The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-29
LOCAL BREVITIES.

A meeting of the Teachers committee
of the Board Of Education will be held
on Monday.
President and Mrs. A. T. Griffths re-
turned by the Mongolia yesterday from
trip TO Japan
Rev. ". \. Lono, pastor of Kauma-
kapili church, with his wife, returned
yesterday by the Mauna Loa from
Kona.
Yesterday was the forty-sixth ami
versary OF William Pfotenhauer s birth
day and was taken Hote Of appropriate
ly by his friends
A pienic of the Christian Endeavor
Society of Central Union church was
held last evening at the County Park
near the Aquarium.
Rev. S. L. Desha arrived from Kona
by the Mauna Lea Yesterday. He win
occupy the pulpit of Kawaiahao church
on Sunday morning.
Maps of the Molokai settlement,
showing both the village of Kalaupapa
and the village of Kalawao, and the
Federal leprosariun are being complet-
ed in the Survey Office.
Expert Isbell at the Kahuku wireless
station on Thursday night heard the
West VIRGINIA calling the Table Rock
station. The West Virginia was at the
time thousand miles away
H. L. Kawewehi. who was sergeant
alarms of the last House of Represen-
tatives, arrived yesterday to attend the
Home Rule convention as a delegate.
He was formerly a Republican.
A preliminary meeting of the Waikiki
Reclamation Commission was held yes
terday forenoon in the office of the Su-
perintendent of Public Works. Nothing
but a general discussion of the matter
was had.
Governor Frear, himself a Native
Son, and Mrs. Frear are to lead the
grand march at the ball to be given
| by the Native Sons and Daughters at
the Moana Hotel on the evening of
/ September 9.
The Survey Department is just com
pleting election maps of the Territory
which will include the changes in pre-
cincts just made by the Governor. The
maps viii be sent over to the Govern
or S Office, probably today.
Carl On Tai was arrested on his ar
rival by the Mauna Loa yesterday
morning on charge of violating the
| Edmunds Act. The warrant has been
awaiting him for some time. He was
released on bond 10 appear Septem-
Der /.
Virginia, the adopted daughter of III
NJ. Ayres, was struck by a rock from
a blast set off in the lot in Kaimuki
where the Catholic school for girls is
to be erected. She was not seriously
injured, but suffered considerably from
the shock.
It is claimed that Cecil Brown will
not be eligible for Senator unless he
returns in time to register. When he
left Mr.. Brown said he was in the
hands of his friends and willing to ac
cept nomination and election as Sen
ator.
L. NJ. Straus, the attorney, was yes
terday committed to the Circuit Court
on charge of assault with weapon.
! This is the result of an affair the
other night when Straus compelled {
telephone operator to accompany hin
on car rides and walks through parks
while he displayed revolver, which
was finally taken from him by police
officer.
Lieut.. T. III. Brown of the United
States Marine Corps, who has been sta
| toned with his company as legation
guard at the American legation in Pc
king, passed through yesterday on the
Mongolia on his way to take his exam
ination for captaincy He and Lieu
tenant Fay, in command of the detach
ment of marines at this station, are old
| friends
John Liddel Kelley who is to take
charge of the Hilo Tribune beginning
September s, has held number of i'm
portant positions on daily papers in
| New Zealand, and in 1907 was appoint
ed by the New Zealand government to
visit Great Britain and report on trade
conditions between New Zealand and
the British West ports. He and his
wife arrived on the Manuka and have
been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Fl. G. Davies
in Kohala.
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