The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-05-15
Fukuda Tetsuji Reported to Tave Been
Seen on Amauulu
Road
OFFICERS FAIL TO GET HIM,
Desperate Japanese Criminal Hiding
In or About Hilo and Being
Protected by Friends

cember last, being wanted Tor Two
atrocious murders, is lurking some
where in the outskirts of Hilo. lie
may indeed be actually in Hilo and
that he is being sheltered by frie IDS
of his own type, there can be little
doubt.
On the evening of December "a last
Fukuda Tetsuji, who was for a long
time a professional gambler in Hilo,
entered the hotel kept by Y. Sugioka
at Honokaa, Hamakua, and there ac-
costed Kane Okada (w), former
paramour of his who had separated
from him What passed between them
is not known but it is supposed that
the woman refused to return to him.
He drew a revolver and fired twice at
her, killing her instantly.
Sugioka, the hotel man, rushed IN
and received a bullet from the MUIR
derers pistol which brought him to
the floor. Fukuda then opened
clasp knife and stabbed the PROSTATE
victim dozen times or more, SUI
gioka died within an hour.
From that time on Fukuda mas Deeh
able to elude the authorities, though
from time to time, fearful Japanese
have brought in stories as to having
seen the man in the vicinity OF Hllo'
Last Friday night however, a Jap
anese with more than usual nerve re-
norted that he had seen Fukuda on
the Amauulu road. Captain Fetter'
with such men as he had available
went out in the locality in which Flu
l,uda had been seen at 2 o'clock Satur-
dav morning. They cut off all ave
nues of escape, so far as possible, and
examined the ground thoroughly
though fruitlessly
The much wanted murderer Is OF
slim height. medium build and reddish
brown complexion. He has very shght
eyebrows and a scar on the left side
of the head above the ear. Inc out
side corner of his left eye is little
drawn up and he limps slightly. There
are white spots on his body which are
suspected to be of leprous origin.
Fukuda is desperate criminal and
will probably not be taken without
fight.-Tribune.
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able to turn out at most 1000 carats
per week, this quantity is not liable to
have any effect on the market.
FUTURE TRADE PROSPECTS.
The whole question, however, as to
whether the price of diamonds is to
be kept up is altogether dependent up
on what action may be taken by the
Rough Diamond Syndicate, of London,
controlling the output of the De Beers
| Company and the Premier Mine Com
pany, which represents about 50 pei
cent of the worlds diamond produc-
! ton. This syndicate, in connection
| with the De Beers and the Premier
Mine, has given to the diamond people
of Amsterdam and Antwerp a solemn
assurance that under no circumstances
will they reduce the prices of rough
diamonds, and as they are vitality in
| terested in keeping the prices up there
is every reason to believe that this as
surance Will be strictly adhered TO.
is not to be denied that the diamond
brokers of Amsterdam are at presen
loaded with diamonds, and if thu
Rough Syndicate should reduce tn,
prices of the rough diamond a grea
calamity will be brought not only up
on themselves, but upon the broker
stocks. At present, for mutual protec
ton, the strong are carrying the weak
but should the price of the unpOlishe
. diamond be reduced there would be
rush to cover and the disaster to tn
!, trade would be very great.
Possibly the most important and il
fiuential diamond broker of Amstel
dam, at my request for an eXpressio
! of opinion regarding the outlook of tn
= diamond industry for the coming yea
= has given the following opinion:
- AS the stock of polished diamond
. has not increased during the past 81
. months, on account of all the factorit
>. being closed, and as there was muC
- more sold than polished, shall not
. astonished that as soon as there is
- demand for diamonds again we sha
see the same condition which prevailt
u after the big lockout of February, 1916
g There will be a scarcity of the rigl
e goods on account of the reduction
o one-half of the output of the De Bee
E and Premier mines, and a rise in Il
& price of the rough articles is not at 2
n improbable, No one can say with al
10 certainty what the results for 1908 vi
II be, but the aforementioned facts W
W sufficiently prove that, even if it TAX
Id some time before we shall see an II
re provement in business, there need II
lg be any fear for losses caused by low
Id prices, and this is the main and mo
II important factor of our trade.
ly Fine Job Printing, Star Office.