The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-30
LOCAL BREVITIES.


some time yesterday in looking up
corporation law.
Thirteen gamblers between them
contributed s113 10 the treasury fund
yesterday, pleading guilty as charged.
A committee has been appointed IN
Hilo TO make arrangements for the
expected visit of the Spalding ball
players.
Governor Frear is in Washington.
One certificate of Hawaiian birth to
a Chinese was granted by the execu-
tive yesterday.
Rep. John Hughes and L. E. Pink
ham will be the orators at the memo-
rial services of Elks Lodge on Sunday
in the opera House.
]. Lightfoot, receiver of the Hawai-
ian Realty and Maturity Company, is
having abstracts made OF titles of land
held by the concern.
Manager Hertsche is making }elabo--
rate preparations for the grand New
Years Eve ball at the Moana~Hotel.
Invitations viii be issued in due time.
A grip containing wearing apparel
was lost yesterday between Nuuanu
and the Country Club. Return to F.
L. Waldron, Fort street, and receive
reward.
John Moniz pleaded guilty of run
ming blind pig on Punchbowl, in the
police court yesterday. and was let off
with a suspended sentence for thirteen
months.
The Pythian Sisters win give a dime
social Monday evening at the K. of P.
hall. There will be several new at
fractions, also a grab bag. A jolly
evening for everybody. All come.
There will be special services for men
only at St. Andrews cathedral on the
3rd, 9Th, 10th, 18th, 18th and goth of
December from to S:45 p. m. The
speaker will be the Rev. E. T. Simp-
son.
The Japanese Y. NJ c. A. has in
vited it's friends to the opening exer-
else of it's reorganization and a social
meeting TO he held at the hall on Ku-
kui street on Tuesday evening, De-
cember 3.
Shimamura, a japanese hackdriver,
who knocked down and injured
Porto Rican boy on the sixth instant.
was convicted OF needless driving by
and costs.
The Daughters of Hawaii will meet
at the. residence of Mrs. L. A. Coney,
Richards street, this Saturday morning
at 1890. Matters in relation to the
tablet will be discussed, and full
attendance is requested.
The charge of furious ''and' heed
less driving against ]. A. Mcleod, an
automobilist, was dismissed yesterday
His Honor intimated that if the charge
had been furious or needless driving
he might have convicted the defend
ant.
The casting of the iron keel for the
Hawaiian yacht has been done with
great success by the Honolulu Iron
Works 1T is reported that enthusiast
tic promoters of the transpacific yacht
race threw half dollar pieces into the
molten iron.
The Concrete Construction Co,
whose bid of $1034622 was the lowest,
has been awarded the contract for the
sanitary sewer extensions on Nuuanu
avenue. Bates and Fort streets and
Pauoa road. by the Department of
Public Works.
/
| pendence of Portugal will be celebrated
! tomorrow under the auspices of diff
ferent local Portuguese organizations.
| One of the events will be grand
! picnic. with orations, etc, at Pearl
City Peninsula.
| II is reported in Hilo that William
! Mckay. agent there of the Inter
| island steam Navigation Co.. willtake
! the Kinau out next trip as chief en-
! gineer. Mckay has just returned from
/ Honolulu. where he was initiated into
! the Mystic Shrine.
The Y. P. s. c. E. at Central Union
! church will hold its regular monthly
business meeting this evening at hatf
mast seven O'Clock, in the ladies' par
| Ior. New officers viii be elected and
| appropriations made for the year al
this meeting. A full attendance is de-
sired.
Manager Walker. Head Overseer Nc
/ Cubbin and Bookkeeper Daingerheld
Ipf Ookala plantation have been clteo
at Hilo for contempt of court in retus-
ing to answer questions of the grand
Jury relating to the Ookala ROAD
Walker also refused the grand jury
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