The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-22
.H|LO'S NEW
POLICEMEN
High School, Site Bank
Manager--Various
News Notes.

= HyTLO. January 19.-The removal OF
| the Riverside school house has beer
| effected and the work of grading the
high school lot will not be long de-
Mayed.
Sheriff Keolanui has appointed the
following new police force for Hilo:
Captain, Henry w. Martin; Lieuten-
ants, j. Kaailau and Simeona Kahana;
Japanese policeman, Yotaro; Chinese
policeman, Keawehaku; mounted pa
troll, Harry Knell The captain was
formerly a deputy sheriff in Kau. Kea-
ed the language in China as a ward
of the monarchy under the provisions
of law for educating Hawaiian youths
abroad
H. V. Patten, for the past twelve
years bookkeeper at Hakalau Planta-
ton Company. was elected to the posi-
ton of second president of the
First Bank of Hilo on Monday, and
with the duties in that office will be
combined those of manager IF the
bank. Mr.. Patten will be succeeded
as bookkeeper at the plantation by J.
NJ. Muir, who was for fourteen years
bookkeeper at Honokaa A year or
more ago he resigned from that posi-
ton and went with McBryde planta-
ton on Kauai, but his desire has been
to come nearer Hilo and it has at
last been gratifed. Mr.. Muir has d
family, his wife being a daughter of
the late w. H. Richard.
The prayer meetings at the Hilo
First Foreign church last week were
well attended Four new
members were received into the church
on Sunday
Miss Elvira Osorio, a teacher at Pa
paikou school, fell from her horse while
returning to her home on Wednesday
afternoon. She escaped serious injury
but was somewhat Jared.
Jared Smith, director of the Expert
ment Station, Honolulu, left the Kinau
at Kawaihae and will come overland
to Hilo.
There is a rumor from Honolulu that
Miss Mary Canario, a popular Hilo
ady, is engaged to be married to a
young business man in Honolulu by
he name of Jacobsen and that she
will soon return to Hilo for a visit.
Word came from Kohala on Monday
Of a heavy kona storm prevailing there
during the day, the telephone lines be-
ng interfered with. On Tuesday the
storm had reached Kona and the wires
we're reported down in that section
In Hilo there was light wind from
the south early Tuesday morning, with
strong Indications that the storm would
come over in this locality.
Manuel Carita was committed to the
grand jury for stealing $3.50 from the
sisters of st. Josephs school. He was
dismissed as yardboy at the institution
wo years ago for stealing money. On
he present occasion he buried $3.50 gold
n a cane field and carried the balance
n silver to his house. The theft was
ommitted while the Sisters were at
ending mass. Captain Fetter, after
wo hours work, induced the thief to
make a confession. This was followed
~ the recovery of the money.
Former Sheriff Searle is making an |
Effort to secure a place in Waimea for |
lis family, but as the government is |
lot willing to cut up lands he finds it |
dIHef ulIIlcult TO secure place.
Carl Willing, who few years ago |
vas forester for the government in |
honolulu, and lately in charge of the |
orests on Parker ranch, has gone to |
iamakua to reforest the lands of the |
ionokaa plantation.
The Chinese kindergarten is closed
or lack of funds.
Diver Tyrrell is impeded in his work
n the wreck of the Martha Davis
y discoloration Of the water from the
ainstorms.
Officers of the Board of Trade for
his year We're elected as follows: J.
'. Mason, president; J. A Scott and
r. Henry Hayes, e-presidents;
lenry Wears secretary; c. A Stobie,
'easurer; E. n. Holmes, L. A An
rews, Adam Lindsay, c. Castendyk,
T. Moir, c. f. Wright L. Turner and
. E. Metzger, executive committee.
18th three new members to be elected
t next meeting.
According to the Herald's story. the
olualoa school premises were seized
Y Mrs. Davis on account of nonpay-
lent of rent by NJ F. Scott. the school
gent, who rents land of the owner at
20 a year and sublets a piece, of it to
lie Board of Educa ton
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