The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-01-08
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Mail for the Coast closes at six thi:
morning.
The harbor water remains of a pea
soup hue.
The band gave a concert aboard the
transport Logan yesterday afternoon.
Trustees of the Chamber of Com
merce will hold a meeting tomorrow.
Next meeting of the Board of Edu-
cation will be held on Monday next.
The road in front the Honolulu Iros
Works is so muddy as to be almost i'm
passable.
Some good hauls of cells have recently
been made along the Channel wharf
end of the waterfront
The heavy rain of yesterday morning
appreciably reduced attendance at tn,
public schools reopening.
The Hotel Baths are engaged by pri-
vate parties for Wednesday and Fri
day evenings of this week.
W. A. Todd was chosen as chairman
of the Board of Supervisors of the
County Of Hawaii yesterday.
Sampson bay. IN the rear of the
lodged during the recent kona.
All persons holding police badges,
commissions and police telegraph keys
are requested to turn the same in at
once to Sheriff Iaukea.
The subject of Central Union prayer
service tonight will be: 1.-THE Church,
led by Mr.. P. c. Jones. Mrs. w. L.
Whitney will preside at the piano.
There will be a special meeting OF
the members of the Commercial Club
this afternoon at o'clock for the pur.
pose of deciding the matter pertaining
to the club rooms
Installation of officers for the new
term at Excelsior Lodge, I. o. o. F..
this evening. Members of Harmony
Lodge and visiting brothers of the order
are invited to attend.
The postponed meeting of the Ladies'
Auxiliary, A. o. H., Division No. l..
will be held this evening at s p. m.
AS the officers for the coming year
are to be installed, a full attendance
of members is requested.
1t is stated that the planters have
not enlisted any of the $50 odd Japa-
nese who arrived last week by the Chi
usa Maru. Also, that many recently
arrived Japanese have brought their
uniforms from the Russo-Japanese
war.
All members Of Court Canoes No.
S110. A. o. F., and visiting members
of the order are invited to attend
meeting to be held this evening in San
Antonio Hall, to install the officers for
the ensuing term. A social session will
follow the installation ceremonies.
Mrs James Scott, wife of the man.
ager of the Kihei Plantation Co., ar
rived in the city on Saturday. After
the 18th inst. Mrs. Scott will be al
home in the residence of E. c. Brown,
College Hills, who leaves for the Coast
on the Korea. Mrs. Scott will put her
two boys in Punahou, and it is for
that purpose that she takes up her
residence here at this time.
Adjutant Bamberry, the divisional Of
ficer of the Salvation Army, leaves on
the Kinau today for Hilo, and will In,
spect the work of the Army on Hawaii.
He will conduct meetings in the Hilo
and Hamakua districts, and return to
Honolulu on the 10th inst. Mrs. Bam-
berry, assisted by Captain Armstrong
the work in Honolulu during the Adju,
tant's absence
C. D. Ellis and H. S. Lowry, two Of
the through passengers of the Hong
kong Maru, are returning to the East
ern States from Burmah, having just
finished five year contract with the
Burmah Oil Company, a Scotch syndi-
cate having extensive oil interests on
the Upper Cambodia river, down which
the oil is f1oated on RATS. Both Mr.
Ellis and Mr.. Lowry are. Americans.
familiar with the oil business of tn
Eastern States and it is possible that
they VIII return to Burmah after visit
ing their relatives.
Mrs. Arthur Coyne received by the
steamer Sonoma the sad news of the
death of her mother, Mrs. L. ]. Per-
rims, widow of the late John Perrins.
Mrs. Perrins passed away December Is.
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. G. A.
Freeman, Mountain View, Santa Clara
Co. Mrs. Perrins had many friends in
having resided here for many
years when Mr.. Perrins was alive. She
also made number of visits to her
Mrs. Coyne, after Mr.. Per-
rims death. She leaves to mourn her
loss, four daughters, one son and sew
oral grandchildren