The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-05-10
COMMERCIAL HONOLULU TO- 1907
LOCAL BREvITJES.
Property, income and specific taxes
are due and payable now.

Mss June Cooke, formerly of Homo
| lulu, is now located in Yokohama She
tossred Jaran with w D. Adams and
| wife.
DIR. A. j. Derby, the dentist has re-
turned from professional visit on
Maui and can be found in h office IL
the Boston building.
A meeting has been called for Wed
nesday. the 22nd inst, at Kahului, for
the purpose of organizing an associa-
ton of persons interested in the culti-
vatson of rubber.
The assessment books for 1907 are
now open for inspection to the several
taxpayers.
The Honolulu Symphony Orchestra
will rehearse tonight at Haalelea
Lawn. A full attendance is requested
as matters of Importance will be
brought up.
According to a. statement, said to
come from U. S. District Attorney
Breckons, the Chinese are too much
for the Federal authorities here in the
matter of crimes.
The members of the Kaahumanu
Society are requested to attend the
funeral OF the late Chiefess Olga Ke-
ahikuni Kekauonohi, at St. Andrews
cathedral at o'clock this afternoon
President Pinkham, of the Board Of
Health, is anxious to have the road
near the Kalihi detention camp put in
better shape and has called the matter
TO the attention of the Board of Su-
pervisors.
The rise in raw sugar from 5000 to
$3.50 per ton was very gratifying to
the local men. The first figure was
the price May 1 and the general short
age, combined with corner in the
market is said to be the cause
The rats collected by the Board of
Health recently could not stand the
confinement and are all dead. The ex-
periments of the board to inoculate
rats who would spread disease among
their comrades are consequently at a
standstill.
George Lycurgus, who will soon
leave for his old home in Sparta, agaye'
a Greek dinner last night to fo1zF~ of
his personal friends, which was de-
lightfully unique. Soup, fish, roast and
souffle were all novelties and We're
heartily enjoyed
in Chinese tong circles that one of the
factions has imported forty special
made knives for carving up the op-
posing clans. The leaders in the tong
fights are said never to go on the
streets without bodyguards.
BENZ F. Snyder, formerly a SER
geant major at Camp Mckinley, left
on the transport Thomas for Chicago,
xxrFa ho will
Institute. Mr.. Snyder's term in the
army expired two weeks ago. He has
| been quite prominent in Methodist
religious circles.
Congressman McGavin, "of the State
of Chicago as he expresses it, states
that he viii take up the matter of the
claims Of Queen I4iliuokalani against
the Federal government in the next
| session of Congress. He expects to
call on the Queen and talk over the
matter while here.
Ernest NJ Smith of Honolulu has
| been elected editor of "Sequoia, /fhe
Stanford University magazine, by
vote of GAP, vice w. F. Heron, re-
moved by the faculty. Mr.. Smith also
| continues his work as secretary of the
Rebuilding Commission, and will re-
main on the campus during the sum-
mer to attend to such business as
| may come up. sias
A farewell dinner was given on Mon
day evening at the Moana Hotel by
| Mr.. Geo Ashley for Miss Emma Now
| bray, who leaves for the Orient on the
| America Maru. The table was hand
somely decorated with American
Beauty roses and Australian maiden
| hair ferns. Those present, besides the
guest of honor and the host, were the
Misses Gladys Parkinson, Hazel He'll
bron and Eva McLain, and Messrs.
Robt Parkinson, Foster Davis ana
Will Hebron.
one-half of the property and income
taxes, and the tax on dogs, bicycles,
| automobiles, wagons, carts, carriages
and other vehicles are due and payable
now, and will become delinquent on the
18th inst. A penalty of 10 per cent
will be added to all such taxes remain
ing unpaid after the 18th day of May,
1907