The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-25
LOCAL BREVITIES.

w. A. Greenwich of kona is in town.
| c. w. Ashford returned from Kona
yesterday.
Hilo Boarding school will open for
| the fall term September 10.
Next mail from San Francisco will
be due by the Ventura on Wednesday.
w. H. Beers of Hno is going to en-
| ter the Michigan University law school.
/ Principal c. A. Mcdonald of Laha-
inaluna returned in the Maheno.
E. A. Strout returned in the Maheno
from trip as far east as Boston.
Walter Shaw is on a visit from
| Cuba TO his brother H. L. Shaw in
| Hilo
W. H. Johnson, formerly of the Ha-
| wall Herald. has left Hilo for Chicago
but will probably return.
| There will be work in first rank at
William Mckinley lodge this evening at
1:3o o'clock in Harmony Hall.
Principal Edgar Wood of the Normal
school and Mrs. Wood returned in the
Maheno from a visit to the mainland.
Work is in progress for remodeling
| the store of w. w. Dimond & Co., Ltd,
under direction of H. L. Kerr, archi-
tect.
The Merchants Association gives
banquet al the Alexander Young Hotel
on Tuesday for Delegate Kalaniana-
ole.
Meeting of subscribers to the Com
mercial Club this evening at 1880
O'Clock in rooms of the Hawaiian Pro-
| motion Committee.
A number of tourists coming on the
HnT0Lnnc
commodations at the Moana for cou-
| pie of weeks stay.
Robert Mist returned yesterday on
tho Maheno from Vancouver Mrs
| Mist and Miss Mist will remain in
Canada forstwo or three months.
Another case of rotten salmon selling
was disposed of yesterday by Judge
Whitney, Hop Lee alias All Keong
pleading guilty and being fined so and
costs.
Damages to the amount of SIS were
yesterday awarded in the case of
Dover VS.. Lord & Belser, case in
which Athe work trains of the defend
ing firm broke up the plaintiffs home
in Kakaako.
The Hawaiian population is claimed
to have increased since 1900 at the rate
of 10000 a year. OH if it was only
natural increase of small farmers, such
as form desirable American citizens
Liberdade.
Six hundred and thirty-two gar
nishees have been filed against govern
ment employees since the new law
went into effect. One mans salary is
garnished up to the limit of twenty
three years.-A Liberdade.
Seven Portuguese families who left
the islands some months ago returned
by the last Alameda after paying for
the valuable experience they made that
after all Hawaii is more desirable for
the Portuguese than California.-A
Liberdade.
Representatives of the Chamber of
Commerce and the Merchants Associa-
ton have had conference with Dele
gate Kuhio, Captain Slattery and Pri-
vate Secretary Mcclellan relative to
navigation aids at these islands which
are urgently required Dredging and
lights, as we'll as Hilo harbor improve
ment were discussed.
During Governor General Smiths
stay here he. had a reunion with his
old friend Judge. Highton. The two
were close in professional and personal
relations before General Smith left for
the Spanish war and they have come
together now on the old footing. The
Hightons contributed very much while
General and Mrs Smith We're in port
to make their stay pleasant.
Rev. w. H. Huett. for many years
a missionary in Japan, will preach in
the Methodist Episcopal church Sunday
morning. Sunday School and Epworth
League as usual In the evening the
congregation will unite with the Cen
trail Union church and the Christian
church in the Union Missionary plat
form meeting to be given in Central
Union church.
The Ahlo property for sale today I'M
der foreclosure at. Morgan's Will un-
doubtediy bring large attendance to-
gether. The property is situated in a !
neighborhood chosen by some of our
Oldest and best citizens for their resi-
dence, amongst whom we would call
attention to Governor Carter and
Messrs. Gait. Ballou. LANCE, DR.. Hoff- |
mann, Judd, Judge Hartwell and
others.