The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-12-01
(From Sunday Is Advertiser. }

(From Sunday Is Advertiser.)
Lloyd Conkling of the Governor IS
office has been i'll for the past two
days. He expects to return to duty
tomorrow.
J. A. Colburn, formerly chief en-
gineer of the transport Meade, has re-
turned to Honolulu after a year as
chief engineer at Kukaiau plantation.
Cablegrams have been sent to Wash
ington to the Chamber of Commerce IS
representative notifying him of the ac-
ton taken by the Chamber in regard
TO the coastwise shipping law, that the
Chamber will drop its agitation to.
have the law changed.
On Tuesday, December s, the wedding
of Miss Ethelinda Schaefer to Alfred
Lowrey Castle will take place at D..
m. at st. Andrew 8 cathedral. Invita-
tions have been issued by Mr.. and Mrs.
+. A. Schaefer.
The Hilo grand jury reported severe
censure of County Attorney Charles
Williams for failure to leave with his
deputy necessary papers relating to-
cases coming before the grand jury.
Thanks to Deputy Attorney General
Larnach, for his businesslike methods,
were also expressed.
Colonel John T. Baker is at the head
of Hawaiian cooperative concern
which proposes shortly to establish
store in the fishmarket on King street
for the sale, principally, of salmon,
poi, dried fish, and other Hawaiian
staples. Colonel Baker is the presi-
dent of the organization; Charles
Broad, treasurer, and William Isaac,
secretary.
The Hawaiian Electric Company has
announced an extra dividend of two
per cent. in addition to the regular
dividend.
considerable damage to the telephone
system there by blowing poles and
wires down.
Governor Frear was to leave San
Francisco last Friday evening. In that
case he will probably reach Washing
! ton today or tomorrow.
Good rains are reported from most
parts of Maui There was some rain
in Kula, but not sufficient to entirely
break the drought there.
THE ISLAND CURI0 CO., Steiner s
Wholesale and retail delears in Curios,
Souvenirs, and Post Cards. Country
stores supplied for Christmas trade. :
| Kaumano, Hawaiian woman. aged
seventy years, died Sunday at Niolopa,
at the head of Liliha street. She was
born in Honolulu and, it is supposed,
had lived here all her life She was n
H., widow.
Acting Governor Mott-Smith has
sent no communication to Governor
Frear regarding the Federal building
site matter and does not expect to.
Lloyd Conkling is supposed to have
cabled.
Deputy Attorney General Whitney is
! drafting a bill for presentation to the
Legislature making the bringing of a
suit in the Circuit Court notice of a
contingent lien on the real property of
the defendant, to become an actual
lien if Judgment against the defend
ant is awarded.
! Two Japanese fishermen, while off
Koko Head, last Saturday suffered the
capsizing of their sampan. They were
four or five miles from shore. They
managed to right the sampan, but
could not bale out the water, nor were
they able to steer the craft. 1t drift
ed toward shore, and when a mile or
so out, each man took a plank from
the flooring and with the aid thus de-
rived made their way to the shore.
The abandoned sampan was found
Sunday by Archie Robertson and others
near the reef at Kalawai.