The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-17
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Hawaiian Tribe No. I, 7. o. R. NJ,
viii meet in K. Of P. Hall at 1880 this
evening.
The local EIks are preparing for A
great minstrel show, to be given early
in the new year.
The Kawaiahao church Sunday
school viii have its Christmas tree
this evening at 7:3O
The Gem theater on Hotel street
viii be opened by Messrs. Kubey and
Wieda Saturday night.
The band VIII play early in the af-
ternoon today at the Queen s Hospital,
and later at Fort Shafter.
Mrs. W. T. Swinburne went south on
the Peru from San Francisco to join
her husband, the Admiral, at Panama.
Christmas closing exercises will be
held at the Kaahumanu School on Fri
day, commencing at half-past twelve
o clock
Hawaii Chapter No. /, Order of Ka-
mehameha, viii meet in Fraternity
Hall, Odd Fellows building, at 7:30
this evening.
There viii be an election of officers
liz Olive Branch Rebekah Lodge No.
2. ]. 0. o. F., in Odd Fellows Hall
at 7:30 this evening.
The sharpshooters of the National
Guard are now in the midst of their
annual range competition for the
marksmen S bars issued by the War
Department.
The long fought case of Bierce VS..
Hutchins, before the United States Su-
preme Court, has been settled in favor
OF the plaintiff, who receives judg-
ment OF $2200.
The exercises of founder 8 day of
the Kamehameha Schools will be held
cember 10. at 10 O clock. The public
are cordially invited to attend.
The Mahukona landing trouble is in
way of settlement. a scheme being pro-
posed for a double runway down the
wharf whereby the trains will not in
terfere with the passenger traffic.
s NJ Kamakau, a hack driver, has
written to the press complaining of
the fact that two Territorial govern
ment officials choose to ride in Japa-
nese- driven hack in preference to his.
He claims that this is a discrimination
against his citizenship.
Superintendent of Public Works
Campbell. while on Kauai, investigated
the possibilities of developing a water
supply for Kappa and Anahola. He
went over the ground with Surveyor
Harvey and came to the conclusion
that the proposition was big one and
required some working out.
Francisco Lopez, once known as an
outlaw, whom the police authorities
chased all around the Island last spring
after his spectacular escape from the
prison, was enc of the principal wit
resses against Rodrigues in the Circuit
Court this week. He is also assisting
the police in other matters.
The citizens committee of the Cen |
trail Improvement Club, at meeting |
in the Attorney Generals Office, de-
sided that the ordinance proposed by |
A. G. NJ. Robertson, to prevent the |
occupation of any camp already erect
I'd within 500 feet of a school, ought |
10 be passed, and it was given into
the hands of a subcommittee to pre-
sent the matter to the Board of Su-
Dervisors
The editor of the Honolulu Times
las received a letter from Chester Dut-
ON. brother of Father Dutton of the
dolokai Settlement, asking her to for
ward to his brother an enclosed copy
# a photograph taken of him for the
Yale Alumni Weekly. From the con-
ext of the, letter it was learned that
he writer is the oldest living gradu
tie of Vale. being now ninety-four
,ears old. His home, is in Concordia,
Kansas.
Ed. Duisenberg and Miss Marion
Both. the two victims of Sunday
lights automobile accident, were
moved from the Queen s Hospital yes
erday, Mr.. Duisenberg being taken to
ooms at the University Club and Miss
Roth to the Young Hotel. Both are.
covering rapidly from their bruises
nd the severe shock. Charles Lud-
gigsen Jr. has written to the papers
enying that anyone in the automobile
which caused the accident was drunk.
IF YOU wait for the serious trouble 4
With your eyes, you must take the Sc
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