The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-07-20
LOCAL BREVITIES.

journed Until Monday morning.
Miss Katie Trowbridge has been APP
pointed librarian at the Hilo public
library.
Judge Antoine Perry viii be a can
didate on the Republican ticket for the
Legislature.
Polynesian Encampment No. 1, I. o.
o. F.. meets this evening at T:30 o'clock
in Odd Fellows hall.
Regular weekly meeting of Honolulu
Lodge SIC, B. P. o. E. this evening in
the hail on Miller street.
u VIII Levers will leave for New York
Fon the Sonoma. He goes to prepare
for the coming theatrical season.
The County of Hawaii has bought the
rock crusher used by the Kohala Ditch
Company in its construction work.
Hilo japanese have effected an or
ganization for the purpose OF influence
ing japanese 1aborers against leaving
for the mainland.
Mrs. D. w Marsh, wife of the bust
ness manager of the Hilo Tribune,
sailed by the last Enterprise on a visit
to San Jose, California.
Joe Perry. who had been arrested
charged with assault on Col. Knox, of
the Fifth Electoral District, had his
hearing yesterday and was discharged.
Government water will be shut off
from 8 a. m. to 4 p. m. today on the
mauka side of School street, Lusitana
street. Thurston street Lunalilo street,
Wilder avenue. Seaview, College Hills
and Manoa.
H. Hackfeld & Co. have received
from the refinery of the Union Oil
Company of California 1000 cases of
Aurora oil. The first large shipment
ever received of any brand of oil not
of Standard Oil make.
All Sing has threatened the life of
Kahaehawaii, which translated is the
Hawaiian flag. The fact that the name
is borne by a native woman relieves
the charge from that of high treason
to ordinary threatening, for which All
Sing is now booked at the police sta
ton.
An investigation was begun yester-
day by Sheriff Brown to ascertain the
cause of the fire in which Jack Mans
fields house was consumed on We'd
nesday night. 1t is said that enough
evidence has been secured to warrant
an official fire inquest, which will be
begun tomorrow.
The regular monthly literary meeting
of the Chinese Students Alliance of
Hawaii will be held at the Chinese Y.
NJ c. A. Hall, on Friday evening, at
o'clock. July goth. All friends of the
Alliance are cordially invited. The
quarterly meeting has been postponed
to this Saturday, at 1870 p. M. July
21st--important business.
A communication in reference to the
enforcement of the residence clause in
the cases of applicants for lands has
been received from Land Commissioner
Pratt by r. A. Lyman, Jr., in which
the commissioner says: IF a man
maintains his family and home on his
holding and absents himself Temporal
rily from time to time. on business, he
would still be considered as complying
with the requirements of the law
HiIo Tribune
Seven applications for Olaa lots for
merly set aside for the J. D. Lewis
Settlement Association We're received
at the local land office one day during
this week. On that date these lands
were opened for the public at large, as
only two members of the association
out of the requisite number of at least
six filed their applications within the
statutory time of three months. There
are still a few lots untaken of about
10 acres each. These are filed upon I'M
der right of purchase lease, requiring
two years residence.-Hilo Tribune.
The construction of the road through
Rainbow Falls park and improvement
of the locality have been undertaken.I
1t has been proposed as part of thel
Improvement to erect a rustic house
shelter from sun and shower in the
park. The most appropriate shelter
that is suggested and one that would
attract the attention of all tourists.
would be a native grass hut. This
would be in keeping with the original
character it is so desirable to maintain
of the locality, and would heighten the
effect in the eyes of the stranger Ma
tive hut building is nearly a lost art
and a wel1-constructed, typical thatch-
ed hut would add something of interest
to the park for the travelling public
Hilo Tribune.