The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-24

NEWS BUDGET
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very sad Tragedy.
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danao. The ship was ninety miles
out to sea before the nurse and child
were missed. 1t is believed that the
nurse became demented and jumped
overheard, taking the child with her,
Boost Fund Proposed
MANILA, October 31.-Fifty thou
sand pesos of insular funds have been
asked for by Delegate Acuna for the
cost of advertising in the United
States and other countries where a
market for them might be created.
of the several important Filipino
products, such as hemp, sugar, to-
bacco, copra, etc, the amount to be
appropriated on the understanding
that the interested persons in the
islands shall raise a sum equal to it
to be expended for the same purpose
The money is to constitute a fund
that shall be expended by a commit
tee appointed to that end, with the
approval Of the governor general.
AT an enthusiastic meeting of the
carnival board of directors it was an
nOunced that Lieutenant Lahm, Of
the United States Signal Corps, who
managed the great aeroplane meet at
San Francisco a few months ago and
who recently made a great cross
country flight in the states, will ar
rive in Manila in December An eff
fort will be made to persuade Lieu.
tenant Lahm to make some flights
during the carnival season.
New Water Works.
H. f. Cameron, district engineer for
Cebu. bureau of public works, has ar
rived in Manila to spend a few days
in conference with the director of
the bureau of public works. He says
that the new Osmeda water WORKS
system will be entirely completed and
ready for operation by Christmas
time which is a month ahead of the
date for completion called for in the
contract. The new system is being
installed at a cost of P55O,OOO, the
Atlantic Gulf and Pacific Company
having the contract for the construc-
ton work.
Or. Gregg Fired.
official notice of the removal of DR..
Donald Gregg from the position of
resident physician at the General
Hospital was given out a few days
ago by the secretary of the interior,
the Hon. d. c. Worcester. Auditor
Phipps refused absolutely TO divulge
the charges which, it is reported, will
be preferred against various hospital
officials
Cigarmakers Strike.
Strikes of cigar and cigarette max
ers are afoot in both the La Conner
cial and the La Minerva factories in
this city. Trouble in both cases arose
out of the discharge of employees,
their reinstatement being demanded
by the rest Of the workers. The bu-
reau of labor has interviewed to settle
the trouble amicably.
Social and Personal.
The banquet at the Elks' Club in
honor of c. Lacey Goodrich, represent
tative of the Togo Kisen Kaisha and
the Gould system of railways in the
United States, was one of the most
successful functions of the season.
Mrs. Bell, wife of General Franklin
Bell, who has spent the past week as
the guest of Colonel and Mrs. Kings
bury, Camp McGrath, has left for
Manila. During her visit Mrs. Bell
was the motif of number of social
affairs and the hours were filled with
a round of dinners and bridge parties.
Interesting to Lawyers.
At the annual dinner of the Philip
pine Bar Association Vice President
De Witt, who was POSTMASTER, urged
the immediate publication of the Phil
ippine Bar Review, a periodical which
the association decided to publish
some time ago for the benefit of its
members. The publication will con-
tain the latest decisions of the SD
preme Court of the islands, the rul-
ings Of the attorney general and news
of the profession.
California Farmer Arrives,
Among the passengers arriving in
the steamer Kaifong from Hongkoug
on the 9th inst. were Mr. L. c. Kel-
logg and daughter Mr. Kellogg is
scientific and practical fruit grower,
who has sold out prosperous, paying
place in the Golden States and win
devote his time TO raising crops in the
islands, He was told by some one
with a Crouch on whom he met mp
the China coast, that he would not be
very well received here. He was
agreeably surprised when he was
taken in tow by Assistant Secretary
Bryant of the Merchants Association,