Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-02

Old Jupe Pluyius turned on the tap
shortly after 10 o'clock last night and
for several hours afterWard flooded
the city. with. water Traffic on the
street car lines was impeded at sew
eral points, especially at the intersec-
ton of King street and McCuIly road,
where the rain water covered the
tracks. The storm sewer at Alakea
and Hotel streets proved insufficient
to handle the water. with the result
that for a time the former thorough
fare took on the appearance Of a.
small river. No damage has been re-
ported.
A substantial amount of money,
with which to inaugurate an infants
milk fund, wasraised by the Mothers
Club of Kaimuki Saturday evening
through the medium of an entertain
ment given in the Li1iuokalani school,
The entertainment was well attended
and the program, which consisted of
musical numbers and two playlets,
was we'll received. Following the pro-
gram, dancing was INDUCED in until a
late hour. The proceeds of the en-
tertafnment will be devoted to estab-
fishing a. fund with which to furnish
the younger public school children OF
the city with pure milk.
AS a result of correspond nce
campaign inaugurated some months
ago, George w. Patty, agent of the An
ti-Saloon League, has received IS re-
plies to letters which he sent to diff
ferent congressman and represents
tives asking their assistance in seclir-
ing the passage of the GfonTa Bib.
The majority Of the letters were ia,
vorable. says Patty, and the writer's In
fer that they intend supporting the
measure. As yet, no information has
been received locally setting forth the
date when the bill will be taken UP
for consideration by the senate COM
mittee on Pacific. Islands and Porto
Rico ... s-.s.s -
Liberal subscriptions by several
members of the congregation have
made it possible for ST. Andrews Ca
thedraI to purchase a handsome new
pipe organ, costing in the nefghbor-
hood of $4,000, the instrument hay-
ing arrived in Honolulu at a. recent
date. Two members of the firm
from which the organ was purchased
! were incoming passengers on, the
Matsonia this noon and will have
charge Of assembling the organ. The
work of raising fund with which to
purchase the organ was commenced
nearly three years ago. 1t is expect
ed that the instrument will be ready
fer use by Easter Sunday.
Encouragement Thayer and J. T.
McCrosson, president of the Hawaiian
Irrigation Company, will go to Ha-
waii next week to view the lands and
stream at the head of the Waipio
Gulch, over which agquestion has aris-
en- between the territory and the iTri-
CATION company, both claiming the
ownership of the water right, a prop
erty said to be worth from $4,000 to
100000. It is possible the matter may
be eventually submitted to the SUI
preme court for an adjudication on an
agreed statement of facts.
tuberculosis death toll in Honolulu
in the last half of January is startling
in proportion to it's raVages in an
equal period of time for the last year.
The semi-monthiy report of Registrar
NJ. H. Lemon, of the territorial board
of health today shows that. II victims
succumbed to the malady in the last
Is, days of January. No deaths. from
other contagious diseases in this mu-
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