The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-10-09
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.
The Opposition.

the next legislature of the so-called In
dependent party or, in other words, the
party in opposition 20 the government:
For Oahu. O. Carter, Esq; Hons.
Frank Brown, Godfrey Brown. Cecil
Brown, VIM c. Parke and Sanford B.
Dole; DR.. George L. Fitch, VIM. R.
Castle, Clarence w. Ashford. VIM. A.
Kinney and A. Marques, Esquires.
For Kauai-Hon. VIM. Z. Rowell,
VIM II. Rice and S. Wilcox, Esouires.
For Maui-Hon John Richardson.
For Hawaii-Hon. D. H. Hitchcock,
DIR. VIM. Wight and Joseph Smith,
Esquires.
Queen Emma's Will.
In the supreme court yesterday the
hearing of the protest against Queen
Emma s will was continued. Mr.. j. NJ.
Poepoe, for the contestant, addressed
the Jury for three hours. After recess
Mr. f. NJ Hatch, for the executor, Mr..
A. J. Cartwright, took the floor, his adj
dress to the jury lasting one hour
and twenty minutes. His Honor charged
the Jury briefly. but pointediy. After
an absence of half an hour they re-
turned with verdict for defendant.
L lt curt dSheu TIC loiSLl1u} MI -
NJ Dow. who it was the jury meant by
the term defendant, The foreman re-
piled thew supposed Albert kunuiakea
was the plaintiff and that A. j. Cart
wright was the defendant. The Court
said that if they meant the term ''de-
fendant' to apply to Mr.. Cartwright S
capacity in the matter they must put
in the word ''proponent. -
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their verdct) longer to find out who
was plaintiff and who was defendant
in the case than it did for them to find
out whether the testatrix was Of sound
or disposing mind when she executed
the will
King Visits H. B. M. S. Satellite.
At noon yesterday His Majesty the
King Paid a visit to H. B. NJ. S. Satel-
lite and was received by Captain Ahng-
ton and officers The yards were manned
as His Majesty stepped aboard, and also
on leaving the vessel. His Majesty
made a thorough inspection OF the snip
and was particularly interested IN the
water-tight compartments. Of which
there are thirtv-two. He also witnessed
a full charge from the six-inch breach
loading gun. the latest addition to the
English navy \ shell weighing 1Oo
pounds was discharged at range or
$500 yards. the elevation being : %
His Majesty was attended by HIS EX-
cpllencv Governor Dominis. Hon. a. ;.
Cleghorn. Col c. H. Judd His Majesty
Chamberlain. and Col. f. ". Purvls, His
Maiestv's Vice-Chamberlaln.
A Pressing Need.
The Anglican Church Chronicle for
October is very excellent number
It has the following paragraph IN ITS
local column. which should arouse the
attention Of all interested in the we'll
being Of our city: 1.-The little daugh-
ter of II. B. NJ. Commissioner. Mr..
Wodehouse. and the Oldest son of G. ID.
Freeth. Esq. have Just passed happily
through the severe crisis of diphtheria
This most fatally terrible disease has
found hitherto few victims in Homo
lulu. Unless something is done TO I'M
prove the sanitary condition of the city
it Will not be uncommon.
Fruit Novelty.
Mr.. a. Jaeger brought to this office
yesterday fine specimen of the
custard apple, the first grown on these
islands. Anyone wishing plant can
have it from the government nursery
after obtaining an order from Mr..
Jaeger. He also has sour-sop, white
star apples. Kola nuts, mahogany, ana
casthum and ylang-ylang.
Items Of News.
The gross receipts of Engine Com
panv No. 5 recent ball at the Gose-
cd ~
1910.
On Saturday dividend Of s. per
share viii be paid the stockholders Of
the Intcr-Islan Steam Navigation Co.
The City Of Sydney brought eight
for this port. This is her last down
trip on the Pacific Mail contract ser
vice.
Mr.. D. \. Mckinley the Hawaiian
Consul General at san Francisco, has
made many improvements to his office,
which is now q credit 10 the Kingdom.
On Saturday afternoon Mr. and Mrs.
". &. Peacock had narrow escape
from serious injury, being thrown out
of their carriage when their horse ran
away on Emma street.
Last week i Chinaman was arrested
in mis- possession.
Miss Belle Carter, daughter Of the
Hon. H. A. F. Carter, Hawaiian Min
lister Resident at Washington. is visit
ing General Comfy and family at
Toledo, Ohio.
4 very amusing Fire Department
cartoon in J. NJ Oat & Cos store yes
rerdav attracted a large crowd through
out the day. Someone ordered it to
he taken out, and it was; but it will
be on exhibition again today.
\ native named Naua has been or
gaUist at the whirligig for some time
any more than II IS Of a deluge.
Sharks.
A correspondent wishes as to notice
the fact that sharks in great abund-
ance-some accounts say thousands
crowd about the shore near Kawaihae.
where the lava ran into the sea. and
also inquiries the reason Of it. We can
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