The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-03
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Sumitaro Kato is respondent in a
bankruptcy suit brought by several
Japanese and the Won Hamn- Young
Co.
ST. Clements church Wonlan,s Guild
VIII hold a meeting at the parish house
at 3 p m. today to prepare for the
flower carnival on Saturday week.
Ali persons having bills or claims
against the Chinese Hospital Fair are
requested to send the same iten1ized at
once to the president Mrs. S. NJ Bal
lou. Judd street.
The noted Hawaiian vocalist nick
named Ginger Blossom" died at the
8 Japanese Charity Hospital yesterday
and will be buried from Kalihi Camp
at p. m. today.
wealthy tourist has been impressed
into the position Of garnishee in a suit
brought against a local hotel, so as
TO intercept the money that would
otherwise have gone to pay the tour
lists score.
The vouchers cases in the Territorial
court against Meheula. Johnson and
Kumalaa are postponed until Tuesday
next. to await the return Of G. w. Ash
ford, attorney for the defendants, from
the Island OF Hawaii
Frank L. Hoogs has been chosen to
represent the press OF Hawaii at the
great gathering of editors to be held
at the Worlds Fair. The merchants
and planters viii bear the expenses,
$500 having been contributed yester-
day.
An important meeting of stock
holders of Kanalo Sugar Co. is called
for Monday, May %. at j. Alfred Ma
COON Office. Besides electing presi-
dent to succeed Dr. G. w. Burgess,
resigned, the meeting will be asked to
decide on the renting, leasing or 9TH
erwise disposing of the property of the
company, ais situated on the Island OF
Mosokas.''
L. p. Tenney narrowly escaped being
run down by a runaway hack horse
at the corner of Hotel and Fort streets
yesterday afternoon. The horse had
broken away from the hack and was
coming down Hotel street with only
the shafts, at a rapid rate. Mr.. Tenney
was just crossing the street, and fall |
ed to see the horse until it was almost |
upon him. He escaped however by a !
Rapid leap out OF harms way.
I'm connection with the suits in the /
i34ne OF w r. MacLennan, disbursing |
agent of the United States Treasury /
for the payment of fire claims, the
sum of ss7.0s2-6s has been deposited in
the United District Court by the First
National Bank of Hawaii. There are
% suits pending to determine to whom
the money in the respective cases shall
be paid. Upon the decisions being
rendered w. B. Mailing, clerk of the
court, will disbrrse the money
Mizuame. a. Japanese storekeeper,
has been sustained by the Board of
General Appraisers, New York, in his
protest against duty assessed on jelly
n tins imported from Japan. The
Honolulu custom house elassed the
goods as confectionery and imposed
duty of cents a pound and per cent.
ad yalorem. An appeal was taken on
the contention that the jelly was an
unenumerated article subject to but Il
20 per cent duty. The difference is
$4,000 against the United States GUS
toms revenue for the quantity of the
article involved.
District Attorney Breckons gave au-
diance yesterday to the crowd of Jap
anese prisoners brought by Marshal | .
Hendry from Kauai Each one talked
and explained TO his hearts content, !,
an interpreter conveying the narra-
tons to the United States attorney. Z
Three among the accused had been i
in Honolulu on wireless in
'ormation from the Marshal while on
sauai, The various stories revealed n
ssszsnt cases OF buying and selling
somen. Commissioner Judd in the II
curse of the day committed three jap
'nese to. the grand jury for conspiracy
Q break the law.