The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-17
LOCAL BREVTTIES.

John Cook arrived yesterday from
Hawaii in the Claudine.
Land Commissioner Pratt leaves for
the Coast in the Alameda.
Charles Motley yesterday arrived
from Hawaii in the steamer Claudine.
F. E. Richardson was among the
Claudine arrivals yesterday.
The Supreme Court has adjourned till
Monday on account of Good Friday.
oahu Lodge No. I, x of P, will
meet in K. of P. Hall at 1880 this even
ing.
Honolulu Scottish Thistle Club will
meet in its rooms, Oregon block, at
7:3o this evening.
symphony rehearsal this evening.
New music viii be taken up for the
coming concert.
Natsu Yoshimura has been granted
a divorce from Kikumatsu on the
ground of non-support.
Honolulu Lodge No 616, B. P. o. E.,
viii meet in Elks' Hall, King street,
near Fort, at $50 this evening.
Mrs. Turman's opening lecture viii
be given on Thursday evening, April
%. at the Kilohana Art League rooms.
Free.
Stainers "Crucifixion" will be rem
dered again this evening at st. An
drews cathedral at o'clock. All are
welcome.
A notice relative TO shutting off the
water in the northern part of the city
appears in this issue and is Of interest
to residents.
Good Friday evening services will
be held at the German Lutheran
church this evening, to be followed by
Communion.
Archivist Lydecker has unearthed let
tiers which show the first advances
made by the United States to secure
naval depot here.
There viii be work in the patrfar-
ment, l. o. o. F., at Odd Fellows
Hall this evening at 1870.
Mr.. John G. woolley will speak at
Kaumakapili church next Sunday
morning. at II o'clock. The public is
cordially invited. Subject, Temper
ance.''
United States District Attorney r.
W Breckons states that he does not
believe the Federal Grand Jury, now
in session. will make any move to con-
tfnue Investigations in Iwilei.
County Surveyor Howell of Maui has
sold efghty-four acres of rubber land
at NahiB;u to the Hawaiian-American
Rubber Co for $4,000. This does not
include FIowelFs house lot of five acres.
The patronesses for Mrs Bonds
reading at Mrs. L-owrey's next Mon
dav night have tickets for sale. 1t
will be one of the most enjoyable of
the entertainments she has given here.
Governor Frear leaves for Washing
ton in the Alameda on April % and
will be accompanied by w o. Smith.
AIonzo Gartley and R. s. Hosmer. The
general plans of the trip have been
gone over.
The Territorial Grand Jury will not
indict ex-Tax Assessor Holt on a
charge of technical embezzlement. The
inquisition has gone into the matter.
At the most the charge was technical
and there was no dishonesty.
Among the passengers to arrive in
the Korea is Kahaehi Abe, a new Jap
anese vice consul to Hawaii. He is a
graduate Of the Imperial University Of
Toxic and comes with high recon-
mendations.
The office of the Governor will be
closed today and heads of Territorial
departments have been granted per-
mission to close their offices, if they
see fit. All government offices will
probably be closed to regular business.
C. S. Farm. brother Of Farm Cornn of
this city, died in hospital in San Fran
cisco on March II as the result of fall
ing down the hold Of the S. S. Nebras-
kan. His parents are here. He ship
ped aboard the Nebra skan in February
last
As trustee, Yong Amin filed appl;ea-
ton for registration of title to land,
asking for subdivision of lands, Judge
Weaver allowing the subdivision, also
giving applicant the right to transfer
the lands at any time to John or Emily
Clark
The baby daughter Of A B. Dcak,
driver for the Sanitary Steam Laun-
dry. died of pneumonia at the Queens
Hospital a Z p. m. yesterday. Hattie
Doak was two years and four months
of age. Interment in the family plot
at Kaneohe.