The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-19
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Governor FTear returned the official
call OF Mayor Fern yesterday morn
ing.
The band will play this TUESDAY
noon at the departure of the steamer
Mauna Kea.
Excelsior Lodge, No. /, I. O. O. F..
viii meet in Odd Fellows hall at I go
this evening.
Ladies Auxiliary, A. o. H., Division
No. /, meets in c. B. q. hall at eight
O'Clock this evening.
The regular monthly meeting of the
W. e. 7. U. viii be held this after.
noon at half-past two at Central Union
church.
The G. w. B. NJ. Auxiliary of the
Christian church will meet with Mrs.
w. L. Hopper at half past two. Tues
day, January 10.
There will be special meeting of
Pacific Lodge, No. s22, A. F. & A. NJ,
on Wednesday, January 90, at 1916
for work in first degree.
Edgar Allan Poe, whose centenary
occurs today, VII be the subject of
the first morning literary session of
the Kilohana Art League.
The Hawaii Yacht Club plans to hold
luau in the near future at Ford s
Island, G. A. Brown having offered the
use of his place fer the occasion.
Captain Robert Parker, for many
years connected with the police de
partment, has accepted job herdina
steers on the Island of Hawaii. He
will work on Colonel Sam Parker 4
ranch near Waimea.
Governor Frear is in receipt of let
ter from young man in one of the
Eastern States, who has written fol
information regarding this country
He states that he has $4,000 which he
would like to invest here.
James D. McInerny received a cable
dispatch yesterday from Frank Coffee
of Sydney to the effect that he and
Mr.. Duffy had purchased the wreck OF
the S. S. Aeon, on Christmas Island
and will proceed at once to dismantlt
her.
Attorney General Hemenway was in
terviewed by the newspapers but once
while he was away this last time. Or
the last day he was in Washington 8
newspaper man asked him for q
"story,' and Hemenway talked Ha
wall.
Among the passengers for Hilo by
the steamer Mama Kea, sailing today
are Harry Warren and his brother
Louis Warren. The former, who has
been in the employ of the Honolulu
Iron Works for many years, goes to
accept a position as boilermaker with
the Hilo Railroad Co. Louis Warren
is going to Hawaii for the purpose OF
buying cattle.
At the annual~election of officers fol
the Kauluweia Christian Endeavor So
eiety last night, the following were
elected: William ]. Robinson, presi
dent; X. Kaluna, vice president; Mark
E.. Ned, secretary; John Kappa, assist
ant secretary; Miss Amy Avail, treas
urer. and Harry Hookano and T. Kali
singing and musical director espec
lively.
The foundation work of the boys
school building of the Mid-Pacife In
stltute is nearing completion. The fol
lowing bids have been received for the
carpenter work of the school: Chang
Hing Co., s67 800; City Mill Co., $67,
500; River Mill Co., $56,267; W. G
| Chalmers, $62,500; K. Segawa. $S7,
500; Honolulu Planning Mil, $54,395
Kim Sut, $49,640.
For the first time in the history o.
| the Senate of the State of California
| a Catholic priest was chosen as chap
lain, in the person of Very Rev. Henry
H. Wyman, rector of old St. Mary ;!
church, California and Dupont streets
and superior of the Paulist Fathers OF
the Pacific Coast. Father Wyman con
! Quoted the Paulist Mission in Honolulu
about two years ago.
Official information was given on
from the Chinese Consulate yesterday
! that there would be no celebration O
New Years reception at the eonsulat,
| this year, out of respect for the lat,
Emperor and Empress Dowager. I
was also stated that Chinese New
Year falls on the twenty-second of tn,
month instead of the twenty-frst, a
seems to be the general impression.