The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-05-14

mile heats, best threei in five, for a Purse of $500.
There will be also a running race between Venus
and Hannah, one mile dash for a purse Of 500.
A foot race, free to all, 200 yards, will complete
the programme.
e The M~ontague-Turner English Opera
Company have been playing at the Gaiety
Theatre in Sydney. The Morning Herald of that
city speaking of their appearance in the "BOhe-
milan Girl says 1.-The enthusiastic reception
accorded last evening TO Mr.. Charles Turner as
Thaddeus and Miss Annis Montague as Airline,
must have been exceedingly gratifying to those
talented artists, considering that they have only
appeared on two or three occasions before Sydney
audiences and proceeds to speak of their
performances in terms of unqualified praise.
= 1t is reported that giant powder is being
largely used for fishing purposes by natives and
some foreigners on the east coast of Maui. The
Deputy Sheriff of Makawao has been endeavor-
ing to bring some of the offenders to justice,
but has hitherto been baffied in his efforts. In
other parts of the island the authorities and
police have been supine in the matter, and as a
natural consequence are accused by the populace
of completely in this illegal practice.
Observation-Disclosures match between the seniors
and Juniors of the Honolulu Cricket Club has
been arranged for to-day. On the 4th inst,
this Club held its monthly meeting, the Presi-
dent, Major Wodehouse in the Chair. The at
tendance was better than usual, but not what it
should have been, considering the special sum-
mons issued to members. The Rules as drafted
by the Vice President and late Hon'y Sec'y
CMessrs. Webb and LUCE We're again considered.
After several amendments had been made, they
were, with some further rules suggested by Mr..
Bickerton and Mr.. Tucker, unanimously adopted.
e Another case of assault on a wife, arising
out of jealousy, came before the Police Justice
on Wednesday. All Lee says his wife went off
to Koolau and staid away a week without his
leave, and that she says she wants to leave him
and go and live with n young fellow of eighteen,
with whom she is smitten. He feels that it is
hard under such circumstances that such a mild
form of expostulation as Selling her by the
throat with one hand, whilst he brandished with
the other a knife with which he threatened to
kill her, should be looked upon as an offense.
He is to be allowed three months, under Mr..
Fyfe's care, in which to reflect on the circum-
stances.
IOL1CE COURT RECORD FOR WEEK ENDING
MAY 18th, 1S81.-Mow Con Sin and All Sin,
charged with an atfray; Now Con Sin did not
appear, and forfeited bail of so; All Sin was
fined Sc and costs, 81. Manini, charged with
furious riding and running into the express of
All Yam and breaking the hind wheel ordered
to repair damages and pay costs of $1.40. Geo.
Luproil, assault and battery on Vim Yam; fined
SIS and costs $40. Keame, riding faster than
a walk over the bridge at PaololO left bail of
ST. All See, needless riding, left bail of so.
Geo. Luproil, assault and battery on J. Van
Zant; pleaded guilty with extenuating circum-
stances; remanded until the 10th inst, defend
ant wishing to get witnesses from Maui. He
has, however, gone to Frisco, to hunt up his
there, perhaps. All Pau, assault and
battery on Geo. Luproil; fined S. and costs
1.50. All See, assault on his wife, Lukai, with
a knife; lined so and costs $40, with impris-
onment at hard labor for three months, and be-
fore being released from custody to be bound
over to keep the peace towards his wife for one
year, in the sum of $3.50. Appeal noted. There
were Is cases Of drunkenness during the week,
most of whom forfeited bail the others were
from So to SO each.
.D In the case of II. A. p. Carter, Minister
of the Interior and President of the Board of
Health, VS.. Hackfeld & Co, in respect of the
given by the latter when the Septima left
this port, the Judgment of the Court was that
the cost of medical inspection from day to day,
of guards to prevent the passengers break
ing bounds, was legally chargeable under the
bond as part of the cost of caring for" the
men. But the Court, without explanation,
-o-o ,1o,,o,+ 60. S1 900 ;,.4ool r so 100
and interest, which was claimed by the plaintiff.
This judgment appears to have been founded on
compromise between the parties, under which
the Government took over the buildings erected
on the reef by the agents of the Septima as rep
resenting 81, OO5. The reductions in their
charges submitted to by the Government appear
to have been as follows: DR.. Hutchinson's ser
vices, $3.50 reduced to $3.50; 3 boats and men,
p days and nights, 1904; reduced to 1882; ser
vices of guards reduced by $315. The differ
ence between $1,005 and the amount of the
judgment, viz 1888, was paid into Court at the
of the case, and represented the charge
for smallpox patients treated at the hospital.
The latter charge is at the rate of SO per day
for each man; a hospital charge unexampled,
probably, in the history of the world. If this
DC IL NCIu5 10 VI dI liz DdllChlo IildJ lave
been treated there at the expense of the state,
the excess of expenditure over the appropria-
ton for the Board of Health will reach an alarm
ing figure.
- We interviewed the Deputy Attorney
General, Mr.. w. o.. Smith, on the subject of
difficulties alleged to stand in the way of OBJ
tanning an investigation in open court of COM
plants against policemen. The Gazette, on the
authority of Mr.. Smith himself, says we have
been guilty of misrepresenting what passed at
that interview and proceeds to give another YER
sion. The accusation is rather hasty. We
repeat the two versions side by side, and shall
be glad to have the Misrepresentation pointed
out to us:
The ADVERTISERS Version. The Gaseae,s Version.
On enquiry of the Depu- Thatthe Attorney General
ty Attorney General, he was responsible for criminal
frankly informed US, not prosecutions, and had the
only that the law of the power to decline to bring
country does not allow an such an action, and that
ordinary summons to issue his Deputy and any one rep
against a policeman on the resenting him had such
complaint of a citizen with power. That the several
out the consent of himself, Sherifs acted to an extent
orI of the Marshal, to the as District Attorneys, and
proceeding being obtained, also the Deputy Marshal.