The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-11-14
WHO WILL
PAY P0L|CE2

HILO, Nov 10.-At the last meeting
of the Board OF Supervisors, Sheriff
Keolanui presented a demand for pay
ment of the police officers he appoint
ed at the inception of county govern
ment. 1t was by vote laid on the
table pending official notification of
the Supreme Courts decision giving
the sheriff the appointing power. The
demand covers about $4,000. As to
where the pay of police appointed by.
| the Board In antagonism to the sheriff
Is to come from large Interrogation
mark looms up. If they would do such
thing to their wouldbe patrons, an
| action against the supervisors person.
ally may be chosen by the officers al
an alternative to bankruptcy.
ITEMS.
At the dedication of the Japanese
| temple on Volcano road Sunday morn
ing small Japanese girl daughter of
Fujima, and aged IL years was struck
by a box dropped from one of the
platforms surrounding the temple. She
was Immediately taken to the hospital
and died Sunday night from concus-
sion of the brain. The indivual who
caused the accident, a japanese by the
name of Kuwamoto, was placed under
arrest and is held pending an invest
igation of the coroner-s jury. He was
under the influence of liquor at the
time.
| Malcolm M. Springer, official stem
ographer of the Circuit Court at Hiio.
and Miss Hannah Williams. daughter
| of Mr.. and Mrs. John Williams, were
married Friday evening at Kohala.
| The wedding took place at the Kohala
parsonage, Rev. II, A. Buchanan per-
| forming the ceremony.
| The regular term of the Fourth Cir
| cult begins on November 10, when the
court will formally convene and jury
cases will be postponed for two weeks
| 1t Is supposed that the reason for the
| postponement of the trial of cases Is
to permit the question of the citizen
ship of Jurors to be tested before the
! Territorial Supreme Court.
| Admiral George C. Beckley brought
from the botanical gardens at Homo
lulu a large quantity of trees and
plants for the beautifying of Mooheau
park. The shipment, which includes
rare acacia, poinciana. silken oak. cy-
press and other trees valuable for
damp earth in fifteen boxes
The Riverside lot has been finally
settled as the location of the new Hilo
high school Superintendent Rabbit
writes that tenders for the construc-
ton of the building will be called for
at once.
Bert Schoen contemplates trip to
| the Coast to meet his wife on her ar
rival from the East.
Spreckels' Hall was crowded Friday
night with large gathering of MEM
bers, wives, sweethearts and friends OF
Hilo Lodge No. q Knight OF Pythias.
| to enjoy the ladies' social given by that
popular organization.
Manager Lycurgus has received let
ter from Captain Matson asking for
rates for tourists by the Matson line
to Hilo. 1t is the intention of the
Navigation Co. to encourage tourist
travel to Hilo as soon as the new
steamer is put into service and with
that in view tickets will be sold to
include round trip ON the steamer and
three days at the crater.
The fire reported at the mill at Ku-
kaiau was not as bad as first sup
posed and the damage VIII be repaired
and the work of the mill proceed with
out any great delay. The fire was
confined to that section of the mill
where the Corliss engine was located
and did not reach the mill proper.
William Weight will succeed to the
position of sugar boiler at the Waia-
kea Mill recently made vacant by the
departure of j. Opfergelt for Kauai.
Mrs. w. II. Shipman and Miss Ivy
Richardson have returned from Kona
and are now at the Shipman mountain
house at 20 miles, Volcano road.
Mrs. N. Russell who has returned to
her home at Mountain View, brought
to the Tribune office two handsome
punches of Sumatra tobacco grown by
Galicians at the Russian settlement
near Glenwood. Olaa.
Mrs. Eunice f. Greiggs, for some
time past cashier at the Volcano
House, has rendered her resignation to
Manager Lycurgus and will soon leave
for the Coast.