The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-01-12
tFrom Sundays Daily.)

S. e. Damons bond in $250,OCO as
Oahu County Treasurer has the Pa
cific Surety Co. as surety.
There is now a possibility that the
present site of the Insane Asylum will
be retained for the new buildings.
Commissioner A. F. Judd is taking
testimony in some japanese immortality
cases. Terayama, acquitted on Fri
day. was arrested on new charges yes
terday.
Judge Robinson sentenced the as
sailants of Lawyer Ng Mon War yes
terday, giving Lau Chew, the man who
welded the leaden knuckle, six
months at hard labor and Lau Sing
and Lau Pang one month each.
Nothing has been heard from Dele
gate Kuhio regarding a memorial COM
mitted to his charge by the Chamber
of Commerce, asking Congress to modi-
fly the navigation laws. SO as to per-
NIT foreign mail steamships to carry
passengers between Honolulu and San
Francisco
DIR. P. Anderson of Stonegate, En-
gland, author of Interesting books on
volcanoes including comprehensive
ueSCIlpllOll VI sSOulTleTe eEuDtlOIl, III
acknowledging receipt of the Pioneer
Advertising Co.'S handbook of Hawaii
from it's writer, says: You are GER
tainly up to date in the advertising
line in Hawaii"
After the approval of the bonds of
county officers by the supervisors OF
Maui, it was discovered that the treas
urer's bond in $4,000, as was fixed, had
been signed by all the necessary par
ties and passed by the Board of Super
visors without having the amount of
security inserted. Editor Robertson
and former Assessor j. n. X. Keola dis
covered the fatal error, which the SUI
pervsors lost no time in having cor
rected. This process involved the eX-
ecution of a new bond.
Deputy Sheriff Chillingworth arrest
ed an old Hawaiian named Punuku at
1880 O'Clock this morning near Thomas
Square, and is investigating him. The
mans clothes We're covered with cob
webs and it is believed he has been
getting under vacant houses and steal
ing the lead from grease-traps. The
Hawaiian carried n magnet in his shirt
which was attached to his coat by
long key chain. The magnet was used
to detect the presence of lead or other
metal. If lead the Hawaiian used a
knife to cut it out PunulSu has al
ready served six months for similar
offense.
Curtis Iaukea will probably present
his bond to the supervisors some time
this week He is reported to have Sc
cured as sureties, August Dreier, Mrs.
| Parker, Mrs. d. Kawananakoa, Cecil
Brown nd others.
| County Attorney Rawlins will ap-
| point no deputy to assist him until he
has learned just how much work his
department will have to do. Mr.. Raw
Inns has been appearing before the
grand jury for the past week, when
his time was not taken up at the meet
ing of the Supervisors. The legislative
investigation will probably not be
started until after the Supervisors adj
| journ for the month.
w. p. McDougall of West Hawaii is
the first county assessor to qualify.
Rev. w. NJ. Kincaid has been accord
ed the degree of Doctor of Divinity by
Williams College, Mass
Secretary Atkinson will codify and
index the official correspondence in his
office, so as to have 1t suitable for ref
erence when required.
Execution in the suit of City Mill
| Co. VS.. w. c. Achi was stayed when
II came to the sheriffs sale yesterday,
Mr. Achi having paid the debt with
costs amounting to slo60.90. The prop
erty that was in jeopardy is situated
| in North and South Kona.
According to a revised estimate, Su-
perintendent Holloway on assuming Of
| flee fell heir to contracts in force
! amounting to s196000. of which there
remains unpaid obligations 10 the
amount OF Sass, 161.