The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-19
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The band win play this afternoon at
ST. Andrews fair at Haalelea Lawn.
The second instalment of. taxes is
| due and win be delinquent November
10.
The Honolulu Scottish Thistle Club
| met last evening in their rooms in the
Oregon block.
The shadow play in charge of Mrs
Won Holt will give great pleasure to
| the little ones.
superintendent of Pubic Works Hol-
loway is expected to return from La
mai this morning.
There viii be work in the second de-
| gree at Oceanic Lodge No. 81, F. & A.
NJ, in Masonic Temple at 1880 this
evening.
Secretary II. P. Wood of the Promo
ton Committee and Mrs. Wood re-
turned yesterday by the Mauna Loa
from Hawaii
Mrs. Hill and Dr. Hubby are in Paris.
A cablegram received by Mrs Drake,
Mrs. Hills daughter, yesterday, an
nounced that fact.
Heavy rains have been experienced
in South kona. The coffee crop has
been done to roads.
The admiralty case of Paul Petersen,
late second mate of the Robert Levers,
against that vessel, was yesterday re-
ferred 10 Commissioner Hatch to take
testimony.
japanese laborer from Koolau was
held up and robbed of 81 by two Porto
Ricans on the Pail road day before
yesterday afternoon. The Jap was
pretty badly done up.
DR.. Marques. acting French CONSUL
is confined to his home by dengue. A
de S. Canavarro, consul for Portugal,
has kindly consented to act for him
in his official capacity.
Diphtheria is debited with one of
five deaths from contagious diseases
in the district of Honolulu, for the
fifteen days ended October 10. Tuber-
culosis caused four deaths.
There is a report that a japanese hui
is TO introduce jinrikshas to Honolulu.
The prevailing high price of horse feed
making the hack business Improbable
is stated to be one cause of the move. |
After an animated debate, listened to !
with great interest by Prof. Scott, the |
High School pupils yesterday voted by |
a good majority to continue the publi-
cation of Black and Gold for another |
year.
Chief Justice HartwelI left Thursday
evening for Kauai. He went to look
into the matter of appointing a sue
cessor to District Magistrate Kaiwi of
Lihue, whose term expires Novem-
Der 3d.
The parsonage of the First NJ. E.
church at 40S Beretania avenue has
recently been greatly improved by the
installation of a new bath tub upstairs
and electric lighting throughout the en-
tire house. Mwk
The Elks had an initiation last even
ing. George F. Henshan was intro
duced TO the sublimities of the order.
The ceremonies were under the direc-
ton of Exalted Ruler Campbell of the
Hilo lodge.
Miss Mary Krout gives the third of
her series of talks on literary celebri-
ties at the residence of Mrs. Henry
Waterhouse this morning at 1880
O'Clock. Tickets for single lectures can
be procured at the time of the lecture.
There was small fire Thursday
night in the house in the rear or j. j.
Williams residence on Piikoi street.
1t was caused by a hot iron on table,
The department quickly responded and
prevented the fire from spreading The
damage was about $500.
The charge against Court Officer
Fred Weed that he told witnesses ex-
Guided from the court room what wit
nesses who preceded them on the stand
testified to, was Withdrawn by E. c.
Peters yesterday. The charge was due
to a mistake and apology was made.
DR.. Bracket of San Francisco, who
did so much to make the stay of the
National Guard rifle team in San
Francisco pleasant has replied to Gov
ernor Frears letter of thanks to him,
thanking the Governor in turn for his
courtesy and appreciation.
Argument on some of the prelimfn-
airy motions in the Lowrie case is set
for hearing this morning before Judge
Robinson, and it is expected that it
will occupy the entire day, the court
having expressed a willingness to sit