The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-22
LOCAL BREVITIES.

F. NJ Lewis of Lewis & Co. was
returning passenger on the Alameda.
f. L. Winter of the United State.
Marshal s Office returned yesterday OF
the Alameda
Robert ghurston, son of L. A. Thurs
ton, returned from the mainland yes
terday on the Alameda.
{, C. [. Wight Of the Honolulu Gas
Company returned yesterday from the
mainland on the Alameda.
| The wife and son of Fl. Werner. one
of the proprietors of the Empire The
alter, arrived on the Alameda.
James Spencer, the ex-wrestler, was
sent to prison yesterday for one
year on a charge of gross cheat.
Marston Campbell, who has just been
appointed chairman of the Waikiki
Reclamation Committee, will call a
meeting of the commission very
! shortly,
| The band viii play this afternoon
and tomorrow afternoon at the baseball
games at the League grounds. On Mon
| day evening the band plays at Emma
| Square as usual.
A farewell meeting for Rev. T. Mi
| tagawa will be held this evening at
clock at the japanese church on NJ
uanu avenue. A general ihyitation is
extended to all to attend.
Awana and ING Chong, the two ORR
entails arrested for doing up c. II.
Yong, the Korean special officer, at
Aiea few days ago, were fined $40
each in police court yesterday.
The Advertiser is in receipt of set
of maps of the Islands from the Terri
torial Survey Department. The maps
are the latest and best issued and are
very complete in all important details.
A ''eharity entertainment" is SEIZED
uled for this evening under the auspices
of Mrs. Theresa Wilcox, at the corner
of Alakea and King streets. The Ro-
tice does not state what the charity IS.
Chief Clerk Joshua Tucker of the
Land Office yesterday received let
ter from Land Commissioner Pratt
from San Francisco. He expected to
start for Washington August II. He
will return to Honolulu September IL.
The Earl of Dudley, who is coming
on the Aorangi, will be met on the
steamer by British Vice Consul George
Davies. and will make an official call
on Governor FLear After that his en-
tertainment will be in accordance with
his desires.
Rev. Arthur Gorter, who recently re-
signed the pastorate of st. Paul s
Episcopal church at LaPorte, has ca
bled Bishop Restariek of Honolulu,
Hawaii, accepting the missionary work
in the Hawaiian Islands. - Goshen
Gnd.) Times.
Madame Blanche Arral, Mrs. G. B.
Cooper, Mrs Humphris and Mrs. S. NJ.
Ballou viii give a concert at the Ha-
waiian Opera House. August 30, for
the benefit of the Moiokai moving
picture fund. The program will con
tain some gems of music.
Col. Jones received postal cards from
a number of the members of the Ma
tional Guard of Hawaii rifle team
which sailed by the last Alameda. All
of them suffered from seasickness on
the voyage. They were in good spirits
and had started overland for Camp
Perry at the time the postal cards left
San Francisco.
Secretary Savidge of the Republican
Territorial committee was yesterday
engaged in getting signatures of com
mittee members to the endorsement of
George P. Castle TO be appointed to-
the vacancy in the Board of Park
Commissioners, caused by the retire
ment of J. D. McInerny. The endorse
mentsi will then be passed on to the
Governor.
First Lieutenant Clarence 8. Ridley
is relievd from duty with the Second
Battalion of Engineers, Washington
Barracks, District of Columbia, and
will proceed to San Francisco and re-
port to Commanding General, Depart
ment of California, for temporary
duty, pending the sailing of trans
port for Honolulu, where he viii re-
port for duty.-Chronicle.