The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-09
BRUTAL MURDER
BY A HAWAIIAN
John Parker Found Guilty at
Vancouver---HiI0 News
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ago. was convicted of murder at Van
couver. B. c., on October IS. An hour
before the jury returned its verdict, the
crowded court witnessed a spectacular
scene. one that has not been enacted
in British Columbia court in decade,
and seldom in any court in Canada-a
Judge leaving the bench as protest
against too persistent counsel j, A.
Russell. K. c.. was the lawyer. The
murder was one of much ferocity. Par
ker, with his brother, entered small
Chinese store and purchased some little
article, then refusing to pay. The chi
naman. Ong, who was an old man, Crap
pied with the man and was literally
dubbed and kicked to death.
JAPANESE JOYFUL.
The teeming japanese of the Hlio DIS
trict plantations kept high holiday on
Saturday, Sunday and Monday IN honor
of their Emperor birthday. They
really started proceedings on Thursday,
beginning the first draw in the wrest-
ling matches of which they are so fond
The contests were, as usual, conducted
in the covered arena on the mauka
side of Front street opposite Mooheau
park.
On Saturday there was big luau at
Waiakea. Fencing matches were
brought off on the sward of the Jap
anese temple on Front street Saturday
afternoon, and the various japanese no.
tells kept practically open house Sat
urday night.
Sunday morning there were special
services in the Buddhist and Shinto
temples and also in the japanese Chris
tian church. special message from
the Emperor to japanese children was
read and the veneration with which it
was received by young and old alike
was further testimony to the rever-
ence with which the ruler is regarded.
During day and night fireworks were
set off, the day flights of balloons
which broke out japanese flags being
extremely pretty.
The celebration was brought to a
close Monday night by the finals in the
athletic contests and japanese the
atrical performance at their theater. 1t
is worthy of most creditable note that
only one japanese was arrested during
the celebration and he had, in his en-
thusiastic loyalty, INDUCED in tea
spoonful too much sake.
ITEMS.
At the annual meeting of the Hilo
Burns Club on Saturday evening, the
election of officers resulted in the choice
of the following: President, w. Forbes
vice president, r. Forbes; treasurer, f.
Anderson; secretary, ". Chalmers; SER
geant at arms, W. Brien.
An attempt at suicide was made by
Mrs Frank AkaEa of Puueo on Satur-
day morning. She had not been feeling
well for some days and her friends had
noticed that she was acting strangely.
Matters eliminated IN her inficting a
stab with a pocket knife on herself.
The wound was not serious.
Word has been received in Hilo of
the death of Mrs. Milne, mother of Mrs.
John Tosh, formerly of Hilo. Mrs.
Milne passed away at the ripe age of
eighty. Only three months ago Mrs.
Tosh brought her aged mother to Cali
fornia from Scotland. Mrs. Tosh will
have the sympathy of many Hilo
friends
A fire coroner's jury decided that
Chez Do Chez, a Front street fruit deal
er, was 4 common nuisance. He had
caused fire by cooking over kero-
sene tin. The fire department janitor
also came in for blame for being alb
sent when the alarm was turned in.
A big bunch of Spaniards came in
from Wainaku last week They ex-
planned that they did not like the luna
who insisted that they should go to
work on time instead of quarter or
half hour late. Another objection they
had was that they could not have two
holidays month on full pay.
DIR. c. L. Stow, government physician,
who had been insthe Hilo hospital with
an attack of grippe, recovered sufi-
GENTLY to be able to return to his home
on Thursday last.
A suggestion has been made that the
local lodge of Elks should obtain the
services Of the leaders of the company
that presented "Finnigan the Million
aire' for the Honolulu Elks recently
The matter is under consideration.
". T. Balding of Wainaku got a
nasty kick on the leg from his horse last
week and has to limp around with a
cane as a consequence.
CHILDREN IN THE HOME.