The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-26
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The Manchuria left San Francisco
yesterday for Honolulu.
Two acts of Mrs. Oakley Telephone
at Art League tonight at 0 clock.
The band viii play this forenoon at
the departure of the steamer Hilonian.
The Yacht Hawaii was placed on the
WAYS yesterday for cleaning and over
hauling.
Excelsior Lodge Ne. l, I. o. o. F.,
viii meet in Odd Fellows hall at 100
this evening.
Court Canoes No. S110, A. o. F.,
will meet in San Antonio hall this Tues
day evening at 7:30.
A reception will be held tomorrow
at the Imperial German Consulate in
honor of the fftieth birthday of EN-
peror William.
Another case of diphtheria has been
reported TO the Board of Health, max
ing total of twenty-one during the
past six months.
Entertainment, dancing, puzzle and
supper at Art League, corner of Miller
and Beretania. Ticket, including ev
erything, one dollar ($l00).
Attorney General Hemenway has
read the report of Deputy Larnach on
the Achi investigation, but he has rot
yet decided on any course of action.
w r. Castle and D. L. Wilmington
had an interview with Governor Frear
at noon yesterday They discussed
the application for a charter of the
Pearl Harbor Traction Company.
Marston Campbell stated yesterday
that there was sufficient water in Nu
uanu dam to keep the work there 60
ing ahead. The rains that have fallen
of late have helped out the work.
Mr.. Kearns would like to have re-
cent statement that public land was
leasing in New Zealand for 90 years
at six and seven shillings an acre,
changed to six and seven pence per
acre.
Funeral services for the late Mrs.
Mary Kaie Singlehurst, who died Sat
urday night, will be held at St. Glenn
ent 5 church at 4 p. m. today. The
body will be returned to England for
interment.
The Waikiki Reclamation Commits,
sion win probably call public meet
ing before the Legislature meets. Maps
and plans have already been prepared,
but an expression of public sentiment
is wanted.
Land Commissioner Pratt will leave
for Kauai today at noon. He will
superintend the sale of large num-
Der of Kappa town lots there With
him viii go one of his Office assistants
to facilitate the work.
Governor Frear stated yesterday
that Secretary Garfield had worked
hard for the passage of the bill pro-
viding for second Federal judge in
Hawaii. The Governor feels confident
that the bill viii pass the Senate.
So many requests have come in from
those wishing TO see the whole of Mrs.
Oakley 5 Telephone that the Dramatic
Circle has consented to give it this
evening. As this viii be very short
program the rest Of the evening will be
spent in dancing and puzzling.
Today about forty boys, non-leprous
children Of leper parents, will be trans
ferred from their present residence to
the new home built for them by the
Territory Sufficient funds have been
secured to purchase enough furniture
to warrant the opening of the new
home.
The development in the pineapple
fields of the japanese planters at Wa
hiawa was noted on Sunday by Consul
General Ueyno, Vice Consul Abe, Man
ager Tokieda, of the Yokohama Specie
bank, and his assistant, Mr.. Otsuka,
who visited and made a tour of the
plantations.
Chief Justice Hartwell made his first
report on the business of the Judiciary
Department IN 1870, when he acted
as Chief Justice in the absence of Ellis
Honor the Chancellor of the Kingdom
and the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court. - Chief Justice Hartwell has
not prepared his report for this Leg
isiature as yet.
Clariee X. Ena and eight other bene-
feiaries of the estate Of John Ena, de-
ceased, have petitioned the Circuit
Court that no annual accounts in the
matter of the estate be filed. stating
that they impose confidence in John
Lane and Henry Smith, through whose
hands the accounts win pass. The pc
tition was filed to save legal expense.