The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-02-06
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

T.. p. Low has returned from Hawaii.
There was no change yesterday in
the condition of Col. w. F. Allen.
Secretary Atkinson sailed from San
Francisco in the Alameda yesterday
FOR home.
G. H. Gere. appointed Oahu county
engineer. arrived from Hilo in the
Kinau yesterday.
c. ID. Lufkin, manager of Wailuku
and Lahaina national banks, arrived
in town yesterday.
The cable ship Restorer sailed from
San Francisco. where she was over
hauled, for Honolulu last Thursday.
The strike of Japanese on Waialua
plantation has been ended, mainly by
efforts of some of their own people.
People who arrived in the Kinau re-
port that Mokuaweoweo, the summit
crater of Mauna Loa, is in eruption.
Extensions of time for defendants to
answer in the beef trust case have been
granted to large number of them.
The only deaths in Honolulu from
contagious diseases during the half
month ending January 81, were six
from tuberculosis
The report of the death of w. Kaau-
wal. formerly one of King Kalakaua's
stewards. was premature. He was
alive yesterday, but very low.
U. S. Marshal Hendry has received
from the Department of Justice its ap-
proval of the lease of Federal court
premises in the Judiciary building.
letter has been sent to Land Com
missioner Pratt by the Thompson Set
tlement Association of Kau, Hawaii.
alleging that he is blocking their
scheme.
There Is little or no money left in
the appropriation for schoolhouse re-
pairs on Oahu. The $4,000 voted by
the Legislature was mostly expended
in the first six months of the period.
Mr.. Matsubara, vice-consul of Japan
has received no definite information
as to when Consul Saito may return.
He feels certain, however, that Mr..
Saito will resume charge of the Japa-
nese affairs in Hawaii.
Noticing the reelection of Hilaire
Belloc, author and statesman, as
member of the British Parliament, the
San Francisco Examiner mentions that
he is the husband of a California girl
This was Elodie d. Hogan of Napa.
sister of Henry Hogan, attorney, now
of Honolulu.
Additional news of the Hilo tidal
wave was brought by the Kinau A
portion of the railroad wharf was
washed out. Japanese sampans in the
Wailuku river we're all either smash
ed or beached. Residents along the
Waiskea river ran for their lives. The
water rose twelve feet.
A. f. Bloomer of York. Neb., is an
enthusiastic visitor to Honolulu.
w. T. Rawlins, attorney, is down
with a mild attack of appendicitis.
The Board of Supervisors hold their
regular meeting this evening at 1880
o'clock.
Several Japanese gamblers We're
fined so and costs by Judge Whitney
yesterday.
d. L. Van Dine will send a consign-
ment of top minnows to Hilo by today's
steamer for the anti-mosquito cam
paign in that town.
The meeting of the Hawaii Promo
ton Committee scheduled for this af-
ternoon is postponed until tomorrow at
$3.50 p. m, on account of the funeral
of Col. Allen.
Fred j. Cross has placed a map of
his inter-island telegraph system in the
| window of the office, Campbell block,
which makes striking advertisement
and ornament.
! E. S. Cunha, who Is suffering from
+ a carbuncle, was reported yesterday
as somewhat relieyed hv q minor oDer-
alton performed on Sunday by Drs.
Wood and Murray.
The general committee for the Floral
Parade has decided that the use of ar
titclal flowers will be permitted equal
ly with real blossoms in the decoration
of carriages and automobiles.