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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1903
Page
8
The Hawaiian Soda Works announces a new system to charge a five cent deposit per bottle starting May 1, 1908, to cover losses and damages. Dealers must cooperate by returning bottles. any bottle deficit will be charged at five cents each. The move aims to offset rising material costs and bottle losses while continuing regular discounts on dozen orders.
The document records further House deliberations on funding for a bathhouse, including a proposed $1000 reimbursement item for a court-related expense, objections by Harrie and Kalama, and a push to separate territorial and county remittances. The adjournment occurs amid discussion of real estate sales and park commission actions.
Superintendent Gaines of Par eile Commercial Cable Co reports storm warning over the wire yesterday. The Angies likely will lay the share end for the connection with Guim Mae nila and then return to Midway to prepare the run to the city.
Limited copies of the new Hawaii tour book arrived today on Arctic Soda Works. Copies can be procured from Enterprise Soda Works, Wall Nichols Co. and Hawaiian Consolidated Soda Water News Co. at 2488 Thrum and Wm. C. Lyon.
The Damien Council No 43 elected officers including Charles J. Rose as president James Thompson as vice president J Flynn as second vice president Manuel K Cook as treasurer and William Billa as marshal Also listed are other secretaries and an executive committee. The notice mentions a legal matter requiring Solomon Mathews to pay 25 dollars and a for sale card in the Bulletin.
The Korea arrived at Naval Wharf No 2 in Manila Bay after docking at Fremantle, listing 1400 tons of nominal cargo including 40d ton of How 1000 ties of sheeting and 20 tons of tend. Officers report 225 mail bags and freight en route to the Orient with a 6 o'clock sailing. A dead whale was sighted at latitude 87 deg 32 min north, longitude 121 deg 19 min, noted by hydrographic officers.
The Masons of Ladue Progren Lodge held a festive meeting at the Masonic Temple last evening featuring third degree work led by Worshipful Master Ed Towne and officers. Henry K. Cooper A Lewin Jr presented talks on Masonry and Citizenship, followed by a collation and informal program under Past Master Farrington.
The report lists time signals from the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey with Kahului and Hilo times about an hour before Greenwich. It records Punahou weather June 11 with a morning low of 80 and a midday high of 92, clear skies, humidity around 94 percent, and light winds. It also lists ship arrivals and departures including S Korea and Newcastle bound vessels and several names such as Nichollsen and Robt Ry Hind in transit with notes on ports and sailings.
A New York Sun account describes Mayor Low handing out five dollar envelopes to city workers. Whispered threats of firing circulated as staff waited, with a clerk and janitor questioned about a supposed complaint. The confidential messenger later escalated the mood along the corridor creating consternation and near hysteria.
A fragmentary newspaper excerpt blends dialogue and distracted narration with a Pittsburgh setting and a business column note. It references the Sunspotter tale and a local store, then shifts to a legal matter described as a damage claim of $16,000 involving the barkentine James Tuttle before Judge Bator and notices for Bulletin office cards.
NEW-TO-DAY Co. E tnt Regt PG and Republic of Hawaii members of Go R at abythme during the period from the 17th. F8te veell AM. Bint, 1888, refer to assemble at their frill lied SV pomm, on Saturday, June 11, for the purpose of completing arrangements for the water to be held on August. German Ravings and Loan Society, 526 California Street. For the hithyeae curding with Hine 1H, 1803, a dividend has been delayed at the rate of three and one night or twenty-one per cent per annum on all deposits, free of taxes, payable on and Wednesday, July 1, 1908. GEORGE TOURNY, Secretary.
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