The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-19

prior to his departure for the United
States on leave of absence several
months ago, was referred to Solicitor
General George r. Harvey by the Gov
ernor General.
Contract Labor Law,
The commission has approved the
contract labor law sent up by the
Assembly. This law provides for a
written understanding between EN-
ployers of labor and their employees,
and will effect principally the agri-
culturists whose greatest complaint
has always been that it has been i'm
possible up to the present to compel
laborers to carry out their contracts.
1t has been custom to secure lab
or, to agree to pay laborers a sum in
advance and frequently the laborers,
having secured the cash, disappear,
leaving the emp1oyer - tne lurch.
Under the terms of the new law
the laborers entering into contracts
will be compelled to live up to them.
Colonel Heistand Relieved.
A cablegram received by Major Gen
eral Bell from the adjutant general of
the Army directs that Colonel Hendry
o. s. Heistand, adiutant general, Phil
ippines Division. he relieved from duty
in the Philippines and proceed to the
United States on the L s. A. r. Log
an, sailing February IA.
Colonel Heitsaud goes to Washing
ton, d. c., for duty in the Office of the
adiutant general of the army reliev.
/ ing Colonel Hendry p. Mccain, who is
ordered to the Philippines division
/ Colonel and Mrs. Heitsand have oc
/ cupied very prominent place in
Manila society circles for the past
two years and their departure will be
regretted by many friends in bott
military and civil life. Colonel Heis
tant is the ranking colonel in the
Philippines division.
Colonel Mccain has been detailed
for the past eight years in the office
of the adiutant general at Washing
ton. He has twice served in the is
lands, coming out with one of the
early expeditions and again in 1906
as a member of the general stat
corps. 1t is probable that Colone
Mccain will ask for several months
leave of absence as he has had NJ
vacation in several years and reacl
Manila later in the year
A Monster Serpent.
Twenty-eight feet long, and IA T.
inches in diameter in the spot wher
young carabao, deer and pig frequent
ly find their last testing place, a NOR
ster python which was captured O
f the southern coast of Mindanao b
: twenty-one natives, six war banca
and a coast guard cutter, was broush
to town yesterday on specially cha
. tered schooner and delivered to tn
+ Carnival grounds.
p To cart the monster reptile frol
+ the river front, five carabao carts
/. tandem were required, as the big fe
low was transported stretched out ,
t full length chained to a forty foot re
70 nara log, in which large groove ha
q been hewn to accommodate its bod
$ The python has not been allowed
II coil since it's capture, for fear that
l. will crush itself to death.
Il The big wiggler will be on eXhib
S ton in one of the free shows of th
{ Carnival, and will receive a daily II
ton of live deer, pigs and caraba
with an occasional Jersey heifer {
r a tid-bit. The feeds will take plaC
e at five o'clock each afternoon, unle'
>, the hour is changed, and the publ
n will be given an opportunity of wi
D. Messing the primitive though effectiN
r table manners of Roscoe, as the b
l. fellow has been named.