The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-22
SUIT To PREVENT
LEASE Of LAND
Is Begun in Hilo Against the
Commissioner of
Lands.

Suit has been brought in Hilo to en-.
join the Commissioner of Public Lands
from selling the lease of sos acres OF
the Lepeloa Kauniho lands. These
lands have been under lease to the
Hakalau plantation for many years
the lease expiring some time ago. The
lease for them, for twenty-one years
was sold on Monday at auction by
the Land Department. there being nc
protest made at that time and the
Hakalau plantation being the only
bidder.
Some time ago a protest was re-
ceived at the Land Office against the
sale of this lease. This protest was
referred to the Attorney General, in
the absence of the Land Commission
er. The Attorney General sent for the
correspondence had between the Land
Office and the Fernandez Settlement
Association, which had forwarded the
protest. The correspondence seemed
to be inconclusive on the subject, and
the fact that the sale of the lease had
been decided on by the Land Commits
sioner and approved by the Govern
or, seemed to indicate that a decision
not to grant the settlement associa
tons petition had been reached.
However, Mr.. Hemenway pointed out
that the lease provided that any land
required for homesteads could at any
time be withdrawn from the operation
Of
The protestsseems to have been fol-
lowed up by a proceeding in court.
Judge Parsons granted a temporary
injunction.
KOREAN SENTENCED.
Judge Robinson yesterday sentenced
Yum Chong Kun. convicted of embez-
Element, to eighteen months impris
onment.
LEGACY RECEIVED.
Jessie K. Kaae, executrix of the
will of Junius Kaae, has filed in the
Circuit Court the receipt of William
Fred sKaae for ten dollars, his allow
ance under the provisions of the will.
DIVORCE GRANTED.
Judge Lindsay yesterday granted a
F. Vickers on the ground of failure TO
provide suitable maintenapce.
COOK RELEASED.
p. Ludvigson, cook of the British s.
s. Elvaston, who was being held by
United States Marshal Hendry for de-
sertion from his vessel, has been re-
leased, the warrant being withdrawn
by the steamship people, who have
secured another cook.
WANT DIVORCES.
Tasaku Shakund has filed libel for
divorce from Yaeno Shakuno on the
ground of adultery. The husband is
the libelant.
Hannah Ii has asked for a divorce
from K H. Ii. She charges cruelty
and i'll treatment beginning soon after
they were married, sixteen years ago,
and eliminating May 8, 1908, in an as
sauIt for which the libelee was ar
rested and to which he pleaded guilty
in the police court. There have been
seven children of the marriage, five
boys and two girls, the eldest fifteen
years and the youngest four months.
The wife asks for $40 a month perma-
nent alimony for the support of her.
self and the children; and she asks for
the custody of the children.
ARRANGEMENT OF DUVAU-
CHELLE.
Eugene Duvauchelle, who was in
1icted by the grand jury on Wednes-
lay, will be arraigned before Judge
Robinson on Monday.
RIERCE CASE To THE JURY.
The whole of yesterday was spent in
Judge De Bolts court in settling in
'tructions to the jury. Argument tto |
he jury will begin this morning.
ISABELLA OUT OF JAIL.
Isabella Salamanca after serving a |
hree months sentence for violation of |
he Edmunds Act, and one month more,
vas yesterday released from prison On
aking the poor convicts oath.