The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-16
KAMALO HAD A
hot TALKfEST
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ABOUT HITCHCOCK

, of the company, and he drew it out
Then he went to NJ lokai,'' reptile,
Dayton.
1T was about time for him to go.
| should think, when there was only tel
| dollars in the bank" said Cunningham
1T was something like the Chinese
/ fund. 1t seems to me he deserves a let
| ter from Mr.. Brown of Merchant
! street."
Mr.. Dee and others have written
him." said Dayton.
IN bet letter from High Sheriff
Brown would fetch him"
Mr. Cunningham suggested there
ought to be vote of censure for ev-
cry officer besides Mr.. Dee.
DEE REPORTS ON DAVIS.
Mr.. Dee made another effort to re-
port. He said when the directors took
hold there We're $4,000 owing, which
had been reduced to $4,000. Further
that Paul Neuman had been engaged
to watch the company's interests and
afterwards Geo. Davis. Then Davis
had run away to Washington and new
lawyers had to be employed, but Davis
crept into court when the decision came
awarding the lawyers $4,000. Mr.. Dee
said he had asked Judge Humphreys
about the fee, and had been told that it
was payable only upon the recovery of
the Judgment awarded, but in spite of
that Humphreys directly issued an or
der for the payment of $500 though the
money had not been all recovered. eff
that isn't against the law don't know
what is,' said Dee. There have been
some nasty remarks made about me, but
I will say right now that no one can
put finger on a point and show where
I haven't done right. / am out of
pocket, but I'm not Squealing AS far
as the directors are concerned 7 am
ready to step down and out, and let
some of the rest of you try it awhile"
MEETING ILLEGAL.
]. H. Craig said he hadn't got the in-
formation he was { fter yet and want
ed to know why a meeting was called
when no report was ready.
DR.. Mouritz said the meeting was
called without authority. the call being
signed by the auditor. Craig said he
knew the directors had a thankless job,
but they should report, and Dayton
said he expected the report to be made,
and suggested that the proper way was
to adjourn.
Dee said he had reported all he could
find as auditor, and his report was in
the presidents hands. Dayton said he
had left it at his office. but would go
after it.
Mr.. Craig suggested that there ought
to be a report from the manager of
the plantation.
DR.. Burgess said he wanted to know
first if the meeting was legal and Dee
replied that it had been called at
the request of Mouritz by the president
and himself, as two directors. DR..
Mouritz replied that he had requested a
meeting last February, because he was
utterly Disguised with the way affairs
We're run; that he was the largest
stakeholder. but though he wanted a
meeting, the call signed by the auditor
was not legal.
The chairman suggested that the on
~ question was as to whether the meet
ing was legal or not. Mouritz said he
wanted meeting, in fact was hungry
for it. Mr.. Dee suggested that techni-
cal objections be waived and that a
new meeting be called.
Mr.. Craig objected that a weeks no
tice was required and DR.. Burgess
suggested an opinion from Mr.. Magoon,
who was present.
will he give it for nothing" asked
DR.. Mouritz.
Hes been aid out of the $780," was
the reply from back in the hall
Mr.. Magoon did give an opinion then,
that the meeting was called by the
auditor who had no authority and that
the action of the meeting would not |
bind absent stockholders. He suggest |
ed that in view of the Importance of
the matters to be discussed that there |
should be no question of it's validity, |
and that a new meeting ought to be
called.
F. H. Foster suggested that as Mour |
itz owned a third of the stock he might |
call a meeting, and Dee said he repre-
sented a half of the stock. Craig pro- |
tested to the putting of the question.
and President Dayton then ruled that
the meeting was illegal
Dr. Burgess suggested a new call for |
a meeting. and DR.. Mouritz thought |
the out of town stockholders should be |
Mr.. Dee asked that letter be sent to |
Hitchcock requiring him to be present. |
DR.. Mouritz suggested August 1st as a
meeting night and this was fixed as
the meeting night, with Magoon's office
rs the place.
Mr. McPetridge suggested that
committee of five be appointed to in
7estigate the conduct of H r. Hitch
be brought and this was put in the i
,orm Of motion.
Mr.. Cunningham suggested that Dee's
report showing a shortage of $500 was
sufficient. The motion to appoint a
committee of three was finally carried i
Dee objected as a refiec-
ion upon the work of the auditor. but
was told on all sides that it was to be
IN investigation of the man and that
his report was hot questioned. The
,hair appointed DR. Burgess, lullivan
md Dee. DR.. Mouritz refused to serve
because of the feeling that existed be-
ween himself and Hitchcock and Cum
bingham declined for the same reason,
md Steiner said that Dee's report sat
SIZED him.
Mr.. Dee made another statement |
the $4,000 fee and its re-
Iuction to $500 He said he accom-
'anied the lawyers to court and that
lagoon was the only one who objected
o paying out the money because the
I'D gment had not been satisfied. If