The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-03
LOCAL BREVITIES

A big shark was seen in the channel
yesterday morning.
Alice Blaisdeu and Elisha Andrews
were married Wednesday evening by
Rev. j. W Wadman.
CITY ana County supervisors are re-
ported to be more inclined now to
favor an appropriation for the Promo
ton Committee work.
There are several applications on the
Governor : desk for the position of
chief clerk, made vacant by the pro-
motion OF Treasurer Conkling.
The Missionary Cleaners will have
delicious homemade candy for sale to-
day at Mr.. Culman s vacant store on
Fort street. Your patronage is kindly
solicited.
The statement that H. Klemme has
lost ms Incense to conduct saloon was
an error, the fae5 that the transfer of
Mr.. Kiempe IS license to Palama June
ton was delayed, leading to a misap-
prehension.
Six thousand dollars is the sum that
has been collected for license money
by the City and County in the two
days that the new law has been in
force. More money is expected to
come in today and next week.
Capt. L. Ahlborn, well known in
plantation circles, died in germany
yesterday, eablegram to that effect
having been received by F. Klamp of
H. Hackfeld & Co. He was at the
time manager of the Pioneer Mill.
At ST. Andrew s Cathedral on Sun
day morning at $50 the Bishop will
ordain Shin Yin Chin to the priest
hood. At IL clock Rev. Mr. Knoll
Of Lahaina will preach. In the even
ing at 1880 Canon Ault will preach.
Warrants are being prepared at the
police station for the arrest of large
number of local automobile drivers
who have failed to pass the necessary
examination to hold license, but are
shoffering' their machines neverthe-
less.
Articles of association have been filed
by the. Honolulu Athletic Park, Ltd,
the capital stock of which is fixed at
$4,000, divided into fifty shares. The
life of the corporation is to have a
duration Of fifty years, and the pur-
pose is 10 conduct an amusement and
athletic park in the city of Honolulu.
According 20 one of the Supervisors,
there is possibility that the little
parks down on the waterfront will
have to be done away with on account
of the fact that the Matson wharf is
to be extended and the Bishop build
ing moved over on the present site
of the parks.
beautiful display of Bonnie pic
lures which viii go to Seattle next
week TO the Fair is at present being
shown in the Promotion Committee
rooms. These pictures are on glass,
and are some of the finest ever shown
in the city. They will undoubtedly
make a great hit at the Exposition.
One japanese soda-water wagon came
TO dire grief yesterday afternoon when
the horse attached to another cart be-
came frightened and ran away. After
dashlng into the movable store of the
son of Nippon, everturning it and scat
tering the stock on hand along the
street IN front of the Hawaiian Flee
trio ,ompany's Offices, the horse was
slowed down in his mad course and
was stopped in the middle of the next
block.
The Rev. J. Henshail, Wesleyan min
lister, Ripon, sailed on Saturday in the
st. Louis for New York, en- route for
Chicago, San Francisco, and Honolulu.
Special prayers were offered at the
Boroughbridge and Ripon Wesleyan
Chapels on Sunday for the safety Of
Mr.. Henshall, and the hymn, "For
those in peril on the sea- was sung.
Mr.. Henshall takes with him the good
wishes of many friends. -Ripon eng
land) Times & Gazette, May 20.
A. ]. Campbell called ON President
Taft in company with George B. Me-
Clellan. Mr.. Campbell told the Presi-
dent Of his mission to the Portuguese
islands for emigrants for Hawaii, and
found the President friendly in his
attitude, but disposed to leave final
decisions to the Secretary of Com
merce and Labor Mr.. Campbell also
called on the Commerce Secretary.
That department questions the right of
the territory to assist immigration I'M
der the Federal law and viii probe the
matter to the bottom.