The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-11-21
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Have you seen the original Christ
mas cards at the Art League?
The band viii play this Afternoon
at the Queens Hospital Sunday thu
concert will be at Makee Island
Deputy Attorney General LarnacI
sailed for Hilo yesterday to prosecut,
the cases on the criminal calendar be
fore Judge Parsons.
Complaints against w. c. Achi con
/ tlnue to come in to the Attorney Gen
eraI from People who claim to have
been defrauded by him in land deals
Memorial service for the late En-
Peror Of China and for the Empress
Dowager win be held at the Chinese
consulate at II O'Clock this morning.
At the Methodist church tomorrow
morning President Perley L. Horne of
Kamehameha viii preach. In the even
ing Rev. J. L. Hopwood will preach.
The flag over the italian consulate
was floating yesterday at the head of
he staff in honor of the birthday of
Queen Margherita, the mother of the
King Of Italy.
L. G. Blackman, principal of Alto
LAM College, is suffering from an affec-
ton of the vocal chords, and has been
forbidden by his physician to speak at
all for the present.
The deaths in Honolulu from conta-
gious diseases during the first fifteen
days of November were one from diph-
iberia, seven from tuberculosis and one
from typhoid fever.
The Honolulu Gas Co. has run a line
of pipe on Keeaumoku street for the
accommodation of persons in that To-
cality. The demand for this fuel is
increasing constantly
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Lindsay expect to
sail from Liverpool by the Lusitania
or November 81. They will probably
reach Hilo by the December Enter
prise.-Hilo Tribune.
The comet was seen quite distinctly
from Punchbowl street last night at
about halfpast seven. With an ordi-
nary pair of opera glasses a fine view
of the stellar ranger could be obtained
Charles L. Beale, treasurer of the
Jared Smith Tobacco Company, arrived
yesterday from Kona He is exhibit
ing some remarkable specimens of to-
bfhNtD 4tdA SAUHn Ol lniS -
part of the crop is nearly ready for
market
Mr.. w. w. Harris of the Mahogany
Lumber Company left Hilo on Friday
to prosecute work for the company on
the mainland Mr. F. B. McStocker of
the same company has returned to
his headquarters at Honolulu.-Hilo
Tribune.
Professor Sewers of the Carnegie In
stitute who has been in Honolulu be-
fore on the Galilee expedition passed
through here on the Manchuria. He is
on his way to make magnetic observa
tons at various points in China, Tar
tary and British India.
Mrs. Arthur Wall will be at the Ha-
waiian Hotel, in one of the rooms on
the main floor, on Tuesday, from 2
until ) o clock, to receive articles for
the fancy table for the Harvest Home
festival to be given by the Woman s
Guild of st. Andrew cathedral.
President NJ. P. Robinson of the
Board of Health, is arranging to give
a luau on the completion of the new
buildings for the Home for Non-Lep-
rous Bows at Kalihi. The place is to
be known as the Kalihi Boys Home.
1t viii not be ready for occupancy for
about two weeks yet.
The bags containing the sealed bal
lots from the Tenth Precinct of the
First District. Hawaii. ard the T9hth
Precinct of the Third District, Maui,
have not vet been received at the See
retary's office, and explanations from
the election officials Will be called for
as 10 why there has bten SO much
delay
Joseph T. Liddy yesterday reported
to District Attorney Breckons that a
man on the oil steamer .Roseerans had
used insulting language to him, and
Liddv therefore demanded protection
from the United States and particular
" wanted authority to carry weapon.
The District Attorney referred him to
the Sheriff.
The annual meeting of the Oriental
Brewery Company, which is building
or has Just completed a brewery in
was held yesterday at the
office of the Honolulu Brewery. Frank
presided. The board of direc
tors was reelected. The meeting was
held at this time to conform to the
requirements of its own regulations.