The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-11-29
LOCAL BREVITIES.

cert Will De held at-the capitol grounds
There was practically no observance
of Hawaiian Independence Day yester
day.
Acting Governor Mott-Smith is ex.
pected to return from Kauai this
morning.
Australian mail was sent by the
British steamship Katuna yesterday
afternoon.
This afternoon there will be re-
! hearsal of the Elks' memorial services
to be held in the Opera House next
Sunday.
Lloyd Conkling of the Governor s
Office has been i'll for the. past two
days. He expects to return to duty
tomorrow.
Monday being st. Andrew S Day, the
annual service of the Ahahui Iolani will
be held at st. Andrews cathedral at
ten 0 clock tomorrow morning.
The Epworth League of Methodist
church will have a temperance meeting
at 6:30 p. m. c. II. Dickey will give short
talk on local option. All are welcome.
J. A. Colburn, formerly chief en-
gineer of the transport Meade, has re-
turned to Honolulu after year as
chief engineer at Kukaiau plantation.
The service at the Oahu Penitentiary
today at II o'clock will be in charge
of Mrs. d. L. Wilmington and Mission
airy Cleaners Society of Central Union
church.
The rain yesterday has made unnec-
essary irrigation from the mains and
has thus reduced the amount of water
used, and eorrespondingly filed up the
reservoirs.
The japanese who was seriously in
jured in the elevator shaft of the Mo-
ana Hotel ON Friday afternoon, was
reported last evening to be in a serious
condition.
The trustees of Kaumakapili church
have decided that once month the
sermon at the morning service shall be
in English. The first of these will be
this morning.
The Public Works Department has
just completed maps showing the en-
tire sewer system of the city. Sim
liar maps of the water system are
about completed.
Consul General Ueno and Eleve Con
sui Abe went to Waialua yesterday to
inspect japanese laborers' camps and
secure from the japanese data relat-
ing to their plantation life.
Attorney General Whitney is at
work on bill to be introduced in the |
aimed at the Japanese
camps in residence districts which are
now attracting so much attention.
The Lurlines and the Kalihis will |
play game of baseball at Kapiolani |
Park this afternoon. These are not |
Dom Paul's Kalihis but an aggregation |
of ball-tossers that all come from that |
part of town.
The Hilo grand jury reported severe !
eensure 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.
At the annual meeting of the Pa
cifc Athletic Club, held last evening,
the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: James All Chuck,
president; w. w. Ako, vice president;
5. c. Wong, secretary; G. Y Mack,
treasurer; A. K. F. Kau, captain; n
Won Seu, manager.
Captain Merle johnson, n. G. H,
who was one of two to make a posi-
Die at the rifle match on Thursday, and
who had his choice of all the forty
.hree prizes offered, has decided to ac-
,ept the prize offered by the Gazette
ON hot - 10 ]
ion for the Advertiser.
Colonel John T. Baker is at the head
If a Hawaiian cooperative concern
which proposes shortly to establish
store in the fshmarket on King street
,Or the sale, principally, of salmon,
)oi, dried fish, and other Hawaiian
staples. Colonel Baker is the presi-
lent of the organizations; Charles
Broad, treasurer, and William Isaac,
eeretary.
The annual meeting of the Waialae,
<aimuki and Palolo Improvement Club
vas held Friday evening at the Gov
Nursery. Officers for the en-
uing year were elected as follows:
Emil A. Berndt, president; E. R. Bath,
ice president; d. w. Anderson, secre-
airy; A. +. Cooke, treasurer; z. K.
Myers, Daniel Logan, F. NJ. Cox, w.
". Thayer and Fred Sackowitz, direc-
Ors.
At the Central Grammar School 100
'upils were examined medically. Seven I
# these were vaccinated, two had ,
olicular conjunctivitis, and eleven will
re examined further. In the Central
primary School, out of 156 pupils ex-
mined, nineteen were vaccinated. ! I
hree had trachOma, three simple con
seven folicular coniunctiv-
tbs, one scabies, one needed glasses. !
nd five are under further observa-
ion.
GIFT DAY EXERCISES.