The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-12-28
LOCAL BREvITIEs.
(From Thursdays Advertiser

for false arrest against him and the
county police officials. The other de-
PENDANTS had previously demurred.
Dali Fook Tai has sued her husband.
Lau Kwai Sau, for divorce on the
ground of extreme cruelty in conse-
quence whereof she had left him two
years ago. They have three children
but no prayer regarding their custody
is made in the libel.
/ The train from waialua on Tuesday
afternoon struck Chinaman near Mo-
analua, breaking one of his legs and
hurting him otherwise. After jumping
off the track as the train approached
him he stepped back and was hit by
the cowcatcher. He was brought to
Honolulu. -
Archivist Lydecker is already finding
difficulty from lack OF cases for the
proper storage of papers In the
Archives building. It is doubted II
there will be room enough in the build
ing itself for all of the records from
the various departments which it is
desired should be deposited therein.
Thus far Mr.. Lydecker has only
handled the accumulations of the old
Foreign Office, yet finds the depository
cramped
Governor Carter favors change in
the law to have reports Of departments
to him for the Legislature made an
nually instead of biennially. There Is
inconvenience now, both for the Execu-
tive and the Legislature, from the fact
that some departmental reports end
with the close Of the period on June
30, while others carry affairs down to
December 80 next preceding the OPEN
ing Of the Legislature. At present the
Governor requires annual reports of de-
partments for his annual report to the
Secretary Of the Interior.
If Karl Weidman's libel previously
reported against the steamer Nebras-
kan for personal injuries prove other
wise valid, it may become a test case
Of whether the fellow servants liabil-
ity amendment passed at last session
of Congress, applies to steamships as
well as railways. 1t was designed for
the railways. The new law makes COM
mon carriers liable for negligence OF
any of their agents or employees in the
case of injury sustained by any other
Of their employees. Weidman claims
$4,000 for injuries sustained from piece
of sheet iron falling on him when the
steamer was discharging cargo.
James D. Dole returned with his
bride in the Mongolia.
Stock of the Nahiku Rubber Co. will
be listed on the stock exchange today.
Captain Saunders of the American
of Admiral Very.
A,tu 90 F,-ar piSn
formerly of Honolulu, announces the
engagement of her daughter, Anita, to
Edwin Francis Leitich.
The Bank of Hawaii was nine years
old yesterday. Starting with a capital
of 100000, 1t has now combined cap
ital and surplus of $1,000,0OO.
Twelve pages of the Secretary of the
Interiors annual report are devoted t.
Hawaii. The information conveyed
under this head is derived from the
Governors annual report to the Secre-
tary.
r. C. stackable, acting collector of
customs, is preparing his report for
1906 to the Secretary of the Treasury.
1t is thought the customs receipts for
November at the port of Honolulu will
make new record.
u.
San Francisco sooner than expected in
the Mongolia. His resignation as
chairman of the Republican Territorial
Committee, not having been accepted,
is now withdrawn.
Possibly some of the departmental
reports for the Legislature will be H.
Illustrated. President Pinkham of the
Board of Health and High Sheriff
Henry have interesting photographs
they would like to have reproduced in
their reports.
Abram G, Kaulukou, the young Ha-
waiian attorney, is reported to be gath
ering points in the deputy county sher-
IFS office, from which it is surmised
that he may be the successor to Henry
Vida as county sheriff's assistant. Vida
will retire January 1.
News came from Hilo on the Enter
prise of the contemplated retirement
of Charles A. Stobie from the position
of cashier Of the First Bank of Hilo, on
January 1. Mr.. Stobie has been con-
nected with the bank as cashier since
it opened for business five or six years
ago.
George H. Fairchild, manager Of Ma
kee Sugar Co.'s plantation, left for
home last night. He said that Col.
Spalding and himself were willing to
release the Kappa land to the Govern
ment whenever the crop was taken off,
but desired to make arrangements with
the settlers under which they would
cultivate cane for the mill. The lease
will expire in May.
Dispositions We're taken before U. S.
Commissioner Geo. A. Davis yesterday
in the admiralty libel of Inter-Island
Steam Navigation Co. V. Japanese
steamship Chiuso Maru. Capt. Basil
Combe and Jas. B. Barneson of the
| cable ship Restorer testified on behalf
of libelee. Smith & Lewis appeared
| for libelant, and r. w. Breckons and
| Holmes & Stanley for libelee. The libel
is for s20.00ONas salvage.
At its meeting yesterday the Ar
chives Commission was informed by
Mr.. Judd that bill would be intro
duced in the Legislature providing for
the making of certified copies of docu-
ments on deposit for use in the courts.
Many of the papers are so old that they
will not stand much handling. The
commission passed a resolution to pro-
hihit the removal of any book, paper
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