The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-16
LOCAL BREVITIES.

| custody for examination.
a card party win be given tonight b
the officers of the cableship Restorer.
C. H. Jennings, the Koloa merchan
IS in town. and returns today to Kaua
Olive Branch Rebeixah Lodge No.
/ meets this evening at 7:30 o'clock j
p, odd Fellows hall.
Messrs Scott, Derby and Wright {
| the yacht Hawaii party are making tn
ascent of Haleakala.
Chun Soon. a Chink with an arpetit
for chickens belonging to others, wi
serve sixty days for larceny.
Auditor J H. Fisher has taken fey
days off to see his wife comfortabl
settled at Wahiawa for a season
A depth of ~ feet of water in tn
Wahiawa dam yesterday morning wa
reported by Superintendent kellogg
visiting the city.
There will be a full rehearsal of tn
Myrtle boat club opera ship Alloy
tonight at the EIks hall. A full attend
ance is requested.
Dine at the Royal Hawaiian Friday
Concert of best Hawaiian music from
$50 to $50 o'clock. Dancing later
Reserve places now.
L. D. Timmons has been given th!rt,
days in jail as a vag, Judge whitney
advising him to put in this spare time
making up his mind to brace up.
Olive Branch, Rebekah Lodge No. 2
I. o. o. F.. will give a dance at Ode
Fellows hall. on the evening of Sept
1, 1906. An enjoyable time is promised
to all who attend.
Governors of the Auto Club. undei
the presidency of John A McCand
less, viii meet at the promotion rooms
a. p. M tomorrow, to consider the
constitution and bylaws.
Governor Carter die not come ur
from his seaside place at Kaalawai
=, erue.y. ne sent from there for the
rev law relating to naturalization,
whose provisions he is studying
L. S. Marshal E. R. Hendry is likely
to extend his vaca ton on Hawaii. Of
fee Deputy f. L. Winter has advised
him that not much is doing at head
quarters and everything is running
smoothly.
All members of the Honolulu Sym
phony Society are kindly requested to
opera ship Alloy" music at the SYM
phony Club Friday evening, Aug. 18th,
at o'clock.
Raids were made last night on two
Chinese gambling joints, one near the
corner of Hotel and kekaulike streets.
the other at Pauahi and River streets.
In each raid eight ga nblers were
caught with the goods.
A meeting of the Citizens Workmen
Club will be held this evening in
Waverley hall, corner of Bethel and
Hotel streets. Some very important
business is to be transacted and all
workmen are requested to attend
DR.. ]. H. Raymond has sold his two
meat markets in Honolulu to the Met
ropolitan Meat Co. He retains This
Wailuku market, but any cattle from
his ranch on Maui sent hereafter to
Honolulu will be consigned to the Met
rnpolitan.
The condition of Captain Sam Leslie
was reported to be very serious at a late
hour last night, DR.. Baldwin being call
ed in for consultation with his physi-
clan, DR.. Humphris. During the day
Leslie had held his own, but reIapsed
towards evening.
Lester Petrie is to be promoted from
read master to master mechanic of the
c. r. & L. Co., succeeding ECharles
who will leave for Seattle
the end of this month. Gerald Hughes
will take Petrie's vacated place, being
promoted from assistant to his brother,
John A. Hughes, foreman car builder.
Gerard Barton has resigned his posi-
ion as organist of st. Andrews Cathe-
lral and Mr.. Bode has been appointed
n his place. Mr.. Bode will have
,harge of the choir at once but will be
Unable to take the organ until the
bird Sunday in September owing to
lis engagement at the Methodist
.hurch.
Miss Louise Manning and Mr.. Robert |
churton We're married last evening at
go o'clock at st. Andrews Cathedral
~ Rev. Canon Ault The groom is a |
-oung Australian who has resided here
number of years. Besides being a |
he is one of the best
Seeker" football players in the Homo |
ulu league.
1t is reported that Chinese merchants |
re considering the advisability of i'm
orting opium direct from China, in |
tead of through San Francisco as has
cen the custom since annexation.
of obtaining supplies from
an Francisco since the disaster is the
ause of dissatisfaction. Three con-
ignments We're received in June and
uly from Victoria.
Today is the popular day for cele-
rating the Emperor of China'S birth
ay, yesterday having been the official
ate. He is AZ years of age. Yester-
ay the big flag of ceremonious oc-
asions was flown from the main tur-
ct of the Capitol and the consular
ags were all flying in honor of the
vent. Chang Tso Fan, the Chinese
onsul, gave a reception to the con-
ular corps in the morning and last
light gave 81 select dinner party at