The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-27
LOCAL BREVITIES

inson, says there are 1000 more people
Ia Honolulu than there were wear ago,
Owing to recent rains damaging the
road between Waimanalo and the Pail.
Road Overseer Chalmers asks for $500
for repairs.
Senators Quinn and Harvey sat in
the gallery of the House yesterday and
acted as chief mOurners at the funeral
of the Liquor BIZ.
The action Of the House in defeating
the Liquor Bill yesterday made it I'M
necessary for the meeting against the
bill to be held last night
Wahilani, a Hawaiian youth, was
sent TO the Reform School yesterday
for year for stealing chickens from
Paul Isenberg 8 ranch at Waialae.
The new garage situated opposite the
Moana Hotel is rapidly nearing compile
ton. 1t is being built for the use of
the guests who have their own ma
chimes
The Superintendent of Public Works
has granted permission to the Hawai-
ian Dredging Company to lay water
pipe along the Puuloa road to Water
town on Pearl Harbor channel.
Superintendent Frazee of the City
and County's electric light plant in
Nuuanu, has been granted two weeks
leave TO go to Hilo to inspect electric
wiring on behalf Of the Board of I'm
derwriters.
Bates street from Liliha to Alewa
Heights Hill can be opened. as the nee
essary land for the extension has been
rendered the Territory. The deeds viii
be executed if the county will take
over the street, curb and maeadamize
and fence both sides.
Chas Kahililani, Camp No. 2 hood
lum, was given thirty days on the reef
for using insulting and depraved Ian
guage toward Hawaiian girl who was
passing in the public street. Several
other members Of the gang are reported
to be guilty of the same offense.
Waikiki Beach has not been very
popular with bathers during the past
week on account of the wave of cold
weather which the city has been ex-
periencing. The surf is high, however,
and yesterday there were some who
braved the chilly winds in surfboat.
Secretary Wood of the Promotion
Committee did not receive cablegranr
from San Francisco regarding the num-
Der of passengers sailing on the Siberia
yesterday. It is known, however, that
the Siberia was booked to the limit of
her capacity, though only few may
be for this port.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
Red Cross Society will be held Monday
afternoon at four O'Clock in Judge
Dole s chambers. Short and interest
ing addresses will be made by DR.. Wad
hams and Dr. Wood in connection with
Red Cross work The public is gener-
ally invited to attend the meeting.
1t may be that the original statue
of King Kamehameha, now on Hawaii,
will be secured to be placed in front
of Hawaii IS building at the Seattle
Fair. This statue has very interest
ing history, being wrecked on South
American coast while being brought
here in vessel. 1t was later recovered
and sent to Hawaii.
A meeting will be held in the rooms
of the Chamber of Commerce on Friday,
April ,, 1909, at 3 p. M, to discuss
methods of marketing and marketing
associations This meeting has been
called by Dr. E. V. Wilcox. director of
the Hawaii Agricultural Experiment
Station, who hopes for a large attend
ance OF business men.
The funeral of the late Rev. Serene
f. Bishop, D. D., will be held Sunday
afternoon at $3.50 p. m. from the Cen
trail Union church. The services will
be conducted by DR.. Scudder, Rev. o.
H. GuGck, and Rev. w. n. Lono. The
pallbearers have not yet been named.
Interment win be in the missionary plot
at Kawaiahao cemetery.
Deputy City Attorney Milverto" has
rendered an opinion to the Board of
Supervisors that although the Honolulu
Gas company, as the successor to the
late Mr. Dimond, original holder of the
gas franchise, must by the terms
furnish light for fifty street lamps,
free, and FIVE each year thereafter yet
the franchise also states that the gov
eminent must furnish lamp posts.
At a meeting of the Elks lodge held
last night the following officers were
elected: E. A. Douthitt, Exalted Ruler;
James D. Dougherty, Esteemed Leading
Knight; Geo. t. Kluegel, Esteemed
LOYAL knight; Judge w. J. Robinson,
Esteemed Lecturing Knight; H. C. Eas-
ton, Secretary; NJ. H. Drummond,
Treasurer; George. J. 0'Neil, Tiler; W.
H. McInerny, Trustee for three years;
H. E. Murray, Delegate to the Los An
geles convention, and w. H. McInerny,
alternate delegate. The installation of
officers will take place next Friday
evening.
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