The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-31
q LOCAL BREVITIES.

evening at 1880 in the K of P. Hall.
The report OF the Kappa appraiser.
will be in Governor Frears hands il
a few days.
Excelsior Lodge No. /, I. o. o. F.
will meet this evening at 1880 in ODD
Fellows Hall.
Chung Wah Lodge No. 4, K. of P.
will meet in its hall, Vineyard street
this evening at 7:30.
By the Alameda more than thou
sand pounds of opium was brought
here from San Francisco.
Court Canoes No. s11O, A. o. F..
meets. this evening at 7:30 in San An
tonic Hall, Vineyard street.
This is the last day for paying poll
tax without having the miserable lit
tie ten Per cent. dot added.
r. B. Kidd writes from New York
that he is working for Hearst, but ex-
poets to return to Honolulu.
Judge Lindsay awarded Mrs. c. B.
Gray the custody of two minor chill
dren and $50 a month alimony.
Specifications for the Sorenson shed
wharf are ready and the call for ten
ders will be advertised tomorrow.
Robert w. Cathcart has been with
Wilder & Co, just retired from bus
mess, for over twenty-six years.
There will be a rehearsal of the
Central Union church choir this even
ing. All members are requested to be
present.
Tenders will soon be invited fol- a
new schoolhouse at Paia, Maui, which
is to be beauty, Superintendent Mars
ton Campbell says
This is the last day for payment of
poll taxes without the double penalty
of ten per cent. addition and the same
rate of interest until paid.
A letter received by Chief of Detec-
tiyes Taylor says that E. o. Child, for
formerly manager of the Hawaiian flo-
tel. is arranging in Los Angeles for an
excursion to the islands and will prob
ably charter the Sierra.
E. P. Irwin. the Bulletins court and
capitol reporter for two years past,
will leave in the barkentine Irmgard
the middle of April He intends to
engage in literary work for while
in northern California.
Portuguese families who went hence
to California to better their condition
but have been disappointed are to be
brought back through the good offices
of the Sugar Planters Association. NJ
A. Silva leaves in the Alameda on
this mission.
A map of Honolulu showing the To-
cation Of every case of plague since
December, 1899, has been prepared by
Secretary Charlock of the Board Of
Health. There We're 1913 cases in the
period stated, of which Il were in the
winter Of 1S99-19oO.
Hapainui, a guard at Oahu prison,
died Sunday after a brief illness with
symptoms of ptomaine poisoning.
Under the monarchy he was employed
in the postofice. He was about fifty
years Of age and was highly esteem
ed by High Sheriff Henry.
The bids for the Hilo breakwater
construction work will be opened in
the office of Captain Orwell at noon
today. It is expected that there viii
be a number of contractors after this
work, for which a continuing appro-
prfation of 100000 has been made
A japanese has opened a restaurant
on King street near Maunakea which is
called the Cincinnati Asked why he
gave the place that name the proprietor
said: Cincinnati belong all same Adj
miral Evans flagship; bimeby plenty
sailor come kowkow." The name of the
flagship happens to be the Connecticut.
Secretary Wood of the Hawaii Pro-
motion Committee has received from
the Oceanic Steamship Co., an offer
to make a rate for teachers of 800
the round trip, good for four months
by the steamer sailing June "a, pro-
vided the party numbers not less than
80 and not more than 100.
Bids for a schoolhouse at Pahala,,
opened at the Public Works office yes
terday, We're: /. Erickson, $4419; J.
d. Lewis, S4435; j. Bohnenberg, $4240;
Thos. Andrews. $394O; H. De Fries,
S4546 And for a schoolhouse at Lau-
pahoehoe: Lewis, $685.; Bohnenberg,
$1279; Andrews, $3.50; De Fries, 1864.