The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-08-18
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ELEVEN CHINESE
Forty thousand Donnru ls
Claimed From City as
Damages.

The sum Of ssp.oi5e0 u chained
from the city BY eleven Chinese poi
dealers whose shops were summarily
closed during the cholera scare IN
March. The eleven Celestinls have
combined and retained Attorney Lorrin
Andrews 70 fight their case against the
city In the courts, as The Advertiser
announced some time ago would bo
done.
Early in March Deputy Sheriff Rose
and City Physician Maekall obliged
the poi shops TO cease selling tho ma
tive article Of diet, regulations TO that
effect having been adopted by the Ter
ritoriGl Board Of Health. The plain
tiffs, who claim to have gained their
livelihood and TO have made ssgreat
profits" from the poi business, main
tain that the action of the city Off
cials was illegal and they sue for dam
ages as follows:
Sing Wo Lung, $4,6s0.1o; Alb Sam,
$3,l05.10; Chang Yung, $4,652.2O; Sam
Hop Sing, $5,691.10; Hung 10y Sing,
$3,107; Hung Lee Yet 81, $500; Kung
Ching Lung, 1916; Lin Hop, 81, 6s6.5O;
Kwoy Kut Chong, $1,665; Sun Yam,
$3,56l 40; Tai Wo Chan, GOA
The Chinese allege that on March
last the city, with force of arms and
without warrant or justification in
law, = illegally, through its agents, and
without having given plaintiffs notice,
entered their premises and prevented
them from manufacturing and selling
poi 1t is set forth that the dates on
which the embargo was in effect were
from March until May IL, save for n
period of four intervening DAYS. April
s to II inclusive.
Plaintiffs claim they were put to
great expense by loss in wages paid,
rent and failure to carry on their bust
ness, and demand Judgment for the
amounts named with costs.
Would Appeal.
The Kaneohe Ranch Company. Ltd,
petitioner in an action against the
Kaneohe Rice Mill Company, Ltd, and
others, to determine water rights to
Kaneohe stream, fled motion yester-
day for an interlocutory appeal to the
supreme court from Judge Robinson IS
decision sustaining the demurrers to
its second amended petition. The mo-
tiOn is made, the company says, for
the more speedy determination of the
litigation in this case. Castle and
Wilmington represent the petitioner
Divorce Cases.
I Two more divorce summons were
served yesterday. Mrs. Keanapuni
Kahao, of Wailau, Kahaluu, wants the
bonds of matrimOny between her and
Frank Kahao severed. They were
married in 1901 and have two children.
Mrs. KahaO asserts that shortly after
the marriage her husband commenced.
4. to treat her with extreme cruelty and
| has so treated her to date. She says
he used both his fists and feet. She
also allegeshe has neglected to provide
for her and, the children forssixty days.
/ She asks for permanent alimony.
Alleging that Yone Hayashi has gone
to Hamaltua Poke, Maui, where she Ii
living with a paramour, SeniiTo Hay
ASH has fled suit for divorce. He SAYS
! he at all times treated his wife to the
best of his means and ability, as
good and faithful husband ought to do,
but libelee, disregarding her marriage
| vows, did ON July 10, 1900, without
icause, desert libelant and went to live
at Maui with paramour, - with whom
she now is. They were married. IN
Japan, April -, 1899, and came here
| November 10, the same year They
went to live at Wailuku, then moved
1 to Honolulu. Yone Hayashi, her hus-
band alleges quickly departed again
| for Maui and he now asks for an abso-
lute divorce on the ground of wilful
and utter desertion.
Leslie Preston Scott has filed an APP
| plication for admission to the bar.
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