The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-09
LOCAL BREVITIES

The Columbia College medal stolen
by Naval belongs to John c. Evans.
The Hawaiian band played on the
Young Hotel roof garden last evening,
drawing good crowd.
There viii be a Good Friday service
this evening at 1880 o'clock at the
German Lutheran church.
The China and the Alameda are due
from the Coast this morning, both of
the boats probably carrying mail.
G. G. Wilson will hold a meeting to-
day at the Art Theater at noon. His
subject will be, ITS There a Heaven''
Sheriff Jarrett left for Waialua yes
terday morning on an important case.
the nature of which was not given out.
A wireless from the s. s. Alameda
states that she viii be off Diamond
Head at a. N. Fine weather pre-
vailing
The iewelry found by William F.
Hebron and advertised in this paper
has been claimed by the owner, a lady
from Waialua.
IL FOu Wdub SUMS SOod
| candy, 60 to the Missionary Cleaners
sale on Saturday, at 1864 Fort street.
next to c. j. Days.
There viii be a special meeting of
Oceanic Lodge No. 81, F. and a. NJ,
| at Masonic Temple this evening at
1880 clock. Work in the third de-
gree.
| (,ho.oa 1,;+b 1,rae., ~ +ba saoona
degree, Judge Andrade sentenced a
man named Denny to fifteen days i'm
prisonment and to pay costs in the
sum of $3.50.
The Honolulu Dancing Academy is
in the Kilohana Art League and pu-
pills meet this evening at o'clock.
The school jumped into popularity at
the first meeting.
The McBryde Sugar Company stocks
sold in small lots yesterday, going at
| 81, the price going a little higher later.
| Waikiki went up in price a little on
| the strength of its new per cent.
per month dividend.
| Although territorial heads of depart
ments may or may not open their Of
fees today, the city and county offices
and departments win be doing business
at the old stand the same as usual,
| according to a ruling issued by Mayor
Fern yesterday.
According to statement made by
| Senator Fairchild yesterday, Colonel
J. w. Jones will resign his position as
! stenographer in the Circuit Court if
he is appointed Adiutant General of
the National Guard at the salary men
| toned in the appropriation bill.
Yesterday morning C. W., Renear
gave demonstration Of his recently
invented machine for grinding alga-
roba beans into an edible meal, and it
was shown without a doubt that the
machine had great practical value.
| There Were many prominent men pres
ent at the demonstration.
During a clondburst at Laupahoe-
hoe on Friday night, four inches of
rain fell and a part of the village
was under water for short time.
Roads were again washed out and traf-
fic suspended until temporary repairs
were made. The stages were running
within a day after the storm.
/ The Chief Justice has notified the
clerks and employees of the Supreme
| Court that their presence will not be
required at their Offices today The
Governor sent a similar notice to the
| heads Of departments, which was
transmitted to the justices of the SUI
preme Court and the circuit judges.
The organization of the territorial
committee of the Woman s National
Rivers and Harbors Congress, under the
vice president, Mrs. Augustus Knudsen,
is being completed. Mrs. John Scott
is chairman of the publicity work on
Hawaii, with Miss Josephine Deyo,
/ chairman of the educational work, and
Mrs. George P. Cooke is chairman of
| both departments for Molokai.
Local Chinese ran up against snag
when they attempted to anticipate the
future actions of Congress. 1t is said
| that they cahled orders for large ship
ments of tea when it was rumored that
a duty was to be placed upon this i'm
port. An Leong is alleged to have pre-
| pared to corner the tea market. No
duty, however, was placed on tea, and
| the Chinese are now in the hole.
| A report was around town yesterday
afternoon that an old Portuguese man
| had fallen in fiji IN the corner of