The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-11-19

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pending.
the Japanese kill the birds for their
feathers and. unlawfully fish with dy-
Mantle.
The Tax Appeal Court for Oahu has
sustained the appeal of stockholders
of the First National Bank of Hawaii
at Honolulu against the assessment OF
their shares in that bank for taxation.
1t has upheld the assessor in disal-
lowing the amount of s23,244 claimed
by the Honolulu Rapid Transit and
Land Co. as deductible from assess
ment on the ground of depreciation.
Taxes have been paid on this island
very satisfactorily, the amount from
July l to November Is being s433, 349,
of which 100000 for the outside dis
tricts is an estimate. 1t is expected
that the years taxes for this division
will amount to round million.
Bids have been advertised for, by
the Board of Health. for constructing
the new receiving station at Kalihi.
Plans are being prepared for sewer
extensions on Nuuanu avenue, Pauoa
road. Punchbowl drive and Bates
street.
GENERAL ITEMS.
The Kona Vineyards Co., Ltd, yes
terday bought from. Rienne Rodanet,
trustee under the deed of A. A. Todd,
land in Kona for the consideration of
SIS, 600 and 250 shares of the company's
stock at the par value of $50 share.
A boiler and engine has also been
bought by the company from Cation,
Neill & Co., at whose foundry the ma
chinery will be altered for use in wine
making and distilling. 1t will be ship
ped to Kona by the next steamer and
the plant will be installed and opera
tions begun as soon as possible. This
enterprise gives promise of looming up
large in the coming development of
Kona.
The Hawaiian Realty and Maturity
Company is in a bad way. A circular
has been issued by the representative
of it's president, announcing that it
would be unjust to the holders OF the
company's certificates to accept any
more money from them, also recon-
mending that those interested combine
pointed for the company. Following
an exposure of the company's position
by the Advertiser, the Attorney Gen
eral has taken the matter in hand. He
has appointed w. w. Thayer as spe
cial attorney to investigate the COM
pany, who will begin proceedings either
to have a receiver appointed or to
throw the concern into bankruptcy.
Hundreds of Hawarans are likely to
lose their hard-earned savings through
the collapse of the institution. L. K.
Kentwell, president of the company,
has been absent studying law at Col
umbia University for about eighteen
months.
r. C. A. Peterson has negotiated a
lease of the lot on King street, next
the cigar store at Fort street, and
within a few months a substantial
business structure of two or three
stories will be erected on the lot
The Kaupakalua Wine & Liquor Co.
of Maui has voted to increase its capt.
tai stock from $1,000 to $4,000, of which
5000 will go as stock dividend to the
and $4,000, to be obtain
ed by sale of the remaining shares, be
used in constructing a larger winery.
Sales of 1000 gallons of its wine were
made by the company in October
Ocean steam arrivals for the week
have been the Amiral Exelmans from
Yokohama. the Strathgarry from Nor
folk, the Rosecrans from Gaviota, the
Justin from Guam, the Buford from
San Francisco. the Thomas from Ma
Mia, the Aorangi from the Colonies,
the Asia from San Francisco and the
Miowera from Vancouver Departures
have been the Amiral Exelmans for
San Francisco, the Justin for San
Francisco. the Rosecrans for Gaviota,
the Nevadan for Maxwell, the Thorn
as for San Francisco, the Arizonan for
Kahului, the Buford for Manila, the |
Aerangi for Vancouver. the Asia for |
the Orient and the Miowera (todaO |
for fnp Colonies