The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-19
BREVTTIES
tFrom sntnrdaY Advertiser. !

From Saturday Advertiser.l
The postmaster of Great
Britain and ireland has sent Christmas
and New Years greetings TO the post
master Of Honolulu and his assistants.
| The card Of greetings was received
here by william @. Peterson, acting
| postmaster. -
The controversy between the College
Club and the Governor may be taken
up by the legislature, 1t was intimated
by the Governor yesterday. He added
that If II is, the public may get the
text Of what he said to two represe nta.
tives Of the club a few days ago.
A Japanese riding a motorcycle on
the Waikakalaua gulch yesterday after.
noon was run down by truck driven
by Y. Miyoshi. The injured man was
taken to the Scho6eld Barracks hos
pital where examination showed that
both. his legs were broken.
The reason the Office Of post Office
inspector in Hawaii was abolished was
that there was not enough work to keep
Il going, according to letter received
yesterday by the promotion committee
from J. w. johnson, acting chairman
Of the inspection of the post Office de.
partment at Washington.
From Sunday Advertiser)
Through permission given to f. H.
Hart, chairman of the executive com.
| mittee, by Mayor Lane, Mrs. J. H.
| Chiffon, vocal soloist of the Royal Ha.
waiian Band, will sing OH Christmas
Day in Oahu Prison.
In accordance with time h onored Gus
tom, Honolulu Lodge No. GIG, B. P. o.
E., will distribute Christmas presents
TO the children Of the city. Elks who
desire to assist may do so by turning
over money, toys, candies and other
articles Of season cheer to MARK -
Hanna at the Elks Club before next
Saturday.
| Mrs. NJ. @. Santos, wife of Editor
Santos of o Luso, has received news of
the death of her mother, Mrs. Rita
Vieira, which occurred in Jacksonville
| Illinois, on November 20, last. The
| deceased was ninety one years old and
native Of the Island of Madeira,
| Portugal, but had lived in Illinois prac'
tically Hll her life. .a.
Liliha, Wyllie and Puunui Streets, in
the Puunui district, are to be put into
condition for travel, If plan now
under way is carried through. Accord
| ing to an arrangement between the
Oahu loan fund commission and the
Lord Young Engineering Company
these and other streets are to receive
early repairs. Some Of the work il
already under way. Labor for the re
pairs is being furnished by the con
4 hn J.,
supplying the rock.
(From Monday Advertiser)
In response to many requests thu
Young Women's Christian Association
will serve a noon day dinner on Christ
mas day. The dinner win be served OIL
the condition that there are enough ad
vance orders to justify the care anC
expense. The space and equipment O
the Y. w. C. A. are limited and re
quest is made that all persons who de
sire dinner on Christmas day max
reservations by mail, telephone or il
tperson not later than Friday of thi
week.
(From Tuesday Advertiser.)
Mayor Lane will send copy o
Honolulu municipal ordinances t.
| IVY ~ BONOIhOA Vi
request for these documents was re
ceived recently by the mayor, ant
asked particularly for information re
lating to fire, police, public health ant
traffic regulations. -
The Japanese CONSTRUCTORS Associa
ton of Honolulu held a general meet
ing yesterday and elected new officers
The new officers are as follows: M
Goto, president; T. Harata, vice .presi
dent; Y. Akiyama, treasurer; N. Har
and F. KuTamOtO, auditors, and 7
Yamaguchi, secretary.
Picanco & Comes, the contractin
firm, lowest bidder for the constructio
of the MaOle conduit, which is to d
vert the waters of MaOle stream, HilIe
brand Glen, into Nuuanu Reservoir Nc
4, yesterday filed bonds with the boar
of public works, and was formal
awarded the contract The bond wa
signed by the City Mill Company
The Bishop Estate had transfers.
to the Bishop Museum Hale o Keawt
or the city of refuge. 1t will be re
paired and preserved The propert
consists of several acres at the beac
of Honaunau, including stone vault
and caves of refuge. 1t has been suq
gested that an auto road be built fror
NapOopoO to HOnaunau, to increase tn
value of the place as a tourist attrac
ton.