The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-16
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| HILO, March 13,-James w. Pratt
Commissioner of Pubic Lands, has
forwarded to Manoel yieira a copy OF
an opinion from the Attorney Gener-
ais Department, declining to recognize
his protest against the acceptance OF
the application of Antonio Cano for a
right of purchase lease at the recent
offering of lands made at the office OF
Sub-Agent Williams in Hilo.
Manoel Vieira claimed that he had
place number three in line on the
morning of February 2, when by some
means Antonio Cano obtained it and
held it until February 81 From the
opinion of the Attorney Generals De
partment it appears that the. Land
Office has no concern with any line or
order that may be formed by pur-
chasers, and that its duty is simply
to receive the applicants in the order
in which they go to its Office on the
day upon which it has been advertised
that applications viii be received.
ITEMS.
Six blank checks have been stolen
from Greenwell's store at Kealakekua.
Two of them have been filled in and
circulated, and it is possible that the
others may be similarly used
BY the steamer Siberia, to arrive in
Honolulu on Monday next, there are
two contractors expected who will
come at once to Hilo in connection
with the Hilo breakwater contract
w. H. Hoogs of Honolulu is here
this week on breakwater business.
Jack Phillips, who resigned his po-
sition at the Olaa store nearly two
months ago, expects to leave Honolulu
for New Zealand early next month.
There should be special elections TO
fill the unexpired terms on Hawaii
that have arisen through the death of
Representative Nailina in the First
District and of Representative Kea-
ouli in the Second District, in accord
ance with the provisions of the Or
ganic Act.
There are at present two deputy
sheriffs in the district of Hamakua
VIM. j. Richard has resigned his po-
sition, the resignation to take effect
on March 81. On Thursday, March 5
Harry S. Overend was elected Deputy
Sheriff of the District of Hamakua by
unanimous vote of the full board.
There was no date specified in the res
olution when the appointment of Over
end should begin, therefore it took
effect on the following morning,
March s.
The Assistant Secretary of War
Robert Shaw Oliver, has granted the
Hilo Fruit Company permission to
construct and maintain a wharf Qand-
ing bridge) in Wailoa river, at Waia-
kea, subject to the supervision and
approval of the Engineer Office of the
United States Army in charge of the
locality.
Luez Serrao, son of A. G. Serrao
of this city, is boatswain on board
the Enterprise. 1t is not very long
since, he took to a seafarfng life. but
he likes it and intends to become a
prominent master mariner. Gle was
born in Hilo and has secured papers
showing that he is an American cit
iz'en. Upon his return to San Fran
cisco he will take an examination en-
titlig him to an officers certificate.
A Japanese auto bus began business
on Tuesday morning on the Waiakea
run, the driver having secured a IL
cense from Examiner Campion on the
previous day.
AT Paauhau, on Tuesday morning, a
Hawaiian named Kealoha met sud-
den death. He was a laborer for the
Paahau plantation and was driving q
team, the wagon being laden with
cane when he was shaken off the
wagon by jolt and killed.
H. H. Hardy, who is employed at
the Volcano Stables as painter, re-
ceived cable message from the Coast
a couple of weeks ago that his wife
was in very serious condition of
health, and that if he wished to see
her alive he should leave by the first
steamer. He did so, going by Homo
lulu and landed in San Francisco
about an hour before she passed away.
just in time to see her and be recoe-
nized by her
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