The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-16
.CURRIE'S ANSWER
Continued from page oneJ

SlluCIlOu OF MS Ddndld lIt6SS lHe am
davit Of entomologist Otto II. Swezey
which may have an important bear
ing on the case.
Mr.. Swezey in his affidavit says:
"That he is a resident of the City
and County of Honolulu, Territory of
Hawaii, and for more than six years
last past has resided in said Homo
lulu, and during the whole of said
mentioned period has been and now
is employed as entomologist by the
Planters Association at their expert
ment station, in said Honolulu, and
other portions of said Territory, and
that deponent is an entomologist by
profession and training;
THAT deponent has, in the said
City and County, and within and dur
ing the ten days preceding the date
hereof has for himself and under the
direction of the Central Sanitation
Committee acting in conjunction with
the Board of Health of said Territory
carefully and properly and scientifcal-
ly examined about one hundred G00)
banana plants said 100 plants being
then and there growing at the follow
ing places and sections of the city OF
Honolulu, in said Territory: to-wit,
Kaimuki, Palolo, Makiki and Pauoa:
And that, upon the examinations
then and there had, of said banana
plants, deponent was unable to and
did not find any larvae of any species
of mosquito whatsoever; that deponent
knows and is well acquainted with the
species of mosquito known as and
called the Scutellaris (Stegomyia
Scutellaris), and also, deponent knows
of the so-called yellow fever" mos
quito (Stegomyia Calopus) and of its
physical appearance and distinctive
markings; that deponent is informed
and believes and so states the fact to
be that, in the said City of Honolulu
days, there has been and now is an
unfortunate lack of Knowledge of the
accurate distinctions between the spe-
cies Calopus and of Scutellaris above
and hereinbefore mentioned; and that
the said mosquito of the Scutellaris
variety is present and is prevalent in
said City and County in large num-
| bers and that, because, of the similar
| ity of the markings of the said Scutel-
laris to those of the said Calopus, the
former named insect has been habi,-
ually mistaken for the said Calopus
variety of mosquito.
THAT, during the period of depo-
nent's residence in said Territory de-
ponent has, at no time, seen or dis
covered a single live mosquito of the
kind, species and variety known as
and called Stegomyia Calopus, but
that deponent has seen, in entomology
cal collections in said Honolulu, the
said Calopus insect, mounted for eX-
hibition."
tSNISNS'VVNSNISNS7cS S'c0c'1NS7c7r'cNc0sN
at $500 each, and the new Stevens,
seven-passeRger touring car, at $500
each. Get your party together and call
up Silva's Auto Stand, back of Park
theater on Chaplain st. Phone 1873,
Remember the Hupmobile is on hack
rates.
The annual meeting of the Terri
torial Teachers Association will be
held on Monday next at 3 p. m at the
Mckinley High School, Dr. Rupert
Blue and Dr. w. c. Hobby will deliver
addresses upon the Sanitation Cam.
pagn, with special reference to the
duties of the schools In addition tc
this important business there will be
the annual election of officers.
Secretary Petrie, of the Shippers
Wharf Tax Committee, wrote to the
Chamber of Commerce offering 5000
of the fund Immediately and $4,000
when the government funds are ex
hausted, in aid of the mosquito cam
! paign A condition was stipulate,
! that the commercial bodies should i'm
f press on the legislature the necessit,
T. of providing an emergency fund +
y suppress epidemics.