The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-05
LOCAL BREVITIES.

honolulu Lodge No 6l6. 3. +. 0. E.
Will meet this evening.
II is stated that all the hotel bell
boys in town qualified under the license
law yesterday by becoming twenty-one
Honolulu Scottish Thistle Club will
hold session at its rooms in the Ore
gon block, Hotel street, this evening
at 80.
The mortality record of contagious
diseases during the fifteen days ending
June 80. was covered by five cases of
tuberculosis.
The newly elected officers of Poly
nesian Encampment No. 1, l. o. o. F.,
will be installed in Odd Fellows hall at
7:3C this evening.
Mt and Mrs. w. c. Bergin of Wal
kiki Inn gave a little dinner party last
night to Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Mr.. and
Mrs. Wertz, Mr.. and Mrs. Langton and
Paul Wertz. Jr.
c. NJ. Lovsted, the local representa-
tive Of the Gregg company of New
York viii be one of the passengers
sailing from here today for the Orient
on the Hongkong Maru. He will pay
a short visit to Japanese and Chinese
ports in the interest of his firm. Mrs.
Lovsted will accompany him.
The franchise just granted the Wire
less Telegraph Company to string wires
to improve its service is not merely
one giving the right to string wires on
the island of Hawaii but to string
them anywhere in the Territory that
may be required by their service.
There will be a meeting of the Arm
strong Memorial committee to hear a
report from the subcommittee ap-
pointed TO investigate the matter of a
suitable memorial, in the directors
room OF the Bank of Hawaii tomorrow
morning at half-past eleven. A full
attendance is requested.
Before departing from the Young
Hotel on Wednesday Prince Fushfmi
sent for Chef Chevalier and compIi-
mented him highly on his culinary skill,
presenting him with $50 as a mark of
his appreciation. A present of 800 to
be divided among the other attendants
of the hotel was also left by the Prince.
1t is probable that the polo team to
represent Oahu against Maui in the
August series of matches at Moanalua
will be composed of Shingle, Dilling-
ham, Fleming and Harold Castle. Den
ison who is one of the best local play
ers, is handicapped through having to
wear glasses, which will doubtless put
him out of the running for a place
on the team. Castle, it is expected,
will be here is time to get into practise
for the game.
The friends of Paymaster Arthur
s. Brown, who was formerly stations
ed with the navy in this city, will be
glad to hear that he has recovered
from his illness and has been assign
ed TO duty on the station ship Phila,
delphia, at the Bremerton Navy yard.
He was taken sick just as he was to
come home from the Philippines and
had a two months siege of typhoid,
from which he has been slowly res
cuperating. He was a great favorite
when here and was one of the ball
players with the Punahou nine.
Probably the most hilarious and
holiday makers yes
terday were a number of bowlers from
the Hotel Baths alleys yesterday morn
ing, who, dressed in bathing suits, over
which holokus were discreetly donned,
and wearing masks, invaded the
streets and bowled a few games on the
principal corners of the town. They
finally drifted to the Capitol grounds
and fell in line behind the National
Guards, following the militia to the
driushed On the way over they sur
rounded Jamie Wilder and carried him
along with them. A puzzled policeman
'phoned the station for orders concern
ing them.