Macfarlane, expects to have his patient
out soon.
Deputy Attorney General Prosser re-
turned yesterday from Kauai. where he
has been in connection with the tax
appeal case of Makee Sugar Company.
The decision of Judge Hardy in this
case was that the company must pay
$4,000 taxes, 10 per cent. penalty and
interest from May 10 last at 10 per
cent.
Tom McGiffen reports having been
set upon near the Kaimuki Zoo on
Wednesday last by a number of Ha-
waiians, under the influence of drink.
After a desperate struggle he succeed
ed in besting the natives, although in
the excitement of the contest he al
lowed himself to fall and lnjure his
features on the rocks beside the road.
a committee of members of the band
waited on Joe Cohen yesterday in re-
gard to the arrears of salary due them.
Mr.. Cohen stated his position to the
men and authorized them to announce
to their comrades that there would be
a payment made on account today. The
committee who interviewed Cohen con-
sisted of j. Amasui, Kaaa and r. H.
Baker.
George w. Smith, president of the
Merchants Association. received an
answer yesterday from George B. Nc
Clellan, at Washington, to his message
respecting the bids for the new lepro-
sarium. The message received stated
that new tenders for the work are to
be received in February and that the
warded to Honolulu for the local con-
tractors to figure on.
Members of the Civic Federation are
cordially invited to consult d small Ii !
brary of books, pamphlets, newspapers
and documents relating to the work
and reports of work, of similar or
CARNATIONS, which has been placed, ,
with conveniences for making notes and !
in the office of Castle & With |
ington, on Merchant street, Honolulu.
The office is open daily, except Sun
days, between the hours of $50 a. m.
and p m. Saturdays till noon.
Land Commissioner Pratt has given
out a denial of the report coming from
Maui to the effect that native women
on that island who had married Japa-
nese had forfeited their holdings OF
public land. The ruling made in re-
gard TO the taking up of public lands
by the wives of aliens is not retro
active in its nature. AS a matter of
fact. the Maui women affected have
taken up no land as yet and conse-
1uently have had to relinquish none. ),