The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-06
LOCAL BREVITIES.

More of the mortars for Diamond
Head are on the Hiionian-
Hawaiian Tribe No. /, I. o. R. NJ,
meets in K. OF P haD this Thursday
evening at 1880.
Olive Branch Rebekah Lodge, No. .,
|. O. o. F., viii meet in Odd Fellows
building at 1880 this evening.
Hawaii Chapter No. 1, Order of Ka-
mehameha, viii meet in Fraternity hall,
Odd Fellows building at 1880 this even
ing.
The meeting of the vestry of St.
Clement S parish, called for this even
ing. has been postponed until further
notice.
Governor Frear lately received a pc
tition from Kan asking for the APP
pointment of Fence Commission for
that district.
Secretary Mott Smith is reported as
spending much of his time at his Wal
alae place during his vacation in water
color studies.
Governor Frear has written in regard
to the Kepoikai matter, but has not
| cabled in regard 70 it. 1t is thought
probable that others have also written.
Joe, the Office eat, a familiar figure
in the office of W. G. Irwin & Co., ap-
pears to have suffered severe damage
from being run over by an automobile.
Chief KaIakiela has four suspec is
entered for investigation on the police
station register, these being Joe Fern
Jr., Harry Ben, John MakahiKi and
| Takiyama.
The commissions for the members of
| the Hawaii Alaska Yukon Exposition
Commission arrived from Washington
yesterday They are signed by Acting
Secretary of the Interior, Jesse E. Viii
son.
The American Hawaiian steamship
Columbian arriving yesterday brought
| freight here from New York in thirty
three and a half days, which is the
record for freight by way of Tehuan-
tepec.
E. B. Bridgewater, one of the best
known and longest in service conduc-
tors on the Rapid Transit line, resigned
yesterday to devote his entire time to
his roasted peanut and confectionery
| business.
| Honokaa bonds to the amount of
100000 have been sold at par. The
authorized issue was 100000. Of this
| 100000 was to be retained in the
| treasury and 100000 offered for inn
mediate sale.
japanese Consul General Mkt Saito
made his farewell call on Governor
Frear yesterday. He was accompanied
! by Mr. K Abe. who win be the acting
I japanese consul until the arrival of
/ Mr.. Saito s successor.
| For the first time for long while
Coast capitalists are beginning to in
vest again in ISLAND sugar stocks. Fol.
lowing the panic of a year ago there
| has been a steady sale of Coast held
sugar stocks to Island buyers.
| Turuso, japanese, is under arrest
on three charges of malicious injury,
| it being understood by the police that
| he is the man who cut up three sets of
harness belonging to other Japanese
against whom the accused harbored a
spite.
The Calumet (Mich.) News recently
published portraits of Judge Dole and
Governor Frear. The names were in
terchanged however, and Governor
Frear S portrait was labeled Samuel
B. Dole and Judge Dole's picture,
Walter F. Frear.'
The New York Independent has ask
ed Governor Frear to write an article.
on s'Chances for Active and Intelli-
gent Young Men in Hawaii. - It is
desired as one of a series of articles
as to the opportunities for young men
in Hawaii, Porto Rico, the Philippines,
and Cuba.
II f. E. Paxton urges a movemeht
Eamong pineapple growers to get to-
gether for the systematic marketing of
the product, thus avoiding the disas
trous experience of the California fruit
growers before they learned now to
look out for themselves. Paxton also
urges an effort to secure a higher tariff
rate on pineappies, as protection
against Cuban grown pines.