The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-28

of the town Of AntlpOlO nave taken
the bit in their teeth and with one
desperate plunge have gone the limit
in the way of anti-automobile legisla-
ton by passing a sweeping ordinance
prohibiting the passage of bubble
wagons through the streets of the
village.
Autoists returning from an unsuc-
cosful attempt to cross the deadlire
which has been stretched at the city
limits of the hill city report that the
guardians of the law are obduraee,
and will allow no motor propelled
vehicle to pass within.
The trouble seems to have been
brought about by the extraordinarily
crowded condition of the city during
the fiesta of the Virgin of Antipolo,
which annually attracts thousands Of
natives and foreigners to the shrine
Of the city's patron saint.
The district engineer of the bureau
vi DuDllC WOlhb anu oCNNlul SA'A'AN@AA'
who are interested in automobile
traffic from Manila to Antipolo over
the newly completed road are making
strenuous efforts to bring about a mod
ification of the new ordinance which
will cause the embargo to exist only
during train time, when all street
traffic will stop.
Officials in Trouble.
Telegraphic advices received in Ma
Mia early yesterday morning from
Cuyo state that Carroll H. Lamb, for
mer superintendent of the Iwanig
penal colony, was sentenced to impris-
cnment for one year and fine of
1000 pesos, for malversation of public
funds. The sentence of the court re-
uuires Lamb to make restitution of
the amount of the shortage in his ac-
counts, 2745 pesos. Lamb has appeal
cd from the decision of the court
The trial of c. J. Kosel on the
charge of transportation of money
sent him to pay debts, has been post
poned 80 days to give time to he de-
Tense to secure the deposition of tire
complaining witness who is now in the
United States, as to whether or not
he signed certain promissory notes.
April 30-Arrested on a warrant
sworn out on Saturday morning,
FrSnk c. Bascom, public accountant
and insurance agent, was hailed into
court yesterday morning to plead to
charge of misappropriating the sum
of 1880 pesos, the amount of pre-
MUM paid to him by one Thomas
Begg.
The complaint sets forth that Bias
com accepted the sum Of 1880 pesos
as the premium for the insurance of a
dredge, but that he did not turn in
the money to the insuring company.
Tie company in question was the
West of Scotland Insurance Company,
a foreign corporation duly registered
to do business in the islands, and rep
resented in Manila by Lutz and com
pany.
Suit against Frank c. Bascom, pub
lie accountant and insurance agent,
filed by Genaro Tan, Chinaman, fol
the recovery of 105 pesos, the amount
of a premium on 5000 pesos worth OF
insurance on building on Gale San
to Cristo, failed in the justice of the
peace court yesterday morning foI
lack of sufficient evidence.
BAGUIO, May 2.-Acting Governor
General Newton w. Gilbert today
completed his review of the cases o
the patrolmen and plain clothes mer
of the Manila police force who were
recently tried on Administrative
charges before Messrs. WeissenhageI
and Du Fresno, appointed by the Gov
ernor as a special commission to con
duct their trials.
AS a result of the trials NATIVE
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Agueda and Solimain are found guilt,
of bribery, and are ordered dismissa'
from the force.
The cases of Illingsworth, Herbdol
and Barnes have been returned t
Messrs. Weissenhagen and Du Fresh
for retrial, new charges have bee
preferred against these officers, tn
nature of which has not been disclo'
ed
Patrolmen Fernandez, Canapi, LC
brndino, Maniquie, Mateo and Zabal
were acquitted by the trial commits
sion, and have been ordered restore
to duty with full pay from the date
of their suspension.
These officers were all tried o
charges growing out of the Harve
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