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| ability. viii rot make Jhe field 50 gOod as
I under normal conditions Il is hoped
/ however. that present conditions Will soon
! improve
The demand here seems to be more
largely for beats using crude or refined
Z petroleum as fuel, and those in use here
are principally OF this character -Four or
Eve firms il this city have engines using
crude petroleum and refined kerosene
and Monteria merchant has a petroleum
boat, which he uses for passenger service
on the Sinu-
Two American companies Use open sea
and river gasoline boats in connection
with their lcgging camps where they are
getting out cedar and mahogany The
master mechanic CT the Cartagena rail-
way has two gasoline boats and a track
automobile" using gasoline The other
gasoline boats which have been brought
here have proved very unsatisfactory.
perhaps from lack Of knowledge of their
intricate machinery. as well as from the
difficulty OF getting gasoline and batteries
fo- supplying these boats. These two lat
ter difficulties are encountered by al
owners Of gasoline motors here. a. gas0-
line is very expensive. and but few op-
portunities offer for its importation. Extra
batteries are not on sale here and must
be brought from abroad Gasoline pays a
high tariff duty.
Crude petroleum is easily imported. and
is kept constantly on sale. enjoying a
heavy diferential tariff over both gasoline
and refined kerosene. This fact and the
greater simplicity Of the petroleum motor
make this style Of motor far more salts
factory and in greater demand The boats
OF this class IN use here seem 10 be giving
excellent satisfaction
In this line Of trade. as well as in many
others. travelling salesmen. speaking Span
fish, could accomplish a great deal more
in a few days OF personal effort than can
be done with catalogues. II the latter are
TO be sent. they should be IN the language
Of the country
Motor Boats in Brazil.
Consul General George z Anderson
thinks Americans should sell motor boats
in Rio JaneirO. be says:
While the general condition Of the trade
in motors and motor boats In Rio de ia
neiro is not very promising. rejecting in
q way conditions Of trade generally, the
record OF the past year IN the trade has
been somewhat more satisfactory 10 the
United states than previous years The
imports OF motor boats from the United
states are stin very irregular. and it may
De said that there is no regular trade IN
them, but this is also true Of boats from
other countries. Importers IN Brazil are
commencing 70 appreciate the possibui-
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No Open Date for Hiram.

fr11l Fucz-
Farmer-Tm a-goin' TO drive 70 town
some day next week. Nsrthy.
His wife-You can't. Hiram. 7 vuz
just l0okin over the skedooI OF auto races
an there amt an open date for hoss-
drivin' on the roads for the next ten davs
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WESTMINSTER
MARYLAND
"A City of Opportunity"

Association Westminster desire
present manufactures Of the United
city OF 400 Inhabitants 100 feet Directly
Nc
ntraI State
II It.
n
secy Treas Westminster Carroll Co. Nd
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Motor Boats a. Lie Savers.


/ Consul Maxwell Bake. Of Dunfermline.
/ SAYS concerning the various uses 10 which
/ motor boats are applied n Scotland:
/ The motor boat is gradually gaining IN
/ favor along the Scottish drths. as was re-
| Gently indicated BY the proposal OF a life
| boat Institution 90 place IN commission a
motor lnebOst at BrOughty Ferry. or. the
Firth Of Tay. Considering the importance
and difficulties attending the rescue Of
human life at sea. the fact that a motor
hfeboat has been decided on for such
work is the most practical kind Of an !a-
dorseueut Of the merits Ok The marine
combustion engine
Not long ago the Scottish Marine Motor
Club was organized. and is now actively
engaged in exploiting the motor boat for
river and inland lake pleasure and sport
and reliability trials have been Instituted
toward pUblicaIIy demonstrating the utiI-
fty. economy. and reliability of the motor
boat under any and all conditions. On
July Il to % the first official trills were
held by the organization. and both medals
and certificates Of performance was
awarded and issued for the fastest boat.
on NJ NJ A rating, as vel as TO the most
economical boat. Irrespective Of its class
The Scotch makers of engines are putting
forth special efforts this season. owing 10
the growing English competition
From trustworthy sources 7 understand
that there are not Al the present time
probably more than 800 motor boats in all
Scotland. which is surprisingly few when
one considers the splendid opportunities
for their use along the numerous estu-
aries, almost innUmerable canals. and
picturesque inland lakes. which annually
attract a great influx Of tourists and
spOrtsmeu-
The Dunfermline consular district ex-
tends along the Firth Of Forth for dis
tance OF about fifty miles but this par
ticular region Of water front is less
adapted TO motOr-boat traffic than some
other more favorabiy sheltered situations.
especially along the west coast This dis
trict IS therefore hardly a proper one in
which to establish a distributing center
although agencies could be opened at the
following places Aberdour. Kirkcaldy.
Burntisland. Kingdom. Stirling and Al
loa- Not much. however. could be prom
ised IN these places in comparison wftk
opportunities along the west coast.
Consul Isaac A Manning Of Cartarena-
writes as follows regarding the use OF
gasoline and petroleum boats IN Colon
bla:
Opportunities for the sale Of motor
boats are apparently good here. although
the present unsatisfactory economic con
dltions, causing q shortage Of purchasing
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CUBA GROWS RICH
DESPITE DISASTER
Revolution and Cyclone Do
Not Stop Progress.
CUSTOMS RECEIPTS PILE UP

