The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-04-18
LOCAL BR EvITIES.
tFrom Mondays Advertiser)


DIR. r. J. McGettigan Of Hama ar
rived in the claudine yesterday.
Gerrit p. Wilder and r. w. Single
returned from Maui yesterday morr-
ing.
w. o. Smith, A. s. Wilcox and w.
f. Rowell arrived fom Kauai In the
Hall yesterday morning.
Miss Jamie Bowling has returned
to Honolulu, after an absence OF year
at the coast, spent with relatives and
friends.
Father Uhlrich. who was lately CIV
en- an affectionate farewell on leaving
Puma after a service of seven years
there. arrived yesterday by way OF
Maui to take up work at the Catholic
mission here. He will remain in Hoo
nolulu at least until the return of the
Bishop of Zeugma and Father Valentin
from their early visit to Rome. Father
Uhlrich is strong in music.
The summer term of the Victoria
Collegiate School for boys commences
on April oath. and the winter term on
the 18th of September. Rev. John Us
borne of Honolulu and T. S. Kay of
Kohala, have visited the school and
will be pleased to answer any questions
regarding this well-known school of
the northwest
The county election is called for
June 20.
]. S. McCandless reports the well his
firm is sinking at Olaa to be $50 feet
down.
Sam. Parker, R, w. Single. Richard
Ivers and Gerrit p. Wilder We're shoot
Ing plover on Lanai last week.
Deputy Marshal Roenitz brought
three Japanese from Olaa whom he
captured there with a distilling plant
Judge Dole has concluded taking
evidence for Delegate Kuhio in the
contested election and the records will
now be sent to Washington.
A movement is reported to be On foot
to form an organization of the rice
interests, with the purpose of obtain
ing higher price for Hawaiian rice.
Among several fever patients brought
from Pelekunu, Molokai, in the Lehua,
was the Hawaiian school mistress who
heroically nursed the earlier sufferers
in the epidemic.
The Kauai Electric Co.. Ltd, by its
attorney, Charles s. Dole, has petition
ed the Court of Land Registration for
a registered title to $50 acres in fee
simple at Wainiha, Waimea, Kauai
James w. Pratt. Land Commissioner,
at noon yesterday sold at auction the
| leasehold of kaieie, Hilo, containing 1874
acres of agricultural. and SO of pastoral
and waste land, for five years. Z. F.
Bishop bought it for Onomea Sugar Co.
at the upset rental of s1O5O year.
80 30 . % . . . . . 80 .
ton, books and accounts of said
Standard Telephone Company shall at
any time be open and subject to the
inspection of the Superintendent of
Public Works or any person appointed
by him for the purpose.
"Section 20. The committee recon-
mends Section 20, as follows: Sec
ton 20. Forfeiture of Franchise
Whenever said company refuses or
fails to do or perform or comply with
. any act, matter or thing requisite or
required to be done under the terms
of this act and shall continue 80 to
refuse or fail to do or perform OF
comply Herewith after reasonable no.
tice given by the Superintendent of
Public Works to comply Herewith,
said Superintendent of Public Works
shall, with the consent of the Gov
ernor and Attorney General, cause
proceedings to be instituted before the
proper tribunal to have the franchise
granted by this act and all rights and
privileges granted hereunder forfeit
ed and declared null and void.
"Section 81. The committee recon-
mends new Section 81, as follows:
Section 81. Franchise not exclusive
1t is hereby expressly provided that
nothing herein contained shall be so
construed as to grant to the company
the exclusive right to install or operate
telephone system or systems.''
The report was laid on the table to
be considered with the bill.
SCORES ATTORNEY GENERAL.
, Senate Bill 100, the emergency ap.
, preparation bill, came up on third
reading, and Paris moved an amend
r ment appropriating $1,000 for the care
r of INDECENT sick of the Territory. The
, amendment was accepted.
: Dowsett moved to give the Tax AS.
/ SCISSOR $1,000 instead of 500 to pay at.
t torney,s fees in tax cases.
s Achi objected to this, saying that
> extra attorneys general had been pro,
vided for on account of these very
cases, and they should fight them. Two
deputies in the attorney general s of
y fee had time to fight civil cases. II
. that were true, they should certainly
. have time to attend to the Territory Is
, business The attorney general had