The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-12
.LUAUS IN
FAR|A CASE
Appeal in kalihi Tract
Tax Suit--Court
Items.

/ "A lew Iudt4S anu SOI4l6
which took place in each are the basis
of some allegations made in cross
| bill to the divorce libel filed by Mrs
| Jose Faria. The case is being heard
| in Judge Lindsay's court, and if the
number of witnesses referred TO are
placed on the stand the case is likely
to occupy the greater part of the next
| ten days The names Of some we'll
known people have been mentioned So
far in the suit as having been in at
| tendance at one of the luaus, where a
| good deal of beer. gin and whisky was
| drunk The husband made some ale,
| cations in his cross-bill of drunkenness
and of lewd and dissolute persons hav-
ing been invited by the wife to GER
tain luau. On the stand he stated that
if such statements were in the bill they
were mistakes The husband was on
the stand all day yesterday. Some OF
the incidents took place in Manoa at "a
iuau.
KALIHI TRACT TAX APPEAL.
Before the Supreme Court yesterday
was heard the case of James L. Holt.
Tax Assessor. VS.. w. C. Achi, Kapiolani
Estate. German Savings & Loan So
ciety of Sam Francisco and James F.
Morgan, trustee. This is a suit for
foreclosure of tax lien of the Kapiolani
Tract, Kalihi. It is up on appeal by
the Tax Assessor from the decree OF
the trial judge dismissing the bill.
The court also heard the case of
Talula Lucy Vetlesen, now Talulu Lucy
Miner VS.. L. M VetIesen. This is
plaintiffs appeal from the Second Cir
cult Court of Maui, revising decree and
awarding the custody of the children
to the defendant
ANOTHER OBJECTION.
The Kapiolani PATERNITY Home or
ganization-the Hooulu and Hoola La
hui Society-has added it's opposition
to that of Mrs. Atcherley, previously
reported, to the granting of a regis
tened land title to Levers & Cooke. 1t
claims lien on the land of $500, the
unpaid portion of a legacy that Queen
Kapiolani gave to the home. Her two
Prince David Kawananakoa
and Prince Jonah kalanianaole were.
according to the claim, to pay the
legacy as one condition of the devise
of the land in question to them.
COURT NOTES.
Judge lie BOlt yesterday gave JuuS>
ment for plaintiff in the action of the
Tax Assessor VS.. John Colburn for
$12S.28 with interest.
An inventory OF the estate of Domi- |
tia kuawaa Paiko, deceased, was filed
yesterday by Bruce Cartwright, show
ing s2687.83 cash in the latters hands |
Judge Robinson yesterday rendered |
a decision in favor of defendant in the |
assumpsit action of r. w. Holt VS.. the |
Agricultural Company Ltd.
G. D. Gear yesterday filed six bonds |
IF $3.50 each in the case of six Chinese
defendants who are accused of assault.
j. NJ. Kealoha has filed demurrer
o the petition of S. W. Logan, in the
<oolau supervisorial contest.
S. H Derby for the steamship Man
,huria has filed a motion in the Fed
,ral court for leave to amend his an
wer to the libel OF Commercial Pa
:ific Gable Co, also an affidavit in con-
radictio2 of allegations made by B |
L. Marx on the record with regard to
omissions by Derby relative to the
ervices of the cable ship Restorer in
oating the Manchuria.
S. e. Kaiue's answer to w. H. Corn
veil, in the Maui supervisorial con-
est, has been filed by Smith & Lewis,
he material allegations and makes
ounter charges of illegality in the
ounting of votes. The case is set for
caring at 10 o'clock Tuesday morn
lg.