The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-07

on f. P. irwin The offense was COM
mitted at the Baseball League grounds
ON November Is, after a game between
| the Coast and Hawaii teams.
DIVORCE CASES.
Denkfchi Tokumoto, a japanese
sailor on the steamer Likelike, is sued
for divorce by Ritsu Tokumoto. Ex-
treme cruelty is charged against him,
practised almost the entire period of
their married life, which began at Ho-
nolulu on June "a 1905. 1t is also al
legged that he has failed. to support her
since the date of their marriage An
answer is filed by Denkichi denying
the allegations and waving notice and
service.
Summons in the divorce suit of Rose
Couta Martello against Antoine Mar
tines Martello, issued in 1908, has been
returned under date of December 81,
1907, by Sheriff Keolanui of Hawaii as
unserved, as the defendant could not
be found ON the Island of Hawaii.
Bertram F. Hebron has discon-
tinued his divorce suit against Min
ME s. Hebron.
d
NAL to allegations of cause for divorce
in his wife Chung Sees libel. He
admits their marriage in Korea and
having lived together in Honolulu for
more than two years.
Nellie NJ Mccarthy was granted a
divorce from Eugene Mccarthy for
desertion and non-support.
IN PROBATE.
An order authorizing Armin Hane-
berg, administrator of the estate of
L. Ahlo, to sell pieces of land in Wal
alua and Eva containing respectively
OBS and Isl acres, was made by Judge
De Bolt The purpose is to pay debts
of the estate, which still amount to
more than $4,000 over the assets.
Judge De Bolt confirmed the sale of
real estate by ]. Lightfoot. guardian
of Daniel and Helen King, minors
The property consisted of lands in Ko-
olaupoko. three items containing 744 1-2
acres and two items referring to ku-
leanas, etc, area not stated 1t was
bought at auction by James B. Castle
for $1o50.
Cordelia Church Allen petitions that
Hawaiian Trust Co. be appointed in
her stead as trustee of the estate of
the late William Fessenden Allen.
C. F. Peterson has filed bond, with
James L. Holt surety, as administra
tor of the estate of Samuel M. Pedro. |
OLD CASE DROPPED.
Sing Chong & Co.'S suit against Lin |
Hop Wal Co. is discontinued by Cecil |
Brown, attorney for plaintiff. The case
is six or seven years old.
COURT TERM CHANGE.
A change in the law, made at the |
1907 session, was overlooked in an Adj |
vertiser item yesterday. The January |
term of the First Circuit Court now |
begins the second instead of the first /
Monday of the month.
LAHAINALUNA CASE.
The first business in the Supreme |
Court this morning will be to set for
hearing the Lahainaluna case, in which /
F. J. Lowrey ct al, trustees of the
American Board of Missions. claim
SIS, 900 from the Territory of Hawaii
for the Lahainaluna school property,
On the ground that it was forfeited by
abandonment, in the curriculum of the
school, of the religious tenets of the
missionary IaInGrS. "A decision OF lillS
court adverse to the claim was set
aside by the United States Supreme
Court. the case being remanded to the
Hawaiian appellate court for further
in accordance with the
overruiing decision.
Exceptions of defendant in Territory
y Hale are set for hearing this morn
ng.
COURT ITEMS.
Under pressure brought to bear by
Messrs. Robertson, Kinney and Cath
art of the bar Judge De Bolt con-
,ented to have the calendar of the
January term printed Notwithstanding
he cost.
Judge Robertson granted the motion,
which was uncontested, to require w.
r. Lowrie to give bond in $4,000 for
.osts in his 100000 suit against H. |:
P Baldwin and others. Forty-eight
hours was given for argument on
motion to quash defend
Lnt's motion to have the plaintiff pay
40, coo attorneys fees of certain de-
endants left out of the amended COM I
,laint.
The Rapid Transit car schedule case
vas argued and submitted in the SUI