The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-16
CROWN LANDS To
j. s. TRIBUNAL
The kapi0Iani Estate Granted
Right to Appeal to
Washington.

| hIght OF appear 10 the United Stales
Supreme Court was yesterday granted
by the Territorial Supreme Court TO
defendant in Territory VS.. Kapiolani
Estate, $4,000 bond being fled.
The matter involves crown lands of
which the Territory desires to obtain
possession on the ground that the de-
PENDANT has failed to pay rent as pro-
| vided in the lease.
Defendants claim that they are I'M
der no obligation to pay rent to the
Territory, inasmuch as the Territory
| is not the owner of the lands. and that
the lands belong to the monarchial de-
scendants or heirs.
GRAND JURY. REPORT.
A partial report was made to Judge
Robinson by the Territorial Grand
Jury yesterday morning, the following
indictments being returned:
August Sheldon, burglary, second de-
gree.
Wong Chang ct al, assault and bat
terry with deadly weapon.
Oshina Toni (w) selling liquor
without license.
Kaneka, selling liquor without Ii
cense.
Harry Lyman, larceny, second de-
gree.
Huihui Pau, Kakani, Kalei Kekau-
lane, burglary.
Louis James, burglary, first degree.
Daniel Ala, burglary, first degree.
Hashimoto, selling liquor without
license.
San Francisco Cairo, assault and
battery with deadly weapon.
No bills were found against the fol-
lowing:
Ming Chuck ct al, assault and bat
terry.
William Mahuka, assault and bat
terry
Cheong Yok Wing, assault and bat
terry.
Arrangements will take place on
Monday morning next at 9 O'Clock.
DOES HE OWN LANDa
Land Commissioner Pratt asks the
opinion of the Attorney General in a
matter involving ownership of home
stead land on Hawaii An alien de-
clared intention to become a citizen
eight years ago, and two years ago
took up land under right of purchase.
In February he asked Judge Parsons
of Hilo for his final citizen papers, but
it was found that he was not of the
required age when he filed his inten-
ton papers, and he was decided not a
citizen. The question is, if he owns
the land.
A TIDY INCOME.
In the estate of S. C. Allen, deceas-
ed, the fourth annual account was
filed yesterday in Judge Lindsay
court The widow. in the past year,
has received $158,726.33. Total re-
ceipts amounted to $536.677.59. Com
missions received by the trustees
amounted to 3,758.72.
COURT NOTES
Iatsu Imura sues D. Imura for di-
vorce, alleging non-support-
Queens Hospital VS.. Bruce Cart
wright, trustee, was submitted in Su-
preme Court yesterday.
1t was stated yesterday that the
Territorial Grand jury will make no
report In regard to Iwilei.
In the estate of Antoine Rodrigues
before Judge Lindsay the motion of
Attorney Achi to distribute the in
come was yesterday continued for two
weeks.
Yesterday return was made in the
divorce proceedings of Helen W. KEEL
sey vs. Henry E. Kelsey, the defend
ant being served in Hilo. Non-support
is alleged.
William S. Chillingworth, deputy in
the office of the Supreme Court Clerk,
will take the position of fourth deputy
u. S. Marshal this morning, following
the promotion of Deputy Bruins to fill
the position formerly held by Frank
Winter and the advancement of Holt
to take Bruins place.
A deed of trust has been filed by
which John K. Sumner places his
property with Carlos Long, as trustee,
and not with Cecil Brown, as previous
ly stated.
Peter William Pellier Bluett wants
to become a citizen. He was born in
London in 1873, and is now employed
at Kohala plantation.