The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-11-24
LOCAL BREVITIES.

tue cHIluren 10 the Harvest
Home festival tomorrow afternoon.
Chung Wah Lodge No. +. K. of p
will meet in its Iodgeroom. VINEYARD
street, at 1880 this evening.
Court Canoes No. SIlOg A. O. r
| meets this evening at 1870 in San An
tonic Hall, Vineyard street.
Remember, tomorrow is the Harvest
Home festival at the Hawaiian Hotel.
from , to 6 in the afternoon.
There viii be great array Of things
beautiful and edible tomorrow at the
Harvest Home festival at the Hawai-
ian Hotel
Philip H. Dodge writes from Japan
denying that s. Okabe, formerly aetino
consul here, is dead. He is busy at
his new post.
Excelsior Lodge No. l, I. o. o. F..
viii meet in Odd Fellows Hall at 1880
this evening. All members are request.
ed to be present.
Governor Frear, while in Washing.
ton, will look after matters connected
with the Hawaii exhibit at the Alaska
Yukon Exposition.
The ladies of the candy booth at St.
Al crews fair will be at the Hawaiian
Hotel from to y o'clock to receive
donations of candy.
Lei Aloha Chapter No. 8, 0. f. S.,
will hold special meeting this even
ing for comforting degrees. Masonic
Temple at 1880 o'clock.
There are no Chinese passengers
aboard the Tenyo Maru, said to be due
to the Chinese boycott that is still
maintained against japanese vessels.
Passengers on the Tenyo Maru heard
confirmation of the report of the death
of the Chinese Emperor and the En-
press DOwager, by wireless, after they
left Yokohama.
A petition for the Communication of
the sentence of death against Morita
Keizo, to Imprisonment for life, is be-
ing circulated among the japanese and
is being numerously signed.
Honorable K. Nakamura, editor of
the New York Shinpo, is returning
Maru. IN connection with his visit it
is reported that a hundred japanese
journalists are to visit America next
year.
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 Andrews cathedral
Attorney E. NJ. Watson claims that
under the city and county charter the
appOintive officials for the first bien-
NAL period of the city's existence are
to be appointed by the Mayor-elect
during the month of December, and
are not required to be confirmed by
the Board of Supervisors.
A cablegram was received by Cap
tain Falls. chief quartermaster, stat
ing that all the bids for building the
quartermaster' s depot on Fort street
had been rejected. Lucas Bros. were
the lowest bidders. 1t may be that
the bids are rejected in order to allow
plans for a larger building.
The Island Perfume Co., Ltd, fled
its articles of association with Treas
urer Campbell yesterday. The incor-
poratOrs are Philip Peck, s. s. Peck,
O. f. Wall, Stella Peck and Emalie P.
Wall The capital stock is fixed at.
$4,000, with the privilege of increas-
ing it to a quarter of a million.
The Peacock property on the Wal
kiki side of Bishop street, at the cor
ner of King, opposite the Federal
building site, has been purchased by
the Hawaiian Telegraph and Tele-
phone Company and on it will be To-
Gated the new building for the central
Offices of the automatic or Home tele-
phone system which is to be installed.
The funeral services over the ashes
of the late Mrs. F. A. Potter were
held yesterday afternoon at 4 O'Clock
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. l..
4. ThurstOn DR.. Doremus Scudder of
Central Union church officiated. A
number of friends of the family were
present. The urn containing the ashes
viii be sent to the home of the de-
ceased in st. Joseph, Michigan.
Much interest is conferred in the Ju
dietary building in the trial of Kimura
before Judge Robinson, because of the
vigorous expressions of the lawyers re-
garding each other throughout the
trial. NJ. f. Prosser is prosecuting the
case and F. c. Peters is defending. 1t
is only a little over a year ago that
Peters was Attorney General of the
Territory and PrOsser was his chief
deputy.