The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-23
NEW YEARS
DAY RACES
Hilo Men Arrange
| for a Big
Meet.
Judge Titles Court
Gets Down to
| Work.
Ridseway Talked Of for Secretary.
/ A. B. Losbenstein Wants
| Boyd's Job.

\
HILO, Nov. 2O.-There will be racing
at Hoolulu Park New Years Day.
| A committee consisting of j. T. Moir,
| A. NJ. Wilson and C. E. Wright have
| decided to hold a race meeting and
will hang up nearly $1,000 in purses.
| The program has not been completed
| in all it's details but the principal
| events have been decided upon.
The following and other races will
be pulled off:
One half mile dash, free for all; purse
s125.
| One mile, free for all. running race;
purse $125, and Hilo Mercantile cup.
| One and one-half mile, free for all;
purse, 1925.
one-half mile pony race, twelve
hands and under; purse $50.
Two japanese races. one-half mile
| dash; purse of $50 each.
Three mile relay race; purse s75.
In all races, 25 per cent of purse to
go to second horse.
Three to enter and three to start;
entrance fee 10 per cent of purse.
SUED FOR $4,000.
Petition has been filed in the Fourth
Circuit Court by VIM. Fernandes and
Jessie Fernandes, his wife, plaintiffs,
against L. A. Andrews, H. S. Overend,
| and Evangelina da Silva, claiming
damages in the amount of $4,000 for
malicious prosecution.
| The action grows out of the arrest of
plaintiffs in February, 1908, upon the
charge of unlawful cohabitation.
| The plaintiffs in the case allege
| that the action of said defendants was
wrong. malicious and without prob
able cause, and caused plaintiffs great
| injury to reputation, character and
| feelings, and great expense in contra
| vention of their private rights.-Trib-
| une.
COURT NEWS.
The November term of the Fourth
| Circuit Court convened Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock, Gilbert F. Little
| presiding and the regular officers of
| the court in their usual places. The
list of grand jurors was called showing
| all present except four who had been
excused.
In calling the trial jurors, the follow
| ing were excused: Otto Reinhart, on
| account of deafness; A. Lidgate, gov
eminent official; w. A. Carpenter, gov
: eminent official; T. A. Dranga, statu-
! tory cause.
| @'he charge of the court to the grand
| jury was read and A. Richley was APP
! pointed foreman; Kaiama, bailiff.
| Chang Chong was sworn in as Chinese
I, interpreter and Florentine Souza, as
| Spanish interpreter. Two trial jurors,
! Messrs L. Turner and Harry Wicks
| were excused on call.
| After calling the calendar, Thos
| Black and Geo. Herriot in due form
| transferred their allegiance from King
! Edward VII. and became citizens of
the United States. Later, Mr.. Claus
| Johnson was made citizen, renoun-
cling his allegiance to King Oscar
Wednesday afternoon the case of
Chew MIN VS.. Pilipo Kumalae, tres
pass was called up for trial. At the
| close of the plaintiffs testimony, a
motion by the defense for nonsuit
was disallowed by the court At three
o'clock yesterday, the testimony for
the defense closed and argument before
the jury was begun. LeBlond & Smith
for plaintiffs; Smith & Parsons for de-
PENDANT.
In the case of All Quoy, under SEN
tence and Indictment for rape, a nolle
! .prosequi was entered by Prosecuting
! Attorney Matthewman and the prison.
er was remanded to the custody of the
sheriff under the old sentence.
A nolle prosequi was also entered in
the case of Kumulae, indicted for for
gerry. The forgery consisted in add
ing names to g. petition for the removal
of Mr.. Wilson, school teacher at Ka-
lapana. The case was disposed of
under instructions from the Attorney
General. A dismissal, under instruc-
ton from the Attorney General, was
also entered in the case of Choy Tong
Soon, charged with practicing medi-
cine without license.
The suit of M. s. Grinbaum VS. U.
Kalai, ct al. was dismissed at cost of
appellant, the defendant below.
SMOKING SNOWY PEAKS.
The view of Mauna Loa from Hilo
on Tuesday was rare one. For a
week past the smoke has been coming
out of the summit crater in large vol
umes and as it poured forth on Tues
day seemingly out of an immense snow
bank the scene was one that will not
soon be forgotten by those who wit
messed it. The peaks on both noun
tains were well covered with snow as
result of the recent heavy rains
Herald.
PLEASANT SURPRISE.
4
Hilo Sugar CO., and his bride, a bon
ME lass frae Scotland, arrived in Hilo
on the Kinau last week and on Sat
urday night their friends called upon
them. The guests were made well
come and after an hours conversa-
ton during which congratulations
were extended, Mr. w c. Cook made