The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-24

LOCAL BREVITIES

The Tax Commission will file its pre-
liminary report with the Governor or
July l.
Mrs. 4. :. Wilcox and Miss Wilcox
sailed yesterday for Hilo to attend The
meeting of the evangelical societies.
The band viii play at the departure
of the steamer Alameda this morning
and at the :. :. Tenyo Maru this al
Fernoon.
Among the Mauna Kea passengers
yesterday We're Queen Liliuokalani
Mrs. Asa and Mrs. Nawahi, who are
going TO Hilo.
Colonel and Mrs. Sam Parker and
Princess Kawananakoa will leave this
week for Tantalus, where they viii
spend a month.
The will of Cordelia B. Damon wa:
on Monday admitted to probate. F. B
| Damon being appointed executor. The
estate is valued at s26.450.
There viii be initiation at the Ho.
Hall, corner Fort and Beretania ave.
nue., at 7:30 this evening.
The closing exercises of the Aiea
school were held on Friday last, after
a successful years work. The enroll.
ment at this school is 220.
There will be a special meeting OF
Oceanic Lodge No. 371, F. and A. NJ
this evening at 7:30 o'clock, at Masonic
Temple. Work in the third degree.
At the regular meeting of Honolulu
Aerie 40, F. O. E, this evening in X
Of Hall nil he IN o
in the way of putting wings on some
| new Eagles.
Tommy Dunn. the genial pay clerk
of the local Naval Station, has re-
ceived orders to report at San Fran
cisco for orders after the Atlantic
| fleet leaves Honolulu.
From private letters received in the
mail yesterday from naval officers OF
the Big Four, that squadron will be
in Honolulu harbor on September 2 anC
remain here for eight days
The night cereus through
out the city is now in the blooming
period and the sight at Oahu College
| is especially fine. Every visitor in thS
city should visit this wonderful hedge
Because of the Garfield meeting be-
lIAS caII Stl45Su ACA IN1y iAISiiL, Lit-
meeting of the Supervisors arranged
for the same time has been put one
day ahead and will be held tomorrow
night at the regular hour.
Secretary James r. Garfield of the
Department of the Interior Will deliver
an address at the rooms of the Cham
Der of Commerce, Stangenwald build
ing, at two O'Clock Thursday after
noon. All business men are cordially
invited to be present.
Parties who have secured accommo-
dation for the Elks- Hilo excursion
will please call upon Mr.. EastOn al
| the Hawaiian Office Specially Co. anG
take up their tickets as soon as pos
sible, as, they will not be held later
than l p. m. June q.
All those who have promised to as
sist the members of Iolani Guild of St
Andrews in their muumuu sale and
poi lunch are respectfully requested Il
deliver their contributions on or before
Thursday evening next at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Henry Smith, on Fort
street.
Mrs Pinkham, of the Lydia E
| Pinkham Medicine Company of Lynn
/ Mass, together WITH nef sun, Atlliui
w. Pinkham, and the younger mem
bers of her family, sailed for Naples
on May 20 for three months tour
throughout Europe and much-needed
vacation.
Mayeda Nikichi, a japanese, COM
mitted suicide at Kaena on Sunday
night by letting the Haleiwa Limited
run over him and crush him to death
This was on the down trip, the train
crew having had to get out and put
the man off the track on the trip be-
fore into Honolulu.
Paymaster Brooke of the local Naval
Station has received word that he is
to be shortly relieved from duty here,
to so probably on sea duty. His place
is to be taken by Mr.. Hornberger, who
comes from the Coast. Both Mr..
Brooke and his wife have made many
friends in Honolulu who will be very
sorry to see them leave.
George Mundon of Kauai. who
claims to have had a contract made
with him by the Hawaiian Mahogany
Company broken without cause, may
bring a suit for damages for 100000
against the company. The local repre-
sentatives of the company state that
Mundon was merely an employe of the
company and was not working under
any contract.