The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-03
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Work in the Esquire rank this even
ing at Mystic Lodge No. ., K. Of P.
Bread and milk thieves are still an
moving residents Of Makih district
The Honolulu Symphony society's
orchestra viii not rehearse tonight.
Excelsior Lodge No. /, I. 0. O. F.,
VIII meet in odd Fellows hail at 7:3o
this evening.
Ladies Auxiliary A. 0. H, Division
No. l, viii meet in c. B. U. hall at s
o'clock this evenings
Pacific Lodge No $50, A. F. & A. NJ
Will meet in special session in Masonic
Temple at 7:30 tonight.
The band will play this Tuesday
morning at the departure of the steam
er Hilonian at Brewers wharf.
George c. Beckley has postponed his
departure for the Coast, which was to
have been taken by the Hilonian today.
President Pinkham and Secretary
Charlock of the Board of Health were
at the Kalihi receiving station yester-
day afternoon.
President Pinkham yesterday reserv-
ed a berth for an agent of the Board
of Health TO go to Molokai in the
steamer Iwalani today.
The many friends Of Manager Thorn
as Chalmers Of Waimanalo, who are
sent him a wireless message of condo
lence.
Tam Pong, sentenced to three months
in prison a few days ago for keeping
a second wife, on Sunday lost his law
full wife by death. He declined to at
tend the funeral.
| Certificates of Hawaiian birth were
issued at the Executive Office yesterday
to the family of Lee Ming and Sin All
Sam, consisting of ten children of
whom two are twins.
A Evenson has been ava ded>~ the
contract for erecting a teacHeFs cot
tage at Waimanalo, the prize being
$1423. Otto Oss was the only other
bidder, his figure being $1445.
Manuel Viveiras, injured in rail-
road accident on Waialua plantation
last week-when a fellow-workman
was killed outright-has since died. He
leaves a wife and two children.
Superintendent Babbitt has received
an invitation for the public school pu-
pills TO visit the exhibit of the Kilohana
! Art League. Arrangements will be
made with the principals for accept
ance of the invitation.
| Tt is reported that the Chamber of
I Commerce and Merchants Association
will take up the matter of submarine
torpedo boat defenses for Honolulu
and press it at Washington along with
that of the development of Pearl Har-
Dor.
Thanksgiving services were held al
| st. Augustine church, Kohala, by Rev
r. A. Buchanan of the Kohala church
! and Rev. ]. w. Gum Of St. Augustine
/ Mr.. Buchanan preached. A special Of
ferfng was taken for the kohala Girls
school.
! This afternoon at $3.50 at the Norma
/ school. Mr.. w. r. Castle will speaF
before the class in city government or
the method of nomination and election
in Oahu. Maps showing the precincts
and returns of the last election BY
tparties, will be presented.
a laboratory is being prepared fol-
Robert A. Duncan, Territorial Food
Commissioner and Commissioner under
the United States pure food law, in tht
second story of the Dispensary build
ing. The work is being done by tbs
! Department of Public Works.
Under the new management the Ha
waiian hotel has raised it's rates fol
rooms. Alexander Young, in contro
of the Young, Moana and Hawaiian
and Manager Child of the Hawaiian
are quoted as saying the hotel mus
be made to pay expenses or be closed
j. P. Mendonca wants to find the ONT
who smashed his plate glass window
some time between Saturday night ant
Monday morning. The window il
question is in the Mendonca block, a
the corner of Hotel and Smith street
and there is twenty-five dollars reward
! for the one who win tell about tn
smashing.
| W. G. Walker, manager of Ookal'
. plantation, and Manuel Franco. mem
bers of the old Territorial road board
have been indicted by the grand jur,
) at Hilo for employing Asiatics on pub
lie road work in violation of the citiZe
: labor law. The grand jury has foun
regrettable laxity in handling pa
rolls in North Hilo, without sufficien
evidence TO justify indictments ]