Agricultural. Mineral, and CONNER
cfaI Development of the Island Is
the Wonder of Nations-Amerien
Furnishes Capital and Takes Prod
nets of Pearl of the AntiIIas.
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WANT MOTOR BOATS
Americans Excell Others In
Their Manufacture.
FAD GROWING EVERYWHERE

Europeans Making Inquiry as 90
Types, Cost, and Sizes of Launches.
south America and Italy Desires
Them AIsO-I sed as Life Savers on
the Rugged Coast of Scotland.
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While some European countries. notably
France have led the United states in l.e
manufacture CT the automobile. foreign
ers are far behind US in the making OF
steel motor boats. Lately the advantages
oi their use have appealed strongly 10 the
Italians. and there is much inquiry as %
types, sizes and cost Of such craft from
the people Of that country.
Consul D. r. Burch. OF Genoa. sends
TO Washington the following Information
concerning the use Of motor boats. in The
waters about Italy
Tie motor boat OF the future in Itai-
ian waters VIII Je Of steel construction
and a big business awaits the American
maker Of steel boats. wEo viii meet the
demands OF the italian market Tais is
The Information that comes % this con
sllate as a result OF a canvass OF the sit
uation In this immediate section OF Italy
concerning the prospects of selling Amer
lean motor boats.
At present the trade IN them. either
Italian or fOreig gn-buiIt. IS almost al a
s-andstiIL Tie two manufacturers. OF this
section are building only upon order
These makers express the belief that .re
Italian market mas been fully supplied.
and that all Of those interested ln motor
boats have either already made their
purchases cr are awaiting the coming ot
a type more suitable 70 local conditions
than those row seen on the Rivera.
This new type. according 10 the cordi-
lions o. the dealers familiar with the
desires OF The actual users. is the boat Of
steel There IS bIt one boat Of steel now
in use .n these waters-an American
eraft-5gt the criticism is made that
while otherwise suitable because OF its
superior strength 10 resist the often tur-
nu-e-t seas OF the Medite-raueau. its ap-
pea-ance IS not as attractive is &. might
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Seven Cases of Fever.

During the year Only seven cases q
yellow fever are reported for the city Of
Havana. and 81 1or the rest OF the
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Need Agency at Havre.

Writing from Havre. Consul 4 Gasr7
says thar American manufacturers could
md a better outlet for marine motors n
France e they entered the field On The
same footing and exploited the markets
IN the way their French. English. Ger
man. and Italian competitors. who are
constantly sending -ep-ese1ta1ives and
s1lesuen o. visit the trade. solicit orders
and supply demands
In a word it would be necessary 70
have an agency fr this country from
which orders could not only be supplied
promptly but where the motors could be
seen AID their merits demonstrated
Consul Herman 7. Spahr furnishes the
following Information concerning the
probable market il BTeSlau for American
automobiles and motor boats.
B-esiau ought 20 he as good a feIf for
the sale OF American automobiles as 9th
er German cities Among its half q mil
ion people there s a large wealthy class
The streets. wide enough for traffic. are
well paved. and excellent roads radiate
in all directions There is strong cou1e-
titioa. however. and success viii depend
on prices and methods. In addition 20 the
pleasure cars. a number of raNirneter au-
tomObiles are in use and many business
wagons.
Besides the police boat. there are two
motor launches or the river. The Oder is
~eu, adapted for such craft The river
commerce Is carried on by haJ5oats. tugs.
and chains
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Power Boats LIttIe Known.


