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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1907
Page
9
Bishop and Co advertise as SANBERG commercial and travelers letters of credit issued on Bank of California and The London Joint Stock Bank London. They list correspondents for American Express Company Thus Cook and Son and note interest on term and savings bank deposits.
Win G Irwin Claus Spreckels Co bankers list details deposit taking loans on approved security and commercial credits. Entries include Nevada National Bank of San Francisco London Union of London and Smiths Bank New York American Exchange National Bank Chicago Corn Exchange National Bank Paris Credit Lyonnais Hongkong and Yokohama Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation Bank of Australasia Bank of British North America and others. Bills of exchange bought and sold with prompt collections.
E. E. Paxton and W. C. Smith preside over a municipal gathering as city officials outline a plan for infrastructure and community services. The session highlights budget allocations, project timelines, and anticipated impacts on residents.
A compiled list of entities including The Ewa Plantation Co The Waialua Agricultural Co The Kohala Sugar The Waimea Sugar unit Co The Fulton Iron Works St Louis Che Wahiawa Water Co Ltd The Geo F Blake Steam Pumps Westons Centrifugals The New England Life Insurance Co The Aika Ferns Co of Hartford Japan Fire Insurance Co of Hart The American Steam Pump Co.
The document lists the officers and directors of Wa. Irwin & Co and affiliated entities, naming Lee WM. G as President, Mgr. MO, vice presidents WW Me, H. M. Whitney as Treasurer, Richard Iverb as Secretary, and W. Fe Wilson as Auditor, with agents for Oceanic Steamship Co, Western Sugar Refining Co, Baldwin Locomotive Works, Newall Univ Mill Co, and Pacific Oil Transportation Co among others.
Savings deposits received and interest allowed on yearly deposits at 4.5 percent per annum. Application furnishes uses and regulations. Corner Fort and King Streets area shown in the notice.
An advertisement from Hawaiian Office Specialty Co located at 931 Fort St urges careful starching of negligée shirts with a light touch along bands and the front pleat. It advertises a machine that avoids daubing or streaking starch on other parts of the garment.
C Brewer and Co in Honolulu lists agencies for Hawaiian sugar companies including Ookala Onomea Honomu Wailuku Pepeekeo and other firms. The firm notes officers M Cooke president George Robertson vice president and manager F Bishop treasurer and secretary, along with auditors and directors.
The Yokohama Specie Bank established in 1880 lists paid up capital and reserved funds with Yen 24,000,000 subscribed, Yen 21,000,000 paid up, and Yen 19,760,000 in reserve. Branch network includes Antung, Haien, Hong Kong, Chefoo, Dalny, Bombay, Nagasaki, New York, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Honolulu branch at 67 King Street, and other offices. The bank conducts bills of exchange, travelers’ credits, letters of credit, and general banking.
Oahu Railway schedule lists outward trips to Walanae Walstua Kahuku and Way stations at early morning and evening hours and service to Pearl City Wahiawa and Wahiawa returns to Honolulu with multiple daily times. The Hilleiea Limited runs Sundays with two hour service and special ticket rules noted.
The Navy has long withheld full public records to avoid inspiring rival navies. Recent Channel Squadron practice in King Edward's presence showed a gun firing 19 hits in 21, with other ships achieving high rates per minute. The six inch and smaller guns posted remarkable scores, including a Virginia three-pounder with 20 hits in 75 seconds.
Last evening a sailor from the Cincinnati staged a small wild west show at Fort and King streets. The brig Galilee arrived from Sitka, Alaska, after 17 days at sea and will stay about three weeks. The steamer Maul brought 11587 bags of sugar and 74 head of cattle. Bark Mary E Poster anchored after 25 days from Tacoma with 1,185,000 feet of timber. Bark R P Rithet arrived from San Francisco with two thousand tons of general cargo. Captain Drew mentioned Miss Kilgore as a passenger on the Rithet, though details remain unclear. The distribution of sugar at Punaluu and lumber loading at Hilo were noted.
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