The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-03
LOCAL BREVITIES

Tonight viii be the special meeting
Of the Royal School Alumni, at 1880
P. m.
Hawaiian Tribe, No. l, I. o. r. NJ,
will meet~n K. of F. hall at 1880 this
evening.
w. II. Rice was an arriving passen-
Kauai yesterday.
The transport Thomas, sailing this
morning at eight o'clock, will carry
mail to the Coast
Olive Branch Rebekah Lodge. No. 2.
/. o. o. f., will meet in Odd Fellows
nall at 1880 this evening.
Hawaii Chapter, No. l, Order of
Kamehameha, will meet in Fraternity
Hall, Odd Fellows building, at 7:30
this evening.
Pacific Rebekah Lodge win give a
shirtwaist dance Saturday, June 5.
Tickets % cents, to be had of the mem
bers or at the door.
The Advertiser is in receipt of a use
ful pamphlet on Hawaiian Stocks and
Bonds. 1t is published by the Ha-
waiian Trust Company, Ltd.
The Hawaiian chronological Society
will meet this afternoon at three
o'clock in the chronological rooms of
the Experiment Station on Keeaumoko
street
Sonny Cunha is composing an
other Hawaiian hula, words and music
| and it promises to be far and away the
cleverest thing yet turned out by this
clever composer.
A large launch, carrying a party Oh
people from this city, was off waikiki
| beach last night. The launch was deco
| rated with lights and attracted con
| siderable attention from the shore.
! Mrs. A. A. Deas was the hostess OF
delightful lawn party Tuesday after
noon. Lunch was served on the lawn
the guests later donning bathing suits
and enjoying the water at Waikiki.
At the regular meeting of the Pro
motion Committee this afternoon a
$3.50, Allan Herbert, who, with his wife
returned from the Orient the other day
win describe his trip through Japan tt
the members.
Following fine concert given by tht
Ninth Cavalry band at the Moans
Hotel last evening dance was given il
honor of Lieut.-Colonel Watts and the
Offices and ladies of the Ninth Cavalry
| which was largely attended and greatly
enjoyed.
No cable was received here yester
/ day from Lloyd Childs, who has charg,
| of Hawaii IS exhibit at the Alaska
Yukon-Pacific Exposition. A messag
is expected announcing the safe ar
| rival of the Hawaiian girls who lief
| for the fair.
Mrs. ]. W. Timmons, daughter O.
| former Vice President Fairbanks, re
| turned from Kauai on the steamer W
G. Hall, and is staying with Major anC
Mrs. S. II. Wadhams. Mrs. Timmon
| Will return to the States on the Man
| churia next Monday.
H. P. Wood stated yesterday that
| owing to the special efforts which hay.
been made by the Promotion Commit
tee of late, a great amount of tours
1 travel has been sent through Maui. MI
| Wood is pleased with the result of tn,
work he has been able to do in th
| regard.
Moses Kekahio, one of the oldes
conductors of the Rapid Transit Com
pany, was taken to the Incurables Hos
pital yesterday suffering from gallopin.
consumption. He was apparently il
robust health untilaa few weeks ago
when he suddenly broke down. TIL
death of his wife and his brother in thu
last two months affected him greatly.
Work on the construction of the new
trolley line to Pearl Harbor by tn,
Pearl Harbor Traction Company will
probably be started during the comm;
summer, according to statement is
sued by L. Tenny Peck yesterday. II
said that Manager Ballentyne is nov
securing prices-on the mainland on tn
various materials which will be needle,
for the work.
1t is said the price of meat is to tax
a drop at the end of this month, tn
supply being so plentiful that tn
: wholesalers are making a cut. TIL
jump in the price was considerable
; short time ago, being caused by tn
j, sudden shortage of beef on the othe
islands, the drought killing larg
number of cattle. The price, it is sale
viii not go back to its old plane, bu
will be great deal lower than it is a
| present.