The foresc.Ds pertains 70 tie pleasure
craft. as the boat for power purposes is as
yer but little known IN Italy Much bush
ness might be done in the line OF power
boats by the American maker. who VIII
give some study TO the needs Of the FtaI-
fan market There are at Tie present
time two barges plying between Genoa
and Savcna which have been fitted with
motor power as auxiliary 10 sails. and
these are reported 10 be giving satisrac-
tICI-
4 local motor boat manufacture. with
Offices In this city and an extensive rlar-
u Narazze. solicits correspondence srou
American Arms looking toward the OPEN
ing Of sales q American steel boats. and
the manager OF this concern is confGe-r
tEat some business could De done in both
power and pleasure boats. This factory
has constructed many OF the boats now iu
Use Ga the Nedlterraneau between Genoa
and Marsesue, and is al present compIet-
ing two large passenger motor boats TO
he placed on the canals of Venice, 20 com
pete with EoudoIaS.
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Iron Output E5.OOO.OOO Tons.

Iron ore IS one Of Cuba's best resources
The Bethlehem Steel Company has re-
Gently acquired large deposits near san
tiago. which, according 10 the reports OF
engineers. VIII Yield 100000 tons This
ore contains . per cent nickel and I per
cent chromium The discovery Of this
tract Is regarded by experts TO be one
Of the most important In recent years
The island contains about 2.650O00 head
Of cattle. $4,000 horses. 5000 mules, and
live stock breeding is becoming popular
The quantity mas been increased within
recent years BY Importation from Vene-
zueia and Mexico. but a late law, hav-
-lE for its purpose The Development o.
he quality. permits duty free the I'm
portation Of female sheep and cattle OF
specified breeds.
The real estate s estimated at S542.
759.00l. the annual rental Of which IS
given AT So $500. and prices are steadily
advancing
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LLOYD OSBOURNE'S WIFE TO
OPPOSE HIS DIVORCE PLAN

months ago to take possession Of the
house on Russian Hill. where she has
remained. With her return to America
news of the division IN the family be
came known, and ever since that time
II has been xumored that Osbourne
hoped 10 secure a divorce and marry
again, Mrs. Frank Norris name be-
ing repeatedly mentioned.
OF late the impression has become
confirmed that Mrs. 0sbourne was
about to Grant her husband s wishes
and give him divorce, but, having two
Young boys 10 raise and seeing no rea-
son why she should be cast off IN this
manner, she has steadfastly refused to
grant the divorce and still refuses.
1t IS understood that Mrs. Stevenson
wishes her son TO secure the divorce
and ignores the existence of his wife,
not having visited or called upon her
daughter-in-law here during her re-
cent visit
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By Authority.
sHERIFF's SALE NOTICE.

Under and by virtue Of Writ Of
Execution issued by the Honorable
Frank Andrade, District Magistrate Of
Honolulu, County Of Oahu, Territory o.
Hawaii, on the 18th Law of January.
A. D. 1905, in the matter of Yee We.
plaintiff, against Sekai, defendant. 1
did in said Honolulu on the 2sth day
OF January aforesaid, levy upon and
shall offer for sale and sell at Public
Auction. 10 the highest bidder at James
f. Morgan s auetion rooms. on Kaahu-
manu- street, in said Honolulu, at u
o clock noon. of Tuesday the 3rd day of
March, A. D. 1908, all the right, title
and interest of the said Sekai. defend
ant, in and to the following described
property. unless the sum Of Fortysix
and 46-loe ($4646) Dollars that being
the amount for which said Execution
was issued together with interest, costs.
my fees and expenses are previously
paid:
, Pictures, / Iron Safe, / Counter, 1
Stone and / Writing Desk.
Dated Honolulu, January. 50, 1908.
C. P. IAUKEA.
Sheriff. County of Oahu
T950-Jan. 81, Feb. Is, Mar ?
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San Francisco Bulletin-Lloyd 0s-
bourne, the novelist and stepson Of
Robert Louis Stevenson. viii not be in
a position to marry Mrs. Frank Norris
or any one else, all reports to the con-
trary, as his present wife. who Is now
living in San Francisco. has no inten-
ton of granting him q divorce, although
he has failed TO provide her with sup
port,
There has been trouble In the house
of Osbourne for a long time, and the
fact that the writer is in constant at
tendance upon his mother has led to
the presumption that the widow Of the
famous Scotchman has had much to
do with the separation in the 0sbourne
family
Mrs. Osbourne has the two children
and came back from Italy several
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MARINE

