The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-12-05

IN7ER-ISLAND' NEW
YEARS. EXCURSION
If a sufficient number of passengers
purchase excursion tickets for Hilo,
on or before December IL, the Inter-
Island Steam Navigation Company
will send the S. S. Mauna Kea to make
the run to Hilo, leaving Honolulu
Thursday afternoon, December 81, for
Hilo; returning, leave Hilo Sunday
afternoon, January 8, to be in Homo
lulu early Monday morning. This is
an opportunity that should not be
missed. Everybody knows what splen-
did service the Mauna Kea affords.
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S. Hashimo has applied for per
NIT to build two three-room cottages
on the premises at 1869 Beretania
street. The cottages will be within
five feet of the street and ten feet
apart.
Assistant Secretary of Commerce and
Labor has written Secretary Mott
Smith of being very much gratified to
receive a call from J. D. Trenor, who
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matter of obtaining laborers for this
Territory from the mainland.
Entomologist Kotinsky, in his last
monthly report to the Board of Agri-
culture, tells of many pests kept out
by the destruction or fumigation of
imported roots, vegetables and fruits.
Imports of pineapple plants from Aus
tralia have been totally prohibited.
A new moving picture theater is to
be started on Hotel street, Waikiki
of the New England Bakery, accord
ing to an application which has been
filed with the superintendent of Pub
lie Works. The application is to
make alterations in the present struc-
ture and is signed by William Wilder.
1t will evidently be a rival to the
present Art and Empire theaters.
DR.. Norgaard reported to the Board
of Agriculture the placing of twenty
one days quarantine on mules i'm
ported from California when they had
failed to show reaction from the mall
lein test. He informed the Board that
some states Unidentified owners Of de-
stroyed stock who had voluntarily
given information of it's infection.
w. H. Taft has written to George
p. Denison, of the o. R. & L. Co., ac-
knowledging the receipt of a letter of
congratulation on his election as Pre-
sident of the United States and thank
ing Mr.. Denison for the expressions
of good will and congratulations con-
veyed. Mr.. Denison was an acquain-
lance of Mr.. Taft when the latter was
starting out in life as an attorney in
Cincinnati.
A letter from Federal Forester Gift
ford PHI chot TO the Executive of this
Territory notifies him of the fact that
the Joint Conservation Conference will
meet in Washington on December 8.
He hopes that the members of the ter
ritorial commission appointed by Gov
ernor Frear will be present.
The following members of Homo
lulu Lodge No. GIG, B. P. o. Elks,
have been selected to act as ushers
at the Elks' Memorial services to be
held at o'clock tomorrow afternoon
at the Opera House: Chas. R. Fra
zier, chairman; A. L. c. Atkinson, Ar
thur Berg, Clifford B. High, Geo. T..
Kluegel, R. c. Lydecker, r. r. Reid
ford, w. j. Robinson, r. w. Single,
B. H. Smith and VIM. Thompson. The
committee requests that these mem
bers be on hand as soon after 2
o'clock as convenient in order to pro-
perly seat the large audience which is
expected.
Those who attend the Elks' Mem
orial services at the Opera House at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon, are ask
ed by the committee in charge to re-
main seated during the playing of the
final muSical number on the program,
During this period, the officers of the
Lodge file from the stage, and in the
past this part of the exercises has
been much marred by persons start
ing TO leave the house. The music
(by the Honolulu Concert Orchestral
is well worth hearing to the end. and
1t is hoped that the impressive oonelu-
sion OF the services will not be spoil
cd, even IN part, by thoughtlessness
on the part of the audience.