Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-08

ian Commercial 3425; Hawaiian
Sugar, 1915; Honokaa, 775; Hutch
inson, 1915; Kilauea. 12-all bid;
Onomea, 33 bid. "a asked; Paauhau,
1872 bid; Union, $3.50 bid, 80
asked.
Up to last night the threatened
strike of InterIsland captains and
mates had no serious results so far
as the movements of steamers are
q few days ago and others were dis
missed, officers were available to take
out all Of the vessels on their runs.
One or two apparently held up are
only waiting, according to the COM
pany, until their cargoes are COM
,pleted.
Inspector Hairy P. Hall, Of the San
Francisco postal division, is said to
have plans under way to improve the
mail service between here and the
Pacific coast. For one thing 1t Is
promised that Hawaiian mail will be
sorted in San Francisco ready for
quick distribution here, by clerks sent
from the Honolulu postoffice. Mr..
Hall also favors having postal savings
hanks at both Hoonlulu and Hilo.
Sidney Splitter has bought from
Mary Phillips, widow, a piece of land
at the northerly corner Of Fort and
Kukui streets, containing 1880
square feet, for $4,000. A mortgage
Of the property by the purchaser TO
the First American Savings and Trust
Co. for $4,000 is also recorded.
Authority has been given to the San
Carlos Milling Company, a Hawaiian
corporation, to do business in the Phil
ippine islands. Welch, Havemeyer &
FairchiId, of New York, have received
similar authority. Both corporations
are represented in Manila by George
H. Fairchild, formerly manager Of
Makee Sugar Co., Kauai.
c. Brewer & Co., Ltd, at its annual
meeting on Thursday decided on con-
tinuing for the current quarter the
monthly dividend of $50 per cent.
Officers were elected as follows: E.
F. Bishop, president; George H. Rob-
ertsOn, vice-president and manager;
E. A. r. Ross, treasurer; Richard Nv.
ers, secretary; George R. Carter, J. r.
Gait, c. H. Cooke, R. A. Cooke and
A. Gartley, directors; D. G. May, aud
itOr.
Estimates for harbor improvements
for the ensuing biennial period, sub
mitted by the commission to Governor
Frear for presentation to the legisla-
ture, amount to $2,5O0,000, the prin-
cipal expenditures to be at Honolulu,
Hilo and Kahului. The harbor COM
has adopted resolutions urg
ing Congress to appropriate money
for dredging needed at Hilo to make
the wharf construction there available
for large steamers
Instead Of attempting to repair the
wharf at Mahukona, lately wrecked
by a storm just after construction at
sion will have plans prepared for an
entirely new pier.
Under the auspices of the Palama
Club, a mass meeting of
residents of that section Of the city
will be held on February ID to con-
slider plans for breaking up the con-
geStiOn of buildings there by means OF
rev streets and lanes.
Many improvements are reported in
concrete store Of the Maui Dry Goods
and Grocery Co. has arrived and con-
is rapidly progressing. The
old wooden bridge between Kahului
and Spreckelsville is being replaced
by a wide concrete structure.
There is a crop of beautifully large
guavas in the PauOa Valley jungle,
which have not been touched by the
Mediterranean fruit fly. according to
William Brash, who visited the local
ity the other day AS the difficulty
of doing anything with the wild fruit
in the mountains and valleys was re-
gardcd as one of the principal OBJ
stacles to effective control Of the pest,
the fact that the guavas have escaped
of their own accord this second year
since the alarm Was raised is encOur-
aging.
Building permits issued in Homo
lulu for January amounted TO $92.272,
of which $S2,213 was for new construc-
ton This is less than half the
average of permits issued
last year For, the latter half Of the
month only one dwelling of an pre-