The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-28
LOCAL BREVITIES.

| Inc honolulu IlfflSS VIII De out LOudy
| Excelsior Lodge No. l, I. o. O. F..
meets at 7:30 this evening in Odd Eel
lows hail.
Captain Orwell Will shortly begin the
preliminary work for the new Molokai
lighthouse.
Chung wah Lodge No 4. K. of P.
will meet in its hall at 7:30 this Tues
| day evening.
Mystic Lodge No. Z. K. of P. will
meet in K. of P. hall this Tuesday
evening at 7:30.
| Mrs. Turman's topic this evening at
the Kilohana Art League rooms Is
Trinity. and Unity"
The band will play this Tuesday fore
noon at the departure of the Mauna
/ Kea and Mauna Loa.
| Expert Isben went to Kahuku yester-
day to begin the work of constructing
the wireless station there.
Court Canoes No. $40 A. O. F., will
meet at 1870 this evening in San An
tonic hall, Vineyard street.
If you enjoy good singing attend the
Mackall concert in the Alexander
Young Hotel ballroom this evening.
Get your ticket for the MackaIl con-
cert tonight and have a position where
you can enjoy good music. Wall,
Nichols CO. and Bergstrom Music Co.
Saldiers off the transport Crook are
making the 7. NJ c. A. their head
quarters, the number making use of
bathing privileges at that institution
exceeding all previous records.
Some of the passengers aboard the
Crook are regretting that since they
were detained here several days they
were not detained long enough to en-
able them to go to the volcano.
The family of the late Ira A. Burget
herewith tender their sincere thanks
to friends and others for the many
kind deeds and sympathy bestowed
during their recent bereavement.
Captain A. ]. Dougherty, U. S. A,
who married Miss Martha Along some
years ago, has been appointed Ameri-
can governor of Santiago, Cuba, for the
remaining period of the American oc-
cupation.
Permission has been received from
the Interior Department to return to
their homes, a Korean and a Japanese
who are lepers. They were expecting
to go by the Kasato Maru but were
not able to be sent at that time.
Miss Virginia G. Gardin and Hanni-
bal Phillip We're married yesterday
morning at the Roman Catholic cathe-
dral, Rev. Father stephen officiating.
1t was a very quiet wedding, only the
intimate friends of the couple being
present.
Secretary of War Taft has asked the
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formation relating to the value of
buildings in Honolulu, of plantations
on Oahu and on other islands and of
other Improvements. Tax Assessor
Wilder is now a. work compiling the
information.
The entertainment which the Y. M.
c. A. is arranging for the men on the
Crook for Wednesday evening is being
looked forward to with a deal of inter-
est by the soldiers. A number of the
men have been assigned places on the
program, their special stunts being
clog dancing and singing.
Tonight in the Alexander Young Ho-
tel ballroom, Mrs. Bruce New Mackall
will give another of her concerts with
Miss Webster as contralto and Miss
Margaret Clarke. accompanist. The
last ,GOHCSEl bS llIS talented singer Uli-
ed the hall to capacity and the program
on this occasion is quite as inviting
4 plan is said to be under consid-
Grafton for the enlargement Of Aala
park. The added land is proposed to
be secured either by condemnation by
means of an appropriation for the pur-
pose, or by an exchange of lands with
William G. Irwin whereby he will ac-
quire sugar lands in fee simple now
held under lease.
The distilIery of the Kona Vineyards
Company will be ready for operation
shortly. 1t was inspected by Internal
Revenue Collector Drake while in Ko-
ma. 1t will have a daily capacity for
about $50 gallons. Grapes and pine
apple will be the principal material
used for making brandy during the
first year. Delegate Kuhio will intro
duce a bill in Congress authorizing the
distilling of brandy from papayas,
manages, guavas, and other island
fruits.
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