The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-22
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Ahundant rains are reported on tn.
island Of Kauai.
Builders and Traders F,xchang
meeting this evening at p. m.
Mrs. Henry G. Brown came in yes
terday from Wahiawa to stay unit
Friday.
Amendments of three rules of the
Supreme Court are officially advertised
in this issue.
A large number of Chinese gamblers
were run in at noon yesterday by Of
ficer Jos. Leal
Japanese conspiracy to commit
violence was investigated by the Ter
ritorial grand jury yesterday.
Pawaa improvement Club meets al
the rooms of the Bureau of Agricul-
tare and Forestry at 7:30 this even
ing.
The Honolulu branch OF the Theo-
sophical Society meets every Tuesday
and Thursday evening at 7:30-kapio-
lani Building. Thursday visitors night
The Engineering Association will
give a smoker and entertainment at
the Young Hotel on Saturday even
ing, March 81.
DR.. Rowat has discovered four cases
of CHAMBERS, his diagnosis being con-
firmed by an autopsy held by DIR. Nor
gard, the government veterinarian,
and himself.
Heads of committees for the Eastern
Star fair on May will meet at the
home of Mrs. II. H. Williams, Bere-
tania and Richards streets, at 7:30 p.
m. Friday.
Captain j. P. Merrill of the Oregon
and Rear Admiral Lyon called on Act
ing Governor Atkinson yesterday
The call will be returned in
due form at 2:30 p M today.
Pacific Rebekah Lodge will have
an AZ Home this evening in
the lodge room. All Rebekahs, Ooa
Fellows, visiting brothers and sisters
are cordially invited TO attend
The Elks will give a smoker and
at their hall on Satur-
day evening in honor of the commit
tee and participants who carried the
Elks MinstreIs through SO success
fully.
A large amount of sugar and other
stocks changed hands between boards
according to yesterdays Stock Ex-
change report. 1t was the business of
two days, no session having been held
On Tuesday
The heads of the various committees
of arrangements for the Eastern Star
fair, to be held at Haalelea Lawn on
May 5, will meet at the home of Mrs.
H. H. Williams, corner Richards and
Beretania streets, on Friday evening at
80
Between 200 and 300 delegates are
from the other islands at the
meeting of the Hawaiian Evangelical
Association to be held at Kawaiahao
church on May II. Theodore Richards,
David l.. All and S. NJ. Kanakanui are
4 committee to provide for them.
The Emma Street Improvement Club
at its last meeting appointed a COM
nittee to urge the oiling of Emma
md Vineyard streets. Another conn
nittee was also appointed to take up
he question of the removal of fences
rom property frontages wherever pos
ible.
The members Of the Women's Aux
liary and Guild of ST. Andrews Ca
hedral are requested to be present at
he sewing meeting to be held in the
sunday schoolroom on Fridays during
1ent. AS there is much work to be
lone it is hoped that as many MEM
,erS as possible will be present.
Albert Along has received a cable |
rom Davenport, Iowa, announcing the |
erious illness of Mrs. Whiting, mother |
f Miss Bessie Whiting, who visited |
lere last year with Mrs Julia Along.
DR.. Along may leave on an early |
teamer for Davenport. The marriage |
f Mr.. Along and Miss Whiting was /
0 have taken place in June. but the |
lness of Mrs. Whiting may make |
ONE change in the plans.
Land Commissioner Pratt has adj /
ressed an open letter to the members
f the Thompson Settlement Associa-
ion of Hawaii answering most fully
he charges made by the settlers that
new have not received fair treatment |
t the hands of the government. These
ettlers wanted about one hundred |
cres apiece of cane land, which is
luch more than one family could care |
1r-uniess it were a very large family
and the Land Commissioner has ex-
ressed his purpose to hold them down
, a reasona BILE allotment