The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-16
GOOD YEAR FOR
BISHOP MUSEUM
Annual Report Shows Finances
in Fine Shape and Notes
Many Additions.

A successful year is spelled out in
the report of William O. Smith. Samuel
NJ. Damon. John W Dowsett and Al
fred ". Carter, trustees of the Bernice
P. Bishop Museum fled yesterday in
circuit court And as the success of
the museum means much from a his
torical chronological and other illogical
standpoints it also means much to Ha-
wall.
This is the thirteenth annual report.
1t states that the total receipts for the
year equal $102, 1914, while the dis
bursements come to $97 ,440.51. This
leaves a balance of $4718.57. The addi-
lions to the reserve account bring it
to $45 1868 of which $34 ,40250 is in
vested.
The investments at the close of thu
year aggregate $3.50, $50, an increase of
| about $4,000 over the amount reported
for the previous year. AS its share Of
proceeds from the sale in San Francisco
of raw sugar harvested during 1908
from So acres of museum land in Ka
Iauao, Eva, the museum receives
$1391.58.
The celebrated feather cape held on
| deposit at the museum as security for
i the Peterson mortgage will remain by
| the consent of the owner although the
| mortgage, as well as others, has beel
| collected.
| Many repairs have been made in the
| buildings themselves, Parts of the Ha-
| waiitn hall have been reprinted and the
| tile floor of the Polynesian hall has
been repaired, loose tiles being replaced:
Plans for the long contemplated and
much-needed laboratory proposed to BE-
| erected in the rear of the Hawaiian
| hall, have been completed and con-
struction work will commence as soon
| as arrangements can be made with a
competent builder. The structure will
be three stories high and will be of
reinforced concrete.
| It is expected that the trustees of
| the Charles P. Bishop Trust will con-
| tribute towards the cost of the build
ing.
A number of new books have been
added to the library and the museum
has issued several publications of its
own, among them being the report of
the director for several past years. The
directors report for this year will soon
be printed and ready for distribution
Among she additions to the exhibit
lions is a well-preserved feather cape,
formerly the property of kamehameha
Nv. Thirty thousand Hawaiian land
| shells have been received and arranged
geologieally In addition to these,
| twenty thousand more have been col
lected by DR.. Cooke of the museum
staff, comprising many valuable speci-
| mems.
Four thousand new specimens have
| been added to the museum herbarium
by Mr.. Forbes, also of the staff. The
| collection of these has necessitated
trips to the high lands of Oahu and
Hawaii and districts which have never
been botanized before. The visitors
| for the year last passed number II, 262.
The trustees have agreed to contrib
ute $500 per annum towards the main
tenance and operating expenses of the
proposed Kilauea observatory.
Juvenile Court.
Because he slapped big man in the
| face, Charlie Mu was yesterday be-
fore Judge Whitney in the Juvenile
court. Charlie is not so small himself,
| and, in fact, was so husky that the
| Judge decided he would be too big to
| place among the REFORM school boys
and turned him back to Judge An
drade in the district court to be dealt
F., with as he deems best.
Charlie lied about his age in court,
although there is nothing feminine
about him. The last time he was be-
| fore the court-for turning in false
fire alarms-he said he was only seven
| teen, and as that was not So very long
ago, he couldn't have aged to such an
extent in such short time He has
4 been under a suspended sentence for
thirteen months and must now be dealt
with by harsher court than the one
that has tried to reform him.
81 guess II have to send you to
the reform school. I have given You
chances enough to brace up,n said
: Judge Whitney to Johnny Buckley, q
darby lad who has been stealing paper,
after the route boys. A brother OF
his has before been in trouble over
similar -offenses, and the judge asked
him why he didn't profit by his broth
er's experience. Johnny didn' t know
and so he will spend the next two