The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-01-23
HlLO'S NEW
POLICEMEN

HILO January ie.-The removal OF
the Riverside school house has been
effected and the work OF grading the
high school lot will not be long de-
layed.
Sheriff KeolanuI has appointed the
following new police force for Hiio;
Captain, Henry w. Martin; Lieuten-
ants. ]. Kaailau and simeona Kahana:
Japanese policeman. Yotaro; Chinese
policeman, Keawehaku; mounted pa
troll, Harry Knell. The captain was
formerly deputy sheriff in Kau. Kea-
wehaku. the Chinese policeman, learn
ed the language in China as a ward
of the monarchy under the provisions
of law for educating Hawaiian youths
abroad"
II. V. Patten, for the past twelve
years bookkeeper at Hakalau Planta-
ton Company, was elected to the posi-
tion of second vice-presdent of the
First Bank Of Hilo on Monday. and
with the duties in that office will be
combined those of manager nf the
bank. Mr.. Patten will be succeeded
as bookkeeper at the plantation by j.
M. Muir, who was for fourteen years
'cofNnttpCf AT fiOnOkld. "A year
more ago he resigned from that posi-
ton and went with McBryde planta-
tion on Kauai, but his desire has been
to come nearer Hilo and it has at
last been gratified. Mr.. Muir has a
FAMILY. his wife being a daughter of
the late w. II. Rickard.
The prayer meetings at the Hio
First Foreign church last week were
unusually well attended. Four new
members were received into the church
on Sunday.
Miss Elvira Osorio, a teacher at Pa
paikou school, fell from her horse while
returning to her home on Wednesday
afternoon. She escaped serious injury
but was somewhat Jared.
Jared Smith, director of the Expert
ment Station, Honolulu. left the Kinau
at Kawaihae and will come overland
to Hilo.
There is rumor from Honolulu that
Miss Mary Canario a popular Hilo
lady, Is engaged to be married to a
young business man in Honolulu by
the name of Jacobsen and that she
Will soon return to Hilo for visit.
Word came from Kohala on Monday
of heavy kona storm prevailing there
during the day, the telephone lines be-
ing interfered with. On Tuesday the
storm had reached Kona and the wires
were reported down in that section.
In Hilo there was a light wind from
the south early Tuesday morning, with
strong indications that the storm would
come over in this locality.
Manuel Carita was committed to the
grand jury for stealing $3.50 from the
Sisters of st. Joseph's school. He was
dismissed as yardboy at the institution
two years ago for stealing money. On
the present occasion he buried $3.50 gold
in cane field and carried the balance
in silver to his house. The theft was
committed while the Sisters were at
tending mass. Captain Fetter, after
two hours work, induced the thief to
make confession. This was followed
by the recovery of the money.
Former Sheriff Searle is making an
effort to secure a place in Waimea for
his family, but as the government is
not willing to cut up lands he finds it
rather difficult to secure a place.
Carl Willing, who a few years ago
was forester for the government in
Honolulu, and lately in charge of the
forests on Parker ranch, has gone to
Hamakua to reforest the lands of the
Honokaa plantation.
The Chinese kindergarten is closed
for lack of funds
Diver Tyrrell is impeded in his work
on the wreck of the Martha Davis
by discoloration of the water from the
transforms.
Officers of the Board of Trade for
this year were elected as follows: j.
w. Mason, president; j. A. Scott and
DR.. Henry Hayes, vice-presidents;
Henry Wears. secretary; C. A. Stobie,
treasurer; e. N. Holmes, L. A. An
drews, Adam Lindsay. C. Castendyk,
j. T. Moir, c. e. Wright. L. Turner and
d. p. Metzger, executive committee.
with three new members to be elected
at next meeting.
According to the Heralds story the
Holualoa school premises were seized
by Mrs. Davis on account of nonpay-
ment of rent by M. F. Scott, the school
agent, who rents land of the owner at
$50 year and sublets a piece of it to
the Board Of Education.