The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-10-13

piS uiocn' Iiosuhapiy INC piahtaioh
Co., soc share; Onomea, per cent;
Honomu, per cent. October 10: Pau.
hau, l5c share; Wailuku, l per cent;
Hutchinson, 15c share.
Real Estate Transactions.
The deed of transfer of the property
on which the Children's Hospital is
TO be located was filed for record. The
report is on the maulSa side of Kuakini
street, west of Nuuanu avenue. The
consideration was $1,000.
The sale of property at the mauka-
Eva corner of King and Aala streets,
a $4,000 deal, was completed during
the week and the papers fled for
| record.
Registration Closed.
Registration for the November cleo
ton closed on this Island at clock
was GAS, which is 205 less than the
total of two years ago. The question
has been asked whether this indicates
reduction in voting population or
merely failure to register.
Rubber Growers Convention.
The convention of the Rubber Grow
ers' Association will be held in Homo
lulu November 10. Yesterday the first
sale of rubber stock to be reported
on the stock exchange was announced
on the stock exchange list. 1t in
cluded ten shares of Nahiku Rubber
Company, assessable, at $50. The
shares are of the par value of 800,
and $50 has been paid in.
The Kula Drought.
The drought in the Kula region Of
Maui still continues. Almost every
other portion of the Islands seems to
have had abundant and refreshing
rains, but Kula still remains dry.
There is drought, too, in parts of North
] Kona, and homesteaders have been
driven away by reason of it to such an
! extent that there are only four pupils
left at the Holualoa school.
Wireless Records.
The wireless station at Kahuku has
been making some records during the
week in receiving long distances. Coast
stations talking with one another and
with vessels at sea have been distinct
ly overheard by Expert Isbell, and
now the sending apparatus is in place
though not yet fully adjusted to its
best powers.
Matson Leases Waterfront Land.
During the week leases of waterfront
) land in Hilo to Captain William Mat
, son have been fled for record.
The Nomination Law.
/ The law regarding the time within
! which nominations to the Legislator
, from the other Islands may be flee
! has been brought before the Supreme
! Court by the proceeding of John s
| Chandler for a mandamus against Sec
rotary Mott-Smith to compel him to re
ceive Chandler's nomination, though i
was not presented until Monday, Octo
Der s, twenty-nine instead of thirt
days before the election.
Waikiki Army Reservation.
The War Department is securing
so far by negotiations large amour
:. of Waikiki property adjoining on tn
1. mauka side the beach property it s,
q cured some years ago between Kali
q road and the sea. The additional Ian
n to be secured includes the land bount
ed by the Waikiki road, Kalia roat
Saratoga road and John Ena road.
Memento to Gorham D. Gilman.
n During the week thirty-five gentle
i men, among them Judge Sanford T
!, Dole, w. o. Smith and Il. A. Mott
/. Smith, sent to Gorham d. Gilman, n
l a token of appreciation of his long an
mistaken aloha and loyalty to Hawai-
a handsome round dining table made q
selected koa. The letter of presents
;, tion was handsomely engrossed and /
. Illuminated.
Haleakala Ranch Case.
S The proceedings by information
{: the United States District CouI
/; against the Haleakala Ranch Compan,
r for violation of the Act of Congress
!, prohibiting corporations from contrib
uting to elections, assumed national in
!, portance when the question of the cor
!, stitutionality of the act as an infringe
D ment on the domain of State legisls
ton was raised by the defendants in
!, supplemental brief filed by consent o
8 court and counsel for the Unite
States.
Pineapple Exemption.
II The Supreme Court during the wee
decided the pineapple tax appeal caseI
/; II held that canneres are not exemI
], under the law; that only forty acre
of land used in the production of pint
0 apples are exempt; but that persona
/; property to any amount used direetl
in the production of pineapples
J. exempt. In