The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-16
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Mrs. f. A. Nawahi has returned
from Hilo.
Mrs. James D. Lewis has returned
to Hilo from trip to Japan.
Representative J. H. Coney, of Kau-
al, arrived yesterday by the Hall.
DR.. A. H. waterhouse, of Lihue, ar
rived from the Garden Island yester-
day.
Extensive repairs are being made
to the Hawaiian church at waimea,
Kauai.
Harmony Lodge No. 8, I. o. o. F.,
viii meet in Odd Fellows Hall this
evening.
Charles Gay. King of Lanai arrived
yesterday from his Island realm by the
Iwalani.
A. Robinson, of Kauai, was an ar
irving passenger from Kauai yesterday
by the Hall.
over $50 was raised for the Lihue
library at a sale of fancy work held
the other day.
w. o. Crowetl, Deputy Sheriff of
Waimea, Kauai, arrived by the steam
er w. G. Hall yesterday.
Superintendent ]. w. McVeigh, of the
Molokai Settlement, came to Honolulu
yesterday by the Iwalani.
G. H. Fairchild, manager of Makee
Sugar Company. with his wife Is in
Honolulu. arriving by the Hall.
Mrs. Albert McGurn, of Kauai, ar
rived yesterday by the Hall for a visit
with relatives and friends in Homo
lulu.
Charles Lucas, Jr.. who was hurt in
the Wild West Show on Friday, began
to recover consciousness late that
night.
Mr. and Mrs. George F. Henshan will
return from their honeymoon trip. to
Hilo and the Volcano, on Saturday
next
John T. Baker, writing toN Frank
Woods. said his next destination would
would return to Hawaii
Mrs. A. F. Judd. with her two chill
dren who have been visiting on Molo-
kai for some weeks, returned by the
Iwalani yesterday morning.
Honolulu Postoffice on Friday last
made a new record in handling mails,
receiving 1877 bags and dispatching 742
bags, a total of 1929 bags handled.
1t is reported by the Hawaii Herald
that Japanese printing offices in Hilo
have formed a trust and advanced
prices on work for American patrons.
Tax collections for the Island of Ha-
waii, in October and November,
amounted to $f29, TIA, being 1851 less
than in the corresponding two months
last year.
George Lenord at Hilo emphatically
denied that he represented the FEEDER
alton of Labor in these islands\for or
ganizing plantation labor or any other
purpose.
u. S. Marshal Hendry does not think
counterfeit gold coins are in circula-
ton. In reported cases he has found
that coins supposed to be counterfeit
were not so. but, owing to cracks, had
lost their ring.
Every morning from ten to twelve
O'Clock a special reduction sale of kou
ealabashes. tapas, mats and other
unique and inexpensive curios, at the
corner store, Elite building, Hotel
street.
Hakalau plantation will probably
begin grinding this week, other PLAN
not before dates in January. Ono
tations in Hilo and Hamakua districts
mea mill has been refitted with new
motive and grinding machinery.
Estimates for Hawaiian improve
ments have been submitted to Con-
gress as follows: Honolulu harbor,
5000, 900; Hilo harbor, 100000; Kilauea
Point light station, $4,000; Honolulu
lighthouse depot, $4,000: Kumukahi
light station, $4,000.
A boom in grape culture in Maka-
wac district, Maui, is reported by
Ralph tombstone, deputy collector of
internal revenue, who returned on Sat
1rday from supervising the fortifying
Of the Kaupakalua Wine & Liquor
Co.'s crop. All of last years product |
is sold out and advance orders for the |
new wine crop are coming in fast.
It was a jolly party of seventeen that
sat down to dinner at the Volcano |
House on Thanksgiving Day. There |
were Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Wilson, Miss
Hattie Hitchcock, Miss Wagner, Miss
Wood ]. z. Carter, Mr., Mrs. and Miss
Cockett, Mr.. Gillespie. Mr.. Eugene Nc |
Cam, Mrs. Mclean, Miss Wilson, Mrs
Mr.. Wodehouse, Mr.. Leon |
ard and Host DemoStheneS IjycurguS. |