The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-21
LOCAL BREVITIES,

There viii be a meeting of William
Mckinley Lodge No. 8, K of P, this
evening at 1880 in K. of P. Hall.
Hon. John G. woolley will occupy
the pulpit of the First Methodist Epis-
copal church on Sunday morning at II
o'clock.
There will be regular meeting of
Theodore Roosevelt Camp No. /, u. S.
w. V. in Waverley block this even
ing at 40.
Postoffice Satisfaction No 2 has been
reestablished at 1888 Kinau street, in
charge of T. Ito. There is a large
japanese population in the vicinity.
Secretary Mott-Smfth yesterday held
a number of examinations for certifi-
Gates of Hawaiian birth to Chinese and
Japanese
Mrs. Walter F. F'rear will give a
talk at 10 o'clock this morning on Ed
ward Rowland Fir and will read from
his poems, at the rooms of the Kilo-
hama Art League.
Charles J. Mulligan, the Chicago
sculptor, is mentioned as being in line
to have the making of the Mckinley
statue for Honolulu: He has many
notable works on the mainland to his
credit.
A wireless to the Hawaii Shinpo
states that Sam Johnson, who killed
Japanese at Lahaina, as was al
legged, by throwing him off a moving
train, was not indicted by the Maui
grand jury.
To-day is Imperial Concentration
Day. among the japanese, holiday
observed both in spring and autumn
in honor of dead emperors of Japan.
The japanese consulate will be closed
for the day.
The number of deaths from conta-
gious diseases in the district of Ho-
nolulu for the sixteen days ending
March Is are eight. There were seven
fatal cases of tuberculosis and one of
typhoid fever.
Mkt Saito, consul general of Jaran,
started yesterday on a tour of this is
land to examine the japanese schools
and observe the conditions of Japa-
nese laborers on the plantations. He
is accompanied by a committee of his
countrymen.
j. W. Bergstrom has sold his con-
troll in the Bergstrom Music Co, Ltd.
to John c. Evans and W. D. Adams
While remaining president of the COM
pany. Mr.. Bergstrom will take up some
agricultural enterprise for the benefit
of his health.
Tickets for the second recital by
Mrs. Carrie Jacobs-Bond. for the ben
eft of the Kunalu Boat Club, may be
obtained from the club members The
recital will take place at the rooms of
the Kilohana Art League, Tuesday
evening, March a.
Mr.. Russell of the Schuman Car
riage Co.'S automobile department ran
foul of street car with an auto he
was driving. at Queen and Alakea
streets, yesterday. He escaped unhurt,
but the auto was damaged and the
car had a fender twisted.
The Hanahauoli Circle of Kings
Daughters will be grateful for all do
nations of warm clothing. infants
clothing, etc. for their emergency box.
Leave articles with Mrs. Robert Lew
ers, Kewalo street. or telephone to No.
1471. and same will be called for.
1t was announced on the Stock Ex-
change list yesterday that the Homo
lulu Rapid Transit & Land Co. would
pay one per cent. as it's next quarterly
dividend on common stock. This is a
return to the basis of two years ago,
when the dividend was reduced to
three-fourths of one per cent. quar-
terly.
On Sunday evening at 1880, at ST.
Andrews cathedral, Bishop Restarick
will deliver the second lecture of the
course which he is giving on THE
Principles of the Christian Religion"
The subject will be, "The One Who
Speaks with Authority" This is the
lecture which was to have been given
last Sunday, but which was postponed
on account of the rain.