The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-21
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Quarantine ended sunday.
D. E. Metzger of Hiio is in town on
business.
Many new houses are going up in the
Kaimuki district.
]. ID. Montgomery, well known in
Honolulu. has returned from the Coast.
Joe Reddy. the well known haekman,
and ex-fireman, is recovering from a
serious illness.
Mystic Lodge No. 2. K. of P, viii
meet in K. of P. hall at 1880 this even
| ing.
Ladies Auxiliary A o. H, Division
No. l, VIII meet at 5 o'clock this even
ling in c. B. L. hail.
! Potrero, the local trotting stallion
has two colts entered in the California
Futurity of this year.
Excelsior Lodge No. /, I. o. o. f,
will meet in Odd Fellows hall this
Tuesday evening at 7:3o.
There will be a special meeting OF
/ Chung Wah Lodge No. 4, K. of p, this
Tuesday evening at 7:3O
There will be a meeting Of the Board
of Health al o'clock this afternoon to
consider the cemetery question.
Col. ]. W. Jones. adjutant general,
has issued a book of instructions to
officers of the National Guard of Ha-
wall.
Richard H. Trent, the county treas
urer, has had his name put forward
for Democratic candidate for the may
orally.
Bishop Da silva, accompanied by
Portuguese Consul Canavarro, called
on Governor Frear at the Capitol yes
terdav.
An alhino sparrow frequenting the
yard back of the Club Stables has at
tracted the attention of passers-by the
last day or two.
The Hawaii Yacht Club has a sur
prise in store for its patrons, well
wishers and member for the evening
of February % next. More anon. '..Nuft
said"
A. w. Garter, guardian of Annie T.
K. Parker, has given a lease for fifteen
years of $50 acres of land in Hamakpa
to Honokaa Sugar Co. atean annual
rental of S1S5150
Large flights of ducks have passed
over town the last few nights A flock
of twenty was noticed off Kalia on
Saturday afternoon, flying very low
toward Diamond Head.
Citizens Of Wailuku have petitioned
the superintendent of Public Works
to have the old courthouse there, when
the new one is completed, turned over
to that burg for town hall.
Letters received in yesterdays mail
from Funcha1, Madeira. state that
more than 500 immigrants are already
enlisted to come to Hawaii should the
Hawaiian planters send for them.
A conveyance,of lands in Hilo, Puma,
and Olaa by the First Bank of Hflo
to Carl S. Smith, trustee. for s32, 795.73
has been recorded. together witn a
mortgage of the same properties by
the trustee to the bank for the same
amount.
There viii be a special rehearsal of
part songs to be sung at the forthcom-
ing orchestral concert on Feb s, in the
Eishop Hall, Oahu College, this after
noon in the Kilohana Art League
rooms at o'clock. All are particular
ly requested to attend.
A japanese cane planter complained
to his consul on Saturday that Pa
paikou plantation had broken its
planting contract with him. He said
there would be a general strike if the
grievance were not redressed. G.
Brewer & Co., agents of Papaikou, have
heard nothing from the plantation
about a threatened strike.
There is strike of japanese masons
in progress. All of such working on
the Davies memorial building, at St.
Andrews cathedral close, knocked off
yesterday morning because Contractor
Matsumoto refused them a demanded
advance of twenty-five cents day.
Fred Harrison, contractor for the ca
thedraI extension. held his japanese
men by promptly conceding the extra
quarter dollar.
District Magistrate Andrade decided
against the Territory in the first suit
tried for the collection of sewer rates
charged prior 10 1904. An appeal is
taken to the Supreme Court by the
Territory, and if the judgment be there
affirmed several thousand dollars will
be lost to the treasury. The defense
to the action is that prior to the spe-
cial session of 1904 there was no au-
thority for collecting sewer rates.