The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-04-15
SOME LOCAL ITEMS.
(From Saturdays daily)

Information was received from Kona
that after a long meeting, |
which did not close until a. m. on |
morning. the Japanese con-
tractors and laborers on the kOna plan |
tation signed an agreement TO go TO |
work and cut and harvest their cane |
for the plantation, largely due to the
influence of Consul Saito.
The agreement binds the planters to
take off the cane crop and the result
of It's signing was that the mill went
to work yesterday, II there was no
hitch over affairs after the leaving OF
the Mauna Loa.
All letters from the plantation indi-
cate that there will be no further de-
lays but that the work will be pushed.
j. NJ. McChesney OF the firm OF agents
will visit the plantation next week
The last stone has been set on the
mauka wing OF tie Young building, and
the two hagstaffs raised into position,
Yesterday portions of the huge derrick
were lowered t. the ground and the
roofing will now be put on. The makal
wing is also nearing completion. The
entire building will soon be subjected
to an exterior washing and filling UP
Of the seams between the blocks. This
will be done by using ladder platforms
lowered from the cornice, permitting
the Workmen to do their own shifting
around the face OF the building. The
plastcring of the first floor VIII soon
be under way. The two ball rooms on
the roof of the central section are
nearing completion, only lacking now
the flooring. These are large, commo-
| dious, airy halls, which will be just the
thing To-. dancing parties and other
| forms of entertainment They have
| been especially designed and finished
with the purpose OF making them the
most attractive places OF the kind in
the city.
/ What might have been "A very ser-
Gus accident was narrowly averted ear
ly yesterday morning. Mrs. l.. NJ. Rob-
ertson Of Punchbowl street was wheel
ing on King street, and when near the
Kawaiahao church. she was pocketed
between one OF Pains tram cars and q
Japanese hack. The driver of the hacl
! was on the wrong side OF the street
p and instead OF turning to the right
vecred mis- horse in the opposite direc'
, ton. running over Mrs Robertson. anC
throwing both her and the wheel under
the horses hoofs. She finally man
} aged to extricate herself. but not unit
| she had been quite badly bruised. For
tunately she was not far from home
and reached there without assistance
, The Japanese hackman was violating
, the rule of the road, and paid it'll,
heed to anyone's rights.
In Judge Dickey's court yesterday
afternoon j. e. Fullerton was awarded
judgment upon a note for $40 agains
Lam Zip, which from the evidence ap
! peared to have had somewhat OF a his
tory. 1t appears that the note wa
4 originally the property OF +. NJ. Brooks
and by him assigned to the plaintiff
and that it was a balance OF $500 fe'
, paid to the attorney in the divorce cas-,
If Lam Shee VS.. Lam Zip. or thil
amount 1890 had been paid in cash
and a note given for the remainder
5 Afterwards the suit was dismissed In
Circuit Court. Judge Dickey, after
, hearing the evidence, awarded judg-
ment for the plaintiff. Gill & Farley
who appeared for Lam Zip. making ne
defense.
petition to force the Austin Pub
fishing Company into bankruptcy was
filed in the United States District Court
yesterday. The proceeding is brought
} by the Pacific Hardware Company and
the Honolulu and Hawaiian Paper
Company and M. T. Robinson, and the
, petition alleges:
Is corporation engaged in printing
publishing and mercantile pursuits In
said Honolulu aforesaid. and owel
debts to the amount OF $1,000.
. That your petitioners are CREDITOR
OF the said Austin Publishing Com,
. pany, Limited. having provable claim
) amounting In the aggregate to the sun
Of five hundred dollars.
: That the nature and amount OF YOU
petitioners claims. being unsecured
I are as follows:
4 NJ. p. Robinson. slsos.45. for none,
; loaned: Honolulu Hawaiian Paper
, Company, S2l4.35. goods sold and deliv
cred; Pacific Hardware Company
s6+,27. goods sold and delivered.
Your petitioners further represen
that the said Austin Publishing Com
, pany 10 insolvent, and that within fou
e months next preceding the date of thi
I petition committed acts OF bankruptc,
s in that 1t did: First. on or about tn
10th day OF January. 1902, transfer
> portion Of its property. to wit, a mum
Der OF cuts used in its business. to on
Of its creditors. to wit. Mrs. Il. A
White. with intent to prefer such cred
itor over other creditors. Second. tina
j. on the End day of April. admitted 4
writing it's inability to pay its debt
and its willingness to be adjudged
" bankrupt on that ground.
= Judge Estee issued an order for tn
officers OF the Austin Publishing Com
pany to appear In court on April 81.
j. TO show cause, II any. why the prays
Of the petition should not be granite,
The steamer Enterprise arrived at Hi
I" from San Francisco last Sunday. Il
'e augurating q ii'rc, local line betwee
II San Francisca Pni Wet Town. The q
is rival Of thu v's5 was the occasion
D. a dcmons'rnr0n ard all the town turn,