The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-13
LOCAL BREVITIES

90 Is Actl 04tclI = 4tEte arrived DY the
Sheridan yesterday.
There will be a meeting of the trus-
tees of the Chamber Of Commerce this
afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
The band viii play this morning at
the departure Of the steamer Alameda
and transport Sheridan.
Half the heavy ordnance for the
Diamond Head battery is aboard the
Hilonian on its way here.
The cornerstone laying of the Cooke
Library will take place at the Oahu
College grounds this afternoon at 4
o'clock.
Initiation Of candidates in the Ho-
nolulu Aerie 14O, F. 0. E. will take
place in X. Of P. Hall at 1880 this
evening.
oscar Cox. Deputy Sheriff of waia-
Iua, is said TO be a candidate for the
Republican nomination for Sheriff of
the county.
Mrs. c. NJ. Hyde leaves for Ware,
Mass, by the Alameda this morning.
She has been here for the past sew
eral months. =
Thirty-nine adult Portuguese with
their families returned by the Ala
media. They declare their intention of
going to work on the plantations.
A number of Hindus who have been
working on Olaa plantation have re-
turned to Honolulu, being unwilling
TO work longer at the ruling rate of
plantation wages.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Rhodes en-
tertained al dinner for Mr.. and Mrs
]. C. Cohen and Mr. and Mrs. w. J.
Cooper on Saturday evening. Covers
were laid for twelve.
The sale of a thousand shares of Ho-
nokaa at s11.50 was reported on the
Stock Exchange yesterday. The stock
was sold by a San Francisco owner
and was taken UP by local buyer.
Next Sunday night there will be
open-air singing on the steps of Bishop
Hall, Kamehameha Schools, led by
Theodore Richards. All Kamehameha
boys are invited to attend and par
ticipate.
James F. Morgan leaves by the Ala
media this morning for San Francisco.
He will probably return by the same
vessel. He goes largely for the sea
trip. ]. P. Cooke will be at the head
of the Chamber of Commerce during
his absence.
Acting Governor Mott-Smith, on the
recommendation of superintendent
NcVeigh. yesterday pardoned Ng Mon
Sui of the Molokai Leper Settlement,
who was convicted of making swipes
at the Settlement and was fined 500.
Acting Governor Mott-Smith APPROX
ed two land grants yesterday. One
was of 124 acres in Pupukea, to A. A
Wilson. for S1569.75, and the other was
41.3 acres, at Kanihaiku, to Mokuohia,
for S235.75. Both were right of pur-
chase leases.
While the Acting Governor and
members of the Board of Health We're
at the Leper Settlement lately, an in
vestigation of some charges made by
inmates of the Settlement against one
of the officials there was made, with
the result of the most complete refu-
tation of the charges.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Boswell cele-
brated their silver wedding anniver-
sary last Saturday evening by giving
a dance at the Eva pavilion. Con-
freshments were served, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Boswell We're presented with a
silver salad set by their friends.
Mr. and Mrs. J. c. Cohen leave in
the Alameda today for the Coast. Mrs.
Cohen has been much entertained
lately and she will be very much miss
ed. The literary club, of which she is
a member, has taken a vacation until
after her return. The Cohens go to
New York, where Mr.. Cohen will Sc
cure a good company for the Orpheum
during the visit of the fleet.
Yesterday when DR.. ]. c. O'Day re-
turned from the Palama general hos
pital he was surprised to find two of
his Pennsylvania friends awaiting
him. They We're Miss Elizabeth Ried
and Miss Stella Keen, trained nurses
on their way to the Philippines, where
they will establish hospitals for the
government. Both received their
training from DR.. O'Day. having been
his pupils for four years. With the
Doctor the two young ladies visited
the Pail and Waikiki. They express
ed their admiration for Honolulu by
declaring it the garden spot of the
world.