The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-04
His family viii arrive later.
Reclamation Service.


1t has been arranged that Mr.. T. FL. |
Newell. head of the United States Re-
clamation Service win give a lecture
during his visit to the Islands at the
Hawaiian Opera House. This lecture
viii present something of the objects
and accomplishments of the service and
will be illustrated with stere0ptieon
slides showing some of the actual things
of the work of the service.
Wine Product.
The Kaupakalua Wine Company OF
Maui has made about 10000 gallons OF
wine so far this season.
The Kona Vineyards Company has
made a much smaller quantity.
Miscellaneous
William G. Smith, long identified with
the sugar industry of Kauai, man OF
influence and held in esteem in that
community, died at the Queen s Hospi-
tai last Monday of Serious apopiexy.
He had Just returned from visit TO
the states.
The Land Law Commission held
public hearing at the Capitol on Mon
day. This closes its public hearings
for the present.
During the week the ship Dirigo and
the bark Foohng Suey, sugar laden
from these Islands, arrived at the Della
ware Breakwater making almost iden-
teal time on the voyage.
The floating and other Indebtedness
of the Cornwell Ranch on Maui was
consolidated during the week and secur-
ed by a mortgage on the property The
interest is lower than has been pald
in the past
The American Hawaiian steamship
Columbian will take the last Of this
years crop of sugars that goes TO the
Atlantic seaboard. She is in this har-
Dor now and win sail shortly for Ka-
hului and Hilo.
The little schooner Rob Roy which
once played a larger part in the life
of the Islands than it has for many
wears. was wrecked between Pearl Har-
bor and Honolulu the other night. She
was built upwards Of forty years ago
in Koolau.
The test case to determine whether
the Act of Congress prohibiting con-
tributions for political purposes is IN
force in this Territory or not, Will
probablv be decided on Tuesday by
Judge Dole.
Stock Transactions.
The following are the stock transae-
tions made on the Stock Exchange or
reported to it. They include, as a
matter of fact, it is said, only por-
ton of the transactions made:
Mondav-35 Hon. B. e. N. Co, 20;
400 Ookala, y.
Tuesdav-50 Oahu Sug, Co, $3.50;
10 Ookala. 1880; go Haw. c. & s. 90;
Is o. R. & L. Co, 100.5o; 100 Eva,
26.75.
wednesday-10 Haw. c. & s, 1926;
As Oahu Sug. Co, $3.50.
Thursday--None.
Friday-5 Eva, 26.375; Eva, 1925;
- Oahu Sug. Co., $3.50: 200 Honokaa,
1880.
saurdav-3s5 Oahu sug. Co. $3.50;
155 Eva. 1925; 10 Paauhau, IS.
Dividends Declared.
The dividends announced on the
Stock Exchange during the week are
as follows:
September &c. Brewer & Co.
per cent: Eva, per cent; Wanna
naIo, ? II per cent; Haw. Electric,
81 per cent. Olowalu, ] per cent;
Hon. B. & NJ. Co, II per cent; IL
s. \. Co. "a per cent; Kahuku, ! per
cent: Haw. Ag. Co. ] per cent; HaW.
Pineapple Co. I per cent.
October Haiku. l u per cent;
Paia, ] ID per cent; Pioneer, : per
cent.
The following are the stock transac-
+ions Of the month of September. One
Of the striking features about Ii Is the
little variation in quotation as TO most
Of the stocks:
September Sales.
46s Eva. 25.S75 to 27-50; go Haw.