The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-16
LOCAL BREVITIES.

| Pang Chan, a Chinese vag. will
spend the next three months in prison.
| Excelsior Lodge meets this evening
ar 1870 o'clock in odd Fellows hall,
Fort street.
| The W. 9. T. L. will hold it's monthly
meeting in Central Union church par
lors at 2:3O p. m. today
Governor Carter has received another
! invitation to the Transmississippi Con-
| gress. 1t is from Senator Warner.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Goldwater left
| Los Angeles recently for a bridal trip
| to HonoluIu--Prescott (Ariz) Miner
| Colonel Knox will answer to the
charge of threatening to kill on We'd
nesday, his case going over yesterday.
A special meeting of Pacific Lodge
! will be held this evening at 7:30 in the
Mas mic Temple. Work In the first de-
gree.
A further continuance of the prelim-
| mary hearing of A. Carvalho. for muir
der, was granted yesterday until Oc-
tober 90
Hama Hanale charged with assault
and battery. was sentenced to a year
| in the reform school at yesterdays po-
| lice court session.
| Ladies Auxiliary, Ancient Order Of
Hibernfans. Division No. I. meets this
evening in c. B. Z. hall, on Fort street.
, Important business.
| A native answering to the name of
Bert was pulled yesterday on COM
plant of Anna Machado, who charges
him with addressing her in a profane
and vulgar way. 4
Charles Duncan McEachern, a native
Ikof Prince Edward Island Canada. is
the first applicant for citizenship in the
Federal court under the new naturaliz
alton law. He is luna on Eva plan
tation.
Governor Carter has received a let
ter, apparently circular sent to Amer
lean governors generally, ~asking him
to take part in the Ohio campaign 1t
is from Chairman Deck of the Ohio
State Republican Committee
Local Chinese have received news
from China about a great movement
for the simplifcation of the written
language of the Celestial Empire En-
thusiasm therein extends from the pal
ace in Peking down through all ranks
of the myriad population.
The gentlemen who have kindly
promised to assist at the smoke con-
cert to be given by the symphony Club
are requested to meet for rehearsal at
Mr.. r. Rudland BODIES studio, rooms
and 10 Progress Block, this (Tuesdayl
afternoon at Sis punctually. Il
It is reported that a recent movement
to restore former freight rates, between
San Francisco and Honolulu, failed for
the time being through the objection of
one of the transportation companies
About five years ago the rates were |
reduced from IS ton for steam and |
$3.50 for sailing vessels to $3.50 and |
$3.50 respectively.
Oahu Sugar Co.'S directors will con- |
suit the shareholders about the propo-
sition to change the par value of the |
shares of capital stock from |
800 to 500 each, by issuing 10000 !
shares in place of the present $4,000
shares. For this purpose meeting of /
the stockholders is called for Friday,
the 26th inst, at p M, in the Hack
field building. at which other business
may be considered. Il
Registration returns have been re-
ceived a the Secretary's office from the
First District, Island of Hawaii They
show a g1 eat increase in the Hawaiian
registration and slight decrease in
others. The increase of Hawaiians is
from 1882 in 1902 and 1887 in 1904 to
1903 this year. In 1902 there We're 514
of other races, in 1904 there We're 526
and this year there are AGO, of whom
272 are clasSed of American birth
and 1873 as of Portuguese birth.
Rev. DR.. Serene E. Bishop read pa
per before the Ministerial Union yes
terday, in the nature OF a favorable
review of the book of DR.. Orr of Glas-
cow on the higher criticism. The Scot
fish divine attacks the extremes of
higher criticism, denying the accuracy
Of much of the destructive kind. Rev. II
3. D. Edwards and Rev. DR.. Doremus II
Scudder opposed the views of DR. Orr.
and most of the ministers present had |
to say. John NJ. Martin, |
agent of the Anti-Saloon League, re- \
ported the result of the ST. aw vote |
IN local option, etc, and the meeting |
discussed the saloon question in rela- |
ion to the elections without reaching
decision.