The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-08-15


Clogs on Saturday until noon
The prosecution then rested and
General Hartwell for the defense moved
to dismiss the charge on the ground
that there was no evidence to show
that the defendant was the publisher of
the libel. The motion was argued and
taken under advisement at $50 p. NJ.
until Thursday morning
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
A large picnic party for Waikiki filled
the GAS car this morning
No effort is being made on Kauai to
capture the outlaw leper, Koolau.
The attendance at the band concert
last night was not as large as usual
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The spportion Of PIukapu home
steads will be completed next week.
The Planet and Healani clubs open
the amateur baseball season on Satur
day.
The Planet and HealSni clubs of the
Amateur League will play ball next
Saturday
The infant son Of Mr. and Mrs.
George Sea died at Lihue, Kauai on
August 9Th.
There was a meeting of the W. G..
I. U. at the Central Union Church
this afternoon
Twenty-Five head of 'merno rams
have been shipped to the Bishop
ranch on Molokai.
The Paradise Of the Pacific is out
again with some excellent reading
matter about Hawaii
The Hawaiian band gave the usual
Tuesday morning concert at the Execu-
tive Building to-day
Work is going ahead in the gardening
and flower planting way on the grounds
Of the Executive building.
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The grounds at the Hawaiian Hotel
are being fixed up and new grass
planted in the bare patches.
Twenty nine passengers are already
booked to leave for San Francisco on
the Alameda, leaving August cath.
There will be theatricals by a Jap.
anese company at the Opera House
Friday, Saturday and Monday evenings.
About 100 applications for coolies
are on file, which were made under the
law of 1892 permitting the immigration
of 5000 Chinese.
In the matter of Akana, alleged to
be insane, the defendant was discharged
by Judge Robertson this morning at
the request Of the prosecution.
"Barefooted Bill" in his striped con-
vict suit, attracted quite crowd OF
natives this morning while he was at
work in the vacant lot next to the STAR
office.
Another Chinese store is to be
opened on Fort street. 1t seems a
pity that one street in the city cannot
be kept free from Asiatc encroach-
ment.
Already there is big demand on the
Postoffice for the stamped envelopes
which are to be surcharged. Collec
tors are trying to engage them in adj
vance.
In making up yesterdays paper a
portion of the reading matter that
should have been placed under the
heading Of the Circuit Court was in. id
vertenty placed under the District
Court heading.
The following are booked to leave
per the steamship City of Picking due
from the Orient for San Francisco to
night; A. P. Hopper, P. McGregol
Grant, Col. w, H. Hallett, Rev. b. NJ
Power and f. w. Raper
Thomas, a native employee Of the
Inter Island Steamship Company
pleaded guilty to deserving ntrac
service and was ordered this morninl
by Judge Robertson to pay fine of S.
and return to work.
Several small articles stolen from
+. S. Dodge's house Saturday were
recovered at Jack Winters dwelling
where they had been dropped by the
Chinese thief who was driven out O
there Sunday night.
In the case of Charles Lind VS.
Thomas Carpenter, tried in the Distric
Court yesterday afternoon, Judge Rob
ertson gave judgment for the plaintiff
in the sum Of $I65 70, of which
amonnt $25 was paid into Court b,
L. Lishman, garnishee.