The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-10-14
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL
Paragraphs That Give condsnseo
News u the Day,

You're always mex at the Silent
Barber Shop six chairs In opera
ton.
Regular Elks meeting tonight at
7:3O. Elks Hail. King street near
Fort
See that you gel your green stamps
when you are buying at the stores.
AMI cali at the show rooms, and see
the many valuable articles you get foI
them.
A meeting Of the Land Board was to
have been held yesterday afternoon,
but at about ten minutes past three,
the Superintendent stated that he had
| just received a telephone message
! from MIR. +. Andrade to the effect that
MI Dwight was unable to be present
as he was on the grand jury For
this reason a quorum could not be
held 1t was resolved to hold the
next meeting at D. m. on Tuesday
next. Mr. r. H. Trent and Secretary
Brown were also present
The Commissioner of Lands is
meeting with opposition in regard TO
his project to extend Bishop street
through to Beretania Avenue. Be
fore Judge Whitney yesterday, Attor-
ney C.. c. Eitting, of Thompson and
Clemens, representing John Buckley,
John Sullivan and j. f. Morgan, who
are opposing the condemnation pro-
ceedings which have been begun to
acquire the necessary land, argued
that through the passing Of the Coun-
ty Act, the Territory lost the right of
eminent domain. The matter was
taken under advisement, and Judge
Whitney will render his decision later
on
The proposed Kahului harbor i'm
proyements formed the subject of an
other conference between Governor
Frear and c. r. Hemenway, the attor-
ney for Kahului Railroad Co. The
Governor pointed out that last year
| two wharf licenses were granted in
order to induce the United States gov
eminent to make certain improve
ments in the harbor. AS the Kahului
railroad and sugar companies own
most Of the land along the water
front, it is essential that they make
certain conveyances so that streets
can be made and the titles to the
breakwater arranged. 1t is believed
that the preliminary matters have
nearly all been cleared away now.
Quartermaster-Gene Aleshire of
the United States Army, who will visit
in Honolulu next month with General
Tasker Bliss, head Of the department
of California, may settle the status of
the old Barracks site, on Hotel street,
opposite the Capitol, and arrange to
transfer the property back to the Ter
ritory, so that the legist ture will be
free to appropriate liberal sum to
erect thereon a national guard armory.
Major Purdy received a cablegram
yesterday announcing the death at
Chicago of his father, Warren Grafton
Purdy, who until nine years ago was
president of the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific Railway. In recent let
tiers received from Chicago, Major
Purdy was told of his fathers illness,
and the end was not unexpected.
Messrs. V. M. Harrison, r. w.
Cathcart and William Savidge, who
were appointed appraisers of the pro-
perty and the estate of the late John
Emmeluth, have submitted their re-
port They compute the total at
$35,77547; the real estate at $780,
575.47, and the personal at $4,000.
The value of one piece of land at
Kamananui, Waialua, is not known,
and there We're several shares whose
values could not be ascertained.
William Savidge, trustee under the
will of the late Manuel A. Barete,
has filed a motion of discontinuance
in the action which he brought
against Goo Yai-chuHg and Malta
Goo YAH chung.
The Canadian Australian steamer
Mariana from Vancouver will arrive in
port at about seven o'clock this ev-
ening and will leave for Australia,
via Fill at one o'clock tomorrow A
wireless communication to this ef-
feet has been received by Theo, Da'
yies & Co.
In the matter of Thomas Gill v.
r. J. Warren, in which case judgment
for the plaintiff was given about a
week ago, Attorney Peterson on be-
half Of the defendant, has filed a
motion for a new trial.
In the case of S. X. K,aeo V. David
Kaawa, attorney Peters on behalf of