Il may be coffee and pistols for
two" when Captain Graham of the
Erskine NJ. Phelps meets Captain Full
lerton of the Fort George. Regardless
OF the fact that the Phelps was the
first 10 be towed into harbor. Captain
Fullerton claims that he beat that
vessel, as he was of Maui the day
before the Phelps appeared This
sounds perfectly reasonable. TO most
people, bur not so to Captain Graham
The latter IS by no means mild in his
criticism. His chief CALCULATIONS when
speaking OF the matter We're: Pre-
posterous! Preposterous."
Captain Graham would throw doubt
on the statement that the Fort George
beat him to Maui. He declares that
it could not be so. In speaking e
the matter last Wednesday. he said:
Why, / sailed away from the Fort
George from the very start. I passed
him at about ? o'clock on the day We
left san Francisco, though he had a
good two miles the lead when we came
out. II you had asked me how the
race would turn out. would have said
that the Phelps would be first. the
Irlngard second. the Tobey third, with
the Fort George bringing up some
where in the rear His ship has not
a CHARGE against the Phelps, as I
showed him On that first day, when
ran across his bows
The Phelps can beat any of these
vessels around here. Her record from
New York in 81 days, which has never
been anywhere near equaled. is enough
TO show that. She is out of the class
Of such ships as the Fort George.
Really, it is tlresome TO hear anyone
talk about that ship beating me in
here"
Captain Fullerton in the meantime
has his official log to show. and can
produce the testimony Of the ship
wrecked sailors from the Eclipse, who
claim that they sighted his vessel off
Maui on Saturday at sunrise.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
FIRST CIRCUIT, TERRITORY OF
HAWAII - AT CHAMBERS. IN
PROBATE.
In the Matter of the Estate of Ben.
jamin Franklin Chapman. Deceased.
Order of Notice of Hearing Petition
for Allowance of Final Accounts
Distribution and Discharge.
On reading and filing the petition
and accounts of Robert William Cath
cart and Samuel Gardner Wilder. ex.
ecutors of the viii of Benjamin Frank
lin Chapman. deceased. wherein they
ask to be allowed s11.37s.S3 and they
charge themselves with 12,363.63, and
ask that the same may be examined
and approved, and that final order
may be made of distribution Of the
property remaining in their hands "a
the persons thereto entitled, and dis
charging them from al further re-
sponsibility as such executors,
1t is Ordered, That Monday, the 18th
day Of March, A D. 1908, at ten O'Clock
a. m, before the Judge of said Court
at the courtroom Of said Court at Ho-
no1ulu. Island Of Oahu, be. and the
same hereby is appointed as the time
and place for hearing said petition and
accounts. and that all persons inter-
ested may then and there appear and
show cause, if any they have, why the
same should not be granted, and may
present evidence as to who are enti-
tied 10 the said property. Also that
notice Of this order shall be published
once a week in the Pacific CONNER
ciaI Advertiser newspaper. printed and
published in Honolulu. once a week for
three successive weeks, the last pub
Hcation 70 be not less than ten days
previous 10 the time therein appointed
for said hearing.
Dated at Honolulu, this 23rd day Of
January 1908.
ALEXANDER LINDSAY. JR.,
Second Judge. Circuit Court, First
Circuit.
Attest.
JOHN MARCALLINo.
Clerk
Kinney & Marx for petitioners.
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MATsoN STRETCHES OUT.

