The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-07
LOCAL BREVITIES

Punahou cars carrying a green nag
viii always connect with the Manoa
cars.
The band VIII play this afternoon
at the sailing of the S. S. Manehuria
Tor the Coast.
Hawaiian Lodge No. 81, F. and A.
NJ, VIII meet IN Masonic Temple at
7:30 this evening.
Smoking has been prohibited at the
moving picture exhibitions in Hilo, by
Sanitary Inspector Bowman.
Rev. Dr. Burnham, of Lahaina, Maui,
occupied the pulpit of the First Meth
odist church yesterday evening.
R. H. Trent was the leader in a very
interesting meeting of the Epworth
League, at the First Methodist church
yesterday.
The celebration of the Feast of the
Holy Ghost was held on Punchbowl yes,
terday, the Portuguese band being in
attendance throughout the day.
! A band is wanted in the Kau district.
Hawaii, SO say ia residents and tax
/ payers at Waiohinu who ask the Super
visors 10 give them $50 month for
music.
Harmony Lodge No. 3, I. o. O.. F.,
viii meet in Odd Fellows hall at 1870
| this evening. All members of Excelsior
Lodge and visiting brothers are invited
| to attend.
A store at Holuaioa, North Kona,
| Hawaii, was burned last Thursday
night 1t belonged to T. Shibayama
and an explosion of giant powder in
the place was heard three miles away.
One of the members of the Hawaii
Board of Supervisors states that he
! thinks it viii be necessary to reduce
the pay of the jailers all over this is
land when the county takes charge of
the jails.
In their new store on Bishop street
| the Hawaii & South Seas Curio Com
pany have the largest stock of South
| Sea curios in the world. Under the
electric sign, tapas, mats, fans, hats,
| basketry, brasses and pottery.
| Delegates to the Hawaiian Evan
/ took part in the religious services yes
terdav afternoon at the Oahu prison,
/ which was lead by c.. J. Day and j.
NJ. Martin. Among the visitors were
/ two young ladies from Maui, who sang
several appreciated duets. Judge Ka-
ulukou of Maui, was one of the prin-
cipal speakers.
1 Charles Swain s country home lat Pu-
| uohua uka, Hawaii, was entered and
ransacked by burglars some time dur
/ ing the past month. Swain had not
i been in the house some three weeks
4 previous to last Thursday, when his
family went there and found that burg
lars had been busy. The door had
been smashed in, and three Hawaiian
quilts, three blankets, clock, groceries,
1 crockery, tools, garden implements and
/ other things had been taken. The mat
ter has been reported to the police.
The first commencement exercises of
the Hilo High School will be held this
wear, the date set being Thursday, June
"a, at eight clock in the evening at
Hall church. the assembly room at the
school not being large enough for the
purpose. Mr.. Frank A. Richmond, prin,
cipal of the High. hopes. that seven OF
his students will be prepared to gradu
ate During the evening there will be
two addresses delivered, one in the
English and the other in the Hawai-
ian language, the former by Mr.. W. FL
Smith and the latter by Rev. Stephen
Desha There will also be half a dozer
musical selections by the school, which
is being drilled for the purpose by Mrs
Jarrett T. Lewis.