The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-14

LOCAL BREVITIES

general hospital
The receipts Of the tax Office yester-
day were over $4,000.
Alex Lyle sailed by the Alameda
yesterday for the Coast
There are only two more days dur
ing which taxes may be paid without
the penalty.
1t is reported that Cecil Brown may
be a candidate for the Senate at the
coming election.
The Sons Of St George Lodge No
S55 will meet in X of P. Hall this
evening az 7:3o.
The Laborites are to have another
meeting with speeches at Aala Park
on Saturday night.
Pacific Rebekah Lodge No. 1, l. o.
Q. F., will meet in Odd Fellows Hall
this evening at 7;30.
There was a rehearsal of the con-
gress of song at the Hawaiian Opera
House yesterday forenoon.
Canoes Circle No. 240, c. 0. F., will
meet in San Antonio Hall, Vineyard
street, this evening a 100.
James F. Morgan has offered the
use of his office TO the various fleet
subcommittee for meetings.
Joseph Vierra, formerly of Hilo but
who has been in Honolulu for the past
north. left with his son Arthur on the
Alameda yesterday.
The Pythian Sisters whist tourna-
ment begins Monday evening, May IS
Tickets are 25c. and can be had from
any of the members.
The Kamehameha Schools are in
stalling a complete electric light plant.
Power is to be generated from a res
ervoir mauka of the buildings.
1t is reported that Major Ham will
recommend the establishment of con-
stabulary force in Hawaii somewhat
similar 70 that of the Philippines.
Something over a thousand shares of
Paauhau stock We're sold on the Stock
Exchange yesterday in several blocks
at prices ranging from s1S.25 to $1875.
For the first time since it's organi-
cation, stock of the Oahu Railway &
Land Co. yesterday sold at par. Near
~ hundred shares changed hands at
this figure.
b. F. Dillingham; is quoted as saying
a new track for passenger trains will
be built for service between Honolulu
and Pearl Harbor.
Superintendent of Public Works
Marston Campbell has presented his
plans for the transformation of the
Alakea street fishmarket to the COM
mittee, of which F. b. McStocker is
chairman.
There was no meeting of the Ar
cbives Commission yesterday after
noon, former Governor Carter not hav-
ing recovered sufficiently to attend.
There will be meeting on Friday
afternoon.
Two women went to Pearl Harbor
yesterday TO look over the situation
with an idea of starting boarding.
house there for employees on the public
works, as soon as there is need for
such a hosiery.
Invitations have been issued to a
dinner at the Moana Hotel, Friday
evening, by the Onion Club, in fare
we'll to A. G.. NJ. Robertson, who leaves
on the China to attend the Republican
National Convention.
Secretary Paris of the Merchants
Association yesterday sent a cable
gram of. congratulation to Delegate
Kuhio on the passage of the Pearl
Harbor appropriation bill Later
cable of congratulation was sent to
Congressman Bates, who drafted the
bill and carried it through the House.
Persons interested in the Standard
Telephone Company say that if an ex-
tension of time for the beginning of
operations can not be secured, they
will reorganize and seek a new. char
ter. The panic in the East is alleged
as the reason why operations have not
been started before. The time within
which certain operations must be
commenced expires June 20.
The Rapid Transit Company is fig
uring on a plan for hauling crushed
rock from Moiliili to the waterfront,
where it viii be loaded on scows to
be hauled to Pearl Harbor for use in
the works there. Captain Otwell is
putting up a stone crusher at the Mo-
iliili quarry. The machinery arrived
by the Alameda. A spur track from
its kaimuki line to the quarry will be
necessary and another from its wa
terfront line TO the Kinau wharf.