The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-30
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Chester Doyle, of the Attorney Gen
erals department, will leave on the
Kinau for Hawaii today for vacation
trip of a couple of weeks. He has
been suffering a good deal from insom-
MIA lately, and will try to get his sys-
tenn toned up at the Volcano House.
Twenty thousand redwood ties for
the Wahiawa branch are being treat
ed chemically at the o. r. & L. Co. s
wharves. Superintendent Denison be-
lieves that the treatment will double
the life of the ties, Ordinary ties here
last four or five years.
Alexander Ilihia died on Sunday at
the home of his aunt, Grace Kahoalii.
He was about 80 years old and had
been a protege of the late Queen En-
ma Funeral services We're held at
ST. Andrews cathedral at 8 D. m. yes
terday and the burial was in Kawaia
hao churchyard.
Mrs. Lawlor, the widow of a prom
inent business man of Halifax, N. s.,
is coming in the Sierra to visit her
brother, James Lyle, and family. She
is the mother of an Episcopal clergy
man and a physician, the latter hav-
ing been a chum of young Mr. EWart
of Kauai at McGill University several
years ago.
A handsome specimen of the North
American horned owl was on view in
the Fort-street window of the Gunst-
Eakin cigar store yesterday. 1t has
been secured by A. V. Gear for the
Kaimuki geological gardens. The beasts
and birds at the Zoo though COL
lected largely from opposite ends of
the earth appear to maintain remark
ably good health. Losses by death
since the place opened have been very
few and the creatures really seem to
enjoy their confinement.
Committees were appointed at a pre-
liminary meeting for organization of
the Manoa Heights Improvement Club
as follows: Organization, etc.-W. B.
Mailing. Robert Mist. John Effinger.
Delegates to Improvement Meeting
Judge Robinson, c. B. Reynolds, VIM.
Thompson, Prof ]. E Higgins. Mr..
Mailing has the roll of membership at
the clerks office of the Federal court.
The clubs jurisdiction comprises all
of Manoa valley except College Hills
and the eastern upper portion.
Thomas C. White, sub-agent of the
third land district, lately captured a
Chinaman in the act of appropriating
firewood in Government land in, Kau.
The culprit pleaded guilty in court and
was fined about 500 including costs.
When caught the Chinaman said he
had cut the wood under orders. He
has appealed for reduction of the
fine. The land on which he culled the
trees was formerly leased to Hutchin-
son Plantation Co, and since the ex-
piration of the lease has been surveyed
for hOmeSteadS.
Miliama, wife of Makanae both of
whom reside in Kewalo, was kicked out
of her house by her spouse on Sun
day night. Makanae then went to
sleep, with his hands crossed over his
neck and face. The wife returned dur
ing the night armed with an axe. She
brought the weapon down on the
form of her husband in the endeavor
to severe his head from his body. so
Makanae claims. His wrists being in
the way they were cut. The result
was: Hospital for Makanae and the
station house for Miliama.
The settling of Portuguese upon the
slopes of Punchbow1 was a work start
ed by Judge Perry's late father about
twenty-five years ago. 1t is Govern
ment land that was leased to the late
Queen Kapiolani, and the lease ex
pires in 1912 Practically an arid desert
in the beginning. the thrifty Portu
guese have clothed it with gardens and
vineyards 1t is said that the Kapio-
lani Estate, Ltd, derives an aggregate
of $4,000 a year in rentals from the
Talap2 "a x a
in Congress to facilitate the purchase
in fee of their holdings by the tenants.