The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-05
SUGAR STOCKS
ARE CLIMBING

ued today, exactly the same number Of
shares being sold, 7O5. Prices suH
exhibit an upward tendency and the
market is getting gradually mrmer
day by day.
The present activity is probably
due to the presence in town of the
sugar men who are here to attend
the meeting of the planters assocIa-
ton. Many OF them, when they come
to town, invest "a little money IN
stocks, and it is this buying that has
made the market active and that mas
stimulated prices.
EVA was again the leading seller
today, and regained the ground ii lost
yesterday. Two hundred shares in a
single block sold at 3O.25, an ADVANCE
Of a quarter over yesterdays price,
and then the quotation went TO $3.50,
at which figure block or hundred
and two blocks of ten shares each
were sold
Waialua maintained its gain of yes
terday, fifteen shares being disposed
of at 11S. SiXty-five shares OF fiutcn-
inson, in two blocks, one of fifty and
one of fifteen shares, sold at 1910.
Ninety-five shares of Honolulu Brew
ing and Mating sold at 20.25, and $50
of Olaa brought the figure tnaI was
reached yesterday, j62H. A block OF
ten Onomea sold at AZ and one or
twenty Hawaiian Commercial com
manded a figure of 4O.25.
The only other sale recorded was
that of $1,000 McBryde six per cent
bonds at par.
The Hawaiian Commercial & sugar
/ Company announces today the pay
ment of a special dividend of % gents
in addition to the regular dividend or
% cents.
Onomea also pays special divi-
dend of 30 cents, added to its regu.lr
of 30 cents, and Honomu pays 81.
. ss,:.s::... ..::s.s...@< 90.
was doing with a gun, and the matter
was passed off as a joke.
Lieutenant Boiler testified tina, he
, Knew McMahon's handwriting, end he
identified the note found in the Nc
Mahon house as being in the prison
er's handwriting.
j. X. Gait was the first witness put
on the stand this morning by the
prosecution, he appearing as the presi-
dent of tie Hawaiian Trust Company,
which is the business manager OF the
Dowsett estate. Mr. Gait stated that
he was acquainted the boundaries of
the Schofeld Barracks reservation. He
Identified the lease of the DOwsett es-
tate lands to the United States gov
eminent, Identifying also the sigma
lures to the document The docu-
ment was offered in evidence The
lease was accompanied by copies of
various indentures and minutes of
trustees meeting and by a map. An,
drews offered no objection to the ad.
mission of the lease but did object to
the other documents and to the map.
The judge, after long consideration
admitted the documents in toto.
Mr.. Calf testified that at the time
of the shooting of Cederlof the land
was occupied by the government.
Mr. Gait was excused and Joshua
, uuprn %
about three questions in firm tone
: the gist of which was that James |
, Dowsett is dead. Tucker was excused
the only man to escape without cross
: questioning. The fdea of putting the
, two witnesses on the stand was tC
, establish the jurisdiction of the court
+ Breckons recalled Mrs. Cederlof
. Andrews promptly objected to tn,
t recalling of the witness on the grounC
= that it was improper and prejudicia
TO the defendant. The objection wal
r overruled.
1 Breckons asked the witness wha
: took place between her and McMahOI
' in the afternoon of the day Cederlo
S was shot
4 Andrews again objected. He con
{, tended that she was recalled only 70
e the purpose of placing in evidenc,
+ the conversation already stricken out
4 The Judge stated that having ad
mitted the letter, he did not see HOY
n he could exclude the testimony tina
e might explain the letter.
t Court did not convene this mornin
= until nearly II o'clock, Judge Glen
n ons being absent, but more was don
l. in the hour that remained than durin
t several previous sessions.
S The prosecution will probably res
e this afternoon, and Andrews is expect
e ed to ask for an adjournment to &c
his witnesses ready for the testimon
n for the defense.
e SPIRlTUALlsT MEETING,
a rphura1av ayaniup 4 O'clock EdUar