From this time on the carrying of
freight between San Francisco and Ma
hukona win be. done by. the Matson
Navigation Co. This viii mean not
only the big volume of incoming
freight, but also the sugar which is
to be taken TO the Coast. The total
amount of freight is very large. Up
TO this time this has been carried by
the Nelson sailing ships, of San Fran
cisco. Through a new arrangement,
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
FIRST CIRCUIT. TERRITORY or
HAWAII.
IN PROBATE-AT CHAMBERS.
In the matter of the Estate of Johr
F. Anderson. deceased.
Order of Notice of Petition for Al.
lowance of Final Accounts and Dis.
charge in this Estate. a
On reading and filing the petition
and accounts of C. NJ. Cooke and
Andrew E. Cox. of Honolulu, Island
of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii. wherein
they ask to be allowed S1TS29S and
they charge themselves with s5629. 50
and ask that the same may be exam
ined and approved, and that a final
order may be made of distribution OF
the property remaining in their hands
to the persons thereto entitled, and
discharging them and their sureties
from all further responsibility as such
Executors.
1t is Ordered, that Wednesday, the
18th day of February A. ID. 1908, at
o'clock a. m. before the Judge of said
Court at the Court Room of the said
Court at Honolulu, Island of Oahu, be
and the same hereby is appointed as
the time and place FOR hearing said
petition and accounts, and that all
persons interested may then and there
appear and show cause. If any they
have, why the same should not be
granted. and may present evidence as
to who are entitled to the said proper
ty And that notice of this order
shall be published in the p. c. Adver-
tiser, a newspaper printed and pub
lished in Honolulu once week for
three successive weeks, the last pub
LEGATION TO be not less than two weeks
previous to the time therein appointed
for said hearing.
Dated at Honolulu, this 9Th day Of
January, 1908.
tSgd.l w. J. ROBINSON.
Third Judge of the Circuit Court of
the First Circuit
Attest:
(sgd.) L. p. SCOTT,
Clerk.
7931-Jan. s-1s-z3-s1
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L. S. ENGINEER OFFICE, Homo
l0lu. T. H, January 81, 1s0S.-Sealed
proposals for construction Of break
water or for stone for breakwater con-
str1ction at Hilo tIarbor, Hawaii, T.
H. will be received here until IL m.
March 81, 1908. and then publicly OPEN
ed. Information furnished on applica-
ton to Chief Engineer, Pacific Divi-
sion, 1870 Polk street. San Francisco.
Cal, or this Office. c.. w. DWELL,
Capt. Engineers.
795o-Jan. 81: Feb. /, 3. 4; Mar. Is, 80.
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ANNUAL, MEETING.

C. BREWER G. COMPANY, LIMITED
The annual meeting Of the share
holders Of the C. Brewer K Company,
Limited, viii he 1aid al no cf+i7e Of
the corporation in Honolulu. on Thurs
day. February s, 1893, at 10 o'1Iock
a. m.
E z. BISHOP,
Secretary.
Dated Honolulu. Jan. q, 1903. 1898
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SHOOTING NOTICE

All shooting Of game upon the lands
Of the Niu Ranch. Niu. Island Of Oahu.
y hereafter prohibited under penalty
Of the law
J. NJ DOWSETT. Lessee.
Honolulu, T. H. January a. 1908.
TQ45
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FOR SALE.

500 feet S-ineh cast-iron sewer pipe.
? aIl-copper TTuax steriIzers. tin
lined
I aIl-copper water still, tfn-lined-
all-copper 40-gaIIon steam jacket
kettle
. alI-copper wash boilers
EMMELUTH < CO, LTD.
1z5 King Street Phone I'll
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FoBEv IN PORT.

The Girar1 2 Tobey. Captain Scott,
which sailed from San Francisco in
the lead OF The Imgar3. Phelps and
Fort George, was the last 10 arrive,
coming il Yesterday. The ToIev did
not have altogether a good time com
ing down, striking some rough weather,
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sNF and ".

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Note.-BaroDe1er readings are cor
rected for temperature, instrumental
errors. and local gravity. and reduced
20 sea level. Average cloudiness stated
in scale from TO 30 Direction Of
wind is prevailing direction during p
hours ending ct 8 2. m Velocity Of
wind is average velocity IN miles per
hour. T indicates trace OF rain.
wM. B. sTOCKMAN,
Section Director.
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ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

At the annual meeting of the share
holders OF The Estate of S. G. Wilder.
Ltd, held at the office of the corpor-
alton, Thursday. January so, 1908. the
following officers were elected to serve
during the ensuing wear: