The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-03-06
LOCAL BREvITIES.
cFrom Sundays Advertiser,

| From Sundays Advert.ser)
! II. Il. Picker returned from Maui on
the Kinau yesterday.
! George Andrews Of the Union Grill
returned from the Volcano House yes
| terday.
Il. c. A. Peterson. the broker, re-
turned from a business trip to Hiiv
OIL the Kinau.
Harry Wicks, for the past four years
chief engineer and superintendent OF
/ Oiaa Sugar Company, has resigned his
position.
! j. l. Downing of Trent & Co., who was
in charge OF the oregon party to the
volcano. returned yesterday on the XII
nau with his charges.
w. 5. Chiilingworth, formerly clerk
in the education office, succeeds john
Marcallino, promoted to bailiff, as clerk
in the judiciary clerks office.
Passenger rates on the as yet phan-
tom new steamer between Honolulu
end San Francisco. it is said, will be
$50 one way and 800 the round trip,
against sI5 and S135 respectively on ex-
listing liners.
United States Marshal Frank l..
{ Winter, making the round trip in the
| Kinau brought as prisoner from Ko.
bala Japanese named Ito, charged
with Illicit distillng. The stil was
brought along also
| on the complaint Of British Consul
| Layard L. IS. Commissioner Mailing
Yesterday committed \. Vardon a de,
/ sorting sailor from the British shlo
, Mdianope. to the custody of Marshal
! Eendry until the vessel Is ready to
sail. Warrants were issued yesterday
for the arrest of three Japanese man,
ed H. Watanabe, Hara and Tanaka,
descrters from the cable ship Restorer.
z. j. Travens, whose death yester-
day is announced elsewhere, was for
I merly a patternmaker for the O. r. q
l.. Co. He was a member of the Y. M.
l., end was buried yesterday afternoon,
along with young niece of his who
| died on Friday, in the Catholic GEM
etery. Some time ago Mr.. Travens
went to Southern California, but, the
| change not producing the benefit hoped
for, he returned hither in the last ST.
| IBERIA.
| Judge Dole gave judgment for John
Mahoney, a seaman, against the Brit
sh ship Brenda, awarding him 1886.
He found there was no evidence to
prove the alleged assault, but censured
the captain for not being more hu-
name in treatment of the libelant, in
capactated as the latter was by i'll
ness. Judge Dole overruled the plea to
jurisdiction. offered on the ground of
the vessels foreign flag, saying that
at would be a hardship to the sailor
to be compelled to seek his forum in
the jurisdiction to which his ship be-
longs for the trial of his complaint"
Geo A. Davis for libelant; ]. j. Dunno
for libelee.
News came by the Kinau yesterday
of desperate attack made by Porto
, Rican road laborer on an overseer on
the new Waikiki valley road. The
Porto Rican attacked the overseer
f, with a pickaxe. The point penetrated
! the overseer's chest and struck the
| heart. The chances are said to be
good, however, for the wounded mans
recovery.
The Porto Rican Immediately fled
down the valley, pursued by the over
seer's brother. The latter gave out and
the chase was taken up by some Ha-
waiians. who finally captured the man
near the Waihee skating rink. He was
placed in Jail at once.
w. c. Achi was admitted yesterday
to practice in the Federal court.
Army and navy officers here are said
to be eager for early improvement Of
Pearl Harbor under outstp ndng APP
preparations.
When Treasurer Campbell answered
for Hawaii at the insurance conven-
ton in Chicago, on the roll call, his
presence was welcomed with applause.
An elaborate program has been pre-
pared for the next annual meeting Of
the Hawaiian Evangelical Association,
to be held at Kawaiahao church, May
1920.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wann, formerly of
Portland, will entertain the Oregon
Journal party this evening at their
hame in Green street Ed. Dekum took
the entire party to the Pail YESTERDAY
, morning.
Seven of the school probation Off
GERS, Messrs. Horne of Kamehameha
) School, Rath, Father Stephen, Rev.
, Mr. Turner, Senator Dickey, Lyle
Dickey and p. A. Ryder visited the
Reform School yesterday The boys
We're put through their fire drill and
; according to Senator Dickey acquitted
, themselves admirably.
Mrs. Philip Van Horne Lansdale
Miss Bertha Sidney Smith and Miss
r Helen Sidney Smith will sail on March
J, s for Japan. After a stay of a few
weeks there they will go on to China
visiting Shanghai, Canton and Hong
? kong, and returning early in the sum
e mer to Japan, where they will remain
until October.-Chronicle
Being forced to stand in a RAPID
: Transit car from Pawaa Junction t.
= Kapiolani Park on Sunday is one OF
the incidents of their trip that the
Oregon girls can remember. For
tunately for them and for the reputa
ton for courtesy of the men of Ho
y nolulu such a thing is very rarely seel
3 as ladies among the strap-holders.
:, Warden William Henry Is quoted a
saying that four times since he ha
been in charge of Oahu prison fioggin
o has been done to prisoners. Eacl
/, time the victim was a negro. and al