The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-13


travel horseback as far as Honokaa,
and thence by stage to Hilo, arriving
about the 18th. An important ease OF
ejectment before the District Court at
Honokaa viii detain them a day, Mr.
Williams being witness in the case
There are land matters at various
places along the road also, that will re-
ceive the attention of the officials in
passing.
ITEMS.
Alex. Cruickshank died at the Hilo
Hospital on Friday, where he had IN
dergone an operation on the Sunday
previous. Death resulted from a com
plication of diseases and his illness was
brief. Deceased was from Aberdeen
shire, Scotland, and held tie position
of luna on the Hilo Sugar Co.'S plan
tation.
Local building contractors are con.
planning of the policy of the authori
ties in calling for the construction of
number of school houses in the region
of Hilo to be built at the same time.
Bids are called for on eight such school
houses at this time when with the High
School and other buildings they have
their hands full. Ordered consecutive.
" all would be kept continuously busy,
they say. and the Territory would be
enabled to get lower bids.-Tribune.
j. NJ. Soares, who has been principal
of the school at Pahoe, Puma, for sew
eral years, leaves shortly for Danville,
H., to attend a normal school there.
A number of island boys have gone to
this institution.
Tristan Osorio, son of J. A. NJ
Osorio, leaves this week by the Kinau
for Danville, H., where he expects to
remain two or three years attending
school
Misses Louise and Georgene Howard
return from their California trip by
the Hilonian, which leaves San Fran
cisco via Portland for the Islands about
the 18th
There was a sudden food in the Wal
luku river on Tuesday, which suddenly
subsidized before daylight next morning.
On Wednesday hundreds of natives
gathered along the shore picking up
the wood conveniently brought down
from the forests by the flood.
A directed verdict of acquittal for
the first defendant to be tried, Tom
Fay Kin, practically ended the
Chinese "bones'' case. County Attor-
ney Aluli was assisted by Carl S. Smith
for the prosecution, and c. M. LIE Blond
and R. w. Breckons conducted the de-
Tense. The indictments were for I'M
lawful disinterment of bodies
A petition has been received by the !
County Clerk, addressed to the Board |
of Supervisors, asking for the removal |
of B. N. Kahue as road supervisor, |
North Hilo, on charges of Incompetence |
and extravaganza. The petition bears |
the signatures of 81 tax payers.
Two indictments, in which the charge
was subornation of perjury, cases grow
ing out of the Chinese disinterment
ease, were quashed in the Fourth Cir
:uit Court Monday on motion of R. W.
Breckons, on the ground that they
we're verbally defective.
E. D. Baldwin, Territorial Surveyor,
vas in Hilo Thursday, returning to
lamp near the Volcano House Friday.
Mr.. Baldwin has covered about 200
niles of preliminary work on running
ines for the Bishop estate.
n. C. Willfong has entirely recovered
rom his serious illness and in few
lays expects to be able to resume his
uties at the tax office. Il
Miss Kate Kelley, formerly secretary
o the Governor and now of the Su
rene Court staff. came over on the
linau and went up to the Volcano.
fiss Kelley is sister Of Mrs. J. T.
tacker.
Miss Stevens, of Oakland, who is to
AXE charge of the kindergarten, ar
we'd Wednesday by the Enterprise. I
he is accompanied by her mother. a
hey will take up their home here to- k