The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-06
TRUSTS BADLY
ADMINISTERED
Estate Unreported EIeyenYears
---Suit for Accounting
Humber Trust.

John Marcallino, master, has made
report to Judge Lindsay on the frs
account of P. Mahaulu, administrato
with the viii annexed of the estate 0
Hope Kunuku, deceased, and guardian
of Hannah Kaehu kapahu, minor
The account covers a period from Dec
"a 1897, to Feb. %, 1907. Mahaulu wa
appointed to the dual office by Judgi
Stanley on Dec. "a, 1897. The admin
istrator and guardian charges himself
with 1912, besides which a balance Of
S28 rent is due from a tenant, and asks
to be allowed s91750.
THE administrator has charged s23.4(
| for expenses of himself from Waialua
| 70 Honolulu and return to pay school
| tuition-nine trips at $3.50 each," the
master says. THE administrator could
easily have obtained money orders ia
/ Pay the tuition bills and have mailed
| be sLrcharged with the s23.4G.' He
asks also that he be surcharged with
$3.50 incurred as tax penalties. The
mas ter notes that the administrator
has failed to advertise notice to credi-
tors, so that the estate could not be
closed up at this time, and makes the
following observation:
TT is evident from the records on file
in probate matters in this court that
a large majority of the guardians, ex-
ecutors and administrators who have
failed to file their accounts for years
are ignorant of the statutes and orders
of court
W c. Achi, attorney for the minor,
excerpts to the masters report and says
$40 rent collected by Mahaulu from
Pohano does not apear in the report.
CLAIM FOR RENT.
A bill for accounting has been
brought by Harry Kauhane, Kapeka
Kauhane Waimahui Kauhane and Ka,
manukealii Kauhane, minors, by E. C.
Peters, their guardian ad litem Ka-
peka Baker and Solomon Kauhane
against
Kapeka Baker is mother of Solomon
Kauhane, who came of age last Janu- |
airy. and the minors named by a for |
mer marriage. 1t is claimed that the |
Kauhane children inherited an undi~ |
vided two-thirds interest in land at |
Honolulu. containing
two acres and four chains, and it Ia
that Laa is collecting rents
for the land to which he is not entitled.
also that he has refused to account for
the rents collected by him, also that
Su Chin Hoo has refused to comply
with request that he desist from pay
ing any further rents to Laa.
Besides praying for an accounting
the plaintiffs pray that Su Chin Hoo
be ordered to pay no more rent except
INTO court. Judge Robinson orders
besides appointing Mr..
Peters as guardian ad Item to prose,
cute the interest of the minors.
TITLE IS GRANTED.
Judge Weaver has signed a decision
n favor of the petition of w. E. Wall
md Herman Focke for a registered
tile to land in Manoa Valley, which
Will be decreed on the amendment of a
certain boundary. S. FL. Derby, guar
liam ad Item for two Rowland minors, .
eported a compromise of their claim
or $500, and BENZ. L. Marx, guardian {
d Item of the Godfrey minors report
d facts making it clear to the court I
hat they had no claim.
COURT ITEMS. i
James D. McInerny has brought an /
~ ms "a
ill., Antoine Teixeira and Keoni Tom, Q
las John Thomas, to foreclose a mort ;,
age by Kauhola to secure a note for
500, the property being 2.04 acres at !,
Alewa, Honolulu. The other defend i,
hts are tenants in common with Kau- f
ola. q
A. G. NJ. Robertson for defendant t.
as filed an exception to the judgment a
Or 800, interest, and costs in favor of Il
ames H. Cummings against Pioneer il
uilding & Loan Association. il
E. NJ. Watson and S. II. Derby, guar ii
ians ad Item for certain minors in the tt
ampbell will case, move to have the
amurrers set for argument.
Lizzie Christley answers the bill of
ichard H. Trent, executor and trustee
the estate of Thomas Christley, OF
lining in the prayer for construction hi
the will. &C
By stipulation of A. s. Humphreys a,
Id Magoon & Lightfoot for the re- -,
ective parties the case of Goo Wan
ay V. Yuen Kee will be tried without
ry and continued till May 5. m
In the assumpsit suit of Honolulu nj
on Works Co, Ltd, V. Wong Kwai pl
e defendant by Attorney Ashford II,
owes to quash summons and it's SER Fl
re.
LUMBER TRUST CASE in
.. S. Judge Dole heard the evidence
Paul Muhlendorf in the lumber trust N.
Sc yesterday, the witness being on w
? stand all day answering questions co
District Attorney Breckons relative an
price lists of the three defendant :