The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-25
LOCAL BREVITIES-

Circuit Court.
| VIM. Henry intends raising soy beans
! on his Koolau farm for the local Jap
| anese demand.
| 7. Nj. Martin, agent of the Anti
saloon League. returned in the Kfnau
Yesterday from his tour Of Hawaii
The daughter of Judge Hookano of
| Eva. KefkiIani. was not expected. last
| evening. to live through the night.
| w. s. Fleming, Deputy Attorney
| General. has returned from attendance
| as prosecutor at the Waikiki court
| term.
Rev. P. NJ Snodgrass will be the
speaker and Excuses the subject, at
the Y. M. c. A. 4;S0 meeting. All are
welcome.
! Rev. w. D. westervelt who has
| been delivering a course OF lectures at
| the Boys Boarding School, Hilo, re-
| turned home by the Kinau.
There win be a special meeting of
Honolulu Aerie No. 40 this afternoon
at 2:3O Important business regarding
| the picnic will be taken up.
| The Honolulu Times, with its rarely
original comments on men and things,
| is out for April. Its many readers re-
gard it as one of the most interesting
papers in town.
Tonight at ST. Andrews Cathedral
Bishop Restarick will deliver the
fourth lecture of the Lenten Sunday
evening series. The subject will be
The Church in America"
Ernest n. Smith of this city, who is
president of the sophomore class of
Stanford University, has been chosen
stroke of the sophomore crew and one
of the editors of Quad, the annual col
lege publication.
Chas. K. Motley has obtained
copyright in Washington on his de-
scription of a picture drawing of Ka-
mehameha the Great in war regalia.
His rights as author and proprietor"
are thus secured.
E. A P. Newcomb, architect, lately
went from Manchester, n. H, to Buff
falO, N. Y, where two fine houses
planned by him are being erected.
During his absence his sister was to
visit friends in Boston.
1t is suggested that the mysterious
passer of worthless checks is a hyp-
notist who pulls the occult wool over
the eyes of his victims, as none of
them appears to be able to describe
his appearance so that he can be iden-
titled.
w. r. Castle, who left in the ST.
IBERIA to join his family in Boston and
await his sons graduation from Har-
ward will endeavor to enlist eastern
capital for the Kona railroad, by which
cane lands are to be connected with
the Kona Sugar Co.'S MILL
yesterday of the sudden death of Mrs.
Geo. E. Rugg on Tuesday last, at 1.-THE
home of Miss Paris in Kona. Mr.. Rugs
was summoned on Tuesday morning
and left by the Kinau that noon. but
Mrs. Rugg had passed away before he
reached her.
w. A. Whitney, Wyoming railroad
man known in Honolulu. on retiring /
from the u. p. r. SUPPLEMENTARY at |
Cheyenne lately, was presented by the |
employees of the division with an en-
velope containing $4,000. He was told |
not to open the package until he reach
ed Los Angeles.
Laie people gave the band a great |
reception with almost unlimited work. |
A luau was given to the musicians and |
they were kept playing till late hour
huku at noon yesterday, followed by
an admiring retinue of about $50 peo-
pie. Today the band enlivens Hale
iva.
Miss Blunt will sail for Japan by
the Siberia, April A. In the meantime
she will be glad to receive her friends
afternoons at the Japanese |
Home, 1888 Alapai street She Will be
n ND r2y>1
for the Japanese famine sufferers, for
the Christian Herald Fund. Auditors
VIM A. Bowen, Rev. Thwing and
Parker.
The regular meeting of the Guild and
Wonan's Auxiliary of st. Andrews
cathedral will be held at half-past two
on Monday afternoon, March &c, at the
residence of Mrs Rycroft, 1855 Wilder
avenue, opposite the corner of College
street. The Rev. Kong Yin Tet will
address the meeting. All those who
lid not bring their united offering to
the last meeting are requested to bring 8
il this time.
Harry Lyman, who was examined as
10 his qualifications as juror in the :
Johnson murder case, and who crea ted
| little merriment in court by saying =
n answer to a question as to whether
he had ever been convicted of any Of
ense by answering that he had been,
If assault and battery was quoted as
saying that he SERVED his time" This
vas an error. What Mr.. Lyman did
ay was that he had paid his fine
DR.. Nicholas Russell, the 1901 Senator
rom the Island of Hawaii landed
rom the Siberia yesterday morning.
This is his return from political mis-
ionary work among the Russian pris- U
ners from Japan, which was arduous
nd attended with much success. III
lis labors to liberalize the minds of his
he was assisted by
ieorge KEENAN, the famous writer on
he Siberian prison system, who may
isit him in Hawaii this year.