The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-13
LOCAL BREVITIES.


new novel
Ben Gallagher was arrested on a
warrant Yesterday on a charge of as
sault and battery on T. B. Darner.
Mrs. W. NJ. Graham will lead the
services at the Oahu Prison today, to
be assisted by the girls from the Kai-
ulani Home.
i. Walsh, who has been in China for
the past four years, is now manager of
the H. c. & S. stores on Maui, succeed
ing J. W. Wrenn.
Sam Kekaha, an eighteen-year-old
Hawaiian, was arrested yesterday for
stealing a bicycle from the warehouse
of F. o. Hall & Son.
Messrs. Weida and Kubey are the
proprietors of the new Gem theater on
Hotel street, and not Weida and TAFT,
as stated yesterday morning.
On Monday the fire department will
test boxes 162 and 1913. The announce
ment is given out so that the comma
nity will not be unnecessarily alarmed.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Field are to
take over the Maui Hotel, in success
sion TO Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Mayfeld,
who will leave for the Coast early next
year.
John Norton, for more than fifty
wears a resident of the Islands, died
in Hilo last Sunday morning at the age
of 76 years. He was a native OF Penn
sylvania.
John J Bergin, vice president of the
Los Angeles Soap Company, who was
one of the commercial commissioners to
visit Japan recently, is in town. He
will visit in Honolulu for short while.
Senator w. J. Coelho of Maui ar
rived in town yesterday to remain
until after the Legislature is ever, he
saws. He wants the employees of the
Legislature distributed among the sew
eral islands.
Judge Parsons of Hilo probably took
a recess in his court work yesterday
to await announcement of the appoint
ment of his successor, according tt
DEPUTY Attorney General Larnach, who
returned from Hilo yesterday.
Deputy Attorney General Larnach re
turned from Hawaii yesterday. lie II
i'll and has been most of the time thai
he was there, growing so much wors'
that he was obliged to turn over tht
work to Deputy County Attorney ALUM
The idea of having Christmas pres
ents delivered by Santa Claus hal
caught on at Kerr's. One gentleman
bought sewing machine to be dellv
cred to his wife by Santa Claus OF
Christmas morning
At the request of most of the cor
testants in the heavyweight class IN tn
walking competition today, the heavy
weight walkers will start at 10 o 'cloe!
and the veterans and open class vii
start at II clock as already arranged
Acting Governor Mott-Smith yester
dav cabled TO Governor Frear calling
his attention to the fact that tn
pennv postage agreement between
Great Britain and the United State
excluded Hawaii from the benefits o.
it.
Japanese Consul Ueno and Vice Con
sul Abe leave on the 9 o clock tran
This morning FOR Waipahu to inspee
the living quarters of the Japanes
Iaborers there. Afterwards they VII
90 to Eva, and return to town thu
evening.
A Morita Keizo has confessed to tn
Rev. T. Motogawa that he perJure'
himself in his testimony against tw'
men who were convicted and are. nov
serving sentence in Oahu Prison. Rev
Mr.. Motogawa informed the Hlgl
Sheriff. who is investigating the mat
ter to see if these two men are UNJUST
" serving entenee. ......
Some time during Friday night
burglar entered the apartments Q
Mrs. Timmons, at the Johnston board
ino-bouse on Punchbowl street, rifle
fbe bureau drawers and stole watcI
and some jewelry Mrs. TimmOns wa
asleep in this room while the burgla
made his raid. and she knew nothln'
of the loss until she awoke yesterda,
morning.
The concert and dance given at tn
KNIGHTS of Pythias Hall last evenlni
for The benefit of the relief society o
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latte
Dav Saints was largely attended. In
concert program was excellent through
out and the music of Sam Nalnoa
Hawaiian orchestra proved exception
alIv good for dancing. Some OF WI
Nainoa : new compositions were play
ed for the first time. Edwin Fernan
de- was floor manager