The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-05-08
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Property, income and specific taxes
are due and payable now.

Property, income and specific taxes
are due and payable now.
THE New South tonight at the Or
pheum.
Damien Council no. 563, Y. NJ. I,
meets this evening in San Antonio
Hall.
A slight explosion at the gas works
yesterday caused much alarm but no
damage.
The Bishop street extension commits
sion has not yet decided on how far
the street can be extended.
Are You Mason?" will be given
at Saturdays matinee at the Orpheum.
Secure you seats at once.
Eagles meet this evening. Special
business regarding the coming picnic.
All members are requested to attend.
The hour for laying the corner stone
of the Davies memorial building to-
morrow afternoon is 4, not 4:30 as
given.
The assessment books for 1907 are
now open for inspection to the several
taxpayers.
Lieutenant Shearer who has been in
command OF the detail of marines on
Midway Island, is staying at the
Young Hotel.
A soc;able will be held in the par
1ors of Central Union church on Thurs
day evening. An interesting program
will follow the reception.
Cards have been received announc-
Of 1fxyn
Buchanan and Miss Gertrude NJ Re
gan in San Francisco on May l.
Sheriff Iaukea's report shows $50 ar
rests and 279 convictions in April,
AGAINST 299 arrests and 100 convictions
in the corresponding month of 1906.
The quarterly business meeting Oh
the Ladies' Society of Central Union
church will be held on Thursday morn
ing. at ten o'clock, in the church par
Tor.
The Anti-Saloon League has invited
John G. Woolley of Chicago, the noted
prohibition leader, to come to Homo
lulu as its superintendent and counsel,
with full liberty to devote what time
he pleased TO general law practise.
The Governor yesterday signed the
dent of the Board of Agriculture and
Forestry. Though the Legislature IN
amending the law allowed salary for
the office. it did not vote salary in
the appropriation bill
President Pinkham of the Board of
Health will hold a conference with the
Shippers Wharf Committee today on
the subject Of ways and means for pro-
tecting the public health, as the Leg
islature has left the board strapped
for an emergency like the present
Governor and Mrs. Carter wish it
announced that the garden party on
Friday, May 10th, from until O'Clock
| is in order that the public may have
the opportunity of meeting the visit
ing Congressman and their wives. No
| invitations will be issued. All will be
welcome.
In consequence of John Duggan
failure to return from San Francisco
and execute the contract awarded 70
| him. it is likely the building of the
| Molokai leprosarium will be delayed
| DR.. Brinckerhoff, the appointed super
| intendent. has been ordered from
Washington to modify the spec.fica-
i lions so as to bring the cost of the
buildings within the 100000 appropri-
alton.
/ Marshal Hendry had Captain Lyman
| of the transport Thomas up before u
/ s Commissioner Hatch yesterday
| for obstructing a United States officer
| in duty. Captain Lyman denied thai
| he mad cursed the Marshal away from
| the ship when he wanted to board he1
| outside to arrest a criminal on cableo
| order It was shown that Mont. the
| Tnaster-at-arms, was the offender, bu'
| he said the Marshal would not wall
| until he had consulted the captain Or
| the advice of District Attorney Brock
/ ons both Captain Lyman and Mon
| were dismissed.
One-haIf Of the property and income
taxes. and the tax on dogs, bicycles
automobiles, wagons, carts, carriages
and other vehicles are due and payable
now, and will become delinquent on the
18th inst. A penalty Of 10 per cent
will be added TO all such taxes remain
ing unpaid after the 18th day of May
1907.