The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-27
NUT S|GNED
BY QUEEN
lllluOkalani Denies the
Lease.
.HtLULUHE NOT HER AGENT
She Says u 0. Carter Acted as Her
Agent After l896--Probate
Matters.
UEEN LILIUoKALANI

- for specific performance brought
by Wong kwai which was recently re-
handed 'front.' the Supreme Court. The
case arose out OF an alleged lease OF
land known as the Ahupuaa Of Luna
haL Kauai. which Wong Kwai claimed
rad been made To him by W. G. Akana
On october 18th. 1898.
In her answer the Queen says that
Tor about Ave years prior to November
2Oth, 1899. Joseph Heleluhe acted as
Z BUSINESS agent for her. but on that date
she appointed J. q. Carter as her
agent. Akana had been In her employ
under Heleluhe. Wong Kwai commu-
uicated with Akana and Akana thought
he had right TO the lease Akana told
tt,leluhe this and the latter informed
WONG kwai that he would have TO wait
until the Queen herself could give the
matter attention. Akana sent word to
Wong kwai advising him TO see Hele-
lube and make an offer for lease at
rental Of $500 n year. . although both
knew that any proposition made by
fieleluhc was subject Co the Queens
approval. Later Akana called on the
queen TO inform her OF the contemplate
"a offer and she told him that the one
" ho made the best offer for the lease
would get II.
The answer admits that Heleluhe
prepared "a lease but alleges that IL
was done without the consent or
knowledge Of the Queen. Heleluhe told
the Queen that he would not execute
the lease and IL IL claimed that the
lease was not signed or subscribed by
the Queen or by any one who had au-
thority TO act for her.
The answer Is signed by Llliuokalans
and by her attorneys. Robertson *
wilder.
AMtCABLE PARTITION SUIT.
suit was begun yesterday by Lillian
T.. Newton. by her next friend a. r.
Judd. against George n. Newton. ct al.
for the partition Of certain lands at
Kaliu. an Honolulu.
The complaint recites that the plain
til il "a minor living In Peoria. ILL.,, and
that the defendants reside In Cleveland.
Ohio and Ridgefeld. conn. The land
was inherited by her and the defend
ants Jointly from Katherine l.. You
mans. who died In New York i'm 1894.
The answer In the case was filed at
the same time with the complaint and
admits most Of the allegations OF the
complaint praying that the property be
sold at once and the proceeds distrib-
uted.
Judge Humphreys appointed II. ID.
Mead as commissioner o. sell the prop
erty described.
FOR \ CONSTRUCTION.
Messrs. Hatch 4 suuman. attorneys
IN behalf 81 m. r. Macfarlane and 9TH
rs. trustees under the will OF the late
Judge widemann. have filed bill IT
equity praying for the construction oi
the late jurists Will The parties de
PENDANTS are the heirs upon whom ser
vice 81 the papers are To be made. Th'
lease IL not one for controversy. but {
mutual suit 90 determine the meaning
,of the will. whether the trust has de
termlned or whether u should still
continue.
- KAMALO CASE ADMITTED.
IN the Kamalo case. wherein Judg
Humphreys - severely grilled thre
we'll known men. Frank Hustace. J.
Egan and Frank n. Foster. the othe
tdny. au amended bin % complaint wa
hled yesterday charging that the 1920
600 worth 81 Kamalo stock. cOncernin
(which Judge Humphreys expresse
himself In doubt. was unlawfully cor
verted BY the three promoters 10 the
Town use.
SUES FOR FEES.
An assumpsit suit was brought yea
terday by J. A. Magoon against Eliza
beth Robinson FOR the payment OF 80
Iall.ged 90 be due for legal services RET
dered. MagOon moved In the Circu
Court some days ago for the paymeI
lof this sum % $500 by =. X. Kane. WI
n has been guardian for Elizabeth Rol
iusou. claiming that By his activiu'
az attorney h. had saved the ifin'
a sum % about $1,000.
ROBERTS ESTATE.
Former Attorney General william
smith was appointed by Judge Hun
lphrcys yesterday administrator 90 q
estate az Henry -. Roberts, his Dpf
! being fixed at 5000. The estate
valued az ti5.600 and Is subject
!. mortgage debts amounting 90 SEE
The heirs are the widow and 4 fol
young children.
THE CARTER ESTATE.
Judge Humphreys yesterday connrr
ed the report OF henry Sullth a. ma
ter In chancery To examine the
counts Of George r. Carter. trust
under the will - N. a. y, Garter al
approved the trustees accounts
An inventory 81 the eftate show
- total valuation Of $2Ae1S.'I large
!. IN stocks and bonds.
ESTATE OF J. J. STEWART.
y. Frank y. Thompsore was appoint
By Judge Humphrey yesterday tei
porary adminisiSror of the estate
lanes I Stewa petition was III
&c some time sg PigW;, 4 &,U wh n.o9 a 3
. pointment -Four t,nent administra I,
y l,p,ofntr,,F < alsecome effective -
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