The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-02
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Letters IN TINS oIhce Iot -. p
and - Y. L.
Chester Doyle and his prisoner, Abe,
are expected TO arrive today, on the
steamer China, from Japan.
Albert Horner. John Baker and
Eben Low came in on the Mauna Kea
from Hawaii yesterday morning.
The seats for Mrs. Wigs Of the
Cabbage Patch" VIII be on sale at
Bergstrom 5 Music Store on Monday
morning.
The Civic Federation is planning a
celebration of the hundredth apniver-
sary Of Abraham Lineoln's death, on
February IL.
William Vannatta, Superintendent
of Water Works at Hilo, and we'll
known contractor, arrived on the
Mauna Kea yesterday,
Mauiites refuse to believe the re-
port of Judge Kepoikai' IS expected
early retirement until official word
comes from Washington.
Felipe Monte, Porto Riean, about
45 years Of age, was killed Christmas
Day by falling from a footbridge over
the Opaepilau gulch, in KaupakaIua,
f! Maui.
D. Mckenzie, who was manager of
! Hakalau plantation store for about
| fourteen years, was lately married in
| Forfar, Scotland, his bride being Miss
Myrtle Gray.
1t is stated that DR.. Holman, now
the assistant resident physician at the
| MoIokai Settlement, viii join the staff
of the leprosarium as soon as that in
stitution is opened.
Deputy County Attorney Aluli will
not be reappointed by the new County
Attorney of Hawaii. 1t is reported
that the County Attorney proposes to
do some work himself.
Passengers from Hawaii on the
Mauna Kea yesterday report that the
Big Island experienced an earthquake
| shock on Monday last, on the day
when the Sicilian disaster occurred.
The band will play today at the de
parture of the steamer China. The
Sunday. concert VIII be held at Aala
Park. Monday forenoon the band will
play at the Inauguration of City and
County Government of Honolulu
Isoi was released yesterday morning
from custody, in the Federal Court
| pending the results of the grand jury
investigation, on $4,000 bail. Thirty
witnesses will be subpoenaed to testify
before the grand jury in his case.
| The dead body of a Porto Ricar
was found on Saturday morning last
IN the reservoir at Kaupakalua, Maui
On the same morning the body of Z
Portuguese was found at Kahului
Both had been r-celebrating Christ
mas.
Governor John Baker advises Hilo
ties to establish a Hawaiian park nea-
that city as a tourist attraction,
place where native grass houses car
be built, native fruits grown and ma
tive life depicted. He also wants {
hotel.
DR.. Wayson of the Board of Health
has been invited to attend the Berger
Leprosy Conference, to be held unde
the auspices of the Norwegian Govern
| ment. DR.. Wayson's invitation cam
in a personal letter from G. A. Han
sen, president of the conference.
| The fact that the commission 0
Judge Parsons has not arrived ma,
make it impossible for the new count,
: officials of Hawaii to assume office o.
Monday, the bonds of the Supervisor
having to be examined by a Circui
) Court judge before they can be &C
cepted.
The old saying that tits an i'll win
4 which doth nobody good is exempli
{, fed in last year s drouth. The rise i
l the price of beef has made the diseor
e tented stock raiser happy, and the a
f most total disappearance of mosquitoe
ought to make the disgruntled cor
: sumner forget the additional beef bi
$ tax on his purse.-Maui News.