The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-23
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Three DRINKS were registered at the
police station yesterday.
Sons of St. George, No. 355, will meet
in X. of P. hall this Thursday evening
at 7:30.
Canoes Circle No. 24O, c. o. F.. will
meet in San Antonio hall this Thurs
day evening at 1880.
Pacific Rebekah Lodge No. /, I. o. o.
F., will meet in Odd Fellows hall this
Thursday evening at 1880.
Two DRINKS were fined by Judge An
drade yesterday, Peter Hollerson, a
Norwegian and w. E. Kerr paying for
their fun.
A question has been raised as to
whether voters not registered two years
ago can vote for municipal officers at
the coming election.
Deputy Sheriff Gilliland, of Waianae,
brought in a Korean, Kim Young, yes.
terday, for trial on charge of in
sanity. The man viii be examined this
morning by the police doctors.
1t is probable~that a man from out
side the Territory with experience and
aptitude for preparing exhibits viii be
put in charge of the Hawaiian exhibit
to the Alaska Yukon Exposition.
The Aorangi brought copies of the
Melbourne Leader containing much
about the arrival and entertainment of
the fleet in Australia. These copies
were distributed among the men of the
fleet.
Mr.. Tseng Hal, Chinese Consul Gen.
eral, win hold reception at the Con
sulate on Sheridan street July %, from
1880 to ?, in honor of the birthday of
His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of
China.
The local Foresters, of Court Canoes
are planning for big dance on Sat
urday evening at the San Antonio hall
on Vineyard street. They have en-.
gagged the. Kaai orchestra and are
busily working out the plans for big
affair.
Three of the four French women who
We're arrested recently in the "Dickey
crusade, = were found guilty before
the police magistrate yesterday and
sentenced to sixty days apiece on the
reef. An appeal has been made in
each ease.
Already many of the fleet decora-
tions are coming down, and the Rapid
Transit ears have gone back to their
normal schedules. The streets were de-
indication throughout the city that
the fleet had departed.
Fire Chief Thurston, who has been
under arrest for some days on a charge
of assault and battery, preferred by
William Freel, an ex-employe of the
fire department and now Rapid Tran.
sit man, had his case continued in the
police court yesterday until Wednes-
day next
Chun Soon, who is known in police
circles as the Chinese chicken thief, is
again in the tolls, being arrested this
time under the vagrancy laws. Chun
is one-armed man, bat manages to
get the hand he has on about as much
of other people S property as most two
handed snatchers.
Guy Stevens who had been engaged
to fill the position in the High School
caused by the resignation of Prof.
Donaghho. has cabled Superintendent
Babbitt that he cannot come. 1t is
probable that the board will have to
mainland to meet the requirements of
the schools.
The cats which have been accumulate
ing on the Board of Health s premises,
for the Cattery project devised by Dr.
Golfer, have been moved over to Quar-
antine Island where special quarters
have been provided for them. The eff.
fort will be made to develop a breed
of eats which viii be a real aid in the
determination of rats.
Among the passengers on the Aoran,
gi was Sir Reginald Talbot and Lady
Talbot, en- route to England to remain
a year. The vessel brought very liz,
tie freight for Honolulu, but dropped
off several passengers Several thou
sand papers from Melbourne, sent by
the Melbourne Leader of July 4 were
brought on the steamer for distribu-
ton among the men of the feet. The
articles referring to the fleets visit
to Australia indicate that the welcome
will be given on grand scale.