The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-31
LOCAL BREVITIES.

William Mckinley Lodge No. 8, K.
| of P. viii meet in K. of P. Hall al
7:30 this evening.
Enos Vincent. young attorney OF
Paia,- Maui. is shortly to be associ'
| ated with E. A. Douthitt.
Remember the ball games today and
| Monday are for the benefit of the Ha-
| wall Yacht Clubs transpacific race.
The Governor yesterday approved
Land Patent No. "a (grant) to Tom
,Akana, of lot As. Olaa, Puma, contain
ing an area of 12.45 acres.
The band will play the usual Sunday
| concert at Aala Park; Monday at Ha-
waiian Hotel, for the lucky seven;
Tuesday at Seaside, for the polo mardi
| gras.
A meeting of the waialae, Kaimuki
and Palolo Improvement Club will be
held at the rooms of the Promotion
Committee at 1870 o'clock this after
noon.
There is always a little business do
ing in the real estate exchange at
Morgan's. A piece of property in Ma
kiki district was sold on Thursday for
$4,000. and there are purchasers in sight
for other property in Morgan's hands.
The school lot in Pauoa Valley upon
which the Kamehameha boys about
year ago built a schoolhouse under
contract with the department, was
yesterday formally transferred from
the Commissioner of Public Lands, to
the Department of Education.
Congressman and Mrs. Longworth
and A. L. c. Atkinson, who returned
Thursday from Maui, were yesterday
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mac
farlane at their Peninsula residence.
The party went by train in the fore
noon, returning after luncheon.
All the bids for school desks and
seats recently received by the Board
of Education have been rejected. New
bids will be asked for. Seemingly the
specifications were not detailed enough
to secure from bidders bids on the same
thing so that comparison of bids could
be made.
, The Acting Collector of Internal
Revenue yesterday swore out warrants
for the arrest of two Japanese for
selling liquor without paying the reve-
nue. tax. at Puunene, Maui. Orders for
their arrest were sent by wireless by
Marshal Hendry who left last night
to bring them over.
''Scotty'' Macintosh went to Kauai
Thursday evening to adjust the APP
paratus at the top of the wireless tel
egraph pole at Nawiliwili. The pole is
23O feet high. He will go up 10 feet
in a bo's'n's chair, and climb up the
remaining 60 feet. No one on Kauai
could be found TO do the job.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Babbitt will scan the passenger list
of the Sierra this morning with much
interest. A considerable number OF
public school teachers were expected |
TO return by that steamer, and if any
of them do not it will mean more work |
for the superintendent in arranging |
for substitutes.
Ensign Lewis, who is one Of the best
known officers of the Salvation Army |
in the islands, will be with the Homo /
lulu corps for Saturday night and Sum
day. Meetings will be conducted by /
staff Captain Bradley, Ensign Lewis /
and Captain Baker. You are invited +
to attend the meetings on Sunday at II /
a. m. and p. m.
The Board of Supervisors will have
a flag raising this morning at 9
O'Clock at the Mcintyre building, in
which the county offices are located.
The Hawaiian band will be present and
will render patriotic airs as the flag
goes up. Though county government
has been in existence two years, the /
county offices have never had the flag
hoa ting above them before But here Z
after they will during business hours.