The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-02-08

FIRE..
Japanese Business
Men To Take
Action.
WILL PRESENT A
STRONG PETITION
To Ask the Legislature for Re-
paration for Their
Losses.
KAPANEsE sufferers from the SAINT

n APANESE sufferers from the Sani-
II tary fires of last year met in mass
meeting last night at the japanese
Primary school on Nuuanu street and
appointed their committees for the
purpose of formulating a memorial adj
dressed to Governor Dole to be referred
by him to the Legislature.
over 100 prominent Japanese of Ho-
nolulu, representative of the business
professional and social element, were
present. His Imperial japanese Males
tvs Consul, Mkt Saito, was present
merely as a spectator, and took a deep
interest in the proceedings. These were
presided over by S. Ozaki merchant,
and Y. Sega, the secretary of the meet
ing. 1t was Mr.. Ozaki's first attempt
as chairman of such an important af-
fair but he ably filed the position and
received the thanks of those present at
the conclusion of the program.
Two resolutions, carefully inscribed
in Japanese upon a scroll, were present.
ed and read. These covered a general
plan or memorial for presentation to
the Legislature, asking that body to
take cogniZance of the great financial
and property losses sustained by the
Japanese colony during the period of
the plague epidemic, and to adopt some
means by which they could be relieved.
The resolutions We're debated at great
length, the principal speakers being DR..
Katsunuma, NJ. Kawahara, /. Kato, T.
Susumago and S. Shimimoto. The sense
of the meeting was that the resolutions
should be tabled until two committees
to be appointed by the chair had time
to investigate them and decide whether
they were proper to submit to the Gov
ernor and to the Legislature.
The speakers argued for the appoint
ment of a special committee of seven
to be appointed to confer with a COM
mittee of like number from among the
Chinese sufferers, these two committees
to meet whenever convenient and if
possible to agree upon a joint plan for
the presentation of their claims to the
Territorial Government. A unanimous
vote resulted at this suggestion and the
chair appointed the following persons:
*. ]. Imanishi, S. Kimura, e. X. Ka-
wasaki, A. X. OZawa DR.. T. Katsunu
ma, G. Gunji and Y. Kimura. The
chair notified Lin Shen Chow, who was
present at the meeting, representing
the Chinese fire sufferers, of the ap-
pointment, and the Chinese committee
Of seven will place itself in readiness
to respond to a call from the japanese
committee at any time for a confer
ence. The meeting will probably be
held this week, as the time for the con-
vening of the Legislature is near at
hand.
A committee of thirty members chos-
en- from among the actual fire suffer-
ers was also appointed and will meet
this week to draw up it's petition to the
The memorial will be a
strong one, and the history of the fire,
the amount of financial and property
losses stated, and the indirect losses
commented upon. They will make an
urgent appeal to the law-making body
TO make an appropriation for the pay
ment of their claims as well as those
If the Chinese losers, should it be de-
cided to make a joint appeal.
The call for the meeting was issued
some days ago by X. ]. Imanishi S. !
ozaki, Y. Suga, S. Kojima, w. Moto-
'hige, X. Kawasaki DIR. T. Katsunuma |
Y. Sega, G. Gunji, Y. Kimura and T. |
[shikawa. The Chinese sufferers are
about to take decisive action in the |
natter of their claims and the utmost |
interest is being taken in the coming |
session of the Legislature, as it is be-
ieved to be heart and hand in sympa-
hy with the payment of the losses.